"Rana catesbeiana" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A species of the family Ranidae (true frogs). The only anuran properly referred to by the common name "bullfrog", it is the largest native anuran in North America.
| Descriptor ID |
D011892
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.090.180.708.180
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| Concept/Terms |
Rana catesbeiana- Rana catesbeiana
- Rana catesbeianas
- catesbeiana, Rana
- Bullfrog
- Bullfrogs
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Rana catesbeiana" by people in Profiles.
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Wright ML, Pikula A, Babski AM, Kuliga K. Distribution and reciprocal interactions of 3H-melatonin and 125I-thyroxine in peripheral, neural, and endocrine tissues of bullfrog tadpoles. Comp Biochem Physiol A Physiol. 1997 Nov; 118(3):691-8.
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Wright ML, Pikula A, Cykowski LJ, Kuliga K. Effect of melatonin on the anuran thyroid gland: follicle cell proliferation, morphometry, and subsequent thyroid hormone secretion in vitro after melatonin treatment in vivo. Gen Comp Endocrinol. 1996 Aug; 103(2):182-91.
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Wright ML, Blanchard LS, Pikula A, Labieniec KE. Circadian rhythms of thyroid secretion, morphometry, and cell division in prometamorphic and climax Rana tadpoles. Gen Comp Endocrinol. 1995 Jul; 99(1):75-84.
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Parsons RL, Neel DS, McKeon TW, Carraway RE. Organization of a vertebrate cardiac ganglion: a correlated biochemical and histochemical study. J Neurosci. 1987 Mar; 7(3):837-46.
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Carraway R, Ruane SE, Feurle GE, Taylor S. Amphibian neurotensin (NT) is not xenopsin (XP): dual presence of NT-like and XP-like peptides in various amphibia. Endocrinology. 1982 Apr; 110(4):1094-101.