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ArticleMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)2021

Microscopy Studies of Placozoans.

Carolyn L Smith, Tatiana D Mayorova, Christine A Winters, Thomas S Reese, Sally P Leys, Andreas Heyland

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Article in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Why Homoscleromorph Sponges Have Ciliated Epithelia: Evidence for an Ancestral Role in Mucociliary Driven Particle Flux.Journal of experimental zoology. Part B, Molecular and developmental evolution · 2025
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  3. Brief History of Placozoa.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2024
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  4. Parallel Evolution of Transcription Factors in Basal Metazoans.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Carolyn L SmithNational Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Tatiana D MayorovaNational Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Christine A WintersNational Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Thomas S ReeseNational Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Sally P LeysDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Andreas HeylandDepartment of Integrative Biology, College of Biological Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada. aheyland@uoguelph.ca.
National Institutes of Health · USUniversity of Alberta · CAUniversity of Guelph · CA

Funding

Macromolecular Architecture Of The SynapseZIANS002972 · NINDS · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE · PI REESE, THOMAS S · 2009 to 2025
$25.6M
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Trichoplax adhaerens is an enigmatic animal with an extraordinarily simple morphology and a cellular organization, which are the focus of current research. Protocols outlined here provide detailed descriptions of advanced techniques for light and electron microscopic studies of Trichoplax. Studies using these techniques have enhanced our understanding of cell type diversity and function in placozoans and have provided insight into the evolution, development, and physiology of this little understood group.

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AnimalsCryopreservationImmunohistochemistryMicroscopyMicroscopy, ElectronMicrotomyPlacozoaTissue FixationCryopreservationElectron microscopyImmunohistochemistryPlacozoaTrichoplaxUltrastructure

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PMID33074536
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