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Glycosaminoglycans from the Starfish Lethasterias fusca: Structures and Influence on Hematopoiesis
Marine Drugs, 2023 Crude anionic polysaccharides extracted from the Pacific starfish Lethasterias fusca were purified by anion-exchange chromatography. The main fraction LF, having MW 14.5 kDa and dispersity 1.28 (data of gel-permeation chromatography), was solvolytically ...
Maria I. Bilan +10 more
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Adsorption of Heavy Metals in an Aqueous Solution Using Starfish (Asterina Pectinifera) Biochar
대한환경공학회지, 2020 Objectives Heavy metals caused by industrialization have affected human society for several decades. Because of their toxicity for humans, lots of heavy metal treatments have been developed. However, many of those treatments have economic considerations
Han Gyeol Jeon +4 more
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Supercritical Extraction Technology of Obtaining Polyunsaturated Acids from Starfish (Lysastrosoma anthosticta Fisher, 1922) [PDF]
Техника и технология пищевых производств, 2021 Introduction. Starfish (Asteroidea) are marine echinoderms with more than 160 species. Starfish are a valuable source of protein and fats. The present research featured the chemical composition of starfish, which can be used as a commercial source of ...
Alexander M. Zakharenko +3 more
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Stabilization of Lead-Contaminated Mine Soil Using Natural Waste Materials
Agriculture, 2022 Stabilization was applied as a remediation option for immobilizing lead (Pb) in contaminated mine soil. Four types of waste materials were used as stabilizing agents, namely waste oyster shells (WOS), calcined oyster shells (COS), natural starfish (NSF),
Deok Hyun Moon, Agamemnon Koutsospyros
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The role of retinoic acid signaling in starfish metamorphosis
EvoDevo, 2018 Background Although retinoic acid (RA) signaling plays a crucial role in the body patterning of chordates, its function in non-chordate invertebrates, other than its mediation of environmental cues triggering metamorphosis in cnidarians, is largely ...
Shumpei Yamakawa +3 more
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Review of the Crown-of-thorns Starfish Research Committee (COTSREC) Program [PDF]
, 1995 In December 1988, following criticism in the media of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority's handling of the crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) issue, the then Minister for the Arts, Sport, the Environment, Tourism and Territories, Senator the ...
Ayukai, T. +3 more
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BiologyStarfish are keystone species as predators in benthic ecosystems, but when population outbreaks occur, this can have devastating consequences ecologically.
Liang Qu +4 more
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Techno-chemical description of starfish as an object of industrial processing
Известия ТИНРО, 2015 Size-weight parameters and chemical composition of starfish from the Severnaya Bay (Peter the Great Bay, Japan Sea) are investigated. Two starfish species: Evasterias echinosoma and Patiria pectinifera form dense aggregations in the bay at aquaculture ...
Valery D. Bogdanov +3 more
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Robotic detection and tracking of Crown-Of-Thorns starfish [PDF]
, 2015 This paper presents a novel vision-based underwater robotic system for the identification and control of Crown-Of-Thorns starfish (COTS) in coral reef environments.
Dunbabin, Matthew +5 more
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