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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Pangolins"”.
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Pangolin Exploitation and Wild Meat Hunting in Nigeria
Pangolins, eight species of scaly African and Asian mammals, are all threatened by overexploitation according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species. The medicinal use of scales in traditional therapeutic medicines in Asia is considered the …
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Reference intervals for selected haematological and clinical biochemistry measurands in Temminck’s ground pangolin (Smutsia temminckii)
An alarming number of pangolins are currently illegally traded for their scales and meat. Many pangolins confiscated from the trade are severely clinically compromised. Unfortunately, little is known about the physiology and normal health of pangolin, making it difficult to identify disease …
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Characterising pangolin trade in China from a social science perspective
… become a major threat to global biodiversity. Pangolins are currently recognised as one of the most trafficked mammalian taxa globally, due to the high international and local demand for their products. Many recognize China as one of the biggest markets for pangolin products. Thus, its role in …
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An Investigation into the Domestic and International of Wildlife for Meat and Medicine in Southeast Asia
… unquantified parts and derivatives; over 45, 000 pangolins involving live animals, scales and meat; and other less prominent species i.e., serow – 1015 parts and derivatives, saiga antelope – unquantified quantities of horn shavings and powders, porcupines – 454 animals + 445 bezoars, pig-nosed …
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Mechanisms of Emerging RNA Virus Adaptation to Hosts
… related sarbecoviruses infecting bats and pangolins. The ancestral mutation H519N reduced the entry of pseudotyped viruses in human ACE2 (hACE2)-expressing cells and decreased replication in human lung cells through reduced hACE2 binding. Next, serial passaging of SARS-CoV-2 in cells …
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Phylogeny and Evolution of Locomotor Modes in Carnivoramorpha (Mammalia)
… of taxa within basal Carnivoraformes. Pangolins are found to be the sister clade of Carnivoramorpha to the exclusion of Creodonta. Basal carnivoramorphan taxa previously used to represent a putative basal condition for the group (e.g., species of Vulpavus) are instead found to be highly …