"Xenopus laevis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The commonest and widest ranging species of the clawed "frog" (Xenopus) in Africa. This species is used extensively in research. There is now a significant population in California derived from escaped laboratory animals.
| Descriptor ID |
D014982
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.090.180.610.500.562
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Xenopus laevis" by people in this website by year, and whether "Xenopus laevis" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2004 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2005 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2006 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2009 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2010 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Xenopus laevis" by people in Profiles.
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The contribution of de novo coding mutations to meningomyelocele. Nature. 2025 05; 641(8062):419-426.
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Further evidence for functional recovery of AQP2 mutations associated with nephrogenic diabetes insipidus. Physiol Rep. 2021 06; 9(11):e14866.
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Light-regulated voltage-gated potassium channels for acute interrogation of channel function in neurons and behavior. PLoS One. 2021; 16(3):e0248688.
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DYRK1A-related intellectual disability: a syndrome associated with congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract. Genet Med. 2019 12; 21(12):2755-2764.
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Aquaglyceroporins Are the Entry Pathway of Boric Acid in Trypanosoma brucei. Biochim Biophys Acta Biomembr. 2017 May; 1859(5):679-685.
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Up-Regulation of the Excitatory Amino Acid Transporters EAAT1 and EAAT2 by Mammalian Target of Rapamycin. Cell Physiol Biochem. 2016; 39(6):2492-2500.
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Genomic insights into the Ixodes scapularis tick vector of Lyme disease. Nat Commun. 2016 Feb 09; 7:10507.
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Gain-of-Function Mutations in ZIC1 Are Associated with Coronal Craniosynostosis and Learning Disability. Am J Hum Genet. 2015 Sep 03; 97(3):378-88.
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Retinoic acid induced-1 (Rai1) regulates craniofacial and brain development in Xenopus. Mech Dev. 2014 Aug; 133:91-104.
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S-glutathionylation of an auxiliary subunit confers redox sensitivity to Kv4 channel inactivation. PLoS One. 2014; 9(3):e93315.