"Tilapia" 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 freshwater fish used as an experimental organism and for food. This genus of the family Cichlidae (CICHLIDS) inhabits Central and South America (one species extends north into Texas), West Indies, Africa, Madagascar, Syria, and coastal India.
MeSH Number(s)
B01.050.150.900.493.602.200.800
Concept/Terms
Tilapia mossambica- Tilapia mossambica
- Mozambique Tilapia
- Mozambique Tilapias
- Tilapia, Mozambique
- Tilapias, Mozambique
- Oreochromis mossambicus
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Tilapia" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Tilapia" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2002 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2004 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Tilapia" by people in Profiles.
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Spexin and a Novel Cichlid-Specific Spexin Paralog Both Inhibit FSH and LH Through a Specific Galanin Receptor (Galr2b) in Tilapia. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2020; 11:71.
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Investigation of Streptococcus agalactiae using pcsB-based LAMP in milk, tilapia and vaginal swabs in Haikou, China. J Appl Microbiol. 2020 Mar; 128(3):784-793.
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The promising indicators of the thermal and mechanical properties of collagen from bass and tilapia: synergistic effects of hydroxyproline and cysteine. Biomater Sci. 2018 Oct 24; 6(11):3042-3052.
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Comparative analysis of a sex chromosome from the blackchin tilapia, Sarotherodon melanotheron. BMC Genomics. 2016 10 18; 17(1):808.
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Integrated analysis of miRNA and mRNA expression profiles in tilapia gonads at an early stage of sex differentiation. BMC Genomics. 2016 05 04; 17:328.
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Characterization of a Novel Orthomyxo-like Virus Causing Mass Die-Offs of Tilapia. mBio. 2016 Apr 05; 7(2):e00431-16.
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Dopamine inhibits somatolactin gene expression in tilapia pituitary cells through the dopamine D2 receptors. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol. 2016 Jul; 197:35-42.
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Swimming with the fishes. BMJ Case Rep. 2014 Mar 26; 2014.
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Correlation of MT levels in livers and gills with heavy metals in wild tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) from the Klang River, Malaysia. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol. 2014 Jun; 92(6):674-9.
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Multiparametric approach for assessing environmental quality variations in West African aquatic ecosystems using the black-chinned tilapia (Sarotherodon melanotheron) as a sentinel species. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2012 Nov; 19(9):4133-47.