Reliability of tooth cementum rings to age bighorn sheep: a blind test by John D. Wehausen, Christopher J. O’Brien, Dale R. McCullough

“…Tooth cementum rings often have been considered the most reliable method for aging larger mammals. Tests of this approach have used samples of known ages, but to ensure objectivity this needs to be carried out as truly blind tests. …”
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Species identification based on the fecal DNA samples of the Caprinae by Abdurakhim E. Kuchboev, Oybek O. Amirov, Makhamadi B. Abramatov, Bakhtiyor H. Ruziev, Mehmonjon Kh. Egamberdiyev, Rokhatoy R. Karimova

“…Fecal analysis is a useful tool for studying the species identity of rare mammals. The possibility of using non-invasive biological materials in molecular genetic studies of rare bovids is shown, using the example of the markhor and Siberian ibex of Uzbekistan. …”
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Regenerative therapies for myocardial infarction: exploring the critical role of energy metabolism in achieving cardiac repair by Jiahao Ren, Xinzhe Chen, Tao Wang, Cuiyun Liu, Kun Wang

“…It aims to elucidate the effects of myocardial metabolic shifts on cardiomyocyte proliferation in adult mammals and to point out directions for cardiac regeneration research and clinical treatment of myocardial infarction.…”
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Unveiling Tissue‐Specific RNA Landscapes in Mouse Organs During Fasting and Feeding Using Nanopore Direct RNA Sequencing by Chengfei Jiang, Ping Li, Haiming Cao

“…Abstract Understanding tissue‐specific RNA landscapes is essential for uncovering the functional mechanisms of key organs in mammals. However, current knowledge remains limited, as short‐read RNA sequencing—the predominant method for assessing gene expression—depends on incomplete gene annotations and struggles to resolve the diverse transcripts produced by genes. …”
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Population structure of Clinostomum complanatum (Trematoda: Digenea) with new data on haplotype diversity of flukes from Slovakia and Italy by Juhásová Ľudmila, Bazsalovicsová Eva Čisovská, Caffara Monica, Radačovská Alžbeta, Gustinelli Andrea, Dinisová Lucia, Syrota Yaroslav, Králová-Hromadová Ivica

“…The fluke Clinostomum complanatum, a parasite of piscivorous birds, but also reptiles and rarely mammals, has established several foci in the western Palaearctic regions. …”
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Mice develop obesity and lose myocardial metabolic flexibility months after exertional heat stroke by Jamal M. Alzahrani, Ashley J. Smuder, Bryce J. Gambino, Cristina Delgado, Michael T. Rua, Ryan N. Montalvo, Finleigh P. Fitton, Deborah A. Morse, Thomas L. Clanton

“…These results demonstrate that a single exposure to severe exertional heat illness can induce long-lasting and unexpected health consequences in mammals and increased vulnerability to secondary metabolic stressors.…”
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Immunofluorescence for Detection of TOR Kinase Activity In Situ in Photosynthetic Organisms by Ana Lando, María De Marco, Andrea Cumino, Giselle Martínez-Noël

“…However, at the tissue/cell-specific level, there is a huge gap in plants due to the lack of alternative techniques for the evaluation of TOR activity as there are for other organisms such as mammals. Here, we describe an in vivo protocol to detect S6K phosphorylation in tissues/cells of model photosynthetic organisms such as Arabidopsis thaliana and Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. …”
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Is Avian influenza virus still threatening humans? Preventative measures and treatment by Jacek Fordymacki, Ryszard Łagowski, Julia Kosęda, Barbara Fetner

“… Introduction Global shift in the ecology of highly pathogenic avian influenza strains like H5N1 and the spread of avian influenza to mammals are raising concerns and prompting action in the event of a pandemic. …”
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Use of ProMED as a Surveillance System for Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases in Brazil from 2015 to 2020 by Davi Carreiro Rocha, Luana Santos Louro, Hosana Ewald Oliveira, Bruno Cancian de Araujo, Sukhyun Ryu, Creuza Rachel Vicente

“…Reports on animals were the second most prevalent (<i>n</i> = 35), and encompassed 18 kinds of events, particularly yellow fever in non-human primates, rabies in different mammals, and sporotrichosis in felines. Six (2.7%) reports were related to humans and animals, while two (0.9%) were related to plants or the environment. …”
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PRMT7: A Pivotal Arginine Methyltransferase in Stem Cells and Development by Bingyuan Wang, Mingrui Zhang, Zhiguo Liu, Yulian Mu, Kui Li

“…To date, nine PRMT family members, namely, PRMT1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9, have been identified in mammals. Among them, PRMT7 is a type III PRMT that can only catalyze the formation of monomethylarginine and plays pivotal roles in several kinds of stem cells. …”
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Impervious surface cover and number of restaurants shape diet variation in an urban carnivore by Tal Caspi, Monica G. Serrano, Stevi L. Vanderzwan, Janet Kessler, Christopher J. Schell, Benjamin N. Sacks

“…The highest contributor to coyote diet overall was anthropogenic food followed by small mammals. The most frequently detected species were domestic chicken, pocket gopher (Thomomys bottae), domestic pig, and raccoon (Procyon lotor). …”
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Evaluating the effectiveness of conservation priorities in mitigating agricultural threats to China’s vertebrates by Can Yang, Geli Zhang, Xi Zhang, Yuzhe Li, Zhichao Li, Qinghao Wang, Jinwei Dong

“…Furthermore, croplands in Southwest China pose considerable threats to threatened mammals and amphibians, with 851 and 469 risk spots, respectively. …”
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Three concepts: an academic ecologist’s view by Alexander Protasov

“…Anthropodependent biotic communities include not only agricultural plants, but also a full spectrum of organisms, from bacteria to mammals. It is pointed out that there is a contradiction between the idea of preserving biodiversity in ecosystems and the high productivity of certain significantly dominant populations. …”
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The Leech Nervous System: A Valuable Model to Study the Microglia Involvement in Regenerative Processes by Françoise Le Marrec-Croq, Francesco Drago, Jacopo Vizioli, Pierre-Eric Sautière, Christophe Lefebvre

“…During pathologies in mammals, inflammatory processes implicate the resident microglia and the infiltration of blood cells including macrophages. …”
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The significance of the cestode Joyeuxiella pasqualei (cyclophyllidea: dipylidiidae) for clinical practice and the welfare of cats by Ilić Tamara, Pavlović Jelena, Jovanović Nemanja M., Stepanović Predrag, Nenadović Katarina

“…Cats become infected by ingesting primary hosts (coprophagic insects) and secondary intermediate hosts (reptiles and small mammals), which harbor the infective larval forms of the parasite (cysticercoids). …”
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Extent, causes, and consequences of small RNA expression variation in human adipose tissue. by Leopold Parts, Åsa K Hedman, Sarah Keildson, Andrew J Knights, Cei Abreu-Goodger, Martijn van de Bunt, José Afonso Guerra-Assunção, Nenad Bartonicek, Stijn van Dongen, Reedik Mägi, James Nisbet, Amy Barrett, Mattias Rantalainen, Alexandra C Nica, Michael A Quail, Kerrin S Small, Daniel Glass, Anton J Enright, John Winn, MuTHER Consortium, Panos Deloukas, Emmanouil T Dermitzakis, Mark I McCarthy, Timothy D Spector, Richard Durbin, Cecilia M Lindgren

“…Highly expressed small RNAs are more conserved within mammals than average, as are those with highly variable expression. …”
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Analgesic efficacy of hydromorphone in American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) by Scott E. Henke, David B. Wester, Cord B. Eversole, Javier O. Huerta, Clayton D. Hilton, Kurt K. Sladky

“…The standard of veterinary medical care and welfare for captive reptiles requires managing pain and discomfort under conditions deemed painful in mammals. While analgesic efficacy and pharmacokinetic data for several reptile species are published, data with respect to analgesic efficacy in crocodilians are clearly lacking.ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to determine the analgesic efficacy of hydromorphone in alligators.MethodsFemale American alligators (N = 9; 57 months of age) were exposed to mechanical noxious stimuli at multiple anatomic sites using von Frey filaments ranging in size from 1.65 to 6.65 grams-force, and their behavioral reactions recorded. …”
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Detection of chimeric alpha-defensin transcripts and peptides in mouse Paneth cells by Steven Timmermans, Steven Timmermans, Charlotte Wallaeys, Charlotte Wallaeys, Somara De Beul, Somara De Beul, Natalia Garcia-Gonzales, Natalia Garcia-Gonzales, Claude Libert, Claude Libert

“…IntroductionIn mammals, Paneth cells, located in the crypts of the small intestine, produceantimicrobial peptides that serve to keep the intestinal microbiome under control. a-Defensins are the primary antimicrobial peptides produced by these cells.MethodsWe used 148 publicly available bulk RNA-seq samples on purified PCs, proteomics on enriched purified PC proteins and Defa peptide activity assays to detect all Defa transcrips, including potential chimeric transcrips.ResultsWe identified 28 expressed Defa genes in mice, with up to 85% of Paneth cell RNA reads mapping to these genes. …”
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Bacterial phyla: microbiota of kingdom animalia by Dinesh Nalage, Rahul Kale, Tejswini Sontakke, Vidya Pradhan, Ashwini Biradar, Jayan Duminda Mahesh Senevirathna, Reshma Jaweria, Tara Dighe, Prashant Dixit, Rohit Patil, P. S. Kudnar

“…This review explores the bacterial strains within the microbiome and their roles in digestion, immunity, disease causation, and overall host well-being. Across all mammals, Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes are the dominant phyla, with omnivores and carnivores also harboring Proteobacteria. …”
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Lipid Oxidation at the Crossroads: Oxidative Stress and Neurodegeneration Explored in <i>Caenorhabditis elegans</i> by Julia Tortajada-Pérez, Andrea del Valle Carranza, Cristina Trujillo-del Río, Mar Collado-Pérez, José María Millán, Gema García-García, Rafael Pascual Vázquez-Manrique

“…In the nervous system of any animal, including mammals and invertebrates, lipid oxidation can disturb the delicate balance of cellular homeostasis, leading to oxidative stress, the build-up of toxic by-products, and protein misfolding, key factors in neurodegenerative diseases. …”
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