Modulation of social behavior by the agouti pigmentation gene [PDF]
Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2014 Agouti is a secreted neuropeptide that acts as an endogenous antagonist of melanocortin receptors. Mice and rats lacking agouti (called non-agouti) have dark fur due to a disinhibition of melanocortin signaling and pigment deposition in the hair follicle.
Valeria eCarola +5 more
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The coronary arteries of the agouti (Agouti paca, Linnaeus, 1766) [PDF]
Biotemas, 2009 The present study aimed to describe the coronary arteries in the agouti. Twelve hearts set, in a 10% formaldehyde aqueous solution, were used. The presence of left and right coronary arteries was observed in all hearts.
Fabrício Singaretti de Oliveira +3 more
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Aspectos morfológicos do saco vitelino em roedores da subordem Hystricomorpha: paca (Agouti paca) e cutia (Dasyprocta aguti) Morphological aspects of yolk sac from rodents of Hystricomorpha subordem: paca (Agouti paca) and agouti (Dasyprocta aguti) [PDF]
Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2008 Este trabalho visou caracterizar macro e microscopicamente o saco vitelino em pacas (Agouti paca) e cutias (Dasyprocta aguti) no início de gestação. Três embriões/fetos de pacas e três de cutias foram utilizados para a análise do saco vitelino, durante ...
Rogério Arcuri Conceição +7 more
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Biomolecules, 2023 Tryptophan hydroxylase 2 (TPH2) is the key and rate-limited enzyme of serotonin (5-HT) synthesis in the brain. The C1473G mutation in the Tph2 gene results in a two-fold decrease in enzyme activity in the mouse brain.
Polyna D. Komleva +4 more
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Update of Cestodes Parasitizing Neotropical Hystricomorphic Rodent
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022 This review aims at identifying cestodes that are present in hunted rodent species in the neo-tropical region. The rodent species that was investigated were the capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris, Linnaeus, 1766), lappe (Cuniculus paca, Linnaeus, 1766),
Kegan Romelle Jones, Kegan Romelle Jones
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Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2021 Anthelmintic drugs have been used strategically in livestock reared in the tropics. These drugs have been used in the treatment of endoparasitism which have resulted in an increase in the animals’ performance.
K. R. Jones, G. W. Garcia
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Trichuris spp. in Animals, with Specific Reference to Neo-Tropical Rodents
Veterinary Sciences, 2021 Trichuriasis is the clinical disease of animals infected with the parasite of the genus Trichuris. This review attempts to present information on Trichuris spp. infestation in neo-tropical rodents that are utilized for meat consumption by humans.
Kegan Romelle Jones
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Reproductive Technologies Used in Female Neo-Tropical Hystricomorphic Rodents
Animals, 2022 This is the second of two literature reviews that focuses on the female reproductive anatomy and reproductive technologies used in selected neo-tropical hystricomorphic rodents.
Kavita Ranjeeta Lall +2 more
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A central role for C1q/TNF-related protein 13 (CTRP13) in modulating food intake and body weight. [PDF]
, 2013 C1q/TNF-related protein 13 (CTRP13), a hormone secreted by adipose tissue (adipokines), helps regulate glucose metabolism in peripheral tissues. We previously reported that CTRP13 expression is increased in obese and hyperphagic leptin-deficient mice ...
Byerly, Mardi S +5 more
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Reproductive Technologies Used in Male Neo-Tropical Hystricomorphic Rodents
Animals, 2021 This review, which is the first of two, focuses on the male reproductive anatomy and reproductive technologies used in Neo-tropical hystricomorphic rodents with the potential for domestication, which are the agouti (Dasyprocta leporina), the capybara ...
Kavita Ranjeeta Lall +2 more
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