Prenatal exposure to nitrate alters uterine morphology and gene expression in adult female F1 generation rats by André Gilberto Cassiani, Thiago Pinheiro Arrais Aloia, Érica Kássia Sousa-Vidal, Sérgio Podgaec, Carla de Azevedo Piccinato, Caroline Serrano-Nascimento

“…Previous studies have shown that nitrate disrupts the reproductive system in aquatic animals, but no study has evaluated the impact of nitrate exposure on the uterus in mammals. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of maternal exposure to nitrate during the prenatal period on uterine morphology and gene expression in adult female F1 rats. …”
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Understanding resource use and dietary niche partitioning in a high-altitude predator guild using seasonal sampling and DNA metabarcoding. by Charlotte E Hacker, Wei Cong, Yunchuan Dai, Jia Li, Ye Li, Diqiang Li, Rodney Jackson, Jan E Janecka, Yuguang Zhang

“…We identified 26 unique prey items, with blue sheep (Pseudois nayaur) and pika (Ochotona spp.) being most common. Small mammals had the highest frequency of occurrence, while domestic and wild ungulates contributed the most biomass. …”
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Effects of experimental domestication of silver foxes (Vulpes vulpes) on vocal behaviour by S. S. Gogoleva, I. A. Volodin, E. V. Volodina, A. V. Kharlamova, L. N. Trut

“…The research revealed the universal for mammals vocal indicators of emotional arousal that are independent of the emotional valence. …”
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Increased cardiac myosin super-relaxation as an energy saving mechanism in hibernating grizzly bears by Robbert J. Van der Pijl, Weikang Ma, Christopher T.A. Lewis, Line Haar, Amalie Buhl, Gerrie P. Farman, Marcus Rhodehamel, Vivek P. Jani, O Lynne Nelson, Chengxin Zhang, Henk Granzier, Julien Ochala

“…Aim: The aim of the present study was to define whether cardiac myosin contributes to energy conservation in the heart of hibernating mammals. Methods: Thin cardiac strips were isolated from the left ventricles of active and hibernating grizzly bears; and subjected to loaded Mant-ATP chase assays, X-ray diffraction and proteomics. …”
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Divergent Effects of <i>Circoviridae</i> Capsid Proteins on Type I Interferon Signaling by Anon H. Kosaka, Chen-Yu Huang, Zih-Ying Lu, Hua-Zhen Hsing, Amonrat Choonnasard, Rissar Siringo Ringo, Kuo Pin Chuang, Akatsuki Saito

“…Viruses in the <i>Circoviridae</i> family can infect mammals and birds. Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) significantly affects the livestock industry by causing porcine circovirus-associated diseases, such as postweaning multisystem wasting syndrome, respiratory disease complex, and dermatitis nephropathy syndrome. …”
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CUL4-Based Ubiquitin Ligases in Chromatin Regulation: An Evolutionary Perspective by Makiko Nakagawa, Tadashi Nakagawa

“…Among these CUL proteins, CUL1, CUL3, and CUL4 are believed to be the most ancient and evolutionarily conserved from yeast to mammals, with CUL4 uniquely duplicated in vertebrates. …”
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A scoping review of evidence of naturally occurring Japanese encephalitis infection in vertebrate animals other than humans, ardeid birds and pigs. by Zoë A Levesque, Michael G Walsh, Cameron E Webb, Ruth N Zadoks, Victoria J Brookes

“…Direct evidence (virus, viral antigen or viral RNA) of JEV infection was identified in a variety of mammals and birds (not always identified to the species level), including bats, passerine birds (family Turdidae), livestock (cattle [Bos taurus] and a goat [Capra hircus]), carnivores (two meerkats [Suricata suricatta]), and one horse (Equus caballus). …”
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Genomic and Computational Analysis of Novel SNPs in TNP1 Gene Promoter Region of Bos indicus Breeding Bulls by Kashif Hameed Anjum, Asif Nadeem, Maryam Javed, Hafiz Ishfaq Ahmad, Amjad Riaz, Wasim Shehzad, Jahanzaib Azhar, Muhammad Fahad Bhutta

“…One such gene belonging to the TNP family called TNP1 gene is abundantly expressed in the regulation of spermatogenesis, and its sequence is remarkably well conserved among mammals. Genomic analysis, by sequencing and computational approach, was used to identify the novel polymorphisms and to evaluate the molecular regulation of TNP1 gene expression in Sahiwal cattle breeding bulls. …”
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Synthesis of Arginase Inhibitors: An Overview by Maria Cristina Molaro, Chiara Battisegola, Marica Erminia Schiano, Mariacristina Failla, Maria Grazia Rimoli, Loretta Lazzarato, Konstantin Chegaev, Federica Sodano

“…It also mediates different cellular functions and processes such as proliferation, senescence, apoptosis, autophagy, and inflammatory responses in various cell types. In mammals, there are two isoenzymes, ARG-1 and ARG-2; they are functionally similar, but their coding genes, tissue distribution, subcellular localization, and molecular regulation are distinct. …”
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Multidirectional sexual dimorphism for the live weight in domestic pigs by S. V. Nikitin, S. P. Knyazev, K. S. Shatokhin, G. M. Goncharenko, V. I. Ermolaуev

“…In mammals, males are typically larger and heavier than females. …”
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Species Differences in Paraoxonase Mediated Hydrolysis of Several Organophosphorus Insecticide Metabolites by Russell L. Carr, Mary Beth Dail, Howard W. Chambers, Janice E. Chambers

“…PON1 activity is present in most mammals and previous research established that PON1 activity differs depending on the species. …”
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Neuroinflammation as Fuel for Axonal Regeneration in the Injured Vertebrate Central Nervous System by Ilse Bollaerts, Jessie Van houcke, Lien Andries, Lies De Groef, Lieve Moons

“…Lastly, we shed light on the impact of aging processes on the regenerative capacity in the CNS of mammals and zebrafish. As aging not only affects the CNS, but also the immune system, the regeneration potential is expected to further decline in aged individuals, an element that should definitely be considered in the search for novel therapeutic strategies.…”
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Characterization of Zebrafish von Willebrand Factor Reveals Conservation of Domain Structure, Multimerization, and Intracellular Storage by Arunima Ghosh, Andy Vo, Beverly K. Twiss, Colin A. Kretz, Mary A. Jozwiak, Robert R. Montgomery, Jordan A. Shavit

“…The zebrafish is a powerful genetic model in which the hemostatic system is well conserved with mammals. The ability of this organism to generate thousands of offspring and its optical transparency make it unique and complementary to mammalian models of hemostasis. …”
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Disruption of the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus Blunts a Time of Day-Dependent Variation in Systemic Anaphylactic Reaction in Mice by Yuki Nakamura, Kayoko Ishimaru, Yu Tahara, Shigenobu Shibata, Atsuhito Nakao

“…Here we report that the circadian clock may be an important regulator of anaphylaxis. In mammals, the central clock located in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of the hypothalamus synchronizes and entrains peripheral circadian clock present in virtually all cell types via neural and endocrine pathways, thereby driving the daily rhythms in behavior and physiology. …”
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Patchiness of plankton ecosystem structure due to nutrient mixing along the shelf edge in the North Sea by Axelle Cordier, Jørgen Bendtsen, Niels Daugbjerg, Nikolaj From, Sigrún Huld Jónasdóttir, Erik Askov Mousing, Jens Tang Christensen, Teresa Silva, Katherine Richardson

“…Reports of higher abundances of fish and mammals at the shelf edge are common and we hypothesise that their distributions are a response to the impact of mid-water column nutrient upwelling on the plankton food web in the region.…”
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Phylogenetic analysis and the spatial spread of arctic rabies virus in Chukotka by Sergey A. Chupin, Aleksandr D. Botvinkin, Ivan D. Zarva, Elena V. Chernyshova

“…Rabies is one of the most common zoonotic diseases of wild mammals in the Arctic. In this article we discuss possible ways of the rabies virus (RABV) incursion into the Chukchi Peninsula after the absence of animal rabies from 1991 to 2008. …”
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Mitochondria in White, Brown, and Beige Adipocytes by Miroslava Cedikova, Michaela Kripnerová, Jana Dvorakova, Pavel Pitule, Martina Grundmanova, Vaclav Babuska, Dana Mullerova, Jitka Kuncova

“…Three types of adipose depots can be identified in mammals, commonly classified according to their colour appearance: the white (WAT), the brown (BAT), and the beige/brite/brown-like (bAT) adipose tissues. …”
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Emergence of a novel porcine pestivirus with potential for cross-species transmission in China, 2023 by Li-shuang Deng, Tong Xu, Zhi-wen Xu, Ling Zhu

“…Overall, PAAPeV infects both pigs and mice and has the potential to infect other mammals, indicating its ability for cross-species transmission. …”
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The first complete hand-rearing of two neonatal finless porpoises. by Masahiko Kasamatsu, Kazuhiro Hasegawa, Ikuo Wakabayashi, Masami Furuta, Hiroki Inoue, Hidetomo Iwano

“…Hand-rearing of marine mammals is an essential technique for the husbandry of orphans in captivity or the wild, especially endangered cetacean species. …”
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Digit ratio in the common spadefoot toad Pelobates fuscus (Anura: Mesobatrachia: Pelobatidae): patterns and correlations by M. Frątczak, M. Kaczmarski, Ł. Jankowiak, J. Klessa, K. Bielicki, B. Lyskov, P. Tryjanowski

“…While DR patterns often display a sex bias, they vary among taxa: in most mammals and tailed amphibians, females exhibit higher 2D:4D ratio than males, whereas in birds and reptiles, the trend is reversed. …”
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