"Sciuridae" 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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A family of the order Rodentia which contains 49 genera. Some of the more common genera are MARMOTA, which includes the marmot and woodchuck; Sciurus, the gray squirrel, S. carolinensis, and the fox squirrel, S. niger; Tamias, the eastern and western chipmunk; and Tamiasciurus, the red squirrel. The flying squirrels, except the scaly-tailed Anomaluridae, also belong to this family.
| Descriptor ID |
D012589
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.649.313.992.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Susliks- Susliks
- Suslik
- Citellus
- Spermophilus
Prairie Dogs- Prairie Dogs
- Dog, Prairie
- Dogs, Prairie
- Prairie Dog
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sciuridae" by people in Profiles.
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Wymore AS, Keeley ATH, Yturralde KM, Schroer ML, Propper CR, Whitham TG. Genes to ecosystems: exploring the frontiers of ecology with one of the smallest biological units. New Phytol. 2011 Jul; 191(1):19-36.
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Su B, Wang X, Drew KL, Perry G, Smith MA, Zhu X. Physiological regulation of tau phosphorylation during hibernation. J Neurochem. 2008 Jun 01; 105(6):2098-108.
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Zhu X, Smith MA, Perry G, Wang Y, Ross AP, Zhao HW, Lamanna JC, Drew KL. MAPKs are differentially modulated in arctic ground squirrels during hibernation. J Neurosci Res. 2005 Jun 15; 80(6):862-8.
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Xiao SY, Sbrana E, Watts DM, Siirin M, da Rosa AP, Tesh RB. Experimental infection of prairie dogs with monkeypox virus. Emerg Infect Dis. 2005 Apr; 11(4):539-45.
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Zhou F, Zhu X, Castellani RJ, Stimmelmayr R, Perry G, Smith MA, Drew KL. Hibernation, a model of neuroprotection. Am J Pathol. 2001 Jun; 158(6):2145-51.
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Thordarson G, Holekamp KE, Talamantes F. Development of an homologous radioimmunoassay for secreted prolactin from the California ground squirrel (Spermophilus beecheyi). Biol Reprod. 1987 Jun; 36(5):1186-90.
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Colosi P, Holekamp KE, Thordarson G, Southard JN, Talamantes F. Purification and partial characterization of prolactin from the California ground squirrel (Spermophilus beecheyi). Biol Reprod. 1987 May; 36(4):1017-23.