"Seals, Earless" 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.
The family Phocidae, suborder PINNIPEDIA, order CARNIVORA, comprising the true seals. They lack external ears and are unable to use their hind flippers to walk. It includes over 18 species including the harp seal, probably the best known seal species in the world.
MeSH Number(s)
B01.050.150.900.649.147.600.700
Concept/Terms
Seals, Earless- Seals, Earless
- Earless Seal
- Earless Seals
- Seal, Earless
- Phocidae
- Seals, True
- Seal, True
- True Seal
- True Seals
Seal, Gray- Seal, Gray
- Gray Seal
- Gray Seals
- Seals, Gray
- Halichoerus grypus
Seal, Harp- Seal, Harp
- Harp Seal
- Harp Seals
- Seals, Harp
- Phoca groenlandica
- Pagophilus groenlandicus
Seal, Elephant- Seal, Elephant
- Elephant Seal
- Elephant Seals
- Seals, Elephant
- Mirounga
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Seals, Earless" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Seals, Earless" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Seals, Earless" by people in Profiles.
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The Antarctic Weddell seal genome reveals evidence of selection on cardiovascular phenotype and lipid handling. Commun Biol. 2022 02 17; 5(1):140.
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The Baltic Sea: An ecosystem with multiple stressors. Environ Int. 2021 02; 147:106324.
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Intrinsic anti-inflammatory properties in the serum of two species of deep-diving seal. J Exp Biol. 2018 07 09; 221(Pt 13).
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Thyroid hormone-stimulated increases in PGC-1a and UCP2 promote life history-specific endocrine changes and maintain a lipid-based metabolism. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2017 02 01; 312(2):R189-R196.
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The device that revolutionized marine organismal biology. J Exp Biol. 2014 Jan 15; 217(Pt 2):167-8.
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Blood oxygen depletion is independent of dive function in a deep diving vertebrate, the northern elephant seal. PLoS One. 2013; 8(12):e83248.
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The cardiorespiratory function and electrical activity of the brain of the ringed seal during the transition from wakefulness to sleep. Dokl Biol Sci. 2012 Jan-Feb; 442:1-6.
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Static inflation and deflation pressure-volume curves from excised lungs of marine mammals. J Exp Biol. 2011 Nov 15; 214(Pt 22):3822-8.
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In pursuit of Irving and Scholander: a review of oxygen store management in seals and penguins. J Exp Biol. 2011 Oct 15; 214(Pt 20):3325-39.
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Aerobic dive limit does not decline in an aging pinniped. J Exp Zool A Ecol Genet Physiol. 2011 Nov 01; 315(9):544-52.