30-Year-Long Changes in Terrestrial Vertebrate Fauna of Niebieskie ŹródłA (Blue Springs) Nature Reserve in Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Central Poland [PDF]
The article focuses on changes in terrestrial vertebrate fauna of Niebieskie Źródła (Blue Springs) Nature Reserve that occurred between two censuses carried out in the area.
Hejduk, Janusz +3 more
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Protozoan Parasites of Sarcocystis spp. in Rodents from Commercial Orchards
Small mammals are an important group of wildlife that can transmit pathogens to humans and animals. There is a lack of comprehensive studies on the protozoan parasites of the genus Sarcocystis in agricultural areas. The aim of the current research was to
Petras Prakas +5 more
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Pleistocene vertebrate faunas of the Süttő Travertine Complex (Hungary) [PDF]
Numerous fossil remains (vertebrates, molluscs and plants) were found in more than twenty sites of the Süttő Travertine Complex during the last 150 years.
Brunnacker +54 more
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Occurrence and distribution of Giardia species in wild rodents in Germany
Background Giardiasis is an important gastrointestinal parasitic disease in humans and other mammals caused by the protozoan Giardia duodenalis. This species complex is represented by genetically distinct groups (assemblages A-H) with varying zoonotic ...
Yosra A. Helmy +9 more
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Experimental Mycobacterium microti Infection in Bank Voles (Myodes glareolus)
Voles are maintenance hosts of Mycobacterium microti. In line with the goal to eradicate tuberculosis (TB) in livestock, the role of this mycobacteria needs to be assessed since it might interfere with current M. bovis/M.
Enric Vidal +10 more
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Measurement of Fecal Testosterone Metabolites in Mice: Replacement of Invasive Techniques [PDF]
Testosterone is the main reproductive hormone in male vertebrates and conventional methods to measure testosterone rely on invasive blood sampling procedures.
Auer, Kerstin E. +5 more
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Mammal endemism In Italy: A review [PDF]
Although there are various checklists of Italian mammals, there is not yet a synthesis of those mammals that are endemic to Italy. Therefore, we provide for the first time a detailed review on Italian mammal endemic species including endemic taxa ...
Amori, Giovanni, Castiglia, Riccardo
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Regulation of MyoD function in the dividing myoblast [PDF]
Proliferating myoblasts express MyoD, yet no phenotypic markers are activated as long as mitogen levels are sufficient to keep the cells dividing. Depending upon mitogen levels, a decision is made in G1 that commits the myoblast to either continue to divide or to exit from the cell cycle and activate terminal differentiation. Ectopic expression of MyoD
Wei, Qin, Paterson, Bruce M
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Background Rodents are important reservoirs for zoonotic vector-borne agents. Thus, the distribution of rodents and their vicinity to humans and companion animals may have an important impact on human and animal health.
Anna Obiegala +11 more
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A five-year perspective on the situation of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome and status of the hantavirus reservoirs in Europe, 2005-2010 [PDF]
Hantavirus infections are reported from many countries in Europe and with highly variable annual case numbers. In 2010, more than 2,000 human cases were reported in Germany, and numbers above the baseline have also been registered in other European ...
Aberle, S.W. (Stephan) +27 more
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