Traumatic Oral Lesions in Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta) Linked to Polychaete (Laetmonice cf. hystrix) Ingestion: A Case Report from the Northern Adriatic Sea [PDF]
AnimalsOral cavity lesions in sea turtles, particularly Caretta caretta, are relatively rare, and are typically linked to infectious agents as well as anthropogenic factors, including ingestion of marine debris or fishing gear.
Stefano Pesaro +6 more
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Corneal Fibropapilloma in Loggerhead Turtles (Caretta caretta) in Mediterranean Sea [PDF]
Veterinary Medicine and ScienceFibropapillomatosis (FP) is a panzootic and neoplastic disease. In the current study, we aimed to characterize a tumour‐like mass and reveal spirorchid‐like parasitic eggs in the ocular tissues of Caretta caretta turtles.
Özgür Kanat +2 more
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Endoparasites and epibionts of loggerhead and green sea turtles from the eastern Mediterranean, Turkey: A detailed assessment [PDF]
HelminthologiaTwo species of sea turtles, the loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and the green turtle (Chelonia mydas), use Turkey's Mediterranean and rarely Aegean Sea coasts for nesting and foraging.
Düşen S. +3 more
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An extensive survey on helminth community of Caretta caretta from the neritic feeding grounds of Northwestern Adriatic sea [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe opportunistic diet of loggerhead sea turtles, Caretta caretta, their long life-span and migratory behavior contribute to shaping the diversity of the gastrointestinal helminthic community.
Erica Marchiori +4 more
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Impact of light pollution on the success of loggerhead turtle nesting in Chebba, Tunisia [PDF]
Open Veterinary JournalBackground: Artificial light has a significant ecological influence and has become a worrying threat to some species, such as sea turtles, whose nesting and hatching may be impacted by light. The beaches of the Chebba area, following the Kuriat Islands,
Imed Jribi
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Ultrasonographic examination of sea turtle eyes (caretta caretta and chelenoidas mydas) [PDF]
Kafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, 2020 Biometrical knowledge in both illness and health is important for correct diagnosis and treatment. There is little information on the biometric and disorders of sea turtles.
Cafer Tayer İŞLER
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Not Only COVID-19: Involvement of Multiple Chemosensory Systems in Human Diseases
Frontiers in Neural Circuits, 2022 Chemosensory systems are deemed marginal in human pathology. In appraising their role, we aim at suggesting a paradigm shift based on the available clinical and experimental data that will be discussed.
Antonio Caretta +3 more
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Global distribution of two fungal pathogens threatening endangered sea turtles [PDF]
, 2014 This work was supported by grants of Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, Spain (CGL2009-10032, CGL2012-32934). J.M.S.R was supported by PhD fellowship of the CSIC (JAEPre 0901804).
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Estimation of cAMP binding in hippocampus CA1 field by a fluorescent probe
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2023 The hippocampus is an allocortex structure involved in many complex processes, from memory formation to spatial navigation. It starts developing during prenatal life but acquires its adult functional properties around the peripubertal age, in both humans
Carla Mucignat-Caretta, Antonio Caretta
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Learning from Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758) epibionts: a study from the Adriatic Sea
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023 Epibiont communities can be used as useful ecological indicators, providing information on the ecology and health conditions of their hosts. In this study, we analyzed the cirriped community from a total of 117 dead specimens of Caretta caretta (Linnaeus,
Matilde Baruffaldi +7 more
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