Information-seeking in mice (Mus musculus) during visual discrimination: study using a distractor elimination paradigm by Yuya Hataji, Kazuhiro Goto

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Modelling transmission and control of Toxoplasma gondii in New Zealand farmland by Rachelle N. Binny, Graham J. Hickling, Alex James, Chris N. Niebuhr

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Investigation of the Major Crop Pest Affecting Ground Nut Production in Kapelebyong District: A Case Study og Adukule Village Kapelebyong Town Council. by Omoj, Thomas

“…This recent research study shows that most of the crop damage and economic loss were caused by rodent pests. Vertebrate rodent pests include Mus musculus (house mouse) Rattus norvegicus caused a very significant damage to groundnuts Rodents damage the seeds, standing crop and food items stored in households. …”
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50 lat badań Instytutu Ekologii PAN nad populacjami gryzoni by Gabriela Bujalska, Leszek Grüm, Wiera Walkowa

“…A review of rodent studies conducted in the Institute of Ecology is presented. …”
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Animal Models of Diabetes-Associated Renal Injury by Zahra Samadi Noshahr, Hossein Salmani, Abolfazl Khajavi Rad, Amirhossein Sahebkar

“…In this review, we discuss the pros and cons of different rodent models of diabetes that are being used to study DN.…”
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Herbivorous mammals adjust their feeding patterns according to the abundance of available diet to adapt to the effects of grassland degradation by Xin He, Yutong Liu, Siwei Yang, Guiwen He, Gang Liu, Junsong Zhao

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An epidemiological modeling investigation of the long-term changing dynamics of the plague epidemics in Hong Kong by Salihu S. Musa, Shi Zhao, Winnie Mkandawire, Andrés Colubri, Daihai He

“…Through the integration of human, flea, and rodent populations, we analyze the long-term changing trends and identify the epidemic-driving factors that influence pneumonic plague outbreaks. …”
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Invasive shrubs amplify seasonal granivory, revealing optimal windows for seed survival following invasive shrub removal by Mark E. Fuka, John L. Orrock

“…Seed removal was almost entirely due to rodent granivores that removed seeds at similar rates among species. …”
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Mesenchymal Stem Cells: A Potential Therapeutic Approach for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis? by Agnese Gugliandolo, Placido Bramanti, Emanuela Mazzon

“…In different ALS rodent models, the administration of MSCs induced a delay in disease progression and at least a partial recovery of the motor function. …”
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Modulation of nitric oxide synthase activity in macrophages by P. G. Jorens, K. E. Matthys, H. Bult

“…NO is a major effector molecule of the anti-microbial and cytotoxic activity of rodent macrophages against certain micro-organisms and tumour cells, respectively. …”
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LGR4 is essential for maintaining β-cell homeostasis through suppression of RANK by Joanna Filipowska, Zelda Cisneros, Sneha S. Varghese, Nancy Leon-Rivera, Peng Wang, Randy Kang, Geming Lu, Yate-Ching Yuan, Hung-Ping Shih, Supriyo Bhattacharya, Sangeeta Dhawan, Adolfo Garcia-Ocaña, Nagesha Guthalu Kondegowda, Rupangi C. Vasavada

“…To determine the role of LGR4 we employed in vitro Lgr4 loss and gain of function in primary rodent and human β-cells and examined its mechanism of action in the rodent INS1 cell line. …”
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The use of bacterial culture for Leptospirosis di- agnosis in female water buffaloes by Rosaura Pérez-Gil, Oriana Gavidia, Juan Torres

“…Furthermore, samples of food ration and of the four by-products (corn silage, hay, urea, mineral) that compose it were collected, besides the rodent feces found in the storage where the food was preserved. …”
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Reference physiological and biochemical values of adult albino rats by Hiyam N. Maty, Imtithal A. Mohammed, Hala O. Adnan, Ahmed A. Hussein, Soulaf J. Kakel

“…Most values were as expected compared to other rodent species from different countries, and books talk about rodent parameters, which are very diverse in vital, hormonal, and biochemical parameters. …”
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The Florida Mouse by Hannah H. Willingham, Emma V. Willcox, William M. Giuliano

“…Giuliano, describes this brownish to tawny colored rodent that lives in fire-maintained upland habitats in Florida — identification, habitat, distribution, behavior, conservation status, and habitat management. …”
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The Florida Mouse by Hannah H. Willingham, Emma V. Willcox, William M. Giuliano

“…Giuliano, describes this brownish to tawny colored rodent that lives in fire-maintained upland habitats in Florida — identification, habitat, distribution, behavior, conservation status, and habitat management. …”
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Studies on the Feeding Habits of Lutzomyia (Lutzomyia) longipalpis (Lutz & Neiva, 1912) (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) Populations from Endemic Areas of American Visceral Le... by Margarete Martins dos Santos Afonso, Rosemere Duarte, José Carlos Miranda, Lindenbergh Caranha, Elizabeth Ferreira Rangel

“…The ELISA technique was applied using bird, dog, goat, opossum, equine, feline, human, sheep, and rodent antisera to analyze 609 females, resulting in an overall positivity of 60%. …”
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Alpha synuclein overexpression can drive microbiome dysbiosis in mice by Timothy R. Sampson, Zachary D Wallen, Woong-Jai Won, David G. Standaert, Haydeh Payami, Ashley S. Harms

“…Given the long prodromal or pre-diagnosed period, longitudinal studies of the human and rodent gut microbiome before symptomatic onset and for the duration of the disease are currently lacking. …”
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Electrophysiological properties of vestibular hair cells isolated from human crista by Nesrien Mohamed, Mohammad Al-Amin, Frances L. Meredith, Olivia Kalmanson, Anna Dondzillo, Stephen Cass, Samuel Gubbels, Katherine J. Rennie

“…IntroductionThe vast majority of cellular studies on mammalian vestibular hair cells have been carried out in rodent models due in part to the inaccessibility of human inner ear organs and reports describing electrophysiological recordings from human inner ear sensory hair cells are scarce. …”
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Impact of Bifidobacterium longum NSP001 on DSS-induced colitis in conventional and humanised mice by Menglin Chen, Hong Yao, Huizi Tan, Wenqi Huang, Quanyong Wu, Shaoping Nie

“…However, differences between human and animal microbiota may confound the data reproducibility from rodent experiments to clinical trials. In this study, the intervention effects of Bifidobacterium longum NSP001 on DSS-induced colitis were investigated using mice colonized with either native or humanised microbiota. …”
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Nano-XRF of lung fibrotic tissue reveals unexplored Ca, Zn, S and Fe metabolism: a novel approach to chronic lung diseases by Bryan Falcones, Maik Kahnt, Ulf Johansson, Barbora Svobodová, Karin A. von Wachenfelt, Charlott Brunmark, Göran Dellgren, Linda Elowsson, Karina Thånell, Gunilla Westergren-Thorsson

“…In contrast, a bleomycin-induced fibrosis rodent model exhibits a different elemental phenotype with low Fe and increased S, Zn, and Ca. …”
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