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Global dynamics of niche and range in Giant African Snail (Achatina fulica)

, 2022
Global dynamics of niche and range in Giant African Snail (Achatina fulica)
Chunhong Wu (14028463)
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Production performance of Giant African Land Snails (Archachatina marginata) at the Sudano-Guinean highland zone of Cameroon

Heliyon, 2022
A study on the production performance of Giant African Land snails was carried out within the Joint Initiative Group of Agro-pastoral Producers United Hands of Foungwo-Santchou (CIG-PAMUFOSA).
Guy Merlin Tchowan, Junior Zangho, Marc Kouam Kenmogne, Ferdinand Ngoula, Joseph Tchoumboué   +4 more
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Preparation and characterization of hydroxyapatite powder for biomedical applications from giant African land snail shell using a hydrothermal technique

Engineering and Applied Science Research, 2020
The need for hydroxyapatite synthesized from an inexpensive raw material is on the increase due to the expense of high purity calcium and demand of hydroxyapatite powder in dentistry, orthopaedics and trauma surgery.
Kolawole Maruf Yinka, Aweda Jacob Olayiwola, Abdulkareem Sulaiman, Asif Ali, Farasat Iqbal   +4 more
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Caractérisation du marché des escargots géants africains (achatines) dans les départements de l'Atlantique et du Littoral au Sud-Bénin [PDF]

Tropicultura, 2002
Characterisation of African Giant Snails Market in Atlantique and Littoral Regions in South-Benin. The African giant snail is an animal which's meat is very appreciated by all social categories, in countryside as well as urban surroundings, at the same ...
Codjia, JC., Biaou, G., Sodjinou, E.
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An expressed sequence tag survey of gene expression in the pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis, an intermediate vector of Fasciola hepatica [PDF]

, 2005
The pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis is an intermediate vector for the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica, a common parasite of ruminants and humans. Yet, despite being a disease of medical and economic importance, as well as a potentially useful comparative tool,
Davison, A., Blaxter, M. L.
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Socio-environmental assessment of the impact of the African snail, Lissachatina fulica (Férussac), 1821, on the population of Alto Paraíso de Goiás, Brazil

Acta Scientiarum: Biological Sciences, 2022
The introduction of the African snail Lissachatina fulica worldwide poses a risk to the environment, agriculture and human health. Considered a socio-environmental pest it causes problems to plantations and gardens, in addition to threatening native ...
Lígia Cristina Cazarin-Oliveira, Leonardo Pereira Fraga, Manoela Volkweis Lombardi, Fabiana Sperb Volkweis, Maria Julia Martins Silva   +4 more
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A chromosomal-level genome assembly for the giant African snail Achatina fulica [PDF]

GigaScience, 2019
Abstract Background Achatina fulica, the giant African snail, is the largest terrestrial mollusk species. Owing to its voracious appetite, wide environmental adaptability, high growth rate, and reproductive capacity, it has become an invasive species across the world, mainly in Southeast Asia, Japan ...
Yuhong Guo, Yi Zhang, Qin Liu, Yun Huang, Guang-Yao Mao, Zhi-Yuan Yue, Eniola Michael Abe, Jian Li, Zhongdao Wu, Shi‐Zhu Li, Xiao‐Nong Zhou, Wei Hu, Ning Xiao   +12 more
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Neurotoxicity of a Novel Local Anesthetic Agent, Ropivacaine: The Possible Roles of Bursts of Potential and Cytoplasmic Second Messenger

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2007
Ropivacaine has been shown to induce convulsion following overdose or accidental intravenous injection, but the mechanisms are poorly understood.
Pei-Lin Lin, Shou-Zen Fan, Feng-Fong Tsai, Ming-Cheng Tsai, Chia-Hsien Lin, Chi-Hsiang Huang   +5 more
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Pawpaw leaves supplemented with three calcium sources and their effects on the african giant land snail in humid Nigeria

, 2011
The response of one hundred and thirty-two (132) grower African giant land snail (Archachatina marginata) with a weight range of 231.33-234.00 g and fed fresh pawpaw (Carica papaya) leaf-based diet supplemented with three mineral calcium sources was ...
I Etela, Fredrick, I, GA Kalio, I Fredrick, Etela, I, EO Ugwo, Kalio, GA, Ugwo, EO   +7 more
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The transfer of 137Cs and heavy metals to tissues within the organs of snails

Scientific Reports, 2023
This paper describes the dynamics of 137Cs accumulation and its concentration ratio as well as that of some stable elements in the body, shell, gastrointestinal tract and albumin gland of a particular species of snail (terrestrial gastropod), namely the ...
Zhanat Baigazinov, Sergey Lukashenko, Batiyash Silybayeva, Klara Zharykbasova, Zhanylkhan Bukabayeva, Nurlan Muhamediarov, Bagdat Kantbayeva, Balzhan Kozhakhmetova, Tuvshinsaikhan Ganbaatar, Edit Toth-Bodrogi, Miklos Hegedus, Tibor Kovacs   +11 more
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