"Torpedo" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A genus of the Torpedinidae family consisting of several species. Members of this family have powerful electric organs and are commonly called electric rays.
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D014101
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.493.370.935 B01.050.150.900.493.378.722
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Torpedo" by people in Profiles.
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Decreased bone mineral density in experimental myasthenia gravis in C57BL/6 mice. Autoimmunity. 2017 Sep; 50(6):346-353.
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Injection of inactive Bordetella pertussis and complete Freund's adjuvant with Torpedo californica AChR increases the occurrence of experimental autoimmune myasthenia gravis in C57BL/6 mice. Autoimmunity. 2017 Aug; 50(5):293-305.
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Interactions of acetylcholine binding site residues contributing to nicotinic acetylcholine receptor gating: role of residues Y93, Y190, K145 and D200. J Mol Graph Model. 2013 Jul; 44:145-54.
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Site specificity of agonist-induced opening and desensitization of the Torpedo californica nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. Biochemistry. 2006 Jan 10; 45(1):195-204.
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Vaccination with a MHC class II peptide in Alum and inactive pertussis strongly ameliorates clinical MG in C57BL/6 mice. J Neuroimmunol. 2006 Feb; 171(1-2):8-16.
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Role of water in aging of human butyrylcholinesterase inhibited by echothiophate: the crystal structure suggests two alternative mechanisms of aging. Biochemistry. 2005 Feb 01; 44(4):1154-62.
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Site-selective agonist binding to the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor from Torpedo californica. Biochemistry. 2003 Apr 15; 42(14):4197-207.
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Vaccination with a MHC class II peptide attenuates cellular and humoral responses against tAChR and suppresses clinical EAMG. Autoimmunity. 2002 May; 35(3):183-90.
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Site-specific charge interactions of alpha-conotoxin MI with the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor. J Biol Chem. 2001 Jun 29; 276(26):23589-98.
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T cell responses in EAMG-susceptible and non-susceptible mouse strains after immunization with overlapping peptides encompassing the extracellular part of Torpedo californica acetylcholine receptor alpha chain. Implication to role in myasthenia gravis of autoimmune T-cell responses against receptor degradation products. Autoimmunity. 1998; 27(2):79-90.