Aplysia
"Aplysia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An opisthobranch mollusk of the order Anaspidea. It is used frequently in studies of nervous system development because of its large identifiable neurons. Aplysiatoxin and its derivatives are not biosynthesized by Aplysia, but acquired by ingestion of Lyngbya (seaweed) species.
| Descriptor ID |
D001048
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.644.400.060
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Aplysia" by people in Profiles.
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Ho CK, Pennings SC, Carefoot TH. Is diet quality an overlooked mechanism for Bergmann's rule? Am Nat. 2010 Feb; 175(2):269-76.
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Carefoot TH, Karentz D, Pennings SC, Young CL. Distribution of mycosporine-like amino acids in the sea hare Aplysia dactylomela: effect of diet on amounts and types sequestered over time in tissues and spawn. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol. 2000 May; 126(1):91-104.