Characterization of Insulin and Glucagon Genes and Their Producing Endocrine Cells From Pygmy Sperm Whale (Kogia breviceps) [PDF]
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2020 Insulin and glucagon are hormones secreted by pancreatic β and α cells, respectively, which together regulate glucose homeostasis. Dysregulation of insulin or glucagon can result in loss of blood glucose control, characterized by hyperglycemia or ...
Xianyan Wang, Mingyu Li
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Pygmy sperm whale multi-omics data reveal hypoxia adaptations in deep-diving cetaceans [PDF]
BMC BiologyBackground Deep-diving cetaceans tolerate acute hypoxia better than their terrestrial ancestors and shallow-diving counterparts. However, our poor understanding of how genetic factors, cellular functions, and physiological characteristics combine to ...
Weijian Guo +8 more
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Relationship of stranded cetaceans in Thai territorial waters to global populations: Mitochondrial DNA diversity of Cuvier's beaked whale, Indo Pacific finless porpoise, pygmy sperm whale, and dwarf sperm whale [PDF]
Science Progress, 2022 Cetaceans inhabit oceans throughout the world. Four specific odontocetes, namely Cuvier's beaked whale ( Ziphius cavirostris ), Indo Pacific finless porpoise ( Neophocaena phocaenoides ), pygmy sperm whale ( Kogia breviceps ), and dwarf sperm whale ...
Promporn Piboon +9 more
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Genomic Analysis of a Highly Virulent NDM-1-Producing Escherichia coli ST162 Infecting a Pygmy Sperm Whale (Kogia breviceps) in South America [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales are rapidly spreading and adapting to different environments beyond hospital settings. During COVID-19 lockdown, a carbapenem-resistant NDM-1-positive Escherichia coli isolate (BA01 strain) was recovered from a ...
Fábio P. Sellera +23 more
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Anisakid parasite diversity in a pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps (Cetacea: Kogiidae) stranded at the edge of its distribution range in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean [PDF]
ParasiteAnisakid nematodes are a globally distributed group of marine mammal parasites. Kogiid whales, including the pygmy sperm whale Kogia breviceps, host an assemblage of specific anisakid species.
Cipriani Paolo +8 more
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Pathology and Cause of Death in Stranded Kogiids: A Retrospective Study from the Canary Islands (1999–2018) [PDF]
AnimalsThe scientific understanding of cetacean pathology has advanced significantly in recent decades. However, data concerning the health status of members of the family Kogiidae remains scarce.
Pablo Díaz-Santana +8 more
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Morbilliviral infection in a pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps) from Taiwanese waters [PDF]
Veterinary Microbiology, 2006 Morbilliviral infection was diagnosed in an adult male pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps) from southwestern Taiwan on the basis of pathological findings, immunohistochemical staining, and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. The whale was found alive stranded on the beach and died after 5 days of medical care. It was thin and had dozens of
Wei-Cheng Yang +2 more
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Metagenomic Insights Into the Role of Gut Microbes in the Defensive Ink “Tsunabi” of Physeteroid Whales [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionWhales of the superfamily Physeteroidea, which includes the genera Physeter and Kogia, exhibit a unique visual defense mechanism involving the release of dark reddish‐brown feces (locally called “tsunabi‐ink” in Japan) into the water to obscure ...
Hayate Takeuchi +2 more
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Pygmy Sperm Whale (Kogin breiJiceps) stranding record in Tasmania, Australia, and diet of a single specimen [PDF]
Papers and Proceedings - Royal Society of Tasmania, 2013 This study describes the stranding record of the Pygmy Sperm Whale, Kogia breviceps, in Tasmanian waters, and the diet of a single individual. The Pygmy Sperm Whale is one of the most commonly stranded cetaceans in some parts of Australia, although it occurs infrequently in the Tasmanian stranding record, with only seven known stranding events. Dietary
Yves Cherel, Emma L Betty
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Organisation and evolution of the major histocompatibility complex class I genes in cetaceans [PDF]
iScienceSummary: A quarter of marine mammals are at risk of extinction, with disease and poor habitat quality contributing to population decline. Investigation of the Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) provides insight into species’ capacity to respond to ...
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