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Adaptation to climate change – exploring the potential of locally adapted breeds

Animal, 2013
The livestock sector and agriculture as a whole face unprecedented challenges to increase production while improving the environment. On the basis of a literature review, the paper first discusses challenges related to climate change, food security and ...
Irene Hoffmann
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Stromal‐Derived IL‐8 Promotes M2 Macrophage Polarization via the RhoA/MRTF‐A/SRF Transcriptional Axis to Impair CD8+ T Cell Cytotoxicity in Lung Cancer

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
In the recondite pulmonary neoplastic milieu, DESMIN+ cancer‐associated fibroblasts function as the paramount stromal source of IL‐8, precipitating a deleterious immunological metamorphosis by engaging CXCR2 receptors on the myeloid lineage. This paracrine stimulus triggers a mechanotransduction cascade characterized by RhoA‐dependent actin ...
Xuyu Gu, Qiyu Fang, Jia Yu, Ting Yu, Huashan Shi, Kaiqi Jin, Lei Jiang, Wentian Zhang   +7 more
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Physiological values of some blood indicators in selected dwarf rabbit breeds

World Rabbit Science, 2017
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of breed on haematological and biochemical indicators in 3 dwarf rabbit breeds. In the experiment, 30 sexually intact dwarf rabbit females aged 6 mo were used. With the sole exception of white blood
V. Šimek, D. Zapletal, E. Straková, A. Pavlík, P. Suchý   +4 more
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Inhibition of IGFBP4 in Granulosa Cells Improves Reproductive Performance and Maintains Fertility With Age via YAP Signaling

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
IGFBP4 is upregulated in granulosa cells of aged ovaries across monkeys, mice, and humans. It inhibits YAP signaling, thereby suppressing cell proliferation and contributing to follicular dysfunction. Deletion of Igfbp4 in granulosa cells enhances ovulatory output, improves hormone profiles, and reproductive performance in aged female mice, suggesting ...
Qianhui Hu, Ajun Geng, Ziyuan Li, Fanghao Guo, Jingqiang Wang, Xinyi Chen, Meiling Zhang, Yi Arial Zeng, Wen Li   +8 more
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Perivascular Matrix Densification Dysregulates Angiogenesis and Activates Pro‐Inflammatory Endothelial Cells

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Perivascular matrix densification promotes the emergence of aberrant endothelial tip cells (ATECs) that invade and persist within fibrotic microenvironments. Using in vivo lineage tracing and a human microvessel model, this study shows that fibrous matrix cues destabilize VE‐cadherin–mediated junctions to gate TGF‐β signaling, inducing a pro ...
Jingyi Xia, William Y. Wang, Kyle A. Jacobs, Kairav Maniar, Daphne Lin, Evan H. Jarman, Daniel L. Matera, Kristen Loesel, Christopher D. Davidson, Harrison L. Hiraki, Xiaotian Tan, Eve H. Shikanov, Robert N. Kent, Carole Parent, Xudong Fan, Ariella Shikanov, Matthew L. Kutys, Brendon M. Baker   +17 more
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Mitochondrial DNA analysis of the the Yugoslavian Shepherd Dog – Sharplanina and its phylogenetic relationship within and between breeds

Acta Agriculturae Slovenica
The Yugoslavian Shepherd Dog – Sharplanina belongs to the group of Molosser type dog breeds and is an autochthonous dog breed in southwestern Kosovo and northwestern North Macedonia.
Rifat MORINA, Avni ROBAJ, Mentor SOPJANI
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The effect of body condition score and body weight of Sanjabi ewes on immune system, producti ve and reproducti ve performance

Acta Agriculturae Slovenica, 2013
Total 80 Sanjabi ewes (2–5 years old and 50–85 weight domain) were selected in animal unit of Mehregan farm. The ewes were divided to 4 treatment groups according to body condition score of (2, 2.5, 3, 3.5 ≤).
Mohammad Taher JALILIAN, Mohammad Mahdi MOEINI   +1 more
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A Pentaradial and Bilateral Combined Photoreception System in the Sea Cucumber is Mediated by a Blue Light‐Sensitive R‐Opsin

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
The sea cucumber Holothuria leucospilota detects blue and adjacent wavelengths of light via an r‐opsin with a maximum absorption at 459 nm. In the oral tentacles, papillae, and tube feet, distinct light‐sensing structures with specialized morphologies are formed, constituting a unique pentaradial and bilateral combined photoreception system.
Jiasheng Huang, Chunhua Ren, Zhou Qin, Yimeng Cui, Bingbing Zhang, Peng Luo, Xuan Wang, Yaoqi Xie, Xin Zhang, Aifen Yan, Yang Zhang, Dingding Fan, Yang Liu, Wenjie Pan, Xiao Jiang, Lihong Yuan, Haipeng Qin, David M. Irwin, Chaoqun Hu, Yang Liu, Ting Chen   +20 more
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Bio-economical model application in cattle breeding

Acta Agriculturae Slovenica, 2005
Dairy production systems are complex and cannot be described by a single profit function. In a bio-economical model, relevant biological and economical aspects of the production system are described as a system of equations.
Elli PÄRNA, Heli KIIMAN, Haldja VIINALASS, Mirjam VALLAS   +3 more
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Intravital Multimodal Imaging of Human Cortical Organoid Transplantation in a Mouse Model of Chronic Stroke

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A multimodal intravital imaging platform enables longitudinal tracking of human cortical organoids transplanted into chronic stroke lesions. By combining surgical microscopy, MRI, bioluminescence imaging, and two‐photon fluorescence microscopy, the platform captures graft placement, viability dynamics, and cellular‐scale morphology in vivo, offering a ...
Jinghui Wang, Guanda Qiao, Honglin Tan, Colleen Russel, Baixuan Yang, Mengyang Jacky Li, Kexin Wang, Jiadi Xu, Chengyan Chu, Miroslaw Janowski, Tian‐Ming Fu, Piotr Walczak, Yajie Liang   +12 more
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