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Dietary nitrate supplementation prevents radiotherapy-induced xerostomia
eLife, 2021 Management of salivary gland hypofunction caused by irradiation (IR) therapy for head and neck cancer remains lack of effective treatments. Salivary glands, especially the parotid gland, actively uptake dietary nitrate and secrete it into saliva.
Xiaoyu Feng +15 more
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Observations chromosomiques chez le sanglier français (
Genetics Selection Evolution, 1980 Boscher Jeannine +3 more
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On the Authorship, Availability, and Improper Use of Sus scrofa ferus for Referring to Wild Pigs
Taxonomy, 2022 The wild boar, Sus scrofa, is one of the most successful large mammals in terms of geographic distribution. Along with its domestic descendant, the pig, they are extremely important animals for conservation, economy, human sustenance, and well-being ...
Alessio Iannucci
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Preventing wild boar "Sus scrofa" damage - considerations for wild boar management in highly fragmented agroecosystems [PDF]
, 2015 During the last three decades wild boar populations have grown rapidly and the range of the species has increased steadily, covering almost the whole European continent today.
Schlageter, Adrian
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Behaviour, heart rate, and heart rate variability in pigs exposed to novelty
Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia, 2016 In the present study, we investigated behavioural responses and determined parameters of heart rate variability (HRV) to elucidate a relative activation of autonomic nervous system (ANS) during baseline (10 min) and in response to potentially stressful ...
Manja Zupan +2 more
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Lack of airway submucosal glands impairs respiratory host defenses
eLife, 2020 Submucosal glands (SMGs) are a prominent structure that lines human cartilaginous airways. Although it has been assumed that SMGs contribute to respiratory defense, that hypothesis has gone without a direct test.
Lynda S Ostedgaard +25 more
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Thermoregulation in the wild boar (Sus scrofa)
Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 2023 AbstractThe wild boar (Sus scrofa) originates from warm islands but now inhabits large areas of the world, with Antarctica as the only continent not inhabited by this species. One might be tempted to think that its wide distribution results from increasing environmental temperatures.
Ruf, Thomas +4 more
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Czech Journal of Animal Science, 2017 The East Balkan pig (EBP) is a traditional domestic pig breed in Bulgaria managed in semi-wild conditions and well-adapted to the continental climate and rearing on pastures.
Ivan Stojanov Nikolov +3 more
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Wild boars (Sus scrofa scrofa) seminiferous tubules morphometry
Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 2006 The aim of this data was to analyze morphology and function of the seminiferous tubule in adult wild boars. Testes removed by unilateral castration of five animals were used.
Deiler Sampaio Costa +1 more
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Occurrences of ochratoxin A in slaughtered wild boar (Sus scrofa)
Italian Journal of Food Safety, 2013 Ochratoxins are fungal secondary metabolites that may contaminate a broad variety of foodstuffs, such as grains, vegetables, coffee, dried fruits, beer, wine and meats. Ochratoxins are considered powerful nephrotoxins, carcinogens, teratogens in rats and
Giancarlo Bozzo +5 more
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