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World Rabbit Science, 2014 In Sicilian Mediterranean ecosystems the European rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus is a keystone species, very important for popular small game species and for ecological reasons.
M. Lo Valvo, A. La Scala, M. Scalisi
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Long-term decline of the European wild rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in south-western Spain [PDF]
, 2007 The European wild rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) is a species native to the Iberian Peninsula, where it was once extremely abundant. It is considered the most important prey item for the peninsula's assemblage of Mediterranean vertebrate predators, which
Ayala, José +11 more
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Viruses, 2014 Rabbit hemorrhagic disease is caused by a calicivirus, rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV), which is responsible for high mortality in domestic and wild European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus). RHDV strains were sequenced from wild European rabbits (
Pedro J. Esteves +5 more
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Comparative evolutionary analysis of IL6 in lagomorphs [PDF]
, 2013 Background and aims: Interleukin 6 (IL6), also known as interferon beta 2, is a class-I helical cytokine with a broad spectrum of biological activities in humoral and cellular defense.
Abrantes, J. +3 more
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Brain anatomy of the 4‐day‐old European rabbit [PDF]
Journal of Anatomy, 2018 AbstractThe European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) is a widely used model in fundamental, medical and veterinary neurosciences. Besides investigations in adults, rabbit pups are relevant to study perinatal neurodevelopment and early behaviour. To date, the rabbit is also the only species in which a pheromone – the mammary pheromone (MP) – emitted by ...
Schneider, Nanette +2 more
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Leporid immunoglobulin G shows evidence of strong selective pressure on the hinge and CH3 domains [PDF]
Open Biology, 2014 Immunoglobulin G (IgG) is the predominant serum immunoglobulin and has the longest serum half-life of all the antibody classes. The European rabbit IgG has been of significant importance in immunological research, and is therefore well characterized ...
Ana Pinheiro +6 more
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Wild rabbit management in the Iberian Peninsula: state of the art and future perspectives for Iberian lynx conservation [PDF]
, 2017 The Iberian lynx, the most endangered cat in the world, is presently found only in two isolated populations in southern Spain. Natural expansion from these populations is limited which turns Iberian lynx reintroduction programs into the only alternative ...
Delibes-Mateos, Miguel +1 more
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World Rabbit Science, 2020 Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and cytochrome b (cyt b) gene sequences were used to determine the status of genetic diversity and phylogeny for 132 individuals from local rabbit breeds in Egypt and Spain.
Ahmed Mostafa Emam +6 more
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Injectable gellan gum hydrogels with autologous cells for the treatment of rabbit articular cartilage defects [PDF]
, 2010 In this work, the ability of gellan gum hydrogels coupled with autologous cells to regenerate rabbit full-thickness articular cartilage defects was tested.
Aigner +31 more
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cAMP-Inhibits Cytoplasmic Phospholipase A(2) and Protects Neurons against Amyloid-beta-Induced Synapse Damage [PDF]
, 2015 A key event in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the production of amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides and the loss of synapses. In cultured neurons Aβ triggered synapse damage as measured by the loss of synaptic proteins. α-synuclein (αSN), aggregates of which accumulate
Bate, C, Williams, A
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