Immunome database for marsupials and monotremes [PDF]
BMC Immunology, 2011 Background To understand the evolutionary origins of our own immune system, we need to characterise the immune system of our distant relatives, the marsupials and monotremes.
Papenfuss Anthony T +2 more
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Targeted molecular screening for protozoan parasites in wild platypuses (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) and associated risk factors for infection [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and WildlifeThe platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is a unique monotreme endemic to eastern Australia, yet little is known about the prevalence and impact of protozoan infections in wild populations. This study investigated the occurrence of protozoan parasites and
Renata Fernandes-Santos +8 more
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Therian origin of INSL3/RXFP2-driven testicular descent in mammals [PDF]
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental BiologyIntroduction: During early development in most male mammals the testes move from a position near the kidneys through the abdomen to eventually reside in the scrotum.
Brandon R. Menzies +3 more
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Convergent evolutionary shifts in rhodopsin retinal release explain shared opsin repertoires in monotremes and crocodilians [PDF]
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2023 Stephen J. Rossiter, Hai Chi
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Marsupial and monotreme milk—a review of its nutrient and immune properties [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 All mammals are characterized by the ability of females to produce milk. Marsupial (metatherian) and monotreme (prototherian) young are born in a highly altricial state and rely on their mother’s milk for the first part of their life.
Hayley J. Stannard +2 more
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Bone microstructure supports a Mesozoic origin for a semiaquatic burrowing lifestyle in monotremes (Mammalia) [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of AmericaAlexandra Houssaye +2 more
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When the past informs our future
eLife, 2021 Comparing the genes expressed at the maternal-fetal interface in different species helps to pinpoint those that contribute to a healthy pregnancy by regulating the activity of the immune system.
Abigail LaBella
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Gut microbiota in the short‐beaked echidna (Tachyglossus Aculeatus) shows stability across gestation
MicrobiologyOpen, 2023 Indigenous gut microbial communities (microbiota) play critical roles in health and may be especially important for the mother and fetus during pregnancy.
Isini Buthgamuwa +5 more
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Frontiers in Physiology, 2022 We reviewed the many discoveries in cell biology, made since the 17th century, which have been based on red blood cells (RBCs). The advances in molecular and structural biology in the past 40 years have enabled the discovery with these cells, most ...
Gheorghe Benga, Gheorghe Benga, Guy Cox
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Ecosystem engineering by digging mammals: effects on soil fertility and condition in Tasmanian temperate woodland [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2019 Many small- and medium-sized mammals dig for their food. This activity potentially affects soil condition and fertility. Digging is well developed especially in Australian mammals, many of which have recently become rare or extinct.
G. T. O. Davies +4 more
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