Membrane-mediated interaction of non-conventional snake three-finger toxins with nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. [PDF]
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor of α7 type (α7-nAChR) presented in the nervous and immune systems and epithelium is a promising therapeutic target for cognitive disfunctions and cancer treatment.
Shenkarev ZO +14 more
europepmc +2 more sources
Investigation of Hf/Ti bilayers for the development of transition-edge sensor microcalorimeters. [PDF]
The superconducting properties of 85 nm thick hafnium thin films with a 5 nm thick titanium layer on top have been investigated for three different geometries, that is, a film covering the entire 7 × 7 mm2 chip surface, bridges with a width of 200 μm and
Safonova VY +5 more
europepmc +2 more sources
Substrate Specificity and Peptide Motif Preferences of β-Lytic and L5 Proteases from <i>Lysobacter</i> spp. Revealed by LC-MS/MS Analysis. [PDF]
β-Lytic protease (Blp) and protease L5 are enzymes from Lysobacter bacteria with distinct proteolytic and bacteriolytic activities. To characterize their substrate specificity, we employed liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS ...
Konstantinov M +5 more
europepmc +2 more sources
Environmental conditions and marine heatwaves influence blue whale foraging and reproductive effort. [PDF]
Our work links animal behavior and oceanography to provide insights into species life history and investigate the impacts of environmental change. We examine environmental correlates of blue whale vocalization patterns in Aotearoa New Zealand. Our results demonstrate the vulnerability of marine predator populations to marine heatwaves due to the links ...
Barlow DR +4 more
europepmc +2 more sources
Inversion of Rayleigh Wave Dispersion Curves via Long Short-Term Memory Combined with Particle Swarm Optimization. [PDF]
An essential step in surface wave exploration is the inversion of dispersion curves. By inverting dispersion curves, we can effectively establish the shear‐wave velocity model and obtain reliable subsurface stratigraphic information. The inversion of dispersion curves is an inversion problem with multiple parameters and multiple poles, and obtaining a ...
Fu Y +6 more
europepmc +2 more sources
Vascularization of the gastrointestinal tract of the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus, Montagu 1821). [PDF]
Representative scheme of the gastrointestinal blood supply of the bottlenose dolphin. The duodenum is supplied by multiple duodenal arteries, the pacreaticoduodenal arteries do not supply the pancreas, and the caudal mesenteric artery can originate both from the cranial mesenteric artery or the aorta.
Gerussi T +4 more
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Histochemical indications for a chemically complex signal produced by the cervical gill slit gland of the pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps). [PDF]
Abstract The pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps) possesses an exocrine gland associated with its false gill slit pigmentation pattern. The cervical gill slit gland is a compound tubuloalveolar gland that produces a holocrine secretion and displays maturational changes in size and secretory histology. While the morphology of the cervical gill slit gland
Keenan TF +13 more
europepmc +2 more sources
Structure of the spawning herd and stocks of the Siberian vendace of the Yenisei River
The aim of the research is to evaluate the structural and biological parameters of the spawning stock of the turukhanskaya form of the Siberian vendace Coregonus sardinella (Valenciennes, 1848) from the Yenisei River and the state of the commercial ...
N. O. Yablokov +2 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
Comparative studies of characteristics of Bessel and "perfect" vortex beams with a topological charge 9, created using a binary silicon axicon and a "holographic" diamond axicon with continu-ous profile at a wavelength of 141 μm, are carried out.
N. Osintseva +5 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
Osteometric and Morphologic Study of Appendicular Skeletons of Female Simien Sheep in Wogera District, Northwest Ethiopia. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Simien sheep are the predominant fat‐tailed sheep breeds found in Northwest Ethiopia, playing a significant role in the livelihood of resource‐poor farmers. This study provides the morphometric and morphological descriptions of the appendicular skeletons of Ethiopia's indigenous female Simien sheep.
Yitbarek D +7 more
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