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Possible Role of Fish and Frogs as Paratenic Hosts of Dracunculus medinensis, Chad

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2016
Copepods infected with Dracunculus medinensis larvae collected from infected dogs in Chad were fed to 2 species of fish and tadpoles. Although they readily ingested copepods, neither species of fish, Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) nor fathead ...
Mark L. Eberhard, Michael J. Yabsley, Hubert Zirimwabagabo, Henry Bishop, Christopher A. Cleveland, John C. Maerz, Robert Bringolf, Ernesto Ruiz-Tiben   +7 more
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Control of Gemcitabine Activity With Blue and Red Light

Chemistry – A European Journal, EarlyView.
Treating cancer with chemotherapy is generally associated with many side effects, which can be addressed by selectively releasing the desired drugs with visible light. Sixteen new blue light‐activatable cytostatics were introduced, with the gemcitabine derivative exhibiting ideal properties.
Nils F. Kersten, Konstantin L. Stock, Marius Hyprath, Hannah Weisser, Timo Weinrich, Dieter Steinhilber, Alexander Heckel   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Role of SoxE transcription factors in development and disease

Developmental Dynamics, EarlyView.
Abstract Sox8, Sox9, and Sox10 arose by multiple rounds of genome duplications from a single SoxE gene in ancestral vertebrates. In this review, we will briefly discuss the molecular structure and function of SoxE transcription factors and their evolutionary origin. We will then discuss their expression, function, and developmental disorders.
Merin Lawrence, Gerhard Schlosser
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Development of a Zebrafish Embryo‐Based Test System for Thyroid Hormone System Disruption: 3Rs in Ecotoxicological Research

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, EarlyView.
Abstract There is increasing concern regarding pollutants disrupting the vertebrate thyroid hormone (TH) system, which is crucial for development. Thus, identification of TH system–disrupting chemicals (THSDCs) is an important requirement in the Organisation for Economic Co‐operation and Development (OECD) testing framework.
Lisa Gölz, Melanie Blanc‐Legendre, Maximilian Rinderknecht, Laura Behnstedt, Sara Coordes, Luisa Reger, Sacha Sire, Xavier Cousin, Thomas Braunbeck, Lisa Baumann   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Notable Impact of Paleotectonic Stress on Gold Mineralisation in the West Qinling Orogen

Geological Journal, EarlyView.
By applying fuzzy clustering and multiple inverse methods, we systematically processed the data of vein and fault slip in this ore deposit to reveal the transition of orogenic geological environment and paleotectonic stress field. Our research results show two different stress states: the northwest–southeast extensional stress field and the northeast ...
Hongyan Wang, Aibing Chen, Jian Yang, Yuan Zhang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Further notes on the natural history of the South American pepper frog, Leptodactylus labyrinthicus (Spix, 1824) (Anura, Leptodactylidae)

Brazilian Journal of Biology
Leptodactylus labyrinthicus tadpoles reach a large size in the nest through consumption of trophic eggs. We previously suggested that the trophic eggs are laid just after amplexus has finished, but our new data do not support this hypothesis.
WR. Silva, AA. Giaretta
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Exposure to Roundup and Antibiotics Alters Gut Microbial Communities, Growth, and Behavior in Rana berlandieri Tadpoles

Biology, 2023
The gut microbiome is important for digestion, host fitness, and defense against pathogens, which provides a tool for host health assessment. Amphibians and their microbiomes are highly susceptible to pollutants including antibiotics.
Melissa Villatoro-Castañeda, Zachery R. Forsburg, Whitney Ortiz, Sarah R. Fritts, Caitlin R. Gabor, Camila Carlos-Shanley   +5 more
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Health Biomarkers of Pesticide Exposure in Rural Populations of Santa Fe, Argentina: Oxidative Stress and Genotoxicity

Journal of Applied Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The present study aimed to quantify pesticide residues in environmental matrices and plasma and to evaluate their potential effects on oxidative stress and DNA damage in rural populations of Santa Fe province. Soil and rainwater samples were collected, and biological samples and semistructured surveys were obtained from volunteers in three ...
María Priscila Dechiara, Carlina Leila Colussi, Lucía Magdalena Odetti, Damián Marino, María Fernanda Simoniello   +4 more
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THE ART OF WAR: PATTERNS AND MECHANISMS UNDERLYING PREDATOR-INDUCED PLASTICITY OF AMPHIBIANS [PDF]

, 2013
Organisms often employ phenotypic plasticity as a strategy to cope with variable environments. This is particularly true of predation threats, wherein prey induce defenses to reduce detection or capture by predators.
Shaffery, Heather M, Relyea, Rick A
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Anuran larvae diet from agroecosystem’s ponds: environmental quality and implications for their populations

Journal of Limnology, 2016
Agriculture is considered an important factor for the decline of amphibians recorded in the last decades. Intensive agriculture requires the application of great amounts of pesticides and fertilizers, consequently many aquatic habitats have been altered.
Selene Babini, Luciana Cibils Martina, Elisa Luque, Noemi Gari, Nancy Salas, Adolfo L. Martino   +5 more
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