Phocoena
"Phocoena" 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 genus of PORPOISES, in the family Phocoenidae, comprised of several species. They frequent coastal waters, bays, estuaries, and the mouths of large rivers.
| Descriptor ID |
D050741
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.150.900.649.189.566.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Phocoena phocoena- Phocoena phocoena
- Harbour Porpoise
- Harbour Porpoises
- Porpoise, Harbour
- Porpoises, Harbour
- Common Porpoise
- Common Porpoises
- Porpoise, Common
- Porpoises, Common
- Harbor Porpoise
- Harbor Porpoises
- Porpoise, Harbor
- Porpoises, Harbor
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Phocoena" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Acevedo-Whitehouse K, Cole KJ, Phillips DH, Jepson PD, Deaville R, Arlt VM. Hepatic DNA damage in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) stranded along the English and Welsh coastlines. Environ Mol Mutagen. 2018 08; 59(7):613-624.