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Camels, along with llamas and alpacas, have a special type of antibody called "camelid antibodies" or "heavy-chain antibodies." These antibodies are smaller and simpler compared to the usual antibodies found in humans and most other animals. Unlike typical antibodies that have two heavy chains and two light chains, camelid antibodies are made up of ...
Dr. Mranalini Prerna
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Resistance to SARS-CoV-2 infection in camelid nasal organoids is associated with lack of ACE2 expression [PDF]
npj VirusesThe severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infects a variety of animal species. Susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 is primarily determined by the utilization of the viral receptor, ACE2. SARS-CoV-2 can utilize a broad range of animal ACE2
Tim I. Breugem +7 more
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Camelid Single-Domain Antibodies: Historical Perspective and Future Outlook
Frontiers in Immunology, 2017 Tremendous effort has been expended over the past two and a half decades to understand many aspects of camelid heavy chain antibodies, from their biology, evolution, and immunogenetics to their potential applications in various fields of research and ...
Mehdi Arbabi-Ghahroudi +1 more
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Methane Emission by Camelids [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 PLoS ONE, 9 (4)
Dittmann, Marie T +6 more
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Cerebrospinal Nematodiasis in 20 Camelids [PDF]
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2016 Abstract Background Information about the clinical and clinicopathologic aspects of cerebrospinal nematodiasis (CN) in camelids is limited. Hypothesis Clinical and therapeutic variables will be identified as factors ...
Bertin, F. R., Taylor, S. D.
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STATE-OF-THE-ART PRODUCTION OF EMBRYOS IN VITRO IN SOUTH AMERICAN CAMELIDS [PDF]
SPERMOVA, 2015 The first research on in vitro fertilization in camelids have been made using gametes of slaughtered animals recovered. This job has been of invaluable help to try to standardize protocols in vitro maturation and fertilization.
Ruiz JB
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Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice, 2009 The area of herd health is particularly important when considering camelid operations because of the high frequency of travel for exhibition, breeding, and boarding. This article outlines the considerations for routine husbandry, facility and animal maintenance, and infectious disease control in the form of biosecurity, vaccination, and health testing ...
Jones, Meredyth, Boileau, Melanie
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Establishment of well-differentiated camelid airway cultures to study Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus. [PDF]
, 2022 In 2012, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) emerged in Saudi Arabia and was mostly associated with severe respiratory illness in humans. Dromedary camels are the zoonotic reservoir for MERS-CoV. To investigate the biology of MERS-CoV
Pfaender, Stephanie +30 more
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Veterinary Research, 2022 Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) poses a serious threat to public health. Here, we established an ex vivo alpaca tracheal explant (ATE) model using an air-liquid interface culture system to gain insights into MERS-CoV infection in ...
Nigeer Te +6 more
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Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2020 Background Renal disease caused by Corynebacterium cystitidis in beef cattle may be misclassified as Corynebacterium renale, and limited information about C. cystitidis infections in beef cattle currently is available.
Joe S. Smith +4 more
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