"Guinea Pigs" 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.
A common name used for the genus Cavia. The most common species is Cavia porcellus which is the domesticated guinea pig used for pets and biomedical research.
| Descriptor ID |
D006168
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.649.313.992.550
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| Concept/Terms |
Guinea Pigs- Guinea Pigs
- Guinea Pig
- Pig, Guinea
- Pigs, Guinea
- Cavia
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Guinea Pigs" by people in Profiles.
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Evidence for the presence of an unusual nitric oxide- and citrulline-producing enzyme in rat kidney. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1997 Mar 27; 232(3):672-7.
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Dual regulation of cGMP formation by calcium in pancreatic acinar cells. Am J Physiol. 1995 Jun; 268(6 Pt 1):G900-7.
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Nitric oxide production regulates cGMP formation and calcium influx in pancreatic acinar cells. Am J Physiol. 1994 Mar; 266(3 Pt 1):G350-6.
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Dual pathways for agonist-stimulated arachidonic acid release in pancreatic acini: roles in secretion. Am J Physiol. 1991 Mar; 260(3 Pt 1):G423-33.
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Cyclic GMP mediates the agonist-stimulated increase in plasma membrane calcium entry in the pancreatic acinar cell. J Biol Chem. 1990 Aug 05; 265(22):12846-53.
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Cyclic GMP regulates free cytosolic calcium in the pancreatic acinar cell. Cell Calcium. 1990 Aug; 11(7):477-86.
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Characteristics of intracellular calcium changes required for augmentation of phorbol ester-stimulated pancreatic enzyme secretion. Cell Calcium. 1989 May-Jun; 10(4):255-62.
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Agonist-sensitive calcium pool in the pancreatic acinar cell. I. Permeability properties. Am J Physiol. 1988 Aug; 255(2 Pt 1):G221-8.
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Agonist-sensitive calcium pool in the pancreatic acinar cell. II. Characterization of reloading. Am J Physiol. 1988 Aug; 255(2 Pt 1):G229-35.
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Calcium metabolism and bombesin-stimulated pancreatic enzyme secretion. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1988; 547:268-76.