"Phoca" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A genus in the family of EARLESS SEALS (Phocidae) and collectively the most abundant PINNIPEDS in the Northern Hemisphere.
Descriptor ID |
D046049
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MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.649.313.750.600.700.600
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Concept/Terms |
Seal, Harbor- Seal, Harbor
- Harbor Seal
- Harbor Seals
- Seals, Harbor
- Phoca vitulina
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Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Phoca" by people in Profiles.
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Characterization of Avian-like Influenza A (H4N6) Virus Isolated from Caspian Seal in 2012. Virol Sin. 2018 Oct; 33(5):449-452.
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Detection of a respiratory coronavirus from tissues archived during a pneumonia epizootic in free-ranging Pacific harbor seals Phoca vitulina richardsii. Dis Aquat Organ. 2010 Jun 11; 90(2):113-20.
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Quantitative analysis of the 2002 phocine distemper epidemic in the Netherlands. Vet Pathol. 2008 Jul; 45(4):516-30.