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Identification and characterization of amphibian SLC26A5 using RNA-Seq
Background Prestin (SLC26A5) is responsible for acute sensitivity and frequency selectivity in the vertebrate auditory system. Limited knowledge of prestin is from experiments using site-directed mutagenesis or domain-swapping techniques after the amino ...
Zhongying Wang +3 more
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Opening the file drawer: Unexpected insights from a chytrid infection experiment. [PDF]
Infection experiments are critical for understanding wildlife disease dynamics. Although infection experiments are typically designed to reduce complexity, disease outcomes still result from complex interactions between host, pathogen, and environmental ...
Allison Q Byrne +4 more
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SEPTICEMIA EM GIRINOS DE CRIAÇÃO NA FASE PRÉ-METAMÓRFICA
O presente trabalho descreve um quadro septicêmico específico em girinos de rã touro (Rana [Lithobates] catesbeiana Shaw, 1802) na fase pré-metamórfica. Foram realizados estudos em três ranários comerciais do Estado de Goiás, incluindo avaliação clínica,
Rolando Alfredo Mazzoni +3 more
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Genomic Correlates of Disease Recovery in Natural Populations of the Sierra Nevada Yellow-Legged Frog (Rana sierrae). [PDF]
ABSTRACT In our rapidly changing world, evolution is likely to play an important role in facilitating the resilience of wildlife populations. The Sierra Nevada yellow‐legged frog (Rana sierrae) provides a rare example of recovery following severe declines caused by the amphibian chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis).
Byrne AQ +3 more
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Durante os meses de julho a outubro de 2001 foi realizado um experimento a fim de verificar a variabilidade genética entre os animais Rana catesbeiana de ranários dos estados de Goiás, Pará e Paraná.
Elenice Cristina Pires Prim +2 more
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O objetivo deste trabalho foi isolar o agente causador da doença-da-perna-vermelha em girinos de Rana catesbeiana em fase de transformação. Coletaram-se 20 girinos, na fase G4, apresentando prostração, anorexia, pele ressecada, pernas posteriores ...
José Luiz Pedreira Mouriño +4 more
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Mutagenic effect of a commercial fungicide on Rana catesbeiana and Leptodactylus latrans tadpoles
We have examined the mutagenic effects of the fungicide Elatus® on tadpoles of Rana catesbeiana and Leptodactylus latrans. Sixty-four tadpoles of each species have been exposed to three concentrations of Elatus® (10, 20, and 50 µg/L-1) during 96 hours ...
RHAYANE A. ASSIS +7 more
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Discovery of elevated concentrations of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in ground and surface waters globally has heightened concern over their potential adverse health effects. The effects of PFAS are known largely from acute toxicity studies of single
R. Flynn +8 more
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Current distribution of American bullfrog Rana catesbeiana Shaw, 1802 in the Republic of Korea
American bullfrog Rana catesbeiana Shaw, 1802 ( = Lithobates catesbeianus ) is one of the world’s most problematic amphibians. In both 1957 and 1973, the species was introduced to the Republic of Korea, in order to be bred as a food resource.
Hee-Jin Kang
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Anti-ulcerogenic and antisecretory effects of Celtis iguanaea (Jacq.) Sargent hexane leaf extract
The Celtis iguanaea (Jacq.) Sargent (Cannabaceae) is one of the native species of the Cerrado region of Brazil widely used in folk medicine to treat dyspepsia.
J.L.R. Martins +5 more
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