"Flatfishes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Common name for the order Pleuronectiformes. A very distinctive group in that during development they become asymmetrical, i.e., one eye migrates to lie adjacent to the other. They swim on the eyeless side. FLOUNDER, sole, and turbot, along with several others, are included in this order.
| Descriptor ID |
D005412
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.493.418
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| Concept/Terms |
Turbot- Turbot
- Turbots
- Psetta maxima
- Scophthalmus maximus
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Flatfishes" by people in Profiles.
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Risk factors associated with Enteromyxum scophthalmi (Myxozoa) infection in cultured turbot, Scophthalmus maximus (L.). Parasitology. 2006 Oct; 133(Pt 4):433-42.
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Innate and adaptive immune responses of turbot, Scophthalmus maximus (L.), following experimental infection with Enteromyxum scophthalmi (Myxosporea: Myxozoa). Fish Shellfish Immunol. 2006 Nov; 21(5):485-500.
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Cryptosporidium scophthalmi n. sp. (Apicomplexa: Cryptosporidiidae) from cultured turbot Scophthalmus maximus. Light and electron microscope description and histopathological study. Dis Aquat Organ. 2004 Nov 23; 62(1-2):133-45.