"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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Below are the most recent publications written about "Starfish" by people in Profiles.
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Sunday JM, Popovic I, Palen WJ, Foreman MG, Hart MW. Ocean circulation model predicts high genetic structure observed in a long-lived pelagic developer. Mol Ecol. 2014 Oct; 23(20):5036-47.
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Epel D, Perry G, Schmidt T. Intracellular calcium and fertilization: role of the cation and regulation of intracellular calcium levels. Prog Clin Biol Res. 1982; 91:171-83.
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Ferguson JC. Fatty acid and carbohydrate storage in the annual reproductive cyclice of Echinaster. Comp Biochem Physiol A Comp Physiol. 1975 Dec 01; 52(4):585-90.