Hydra
"Hydra" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A genus of freshwater polyps in the family Hydridae, order Hydroida, class HYDROZOA. They are of special interest because of their complex organization and because their adult organization corresponds roughly to the gastrula of higher animals.
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D006829
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.308.485.400
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hydra" by people in Profiles.
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Westfall JA, Wilson JD, Rogers RA, Kinnamon JC. Multifunctional features of a gastrodermal sensory cell in Hydra: three-dimensional study. J Neurocytol. 1991 Apr; 20(4):251-61.
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Westfall JA, Kinnamon JC. Perioral synaptic connections and their possible role in the feeding behavior of Hydra. Tissue Cell. 1984; 16(3):355-65.
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Kinnamon JC, Westfall JA. High voltage electron stereomicroscopy of the cilium-stereociliary complex of perioral sensory cells in Hydra. Tissue Cell. 1984; 16(3):345-53.
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Westfall JA, Argast DR, Kinnamon JC. Numbers, distribution, and types of neurons in the pedal disk of Hydra based on a serial reconstruction from transmission electron micrographs. J Morphol. 1983 Nov; 178(2):95-103.
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Kinnamon JC, Westfall JA. Types of neurons and synaptic connections at hypostome-tentacle junctions in Hydra. J Morphol. 1982 Jul; 173(1):119-28.
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Westfall JA, Kinnamon JC, Sims DE. Neuro-epitheliomuscular cell and neuro-neuronal gap junctions in Hydra. J Neurocytol. 1980 Dec; 9(6):725-32.
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Westfall JA, Kinnamon JC. A second sensory--motor--interneuron with neurosecretory granules in Hydra. J Neurocytol. 1978 Jun; 7(3):365-79.