"Amoeba" 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.
A genus of ameboid protozoa. Characteristics include a vesicular nucleus and the formation of several PSEUDOPODIA, one of which is dominant at a given time. Reproduction occurs asexually by binary fission.
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D000656
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.046.500.100.700.089
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Amoeba" by people in Profiles.
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Kin discrimination increases with genetic distance in a social amoeba. PLoS Biol. 2008 Nov 25; 6(11):e287.
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Facultative cheater mutants reveal the genetic complexity of cooperation in social amoebae. Nature. 2008 Feb 28; 451(7182):1107-10.
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Salmonella enterica SpvB-mediated ADP-ribosylation as an activator for host cell actin degradation. Int J Med Microbiol. 2005 Aug; 295(4):201-12.
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Compensation mechanism in tumor cell migration: mesenchymal-amoeboid transition after blocking of pericellular proteolysis. J Cell Biol. 2003 Jan 20; 160(2):267-77.
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Microbiologic analysis of bottled water: is it safe for use with contact lenses? Ophthalmology. 1999 Aug; 106(8):1500-3.
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Primary amebic meningoencephalitis. Pediatr Emerg Care. 1986 Sep; 2(3):173-5.
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Rapid diagnosis of Acanthamoeba keratitis using calcofluor white. Arch Ophthalmol. 1986 Sep; 104(9):1309-12.