"Cucurbitaceae" 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.
The gourd plant family of the order Violales, subclass Dilleniidae, class Magnoliopsida. It is sometimes placed in its own order, Cucurbitales. 'Melon' generally refers to CUCUMIS; CITRULLUS; or MOMORDICA.
| Descriptor ID |
D019662
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Coccinia- Coccinia
- Coccinias
- Gourd, Ivy
- Ivy Gourd
- Gourds, Ivy
- Ivy Gourds
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cucurbitaceae" by people in Profiles.
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Elfekih S, Chen CY, Hsu JC, Belcaid M, Haymer D. Identification and preliminary characterization of chemosensory perception-associated proteins in the melon fly Bactrocera cucurbitae using RNA-seq. Sci Rep. 2016 Jan 11; 6:19112.
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Willcox DC, Scapagnini G, Willcox BJ. Healthy aging diets other than the Mediterranean: a focus on the Okinawan diet. Mech Ageing Dev. 2014 Mar-Apr; 136-137:148-62.
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Rajamoorthi A, Shrivastava S, Steele R, Nerurkar P, Gonzalez JG, Crawford S, Varvares M, Ray RB. Bitter melon reduces head and neck squamous cell carcinoma growth by targeting c-Met signaling. PLoS One. 2013; 8(10):e78006.
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Nerurkar PV, Pearson L, Efird JT, Adeli K, Theriault AG, Nerurkar VR. Microsomal triglyceride transfer protein gene expression and ApoB secretion are inhibited by bitter melon in HepG2 cells. J Nutr. 2005 Apr; 135(4):702-6.