Parental transfer of the antimicrobial protein LBP/BPI protects Biomphalaria glabrata eggs against oomycete infections [PDF]
, 2013 Copyright: © 2013 Baron et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source ...
A Baeza Garcia +75 more
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The light–dark cycle of Desmoulin’s whorl snail Vertigo moulinsiana Dupuy 1849 (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Vertiginidae) and its activity patterns at different temperatures [PDF]
, 2018 El ciclo de luz y oscuridad del caracol Vertigo moulinsiana Dupuy, 1849 (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Vertiginidae) y su patrón de actividad a diferentes temperaturas Vertigo moulinsiana es una especie de diminutos caracoles terrestres que necesitan ...
Książkiewicz–Parulska, Z.
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Historical biogeography of the land snail Cornu aspersum: new insights into the scenario inferred from haplotype distribution in both Europe and North Africa. [PDF]
, 2010 International audienceBackground: Despite its key location between the rest of the continent and Europe, research on the phylogeography of north African species remains very limited compared to European and North American taxa.
Guiller, Annie, Madec, Luc
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Морфогенетический анализ популяций Helix pomatia L. (Pulmonata, Helicidae) Юго-Восточной и Восточной части современного ареала [PDF]
, 2014 На основе анализа морфологической и генетической изменчивости, выявляемой методом гель-элекктрофореза белков в ПААГ, изучено состояние генофондов двенадцати адвентивных популяций виноградной улитки Helix pomatia L.
Артемчук, О. Ю. +1 more
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Neuronal background of positioning of the posterior tentacles in the snail Helix pomatia [PDF]
, 2013 The location of cerebral neurons innervating the three recently described flexor muscles involved in the orientation of the posterior tentacles as well as their innervation patterns were investigated, applying parallel retrograde Co- and Ni-lysine as ...
A Friedrich +26 more
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On the path to extinction: Helix godetiana Kobelt, 1878, the only threatened Helix species in Greece [PDF]
Nature ConservationLand snails and the Aegean Archipelago offer an intriguing combination for studying biodiversity, biogeography and ecology. A region with high environmental and temporal heterogeneity and a tri-continental biotic influence and a group of organisms with ...
Leonidas Maroulis +6 more
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Octopamine increases the excitability of neurons in the snail feeding system by modulation of inward sodium current but not outward potassium currents [PDF]
, 2005 Background: Although octopamine has long been known to have major roles as both transmitter and modulator in arthropods, it has only recently been shown to be functionally important in molluscs, playing a role as a neurotransmitter in the feeding network
Elliott, C J H, Szabo, H, Vehovszky, A
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Impairment of context memory by β-amyloid peptide in terrestrial snail
Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2008 We examined influence of the β-amyloid peptide (25-35) neurotoxic fragment (βAP) on Helix lucorum food-aversion learning. Testing with aversively conditioned carrot showed that 2, 5, and 14 days after training the βAP-injected group ...
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Dramatic expansion of the black widow toxin arsenal uncovered by multi-tissue transcriptomics and venom proteomics. [PDF]
, 2014 BackgroundAnimal venoms attract enormous interest given their potential for pharmacological discovery and understanding the evolution of natural chemistries.
Ayoub, Nadia A +4 more
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ZoodiversityKnown records of five species of land snails of Crimean origin (Brephulopsis cylindrica (Menke, 1828), B. bidens (Krynicki, 1833), Mentissa gracilicosta (Rossmässler, 1836), Monacha fruticola (Krynicki, 1833, Helix albescens Rossmässler, 1839) in Ukraine
N. V. Gural-Sverlova, R. I. Gural
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