Retinal cone photoreceptors of the deer mouse Peromyscus maniculatus : development, topography, opsin expression and spectral tuning [PDF]
, 2013 A quantitative analysis of photoreceptor properties was performed in the retina of the nocturnal deer mouse, Peromyscus maniculatus, using pigmented (wildtype) and albino animals.
Arbogast, Patrick +2 more
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Prolactin is a strong candidate for the regulation of luteal steroidogenesis in vizcachas (Lagostomus maximus) [PDF]
, 2018 Prolactin (PRL) is essential for the maintenance of the corpora lutea and the production of progesterone (P4) during gestation of mice and rats, which makes it a key factor for their successful reproduction.
Charif, Santiago Elías +10 more
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Global Ecology and Conservation, 2014 Indicator species could help to compensate for a shortfall of knowledge about the diversity and distributions of undersampled and cryptic species. This paper provides background knowledge about the ecological interactions that affect and are affected by ...
Meredith Root-Bernstein +3 more
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Microbiome alterations are associated with apolipoprotein E mutation in Octodon degus and humans with Alzheimer's disease. [PDF]
iScienceSummary: Gut microbiome dysbiosis is linked to many neurological disorders including Alzheimer’s disease (AD). A major risk factor for AD is polymorphism in the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene, which affects gut microbiome composition.
Zampieri G +9 more
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Gayana, 2018 A total of 13 individuals of the Abrocoma bennetti rodent were captured and 354 ectoparasites belonging to 10 different species were collected and analyzed. The most abundant species was a Phithraptera, Monogyropus longus (62%), followed by Siphonaptera
Andrea Paz Yáñez-Meza +2 more
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A Multivariate Assessment of Age-Related Cognitive Impairment in Octodon degus
Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience, 2021 Aging is a progressive functional decline characterized by a gradual deterioration in physiological function and behavior. The most important age-related change in cognitive function is decline in cognitive performance (i.e., the processing or ...
Daniela S. Rivera +5 more
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Reflections on the Utility of the Retina as a Biomarker for Alzheimer's Disease: A Literature Review. [PDF]
, 2019 As a part of the central nervous system, the retina may reflect both physiologic processes and abnormalities related to diseases of the brain. Indeed, a concerted effort has been put forth to understand how Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology may manifest
Honma, Patrick +2 more
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Tool use specific adult neurogenesis and synaptogenesis in rodent (Octodon degus) hippocampus. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 We previously demonstrated that degus (Octodon degus), which are a species of small caviomorph rodents, could be trained to use a T-shaped rake as a hand tool to expand accessible spaces.
Noriko Kumazawa-Manita +3 more
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Exploring efficient and effective mammalian models for Alzheimer's disease. [PDF]
Front Aging NeurosciThe aim of this study was to explore and discuss efficient and effective mammalian models for Alzheimer’s disease (AD). In this study, efficient AD models are characterized by a small body size, a short lifespan, and rapid development of the main ...
Kayano M.
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Las ocupaciones humanas del sitio arqueológico de Santa Inés, Laguna de Tagua Tagua, Chile central [PDF]
, 2012 The study of archaeological and bioanthropological evidence from the SantaInés site (central Chile), together with new radiocarbon dates available, haveallowed us to define this site as a residential settlement with several occupationalevents associated ...
Aspillaga, Eugenio +5 more
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