Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023 We sampled the respiratory mucus from voluntary blowhole exhalations (“blow”) of three healthy beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas) under professional human care. Blow samples were collected from three resident belugas, one adult male (M1) and two adult
Susan A. Smith +7 more
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Complete chloroplast genomes analysis of Lamium barbatum and Leucas ciliata (Lamiaceae) [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. ResourcesThe two Lamioideae species, Lamium barbatum Siebold & Zucc. 1846, is distributed across Europe, North Africa, Asia, and North America, while Leucas ciliata Hochst. ex Benth. 1829 is found in southern China and Southeast Asia.
Qing Du, Baoxiang Xue, Benyi Tan
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Evaluation of the antiproliferative, cytotoxic and phytochemical properties of Zimbabwean medicinal plants used in cancer treatment [PDF]
BMC Complementary Medicine and TherapiesBackground Cancer cases have been on the rise globally and several treatment strategies have been developed but mortality rates remain high. Zimbabwe, like many other countries, has also experienced a surge in cancer cases.
Sigcono Mlilo +4 more
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Contrasting new and available reference genomes to highlight uncertainties in assemblies and areas for future improvement: an example with monodontid species [PDF]
BMC Genomics, 2023 Background Reference genomes provide a foundational framework for evolutionary investigations, ecological analysis, and conservation science, yet uncertainties in the assembly of reference genomes are difficult to assess, and by extension rarely ...
Trevor T. Bringloe, Geneviève J. Parent
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Antibacterial potency of acyclic diester, oleic acid, and β-amyrin tetradecanoate from Acacia lahai and Leucas calostachys against antibiotic-resistant bacteria [PDF]
Frontiers in MicrobiologyIntroductionThe increase in antibiotic-resistant microorganisms has led to the search of new and effective antimicrobial agents. Natural products from plants may, therefore, serve as alternative sources of substances for the treatment of these infections.
Nicholas Kogo Kimutai +3 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2015 Herbal products derived from Hemidesmus indicus (L.) R. Br. ex Schult, Leucas aspera (Wild.), Plumbago zeylanica L and Tridax procumbens (L.) R. Br. ex Schult.
Suresh Yenugu
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Development of Beluga, Delphinapterus leucas, Capture and Satellite Tagging Protocol in Cook Inlet, Alaska [PDF]
, 2000 Attempts to capture and place satellite tags on belugas, Delphinapterus leucas, in Cook Inlet, Alaska were conducted during late spring and summer of 1995, 1997, and 1999. In 1995, capture attempts using a hoop net proved impractical in Cook Inlet.
Ferrero, Richard C. +2 more
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Beluga, Delphinapterus leucas, Group Sizes in Cook Inlet, Alaska, Based on Observer Counts and Aerial Video [PDF]
, 2000 Belugas, Delphinapterus leucas, groups were videotaped concurrent to observer counts during annual NMFS aerial surveys of Cook Inlet, Alaska, from 1994 to 2000. The videotapes provided permanent records of whale groups that could be examined and compared
Hobbs, Roderick C. +2 more
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Phytochemical characterization by GC-MS and in vitro evaluation of antiproliferative and antimigratory studies of Leucas aspera leaf extracts on MDA-MB-231 cell line. [PDF]
BioTechnologia (Pozn)Fazeela MBSM, Sankarram M.
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Dental pathologies in lamniform and carcharhiniform sharks with comments on the classification and homology of double tooth pathologies in vertebrates [PDF]
PeerJ, 2022 Double tooth pathologies are important indicators of trauma, disease, diet, and feeding biomechanics, and are widely documented in mammals. However, diagnosis of double tooth pathologies in extinct non-mammalian vertebrates is complicated by several ...
Harrison S. Miller +2 more
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