"Cats" 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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The domestic cat, Felis catus, of the carnivore family FELIDAE, comprising over 30 different breeds. The domestic cat is descended primarily from the wild cat of Africa and extreme southwestern Asia. Though probably present in towns in Palestine as long ago as 7000 years, actual domestication occurred in Egypt about 4000 years ago. (From Walker's Mammals of the World, 6th ed, p801)
| Descriptor ID |
D002415
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.649.313.750.377.750.250.125
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| Concept/Terms |
Cats- Cats
- Cat
- Felis sylvestris catus
- Felis domesticus
- Domestic Cats
- Cat, Domestic
- Cats, Domestic
- Domestic Cat
- Felis catus
- Felis domestica
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cats" by people in Profiles.
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Exposure to epididymal extracellular vesicles enhances immature sperm function and sustains vitality of cryopreserved spermatozoa in the domestic cat model. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2021 Aug; 38(8):2061-2071.
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Novel Proteomic Profiling of Epididymal Extracellular Vesicles in the Domestic Cat Reveals Proteins Related to Sequential Sperm Maturation with Differences Observed between Normospermic and Teratospermic Individuals. Mol Cell Proteomics. 2020 12; 19(12):2090-2104.
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Key factors enhancing sperm fertilizing ability are transferred from the epididymis to the spermatozoa via epididymosomes in the domestic cat model. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2018 Feb; 35(2):221-228.
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Topographic map reorganization in cat area 17 after early monocular retinal lesions. Vis Neurosci. 2002 Jan-Feb; 19(1):85-96.
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Effects of chronic optical defocus on the kitten's refractive status. Vision Res. 1989; 29(8):929-38.