Culicidae
"Culicidae" 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 DIPTERA that comprises the mosquitoes. The larval stages are aquatic, and the adults can be recognized by the characteristic WINGS, ANIMAL venation, the scales along the wing veins, and the long proboscis. Many species are of particular medical importance.
| Descriptor ID |
D009033
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.131.617.289.275
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| Concept/Terms |
Culicidae- Culicidae
- Mosquitos
- Mosquito
- Mosquitoes
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Culicidae" by people in Profiles.
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Murray MJ, Southall TD, Liu W, Fraval H, Lorensuhewa N, Brand AH, Saint R. Snail-dependent repression of the RhoGEF pebble is required for gastrulation consistency in Drosophila melanogaster. Dev Genes Evol. 2012 Nov; 222(6):361-8.
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Siger L, Bowen R, Karaca K, Murray M, Jagannatha S, Echols B, Nordgren R, Minke JM. Evaluation of the efficacy provided by a Recombinant Canarypox-Vectored Equine West Nile Virus vaccine against an experimental West Nile Virus intrathecal challenge in horses. Vet Ther. 2006; 7(3):249-56.