"Phoca" 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 genus in the family of EARLESS SEALS (Phocidae) and collectively the most abundant PINNIPEDS in the Northern Hemisphere.
| Descriptor ID |
D046049
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.649.313.750.600.700.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Seal, Harbor- Seal, Harbor
- Harbor Seal
- Harbor Seals
- Seals, Harbor
- Phoca vitulina
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Phoca" by people in Profiles.
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Byrne S, Seguinot-Medina S, Waghiyi V, Apatiki E, Immingan T, Miller P, von Hippel FA, Buck CL, Carpenter DO. PFAS and PBDEs in traditional subsistence foods from Sivuqaq, Alaska. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2022 Nov; 29(51):77145-77156.
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Wang D, Atkinson S, Hoover-Miller A, Shelver WL, Li QX. Organic halogenated contaminants in mother-fetus pairs of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardii) from Alaska, 2000-2002. J Hazard Mater. 2012 Jul 15; 223-224:72-8.
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Wang D, Atkinson S, Hoover-Miller A, Li QX. Polychlorinated naphthalenes and coplanar polychlorinated biphenyls in tissues of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) from the northern Gulf of Alaska. Chemosphere. 2007 May; 67(10):2044-57.
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Wang D, Atkinson S, Hoover-Miller A, Lee SE, Li QX. Organochlorines in harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) tissues from the northern Gulf of Alaska. Environ Pollut. 2007 Mar; 146(1):268-80.
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Wang D, Atkinson S, Hoover-Miller A, Li QX. Analysis of organochlorines in harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) tissue samples from Alaska using gas chromatography/ion trap mass spectrometry by an isotopic dilution technique. Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom. 2005; 19(13):1815-21.