"Arthropods" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Members of the phylum Arthropoda, composed of organisms having a hard, jointed exoskeleton and paired jointed legs. It includes the class INSECTS and the subclass ARACHNIDA, many species of which are important medically as parasites or as vectors of organisms capable of causing disease in man.
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D001181
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.131
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Arthropods" by people in Profiles.
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Highly Dynamic Gene Family Evolution Suggests Changing Roles for PON Genes Within Metazoa. Genome Biol Evol. 2023 02 03; 15(2).
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Marine Arthropods as a Source of Antimicrobial Peptides. Mar Drugs. 2022 Aug 02; 20(8).
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What's eating you? millipede burns. Cutis. 2019 Apr; 103(4):195-196.
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Treatment of infestations, vector-borne, and zoonotic diseases. Dermatol Ther. 2009 Jul-Aug; 22(4):271-2.
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Activity of selected neonicotinoids and dicrotophos on nontarget arthropods in cotton: implications in insect management. J Econ Entomol. 2005 Jun; 98(3):814-20.
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What's eating you? Millipedes (Diplopoda). Cutis. 2001 Jun; 67(6):452.
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What's eating you? Centipedes (Chilopoda). Cutis. 1999 Aug; 64(2):83.
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Specific immune recognition by lymphocytes: an evolutionary perspective. Q Rev Biol. 1978 Sep; 53(3):225-41.