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Inactivation of tyrosinase photoinduced by pterin
(Academic Press Inc Elsevier Science, 2012-08)
Tyrosinase catalyzes in mammals the first and rate-limiting step in the biosynthesis of the melanin, the main pigment of the skin. Pterins, heterocyclic compounds able to photoinduce oxidation of DNA and its components, ...
Litomosoides pardinasi n. sp. (Nematoda, Onchocercidae) from two species of cricetid rodents in northern Patagonia, Argentina
(Springer, 2011-01)
Seventy-seven cricetid rodents, corresponding to six different species, deposited at the Mammal Collection at Centro Nacional Patagónico, Puerto Madryn, Chubut, were examined for parasites. Litomosoides pardinasi n. sp. ...
ABA says NO to UV-B: A universal response?
(Elsevier Science London, 2012-09)
Abscisic acid (ABA) signaling pathways have been widely characterized in plants, whereas the function of ABA in animals is less well understood. However, recent advances show ABA production by a wide range of lower animals ...
Medicinal cannabis: Pharmaceutical forms and recent analytical methodologies
(Elsevier, 2020)
The use and study of medicinal cannabis is growing in accordance with the changes in the laws of many countries, along with the technological advances that allowed expanding the knowledge about its multiple pharmacological ...
Morphometrics of Pampas foxes (Pseudalopex gymnocercus) in the Argentine Pampas
(De Gruyter, 2009-03)
The size of a mammal is closely related to and influences virtually every aspect of its biology (McNab 1971, Clutton-Brock and Harvey 1983) from its physiology and behaviour to its life history and ecology (Gehrt and ...
Tapecomys primus (Rodentia: Cricetidae), nuevo género y especie para la Argentina
(Unidad de Zoología y Ecología Animal, Instituto Argentino de Investigación de Las Zonas Aridas, Cricyt, Conicet, 2006-06)
A new genus and species of a sigmodontine rodent is added to the mammals fauna of Argentina. Tapecomys primus was previously known only for two specimens collected at the type locality in Bolivia. Another specimen, reported ...
Woodpeckers, decay, and the future of cavity-nesting vertebrate communities worldwide
(Ecological Society of America, 2011-09)
In forests worldwide, tree-cavity supply can limit populations of the 10-40% of bird and mammal species that require cavities for nesting or roosting. Conservation efforts aimed at cavity-using communities have often focused ...
Using stable isotopes to detect responses to environmental change in parapatric ctenomyid rodents
(American Society of Mammalogists, 2016)
Understanding how interspecific differences in a community play out in response to historical environmental changes provides a useful foundation for predicting the evolutionary and conservation outcomes of future changes ...
Natal dispersal in monogamous owl monkeys (Aotus azarai) of the Argentinean Chaco
(Brill Academic Publishers, 2009-01)
This study offers a detailed description of natal dispersal patterns in owl monkeys (Aotus azarai) and evaluates the extent and characteristics of sex-biased dispersal in this monogamous mammal. Owl monkeys are small, ...
Human erythrocytes: cytoskeleton and its origin
(Springer, 2020-05)
In the last few years, erythrocytes have emerged as the main determinant of blood rheology. In mammals, these cells are devoid of nuclei and are, therefore, unable to divide. Consequently, all circulating erythrocytes come ...