"Dogfish" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Sharks of the family Squalidae, also called dogfish sharks. They comprise at least eight genera and 44 species. Their LIVER is valued for its oil and its flesh is often made into fertilizer.
| Descriptor ID |
D004284
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.493.370.853.392
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dogfish" by people in Profiles.
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Stoff JS, Silva P, Lechan R, Solomon R, Epstein FH. Neural control of shark rectal gland. Am J Physiol. 1988 Aug; 255(2 Pt 2):R212-6.
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Chipkin SR, Stoff JS, Aronin N. Immunohistochemical evidence for neural mediation of VIP activity in the dogfish rectal gland. Peptides. 1988 Jan-Feb; 9(1):119-24.
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Silva P, Stoff JS, Solomon RJ, Lear S, Kniaz D, Greger R, Epstein FH. Atrial natriuretic peptide stimulates salt secretion by shark rectal gland by releasing VIP. Am J Physiol. 1987 Jan; 252(1 Pt 2):F99-103.
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Silva P, Stoff JS, Leone DR, Epstein FH. Mode of action of somatostatin to inhibit secretion by shark rectal gland. Am J Physiol. 1985 Sep; 249(3 Pt 2):R329-34.
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Reiner A, Carraway RE. Phylogenetic conservatism in the presence of a neurotensin-related hexapeptide in neurons of globus pallidus. Brain Res. 1985 Aug 26; 341(2):365-71.
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Solomon R, Taylor M, Stoff JS, Silva P, Epstein FH. In vivo effect of volume expansion on rectal gland function. I. Humoral factors. Am J Physiol. 1984 Jan; 246(1 Pt 2):R63-6.
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Epstein FH, Stoff JS, Silva P. Mechanism and control of hyperosmotic NaCl-rich secretion by the rectal gland of Squalus acanthias. J Exp Biol. 1983 Sep; 106:25-41.
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Reinecke M, Carraway RE, Falkmer S, Feurle GE, Forssmann WG. Occurrence of neurotensin-immunoreactive cells in the digestive tract of lower vertebrates and deuterostomian invertebrates. A correlated immunohistochemical and radioimmunochemical study. Cell Tissue Res. 1980; 212(2):173-83.
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Silva P, Stoff J, Epstein FH. Indirect evidence for enhancement of Na-K-ATPase activity with stimulation of rectal gland secretion. Am J Physiol. 1979 Dec; 237(6):F468-72.
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Stoff JS, Rosa R, Hallac R, Silva P, Epstein FH. Hormonal regulation of active chloride transport in the dogfish rectal gland. Am J Physiol. 1979 Aug; 237(2):F138-44.