"Starfish" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Echinoderms having bodies of usually five radially disposed arms coalescing at the center.
| Descriptor ID |
D013215
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.408.765
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| Concept/Terms |
Starfish- Starfish
- Starfishes
- Sea Star
- Sea Stars
- Seastar
- Seastars
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Starfish" by people in Profiles.
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Echinoderm phylogeny including Xyloplax, a progenetic asteroid. Syst Biol. 2011 Jul; 60(4):420-38.
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Chromosome dynamics: actin's gone fishing. Curr Biol. 2005 Oct 25; 15(20):R841-2.
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First report of the enigmatic echinoderm Xyloplax from the North Pacific. Biol Bull. 2005 Apr; 208(2):77-80.
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Protein phosphorylation during 1-methyladenine-induced maturation of Asterias oocytes. Exp Cell Res. 1989 Jun; 182(2):664-7.
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Partial characterization of a protein kinase activity that increases at germinal vesicle breakdown of starfish and surf clam oocytes. Prog Clin Biol Res. 1986; 217B:95-8.