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Ursidae Family

Known as: Bear, Bears, Ursidae 
The family of carnivorous or omnivorous bears, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
National Institutes of Health

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13 relations

Narrower (9)

AiluropodaBlack BearsGrizzly BearsPandas, Giant

Broader (1)

Carnivore
In BloodMicrobiologicalphysiological aspects

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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
A mammalian protein with specific demethylase activity for mCpG DNA
DNA-methylation patterns are important for regulating genome functions, and are determined by the enzymatic processes of… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
An empirical evaluation of genetic distance statistics using microsatellite data from bear (Ursidae) populations.
A large microsatellite data set from three species of bear (Ursidae) was used to empirically test the performance of six genetic… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Primary structure and functional expression of the human cardiac tetrodotoxin-insensitive voltage-dependent sodium channel.
The principal voltage-sensitive sodium channel from human heart has been cloned, sequenced, and functionally expressed. The cDNA… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Two novel protein-tyrosine kinases, each with a second phosphotransferase-related catalytic domain, define a new class of protein kinase
The protein-tyrosine kinases (PTKs) are a burgeoning family of proteins, each of which bears a conserved domain of 250 to 300… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
A human XY female with a frame shift mutation in the candidate testis-determining gene SRY
THE primary decision about male or female sexual development of the human embryo depends on the presence of the Y chromosome1'2… 
Review
1990
Review
1990
Cellular signaling by peptides of the endothelin gene family
Endothelins (ET) are a family of regulatory peptides synthesized by selected endothelial and epithelial cells that act in a… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Hepatitis B virus DNA integration in a sequence homologous to v-erb-A and steroid receptor genes in a hepatocellular carcinoma
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is clearly involved in the aetiology of human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)1 and the finding of HBV DNA… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Sociobiology as an adaptationist program.
Sociobiology is discussed as an extreme example of the adaptationist program. This program attempts to describe all aspects of… 
Review
1978
Review
1978
The glutathione S-transferases: a group of multifunctional detoxification proteins.
The physiological roles of the glutathione S-transferases, by whatever name, seem to result in detoxification. As is true of… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Studies on the rumen flagellate Neocallimastix frontalis.
The vast increase in the population density of the rumen flagellate Neocallimastix frontalis shortly after the host animal has… 
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