 Opossums
"Opossums" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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New World marsupials of the family Didelphidae. Opossums are omnivorous, largely nocturnal and arboreal MAMMALS, grow to about three feet in length, including the scaly prehensile tail, and have an abdominal pouch in which the young are carried at birth.
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D009893
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.649.573.575
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| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Opossums" by people in Profiles.
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King GD, Chen C, Huang MM, Zeldich E, Brazee PL, Schuman ER, Robin M, Cuny GD, Glicksman MA, Abraham CR. Identification of novel small molecules that elevate Klotho expression. Biochem J. 2012 Jan 01; 441(1):453-61.
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Banday AA, Fazili FR, Lokhandwala MF. Insulin causes renal dopamine D1 receptor desensitization via GRK2-mediated receptor phosphorylation involving phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and protein kinase C. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2007 Sep; 293(3):F877-84.
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Banday AA, Siddiqui AH, Menezes MM, Hussain T. Insulin treatment enhances AT1 receptor function in OK cells. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2005 Jun; 288(6):F1213-9.
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Narkar VA, Hussain T, Pedemonte C, Lokhandwala MF. Dopamine D(2) receptor activation causes mitogenesis via p44/42 mitogen-activated protein kinase in opossum kidney cells. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2001 Sep; 12(9):1844-52.
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Ma DP, Zharkikh A, Graur D, VandeBerg JL, Li WH. Structure and evolution of opossum, guinea pig, and porcupine cytochrome b genes. J Mol Evol. 1993 Apr; 36(4):327-34.
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