"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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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cats" by people in Profiles.
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Procoagulant snake venoms have differential effects in animal plasmas: Implications for antivenom testing in animal models. Thromb Res. 2016 Jan; 137:174-177.
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Statin therapy in a kindred with both apolipoprotein B and low density lipoprotein receptor gene defects. Atherosclerosis. 1997 Feb 28; 129(1):97-102.
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Non-invasive ultrasonic biopsy in the classification of early arterial lesions and in the evaluation of the rate of progression of arteriosclerosis. Panminerva Med. 1992 Jul-Sep; 34(3):107-14.