"Pteris" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A plant genus of the family PTERIDACEAE. Members contain entkaurane DITERPENES. The name is similar to bracken fern (PTERIDIUM).
| Descriptor ID |
D032495
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.912.063.750.666
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| Concept/Terms |
Pteris- Pteris
- Pteri
- Fern, Brake
- Brake Fern
- Brake Ferns
- Ferns, Brake
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pteris" by people in Profiles.
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Su Y, Han FX, Chen J, Sridhar BB, Monts DL. Phytoextraction and accumulation of mercury in three plant species: Indian mustard (Brassica juncea), beard grass (Polypogon monospeliensis), and Chinese brake fern (Pteris vittata). Int J Phytoremediation. 2008 Nov-Dec; 10(6):547-60.
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Chen J, Shiyab S, Han FX, Monts DL, Waggoner CA, Yang Z, Su Y. Bioaccumulation and physiological effects of mercury in Pteris vittata and Nephrolepis exaltata. Ecotoxicology. 2009 Jan; 18(1):110-21.
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Sundaram S, Rathinasabapathi B, Ma LQ, Rosen BP. An arsenate-activated glutaredoxin from the arsenic hyperaccumulator fern Pteris vittata L. regulates intracellular arsenite. J Biol Chem. 2008 Mar 07; 283(10):6095-101.
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Han FX, Su Y, Monts DL, Waggoner CA, Plodinec MJ. Binding, distribution, and plant uptake of mercury in a soil from Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA. Sci Total Environ. 2006 Sep 15; 368(2-3):753-68.