"Shrews" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Small mammals in the family Soricidae, order Soricomorpha (formerly Insectivora). They resemble moles and are characterized by a mobile snout, sharp INCISOR teeth, and are found in tropical and temperate regions worldwide.
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D012788
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.649.473.751
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Shrews" by people in Profiles.
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Deciphering an extreme morphology: bone microarchitecture of the hero shrew backbone (Soricidae: Scutisorex). Proc Biol Sci. 2020 05 13; 287(1926):20200457.
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Short report: Genetic diversity of Thottapalayam virus, a Hantavirus harbored by the Asian house shrew (Suncus murinus) in Nepal. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2011 Sep; 85(3):540-5.
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Unique regulation of thyroid hormone metabolism during fasting in the house musk shrew (Suncus murinus, Insectivora: Soricidae). Gen Comp Endocrinol. 2006 May 01; 146(3):236-41.
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Type 1 iodothyronine deiodinase in the house musk shrew (Suncus murinus, Insectivora: Soricidae): cloning and characterization of complementary DNA, unique tissue distribution and regulation by T(3). Gen Comp Endocrinol. 2002 Jun 01; 127(1):48-58.
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Loss of Y-cells in the lateral geniculate nucleus of monocularly deprived tree shrews. Science. 1977 Aug 19; 197(4305):784-6.