 Tardigrada
"Tardigrada" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A phylum of microscopic ecdysozoan invertebrates, closely related to ARTHROPODS. Members exhibit anabiosis and cryptobiosis, dormant states where metabolic activity is reduced or absent, thus making them tolerant to extreme environmental conditions. They are distributed worldwide and most are semi-aquatic.
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D058467
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.901
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| Concept/Terms |
Tardigrada- Tardigrada
- Tartigrades
- Tartigrade
- Water Bears
- Bear, Water
- Bears, Water
- Water Bear
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| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tardigrada" by people in Profiles.
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Smythers AL, Joseph KM, O'Dell HM, Clark TA, Crislip JR, Flinn BB, Daughtridge MH, Stair ER, Mubarek SN, Lewis HC, Salas AA, Hnilica ME, Kolling DRJ, Hicks LM. Chemobiosis reveals tardigrade tun formation is dependent on reversible cysteine oxidation. PLoS One. 2024; 19(1):e0295062.
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McQueen JP, Gattoni K, Gendron EMS, Schmidt SK, Sommers P, Porazinska DL. Host identity is the dominant factor in the assembly of nematode and tardigrade gut microbiomes in Antarctic Dry Valley streams. Sci Rep. 2022 11 29; 12(1):20118.
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