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Development and standardization of a protocol for sperm cryopreservation of two important commercial oyster species [PDF]

, 2015
Dissertação de mestrado, Aquacultura e Pescas, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade do Algarve, 2015Aquaculture activities have a huge contribution for the world food production and their development is extremely necessary to answer to the ...
Melo, Francisca Félix de Azeredo Pinto e
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Variation in innate immunity in relation to ectoparasite load, age and season : a field experiment in great tits (Parus major) [PDF]

, 2010
It remains largely unknown which factors affect the innate immune responses of free-living birds. Nevertheless, the degree of innate immunity may play a crucial role in an individual's survival as it procures the first defence against pathogens.
Apanius, Ardia, Ardia, Bandeira, Baumgarth, Bayyari, Bentley, Boes, Buechler, Buehler, Buehler, Christe, de Lope, Duffy, Greives, Grindstaff, Harper, Hasselquist, Hasselquist, Heeb, Huber, Ilmonen, Janeway, Kenward, Ketterson, Kilpimaa, Klasing, Klasing, Lee, Lee, Lindström, Lochmiller, Martin, Matson, Mauck, Mendes, Morales, Moreno, Moreno, Mougeot, Møller, Møller, Nilsson, Norris, Ochsenbein, Pacejka, Palacios, Parejo, Parejo, Pihlaja, Pomeroy, Reid, Richner, Ricklefs, Råberg, Sheldon, Star, Stier, Svensson, Thomson, Thornton, Tschirren, Whiteman, Wingfield, Zuk, Zuk   +65 more
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Fluorophore Modulates Intracellular Distribution of Enzyme‐Instructed Self‐Assembly of Short Peptides in Osteosarcoma Cells

Small Methods, EarlyView.
Fluorophores at the peptide C‐terminus reprogram EISA behavior in osteosarcoma cellsshifting ER vs mitochondrial targeting, altering assembly, and tuning cytotoxicity. Abstract Enzyme‐instructed self‐assembly (EISA) of peptides offers a versatile strategy for developing intracellular nanomedicines, yet the role of C‐terminus fluorophores in modulating ...
Yali Huang, Meihui Yi, Yuchen Qiao, Bing Xu   +3 more
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First Assessment of Genetic Damage in the Speckled Cockroach (Nauphoeta cinerea) After Consumption of Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) Cultivated and Commercialized in Northeastern, Brazil

Environmental Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study reports, for the first time, the use of the speckled cockroach Nauphoeta cinerea as a promising bioindicator for genotoxic monitoring. It was validated through control groups (both positive and negative) in addition to testing lettuce (Lactuca sativa ) samples from public street markets consumed by N. cinerea specimens in Pernambuco,
Aleson Aparecido da Silva, Eduardo Henrique da Silva Melo, Érima Maria de Amorim, Maria Gislaine Pereira, Claudia Rohde   +4 more
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Suspected hemolysis caused by type A therapeutic plasma exchange in a patient with AB subtype miss detected

Zhongguo shuxue zazhi
Objective To investigate the serological changes of blood type and whether hemolytic reactions occurred in a patient with ABw subtype after type A therapeutic plasma exchange(TPE) retrospectively. Methods The ABO blood group identification and genotyping
Yanjing HE, Chang GAO, Qiushi WANG
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Detection of Leptospira in cane toads (Rhinella jimi) from urban and rural Paraíba, Brazil

Veterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Leptospirosis is a significant zoonosis in tropical regions, where poor sanitation and favourable climate aid its spread. Synanthropic animals such as the cane toad (Rhinella jimi), which share environments with both people and wild and domestic animals, may harbour Leptospira and contribute to urban and rural transmission cycles ...
Karla N. de Souza Rocha, Aline de Lima Peixoto, Lucila S. de Medeiros Pereira, Debora Ferreira Cardoso, Maria L. C. Rodrigues Silva, Sérgio S. de Azevedo, Juliana P. F. de Oliveira, Clebert J. Alves, Mozar Alves Fonseca, Severino S. dos Santos Higino   +9 more
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Cloned defective interfering influenza virus protects ferrets from pandemic 2009 influenza A virus and allows protective immunity to be established [PDF]

, 2012
Influenza A viruses are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the human population, causing epidemics in the winter, and occasional worldwide pandemics.
Carroll, Miles W., Cheung, Linda, Dimmock, N. J., Dove, Brian K., Easton, A. J. (Andrew J.), Hallis, Bassam, Marriott, Anthony C., Meng, Bo, Scott, P. D. (Paul D.), Taylor, Irene   +9 more
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First Vasectomy Procedure Successfully Performed on a Southern African Male Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa)

Zoo Biology, EarlyView.
First successful vasectomy in a southern African male giraffe, Giraffa camelopardis giraffa ABSTRACT This study reports the first successful vasectomy on a southern African male giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa). The goal of the procedure was to create a teaser male for reproductive studies.
Francois Deacon, Willem Daffue, Edward Collin Albertyn, Susanna Maria Krüger, Ayanda Maqhashu, Jacquiline Goedhals, Andri Grobbelaar, Marike Badenhorst   +7 more
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Evaluation of Diverse Phenotypic Methods for Differenting between Candida dubliniensis and Candida albicans

Kasmera, 2012
Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis have a close phylogenetic relationship. The similarity between these species can cause a microbiology laboratory to identify C. dubliniensis erroneously as C. albicans.
Dayana Camacho, Sofía Mata, Germán Pardi, Vanessa Pineda, Arantza Roselló, María Teresa Collela   +5 more
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Identification of critical residues of the serotype modifying O-acetyltransferase of Shigella flexneri [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND Thirteen serotypes of Shigella flexneri (S. flexneri) have been recognised, all of which are capable of causing bacillary dysentery or shigellosis. With the emergence of the newer S.
Thanweer, Farzaana, Verma, Naresh K
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