Helicoverpa armigera miR-2055 regulates lipid metabolism via fatty acid synthase expression
Open Biology, 2022 Insect hormones and microRNAs regulate lipid metabolism, but the mechanisms are not fully elucidated. Here, we found that cotton bollworm larvae feeding on Arabidopsis thaliana (AT) leaves had a lower triacylglycerol (TAG) level and more delayed ...
Yang Cheng +6 more
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Pharmacological strategies in lung cancer-induced cachexia: effects on muscle proteolysis, autophagy, structure, and weakness [PDF]
, 2014 Muscle wasting and cachexia are important systemic manifestations of highly prevalent conditions including cancer. Inflammation, oxidative stress, autophagy, ubiquitin-proteasome system, nuclear factor (NF)-kB, and mitogen activated protein kinases (MAPK)
Bal, Elisa Dora +7 more
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Influence of HFD-induced precocious puberty on neurodevelopment in mice
Nutrition & Metabolism, 2021 Background Precocious puberty is frequently associated with obesity, which will lead to long-term effects, especially on growth and reproduction. However, the effect of precocious puberty on children's neurodevelopment is still unknown.
Tingbei Bo +5 more
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Frontiers in Zoology, 2017 Background The Asian house rat (Rattus tanezumi) and the brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) are closely related species and are partially sympatric in southern China. Over the past 20 years, R.
Hong-Ling Guo +4 more
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Plants, 2020 Plant viruses cause a range of plant diseases symptoms that are often responsible for significant crop production losses and the severity and spread of the symptoms may be affected by climate change.
Huijuan Guo +7 more
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Prevalence and co-infection of Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum in Apodemus sylvaticus in an area relatively free of cats [PDF]
, 2011 The protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii is prevalent worldwide and can infect a remarkably wide range of hosts despite felids being the only definitive host.
A. P. COX +17 more
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Effects of Group Size on Behavior, Reproduction, and mRNA Expression in Brains of Brandt’s Voles
Brain Sciences, 2023 For social animals, a moderate group size is greatly important to maintain their reproductive success. However, the underlying neurobiological mechanism of group size on behavior and reproduction has rarely been investigated.
Wei Lu +9 more
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Modeling Autistic Features in Animals [PDF]
, 2011 A variety of features of autism can be simulated in rodents, including the core behavioral hallmarks of stereotyped and repetitive behaviors, and deficits in social interaction and communication.
Patterson, Paul H.
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The Gut Microbiota May Affect Personality in Mongolian Gerbils
Microorganisms, 2022 The “gut–microbiota–brain axis” reveals that gut microbiota plays a critical role in the orchestrating behavior of the host. However, the correlation between the host personalities and the gut microbiota is still rarely known.
Lin Gan, Tingbei Bo, Wei Liu, Dehua Wang
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Comparative Chromosome Maps of Neotropical Rodents Necromys lasiurus and Thaptomys nigrita (Cricetidae) Established by ZOO-FISH [PDF]
, 2011 This work presents chromosome homology maps between Mus musculus (MMU) and 2 South American rodent species from the Cricetidae group: Necromys lasiurus (NLA, 2n = 34) and Thaptomys nigrita (TNI, 2n = 52), established by ZOO-FISH using mouse chromosome ...
Diaz GB +28 more
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