"Shrews" 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.
Small mammals in the family Soricidae, order Soricomorpha (formerly Insectivora). They resemble moles and are characterized by a mobile snout, sharp INCISOR teeth, and are found in tropical and temperate regions worldwide.
| Descriptor ID |
D012788
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.649.473.751
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Shrews" by people in Profiles.
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A Novel Potentially Recombinant Rodent Coronavirus with a Polybasic Cleavage Site in the Spike Protein. J Virol. 2021 10 27; 95(22):e0117321.
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Discovery of a highly divergent hepadnavirus in shrews from China. Virology. 2019 05; 531:162-170.
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High Herpesvirus Diversity in Wild Rodent and Shrew Species in Central Africa. Intervirology. 2018; 61(4):155-165.
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Evolution and postglacial colonization of Seewis hantavirus with Sorex araneus in Finland. Infect Genet Evol. 2018 01; 57:88-97.
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Detection and characterization of three zoonotic viruses in wild rodents and shrews from Shenzhen city, China. Virol Sin. 2017 Aug; 32(4):290-297.
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Dynamic Circulation and Genetic Exchange of a Shrew-borne Hantavirus, Imjin virus, in the Republic of Korea. Sci Rep. 2017 03 15; 7:44369.
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Discovery of Novel Alphacoronaviruses in European Rodents and Shrews. Viruses. 2016 Mar 18; 8(3):84.
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Is there an association of Pneumocystis infection with the presence of arena-, hanta-, and poxvirus antibodies in wild mice and shrews in Finland? Parasitology. 2006 Apr; 132(Pt 4):461-6.