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Morphophysiology and Hormonal Control of the Mammary Gland of the Bat Artibeus lituratus During Gestation and Lactation: Emphasis on Estradiol and Progesterone. [PDF]

J Morphol
The mammary gland of NON females of Artibeus lituratus was composed of few ducts interspersed within a rich stroma, and covered by adipose tissue. The branching of the mammary gland in AP females are triggered by stimuli from an increase in serum estradiol that, through ERα activation, stimulates the proliferation of the ducts, and an increase in serum
Santiago CS, Pimentel PB, Soares EM, Ferraz JF, Guerra LHA, Souza CC, Góes RM, Morielle-Versute E, Taboga SR, Beguelini MR.   +9 more
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Litomosoides brasiliensis (Nematoda: Onchocercidae) infecting chiropterans in the Legal Amazon region, Brazil [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2022
Chiropterans play an important role in the maintenance of the environmental balance, since they are pollinators, seed dispersers and predators. They contribute to transmission and spreading of microorganisms such as helminths, fungi, protozoa, bacteria ...
Thaliane França Costa, Danielle Jordany Barros Coutinho, Ana Karoline Sousa Mendes Simas, Gabriella Vieira dos Santos, Rita de Maria Seabra Nogueira, Francisco Borges Costa, Maria Claudene Barros, Elmary da Costa Fraga, Andréa Pereira da Costa   +8 more
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Taxa e velocidade de germinação de sementes de Cecropia pachystachya Trécul (Cecropiaceae) ingeridas por Artibeus lituratus (Olfers, 1818) (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) - DOI: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v29i4.879

Acta Scientiarum: Biological Sciences, 2008
O objetivo deste trabalho foi verificar se o morcego frugívoro Artibeus lituratus pode ser considerado indutor na germinação de sementes de Cecropia pachystachya, sendo avaliadas a taxa e a velocidade de germinação das sementes em diferentes condições ...
Ricardo Anghinoni Bocchesi, Ademir Kleber Morbeck de Oliveira, Eliane Cristine Vicente   +2 more
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Genomic characterization of a novel Hepatovirus identified in Maranhão state, Brazil [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Bats are efficient reservoirs of a number of viruses with zoonotic potential, and are involved directly in the transmission cycle of many zoonoses. In the present study, which is part of a larger project that is documenting the viromes of the bat species
Walna Micaelle de Moraes Pires, Ana Cecília Ribeiro Cruz, Alex Junior Souza de Souza, Sandro Patroca Silva, Taciana Fernandes Souza Barbosa Coelho, Daniel Damous Dias, José Wilson Rosa Júnior, Samira Brito Mendes, Elmary da Costa Fraga, Maria Claudene Barros, Iracilda Sampaio   +10 more
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Sialólito em Artibeus lituratus (Olfers, 1818) (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae): relato de caso

Biotemas, 2015
Sialólitos são estruturas calcificadas que se desenvolvem dentro do sistema ductal salivar, apresentando formato redondo ou oval e, geralmente, são assintomáticos.
Eveline Batista de Almeida Alves, Maria Juliana Gomes Arandas, Francisco Carlos Amanajás de Aguiar Júnior, Katharine Raquel Pereira dos Santos   +3 more
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Comparative retinal histomorphometry and visual acuity of three bat species of the genus Artibeus (Phyllostomidae: Stenodermatinae) [PDF]

Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2021
: This study performed a histomorphometric analysis of the retina and estimated the visual acuity of three fruit-eating bats of the genus Artibeus, including Artibeus lituratus, Artibeus planirostris and Artibeus obscurus.
Erivaldo A. Antonio, Fabrício B. de Sá, Katharine R.P. Santos, Nivaldo B. Lima Junior, Fabricya R. Silva, Francisco C.A. Aguiar Júnior, Jeymesson R.C. Vieira   +6 more
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Leaf Modifying Behavior inArtibeus lituratus [PDF]

Acta Chiropterologica, 2003
(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) No abstract provided.
Mariana Muñoz–Romo, Emílio Herrera
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Sialolith in Artibeus lituratus (Olfers, 1818) (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae): case report

Biotemas, 2015
Sialoliths are calcified structures that develop into the salivary duct system, they have a round or oval shape and are usually asymptomatic. They result from the deposition of calcium salts around focal areas of organic matter and grow continuously ...
Eveline de Cássia Batista de Almeida Alves, Maria Juliana Gomes Arandas, Francisco Carlos Amanajás Aguiar-Júnior, Katharine Raquel Pereira dos Santos   +3 more
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Ecological aspects of artibeus lituratus e artibeus planirostris (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) in Cerrado environments, Mato Grosso - Brazil

, 2023
The present study analyzed the ecological and biological aspects of Artibeus lituratus and Artibeus planirostris captured in the municipality of Nova Xavantina, Mato Grosso, Brazil. The samplings occurred from January/2010 to December/2010 and from August/2012 to July/2013, in three areas of Cerradão and three of Cerrado stricto sensu. A total of 286
Ricardo Firmino de Sousa, Karina de Cassia Faria   +1 more
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Leptospira in Brazilian Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera): A Systematic Review. [PDF]

Vet Med Sci
We performed a systematic review on bats and Leptospira in Brazil. 8 studies were conducted between 1976 and 2024, with 66 bat taxa found positive, 1 Leptospira species and four serovars identified. Graphical abstract made with Biorender. ABSTRACT Bats are a megadiverse clade with plural ecological functions, including their role as bacterial, viral ...
Braga CDS, Zeppelini CG.
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