Rodent Models for Metabolic Syndrome Research [PDF]
, 2011 Rodents are widely used to mimic human diseases to improve understanding of the causes and progression of disease symptoms and to test potential therapeutic interventions. Chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes and hypertension, together known as the
Brown, Lindsay, Panchal, Sunil K.
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Towards sustainable management of rodents in organic animal husbandry [PDF]
, 2004 From 26 to 28 May 2004 an international seminar was held in Wageningen, the Netherlands, about current knowledge and advice on rodent management on organic pig and poultry farms in Western Europe. This paper summarizes the discussions.
Kijlstra, Aize, Meerburg, Bastiaan
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Animal-related factors associated with moderate-to-severe diarrhea in children younger than five years in western Kenya: A matched case-control study [PDF]
, 2017 Background Diarrheal disease remains among the leading causes of global mortality in children younger than 5 years. Exposure to domestic animals may be a risk factor for diarrheal disease.
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, 2018 Review of hosts of Lassa virus in west Africa Elisabeth Fichet-Calvet Phylogenetic analysis and prevalence of Lassa virus in multimammate mice within the highly endemic Edo-Ondo hotspot for Lassa fever, Nigeria Adetunji Adesina, Akinlabi Oyeyiola ...
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Genetic characterization of flea-derived Bartonella species from native animals in Australia suggests host-parasite co-evolution [PDF]
, 2011 Fleas are important arthropod vectors for a variety of diseases in veterinary and human medicine, and bacteria belonging to the genus Bartonella are among the organisms most commonly transmitted by these ectoparasites.
Adams, P.J. +8 more
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Rats: an ecologically-based approach for managing a global problem [PDF]
, 2007 Many people have problems with pest rodents. Rats eat our crops, contaminate our stored food, damage our buildings and possessions and spread dangerous diseases to people and livestock.
Belmain, Steven
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G protein-coupled receptor 35: an emerging target in inflammatory and cardiovascular disease [PDF]
, 2015 G protein-coupled receptor 35 (GPR35) is an orphan receptor, discovered in 1998, that has garnered interest as a potential therapeutic target through its association with a range of diseases.
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Rodent genetic models of Huntington disease
Neurobiology of Disease, 2008 Huntington disease (HD) is a dominantly inherited human neurodegenerative disorder characterized by motor deficits, cognitive impairment, and psychiatric symptoms leading to inexorable decline and death. Since the identification of the huntingtin gene and the characteristic expanded CAG repeat/polyglutamine mutation, multiple murine genetic models and ...
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Workshop Rodent-Borne Diseases [PDF]
, 2018 Ecology of Puumala hantavirus in Europe Heikki Henttonen, Liina Voutilainen, Eva Kallio, Jukka Niemimaa, Tarja Sironen, Olli Vapalahti Review of leptospirosis carriage in rodents worldwide and identification of key host species and knowledge gaps in the ...
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Diffusion and Home Range Parameters from Rodent Population Measurements in Panama
, 2005 Simple random walk considerations are used to interpret rodent population data collected in Hantavirus-related investigations in Panama regarding the short-tailed cane mouse, \emph{Zygodontomys brevicauda}.
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