Oviposition
"Oviposition" 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 process of laying or shedding fully developed eggs (OVA) from the female body. The term is usually used for certain INSECTS or FISHES with an organ called ovipositor where eggs are stored or deposited before expulsion from the body.
| Descriptor ID |
D010058
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G08.686.785.760.480
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Oviposition" by people in UAMS Profiles by year, and whether "Oviposition" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Oviposition" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Srivastava R, Cornett LE, Chaturvedi CM. Impact of estrogen and photoperiod on arginine vasotocin and VT3 receptor expression in the shell gland of quail. Front Biosci (Schol Ed). 2018 06 01; 10(2):372-385.
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Kairamkonda S, Nongthomba U. Beadex function in the motor neurons is essential for female reproduction in Drosophila melanogaster. PLoS One. 2014; 9(11):e113003.