"Desmin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An intermediate filament protein found predominantly in smooth, skeletal, and cardiac muscle cells. Localized at the Z line. MW 50,000 to 55,000 is species dependent.
| Descriptor ID |
D003893
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D05.750.078.593.200 D12.776.220.475.200
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Desmin" by people in Profiles.
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The role of intermediate filaments in maintaining integrity and function of intestinal epithelial cells after massive bowel resection in a rat. Pediatr Surg Int. 2018 Feb; 34(2):217-225.
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Rhabdomyosarcoma of the urinary bladder in adults: predilection for alveolar morphology with anaplasia and significant morphologic overlap with small cell carcinoma. Am J Surg Pathol. 2008 Jul; 32(7):1022-8.
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A 22-year-old woman with a large pelvic mass. Pleomorphic sarcomatoid neoplasm with rhabdomyoblastic and epithelial differentiation. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2006 Oct; 130(10):e102-5.
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Histopathological characteristics of Ito cells and Kupffer cells in the feline liver. J Vet Med Sci. 2006 Mar; 68(3):235-42.
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Myoid differentiation and prognosis in adult pleomorphic sarcomas of the extremity: an analysis of 92 cases. Cancer. 2003 Aug 15; 98(4):805-13.
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Pathologic quiz case: a large cystic thigh mass in a 10-year-old boy. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2000 May; 124(5):783-4.
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Cell elongation induces laminin alpha2 chain expression in mouse embryonic mesenchymal cells: role in visceral myogenesis. J Cell Biol. 1999 Dec 13; 147(6):1341-50.
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Immunohistochemistry of dermatofibromas and benign fibrous histiocytomas. J Cutan Pathol. 1995 Aug; 22(4):336-41.
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Ossifying fibromyxoid tumour of soft parts: immunohistochemical and ultrastructural analysis. Histopathology. 1993 Feb; 22(2):101-12.
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Immunofluorescent study of heterogeneity in smooth muscle cells of human fetal vessels using antibodies to myosin, desmin, and vimentin. Cell Tissue Res. 1991 Dec; 266(3):535-40.