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Fish gill chemosensing: knowledge gaps and inconsistencies
In this review, we explore the inconsistencies in the data and gaps in our knowledge that exist in what is currently known regarding gill...
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Body fat and circulating leptin levels in the captive short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus)
It is possible that the reproductive strategy of the short-beaked echidna is related to seasonal changes in fat deposition and energy availability,...
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Endocrine control of gill ionocyte function in euryhaline fishes
The endocrine system is an essential regulator of the osmoregulatory organs that enable euryhaline fishes to maintain hydromineral balance in a broad...
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Ultrasonic vocalisation rate tracks the diurnal pattern of activity in winter phenotype Djungarian hamsters (Phodopus sungorus)
Vocalisations are increasingly being recognised as an important aspect of normal rodent behaviour yet little is known of how they interact with other...
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Develo** rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) lose branchial plasma accessible carbonic anhydrase expression with hatch and the transition to pH-sensitive, adult hemoglobin polymorphs
Salmonids possess a unique respiratory system comprised of three major components: highly pH-sensitive hemoglobins, red blood cell (RBC)...
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Osteological profiling of femoral diaphysis and neck in aquatic, semiaquatic, and terrestrial carnivores and rodents: effects of body size and locomotor habits
The increased limb bone density documented previously for aquatic tetrapods has been proposed to be an adaptation to overcome buoyancy during...
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Ion uptake in naturally acidic water
The first studies on ion regulation in fish exposed to low pH, which were inspired by the Acid Rain environmental crisis, seemed to indicate that ion...
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Methods to estimate body temperature and energy expenditure dynamics in fed and fasted laboratory mice: effects of sleep deprivation and light exposure
Monitoring body temperature and energy expenditure in freely-moving laboratory mice remains a powerful methodology used widely across a variety of...
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Abundance of the Membrane Proteome in Yeast Cells Lacking Spc1, a Non-catalytic Subunit of the Signal Peptidase Complex
The signal peptidase complex (SPC) mediates processing of signal peptides of secretory precursors. But, recent studies show that the eukaryotic SPC...
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Gulf toadfish (Opsanus beta) gill neuroepithelial cells in response to hypoxia exposure
Neuroepithelial cells (NECs) within the fish gill contain the monoamine neurochemical serotonin (5-HT), sense changes in the partial pressure of...
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Physiological and behavioural adaptations by big brown bats hibernating in dry rock crevices
Winter energy stores are finite and factors influencing patterns of activity are important for overwintering energetics and survival. Hibernation...
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Structure and function of the larval teleost fish gill
The fish gill is a multifunctional organ that is important in multiple physiological processes such as gas transfer, ionoregulation, and...
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Evolution of innate immunity: lessons from mammalian models sha** our current view of insect immunity
The innate immune system, a cornerstone for organismal resilience against environmental and microbial insults, is highly conserved across the...
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Cell proliferation and regeneration in the gill
Seminal studies from the early 20th century defined the structural changes associated with development and regeneration of the gills in goldfish at...
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Evidence for transporter-mediated uptake of environmental l-glutamate in a freshwater sponge, Ephydatia muelleri
The freshwater sponge, Ephydatia muelleri, lacks a nervous or endocrine system and yet it exhibits a coordinated whole-body action known as a...
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Beyond Hormones: Investigating the Impact of Progesterone Receptor Membrane Component 1 in Lung Adenocarcinoma
Progesterone Receptor Membrane Component 1 ( PGRMC1 ) is a candidate oncogene with a prominent involvement in the pathogenesis of diverse cancers...
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The origins of gas exchange and ion regulation in fish gills: evidence from structure and function
Gill function in gas exchange and ion regulation has played key roles in the evolution of fishes. In this review, we summarize data from the fields...
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Plasticity changes in iron homeostasis in hibernating Daurian ground squirrels (Spermophilus dauricus) may counteract chronically inactive skeletal muscle atrophy
Disuse-induced muscular atrophy is frequently accompanied by iron overload. Hibernating animals are a natural animal model for resistance to disuse...
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Embryonic methionine triggers post-natal developmental programming in Japanese quail
Embryonic development is one of the most sensitive and critical stages when maternal effects may influence the offspring’s phenotype. In birds and...
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