"Gizzard, Avian" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The posterior portion of the avian stomach located between the PROVENTRICULUS and INTESTINE. It consists of a thick muscular wall and small stones (gastroliths) that function to mechanically grind SEEDS and other ingested objects.
| Descriptor ID |
D005895
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A13.853.355
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| Concept/Terms |
Gizzard, Avian- Gizzard, Avian
- Avian Gizzard
- Avian Gizzards
- Gizzards, Avian
- Gizzard
- Gizzards
- Ventriculus
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Gizzard, Avian" by people in Profiles.
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Foster DB, Huang R, Hatch V, Craig R, Graceffa P, Lehman W, Wang CL. Modes of caldesmon binding to actin: sites of caldesmon contact and modulation of interactions by phosphorylation. J Biol Chem. 2004 Dec 17; 279(51):53387-94.
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Collins JH, Leszyk J, Mornet D, Audemard E. Turkey gizzard caldesmon: complete sequence of a C-terminal thrombic fragment that binds actin, tropomyosin and calmodulin. Protein Seq Data Anal. 1991 Jul; 4(1):29-32.
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Moody C, Lehman W, Craig R. Caldesmon and the structure of smooth muscle thin filaments: electron microscopy of isolated thin filaments. J Muscle Res Cell Motil. 1990 Apr; 11(2):176-85.
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Leszyk J, Mornet D, Audemard E, Collins JH. Caldesmon structure and function: sequence analysis of a 35 kilodalton actin- and calmodulin-binding fragment from the C-terminus of the turkey gizzard protein. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1989 May 15; 160(3):1371-8.
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Leszyk J, Mornet D, Audemard E, Collins JH. Amino acid sequence of a 15 kilodalton actin-binding fragment of turkey gizzard caldesmon: similarity with dystrophin, tropomyosin and the tropomyosin-binding region of troponin T. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1989 Apr 14; 160(1):210-6.
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Carraway RE. Rapid proteolytic generation of neurotensin-related peptide(s) and biologic activity during extraction of rat and chicken gastric tissues. J Biol Chem. 1984 Aug 25; 259(16):10328-34.