Effective adaptation of flight muscles to tebuconazole-induced oxidative stress in honey bees by Máté Mackei, Fanni Huber, Csilla Sebők, Júlia Vörösházi, Patrik Tráj, Rege Anna Márton, Zsuzsanna Neogrády, Gábor Mátis

“…The results show that the redox homeostasis, especially the glutathione system, of the exposed animals is severely impaired by the treatment, but flight muscles are able to successfully counteract the detrimental effects by the effective activation of protective processes. …”
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Effect of Endotoxemia in Suckling Rats on Pancreatic Integrity and Exocrine Function in Adults: A Review Report by Jolanta Jaworek, Barbara Tudek, Paweł Kowalczyk, Michalina Kot, Joanna Szklarczyk, Anna Leja-Szpak, Piotr Pierzchalski, Joanna Bonior, Artur Dembiński, Piotr Ceranowicz, Zygmunt Warzecha, Katarzyna Nawrot-Porąbka, Krzysztof Gil

“…The effects of LPS applied to the suckling rats on the pancreas of adult animals have not been previously explored. We present the impact of neonatal endotoxemia on the pancreatic exocrine function and on the acute pancreatitis which has been investigated in the adult animals. …”
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Persistently high concentrations of β-hydroxybutyrate affect hepatic SOD2 expression and blood SOD activity in high-yielding dairy cows by Dominika Grzybowska, Katarzyna Żarczyńska, Przemysław Sobiech, Paweł Brym, Dawid Tobolski

“…The EXP group maintained BHB levels between 0.8 and 1.2 mmol/L, while the CONT group remained below 0.8 mmol/L. All animals were monitored up to 9 weeks postpartum. This cohort study utilized weekly blood samples from 7 days prepartum to 9 weeks postpartum and liver biopsy samples from 4 to 7 weeks postpartum. …”
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A Cameroon Western Regions high-fat diet (MACAPOS 2) induces visceral obesity in rat by Sandrine Nkoubat Tchoundjwen, Armel Georges Kamgang Tchawou, Clémence Mvongo, Adamou Mfopa, Joseph Ngakou Mukam, Paul Aimé Noubissi, Gaetan Olivier Fankem, René Kamgang, Jean Louis Essame Oyono

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Pharmacological Evaluation of Antidepressant-Like Effect of Genistein and Its Combination with Amitriptyline: An Acute and Chronic Study by Gaurav Gupta, Tay Jia Jia, Lim Yee Woon, Dinesh Kumar Chellappan, Mayuren Candasamy, Kamal Dua

“…Animals were subjected to locomotor activity testing; tail suspension test (TST); and forced swim test (FST) and immobility time was recorded on day one and day ten. …”
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Use of probiotic lactobacilli as alternative to monensin in beef feedlot cattle by Flavia Ivana Mansilla, María Hortencia Miranda, Cecilia Aristimuño Ficoseco, Mariano Obregozo, Marcela D´Urso Villar, María Elena Fátima Nader-Macias, Graciela Margarita Vignolo

“…Results showed that the greatest cattle BW (116.6 kg) and ADG (1.19 ± 0.17 kg/animal/day) were achieved when CRL2085 probiotic was individually supplied during 56 days (after adaptation period) in the absence of monensin (p < 0.01). …”
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The Neurometabolic Function of the Dopamine–Aminotransferase System by Sergey A. Apryatin

“…Methods: The review describes research results into the dopamine-mediated mechanism of metabolic regulation in humans and animals. Particular attention is paid to the neurometabolic mechanisms of protein metabolism. …”
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“One of the most prolific smut writers on Tumblr” by Khaliah Reed

“…Her story, "The First Night," was brought to life through an explicit one-minute technicolour animation. This article examines the reactions to both the animation and the specific fan practice of Real Person Fanfiction (RPF) highlighted by the episode. …”
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Widespread Striatal Delivery of GDNF from Encapsulated Cells Prevents the Anatomical and Functional Consequences of Excitotoxicity by Dwaine F. Emerich, Jeffrey H. Kordower, Yaping Chu, Chris Thanos, Briannan Bintz, Giovanna Paolone, Lars U. Wahlberg

“…The devices were implanted into the rat striatum 1 week prior to striatal quinolinic acid injections. Animals were evaluated using a battery of validated motor tests, and histology was performed to determine the extent of GDNF diffusion and associated prevention of neuronal cell loss and behavioral deficits. …”
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Adjuvants for peptide-based cancer vaccines by Willem W Overwijk, Hiep Khong

“…One reason for this difference may be the use of potent, effective vaccine adjuvants in animal models, vs. the use of safe, but very weak, vaccine adjuvants in clinical trials. …”
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Intermittent Vibration Induces Sleep via an Allatostatin A‐GABA Signaling Pathway and Provides Broad Benefits in Alzheimer's Disease Models by Yang Mou, Yan Zhang, Yuxian Zheng, Guang He, Zhi‐Xiang Xu, Xiao Xiao, Yong Ping

“…Abstract While animals across species typically experience suppressed consciousness and an increased arousal threshold during sleep, the responsiveness to specific sensory inputs persists. …”
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Epidemic spread of influenza viruses: The impact of transient populations on disease dynamics by Karen R. Ríos-Soto, Baojun Song, Carlos Castillo-Chavez

“…The recent H1N1 ('swine flu') pandemic and recent H5N1 ('avian flu') outbreaks have brought increased attention to the study of the role of animal populations as reservoirs for pathogens that could invade human populations. …”
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Regeneration in the absence of canonical neoblasts in an early branching flatworm by Ludwik Gąsiorowski, Chew Chai, Andrei Rozanski, Gargi Purandare, Fruzsina Ficze, Athanasia Mizi, Bo Wang, Jochen C. Rink

“…Although the presence of neoblast-like cells and whole-body regeneration in other animals has led to the idea that these features may represent the ancestral metazoan state, the evolutionary origin of both remains unclear. …”
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Cochlear Synaptopathy and Noise-Induced Hidden Hearing Loss by Lijuan Shi, Ying Chang, Xiaowei Li, Steve Aiken, Lijie Liu, Jian Wang

“…Recent studies on animal models have shown that noise exposure that does not lead to permanent threshold shift (PTS) can cause considerable damage around the synapses between inner hair cells (IHCs) and type-I afferent auditory nerve fibers (ANFs). …”
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Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Restoration of Fertility at Experimental Pelvic Inflammatory Disease by Nataliia Volkova, Mariia Yukhta, Anatoliy Goltsev

“…The number of apoptotic oocytes after stimulation of superovulation in the control group was significantly higher (85.3 ± 5.2%) than that in the animals with therapy (5.7 ± 0.8%). Relative number of fertilized eggs in the group with cMSC therapy was higher by 40% compare to that in the control. …”
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Microlipophagy from Simple to Complex Eukaryotes by Ravinder Kumar, Colin Arrowood, Micah B. Schott, Taras Y. Nazarko

“…While fungal, plant, and algal cells use microlipophagy, the most prominent form of lipophagy in animal cells is macrolipophagy. However, recent studies showed that animal cells can also use microlipophagy to metabolize their lipid droplets. …”
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The Danger Model Approach to the Pathogenesis of the Rheumatic Diseases by César Pacheco-Tena, Susana Aideé González-Chávez

“…Some examples in human disease and in animal models are provided based on current evidence.…”
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Murine model evaluation of biochemical and tissue-damage induced by Bothrops asper (Nauyaca) snake venom by Dr. Carlos Gallardo-Casas Ángel Gallardo-Casas, María Teresa Valadez-Omaña, Emmanuel Correa Solís, María del Carmen Castillo-Hernández, Rocio Ortiz-Butron

“…Subsequently, the mice were administered the LD25 value of the venom (or saline solution for control), and 24 hours after the injection, LDH, AST, and ALT enzymes were measured in the blood, and the liver and kidneys were collected from each animal. Results: Results: Animals treated with poison (LD25 of 1 mg of protein/kg) had greater activity of AST, ALT and LDH enzymes, structural damage in the cortex and renal medulla, as well as in the liver after 24 hours of administration in the experimental group Conclusion: B. asper venom causes an increase in LDH and transaminase enzymes, as well as renal and hepatic histopathological alterations. …”
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Evidence of eared doves consumption and the potential toxic exposure during the Regional Development period in Quito-Ecuador by Roberto Ordoñez-Araque, Andrés Mosquera, José Luis Román-Carrión, Paul Vargas-Jentzsch, Luis Ramos-Guerrero, José Luis Rivera-Parra, Martha Romero-Bastidas, Carlos Montalvo-Puente, Jenny Ruales

“…The animal bones retrieved from the settlement, which dated from 25 to 203 cal AD, were identified as belonging to Zenaida cf. auriculata, commonly known as eared dove. …”
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Using network pharmacology and molecular docking technology, proteomics and experiments were used to verify the effect of Yigu decoction (YGD) on the expression of key genes in ost... by Kun Yan, Rui-Kun Zhang, Jia-Xin Wang, Hai-Feng Chen, Yang Zhang, Feng Cheng, Yi Jiang, Min Wang, Ziqi Wu, Xiao-Gang Chen, Zhi-Neng Chen, Gui-Jin Li, Xin-Miao Yao

“…Molecular docking mainly studied the strong binding ability of stigmasterol to the target. Animal proteomics verified the related mechanism of YGD in preventing and treating OP. …”
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