"Beluga Whale" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The species Delphinapterus leucas, in the family Monodontidae, found primarily in the Arctic Ocean and adjoining seas. They are small WHALES lacking a dorsal fin.
| Descriptor ID |
D050643
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.649.313.875.865.110
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| Concept/Terms |
Beluga Whale- Beluga Whale
- Beluga Whales
- Delphinapterus leucas
- White Whale
- Whale, White
- Whales, White
- White Whales
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Beluga Whale" by people in Profiles.
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Climate change complicates efforts to ensure survival and recovery of St. Lawrence Estuary beluga. Mar Pollut Bull. 2021 Dec; 173(Pt B):113096.
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Health reference intervals and values for common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus), Pacific white-sided dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens), and beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas). PLoS One. 2021; 16(8):e0250332.
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Reference intervals and values for fecal cortisol, aldosterone, and the ratio of cortisol to dehydroepiandrosterone metabolites in four species of cetaceans. PLoS One. 2021; 16(8):e0250331.