"Shrews" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Small mammals in the family Soricidae, order Soricomorpha (formerly Insectivora). They resemble moles and are characterized by a mobile snout, sharp INCISOR teeth, and are found in tropical and temperate regions worldwide.
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D012788
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.649.473.751
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| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Shrews" by people in Profiles.
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Improved Starch Digestion of Sucrase-deficient Shrews Treated With Oral Glucoamylase Enzyme Supplements. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2017 08; 65(2):e35-e42.
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Fleas and trypanosomes of peridomestic small mammals in sub-Saharan Mali. Parasit Vectors. 2016 10 11; 9(1):541.
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Endemic foci of the tick-borne relapsing fever spirochete Borrelia crocidurae in Mali, West Africa, and the potential for human infection. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2012; 6(11):e1924.
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Neonatal DHT but not E2 speeds induction of sexual receptivity in the musk shrew. Physiol Behav. 2010 Jun 01; 100(3):216-20.
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The ability to form intrastrand tetraplexes is an evolutionarily conserved feature of the 3' end of L1 retrotransposons. Mol Biol Evol. 1997 Feb; 14(2):144-55.