"Spiders" 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.
Arthropods of the class ARACHNIDA, order Araneae. Except for mites and ticks, spiders constitute the largest order of arachnids, with approximately 37,000 species having been described. The majority of spiders are harmless, although some species can be regarded as moderately harmful since their bites can lead to quite severe local symptoms. (From Barnes, Invertebrate Zoology, 5th ed, p508; Smith, Insects and Other Arthropods of Medical Importance, 1973, pp424-430)
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Spiders" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Spiders" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Spiders" by people in Profiles.
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Potential Environmental and Ecological Effects of Global Climate Change on Venomous Terrestrial Species in the Wilderness. Wilderness Environ Med. 2018 06; 29(2):226-238.
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The tarantula toxin ß/d-TRTX-Pre1a highlights the importance of the S1-S2 voltage-sensor region for sodium channel subtype selectivity. Sci Rep. 2017 04 20; 7(1):974.
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A novel tarantula toxin stabilizes the deactivated voltage sensor of bacterial sodium channel. FASEB J. 2017 07; 31(7):3167-3178.
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Contamination-Focused Exposure as a Treatment for Disgust-Based Fears: A Preliminary Test in Spider-Fearful Women. Behav Cogn Psychother. 2016 Nov; 44(6):640-651.
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Predator hunting mode influences patterns of prey use from grazing and epigeic food webs. Oecologia. 2013 Feb; 171(2):505-15.
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Functional fibers with unique wettability inspired by spider silks. Adv Mater. 2012 May 22; 24(20):2786-91.
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Sleep promotes consolidation and generalization of extinction learning in simulated exposure therapy for spider fear. J Psychiatr Res. 2012 Aug; 46(8):1036-44.
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A structural view on spider silk proteins and their role in fiber assembly. J Pept Sci. 2012 Jun; 18(6):357-65.
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Digitally tunable physicochemical coding of material composition and topography in continuous microfibres. Nat Mater. 2011 Sep 04; 10(11):877-83.
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Controlled fabrication and water collection ability of bioinspired artificial spider silks. Adv Mater. 2011 Aug 23; 23(32):3708-11.