Marine Invertebrate Peptides: Antimicrobial Peptides [PDF]
Antimicrobial peptides are an important component of many organisms’ innate immune system, with a good inhibitory or killing effect against the invading pathogens. As a type of biological polypeptide with natural immune activities, antimicrobial peptides
Ran Wu +9 more
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In vitro detection of marine invertebrate stem cells: utilizing molecular and cellular biology techniques and exploring markers [PDF]
Marine invertebrate stem cells (MISCs) represent a distinct category of pluripotent and totipotent cells with remarkable abilities for self-renewal and differentiation into multiple germ layers, akin to their vertebrate counterparts.
Fatemeh Mohajer +5 more
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A picture is worth a thousand words: using digital tools to visualise marine invertebrate diversity data along the coasts of Mozambique and São Tomé & Príncipe [PDF]
The amount of biological data available in online repositories is increasing at an exponential rate. However, data on marine invertebrate biodiversity resources from Mozambique and São Tomé and Príncipe are still sparse and scattered. Online repositories
Henrique Niza +4 more
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Marine invertebrate biodiversity from the Argentine Sea, South Western Atlantic [PDF]
The list of marine invertebrate biodiversity living in the southern tip of South America is compiled. In particular, the living invertebrate organisms, reported in the literature for the Argentine Sea, were checked and summarized covering more than 8,000
Gregorio Bigatti, Javier Signorelli
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Neurotoxicity in Marine Invertebrates: An Update [PDF]
Invertebrates represent about 95% of existing species, and most of them belong to aquatic ecosystems. Marine invertebrates are found at intermediate levels of the food chain and, therefore, they play a central role in the biodiversity of ecosystems ...
Irene Deidda +5 more
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How Significant Are Marine Invertebrate Collagens? Exploring Trends in Research and Innovation [PDF]
This review is focused on the research, innovation and technological breakthroughs on marine invertebrate collagens and their applications. The findings reveal that research dates back to the 1970s, and after a period of reduced activity, interest in ...
Mariana Almeida +5 more
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Marine Invertebrate Metabolites with Anticancer Activities: Solutions to the “Supply Problem” [PDF]
Marine invertebrates provide a rich source of metabolites with anticancer activities and several marine-derived agents have been approved for the treatment of cancer.
Nelson G. M. Gomes +4 more
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One of the best ways to share and disseminate biodiversity information is through the digitization of data and making it available via online databases.
Marta Bento +5 more
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The present subchapter focuses on benthic shrimps, worms, gastropods, bivalves and other invertebrates living on or in the sea floor that are important food sources for fishes, marine mammals, seabirds and humans, as well as invertebrate species that are targeted by some commercial fisheries.
Jørgensen, Lis Lindal +18 more
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Toward a Mechanistic Understanding of Marine Invertebrate Behavior at Elevated CO2
Elevated carbon dioxide (CO2) levels can alter ecologically important behaviors in a range of marine invertebrate taxa; however, a clear mechanistic understanding of these behavioral changes is lacking.
Jodi T. Thomas +3 more
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