"Hydra" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A genus of freshwater polyps in the family Hydridae, order Hydroida, class HYDROZOA. They are of special interest because of their complex organization and because their adult organization corresponds roughly to the gastrula of higher animals.
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D006829
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.308.485.400
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hydra" by people in Profiles.
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Davy PMC, Allsopp RC, Donlon TA, Morris BJ, Willcox DC, Willcox BJ. FOXO3 and Exceptional Longevity: Insights From Hydra to Humans. Curr Top Dev Biol. 2018; 127:193-212.
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Shimizu H, Aufschnaiter R, Li L, Sarras MP, Borza DB, Abrahamson DR, Sado Y, Zhang X. The extracellular matrix of hydra is a porous sheet and contains type IV collagen. Zoology (Jena). 2008; 111(5):410-418.