"Squalus acanthias" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A species of shark in the family SQUALIDAE, used for its oil (SQUALENE) and as fish meal. It also figures heavily in biological research, especially with reference to its RECTAL GLAND in studies of WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE.
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D048251
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.493.370.853.392.800.500
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Squalus acanthias" by people in Profiles.
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beta-adrenergic regulation of a novel isoform of NCX: sequence and expression of shark heart NCX in human kidney cells. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2009 Jun; 296(6):H1994-2006.