"Sea Urchins" 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.
Somewhat flattened, globular echinoderms, having thin, brittle shells of calcareous plates. They are useful models for studying FERTILIZATION and EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT.
| Descriptor ID |
D012617
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.408.578
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| Concept/Terms |
Sea Urchins- Sea Urchins
- Sea Urchin
- Urchin, Sea
- Urchins, Sea
- Echinoidea
- Echinoideas
Sand-Dollar- Sand-Dollar
- Sand Dollar
- Sand-Dollars
- Sand Dollars
- Dollar, Sand
- Dollars, Sand
- Clypeasteroida
- Clypeasteroidas
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sea Urchins" by people in Profiles.
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Metaphase and anaphase in the artificially induced monopolar spindle. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1994 Apr 26; 91(9):3921-5.
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Do astral microtubules play a role in metaphase chromosome positioning? Biol Cell. 1994; 82(2-3):95-102.
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Chromatin condensation: does histone H1 dephosphorylation play a role? Trends Biochem Sci. 1992 Mar; 17(3):93-8.
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A calcium-binding, asparagine-linked oligosaccharide is involved in skeleton formation in the sea urchin embryo. J Cell Biol. 1989 Sep; 109(3):1289-99.
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Developmental expression of a cell-surface protein involved in calcium uptake and skeleton formation in sea urchin embryos. Dev Biol. 1987 Aug; 122(2):320-31.
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A monoclonal antibody inhibits calcium accumulation and skeleton formation in cultured embryonic cells of the sea urchin. Cell. 1985 Jun; 41(2):639-48.
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A hydrogen peroxide block to polyspermy in the sea urchin Arbacia punctulata. Dev Biol. 1981 May; 84(1):235-8.
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The onset of DNA synthesis and its relation to morphogenetic events of the pronuclei in activated eggs of the sea urchin, Arbacia punctulata. Dev Biol. 1973 Jan; 30(1):56-67.