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Showing 1 to 20 of 62 for “"baboon"”.
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Baboon vaginal microbiota: an overlooked aspect of primate physiology
… and survival of the infant. Humans and Papio baboons share considerable anatomical and physiological similarities in their reproductive tracts. Accordingly, we might expect that the vaginal microbiota of baboons would be similar to that of humans. To characterize the vaginal microbiota of a …
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Phylogeny and phylogeography of the Chacma Baboon (Papio ursinus): the role of landscape in shaping contemporary genetic structure in the southern African baboon
… change in structuring diversity within chacma baboons (Papio ursinus). The data set comprises molecular sequences from two mitochondrial DNA markers: the Brown region and the hypervariable D-loop. DNA was extracted from faecal samples of 261 free living chacma baboons across southern Africa. …
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Characterization of Normal Development and Injury in the Premature Baboon Brain
… which it leads to altered brain development. A baboon: Papio papio) model of preterm birth was used to evaluate cerebral development from 90 days of gestation: dg) to term: ∼ 185 dg). Conventional magnetic resonance imaging: MRI) and diffusion tensor imaging: DTI) was obtained on fixed brains. …
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An interdisciplinary study on the human-baboon interface in Rooiels, South Africa
… human-modified landscapes, and in Africa, chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) are arguably the most successful primate urban exploiters. However, these spaces present novel risks to their health and survival, and baboons can damage urban infrastructure, access food from gardens, vehicles, and houses, …
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Functional analysis and elimination of SIB in an olive baboon (Papio hamadryas anubis).
… consequences for the SIB displayed by an olive baboon (Papio hamadryas anubis). Results indicated that the behavior was maintained by attention from humans. As treatment, reinforcement was arranged for an appropriate alternative attention-getting behavior, resulting in increases in the …
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Pre-clinical assessment of novel candidate HIV-1 vaccines using the Chacma baboon
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 176-221).
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Extracellular Matrix Metalloproteinase Inducer (Emmprin) Regulates Matrix Metalloproteinases in Human and Baboon Uterine Endometrium
Human epithelial endometrial cells secreted a full-length functional form of EMMPRIN that stimulated stromal expression of MMP-1,-2 and -3 but not EMMPRIN. We also found that endogenous stromal cell expression of EMMPRIN was important but not required for MMP stimulation.
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Causes and consequences of mortality and mutilation in the Cape Peninsula baboon population, South Africa
… South Africa, the population of chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) has become locally fragmented and geographically isolated from all other populations in the Western Cape. A census performed in 1999 revealed a baboon population under severe human predation pressure with high levels of …
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In pursuit of a panacea: mitigating human-baboon conflict in the Cape Peninsula, South Africa
… urban, rural and tourist areas. The chacma baboons that occur in the Cape Peninsula have adapted to exploit this anthropogenic food, bringing them into direct conflict with humans. Despite the use of a costly management strategy (baboon monitors/herders), conflict between the two species …
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Major histocompatibility complex diversity in an urban Chacma baboon (Papio ursinus) population: Implications for conservation
… geographic range of the peninsula's Chacma baboon (Papio ursinus) population.
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Histopathology of livers and native organs of recipients following genetically-engineered pig-to-baboon liver xenotransplantation
… liver transplantation was carried out in baboons using wild-type (WT,n=1) or genetically-engineered (GE) pigs (alpha1,3-galactosyltransferase gene-knockout, GTKO), n=1; GTKO pigs transgenic for human CD46, n=7). Biopsies of GE livers were obtained pre-transplantation, 2h after reperfusion …
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The spatial ecology of chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) in the Cape Peninusula, South Africa: towards improved management and conservation strategies
… and reduced the size of the local chacma baboon population and is perceived to be a major driver of human-baboon conflict. However, no data on baboon landscape use exist to verify this perception. I studied the spatial ecology of this population, identifying baboon land use patterns, …
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Requirement of Baboon/dsmad2-Mediated Tgf-Beta/activin Signaling for Post-Mitotic Neuronal Development in the Drosophila Brain
… for cell-autonomous involvement of widespread Baboon/dSmad2-mediated TGF-beta/Activin signaling in various neuronal developmental processes prior to the prepupal ecdysone peak. Interestingly, this stage-specific Babo/dSmad2 signaling appears to accelerate maturation and morphogenesis of …
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Chacma baboon movement and behaviour in commercial timber plantations in South Africa and their association with bark-stripping
… and dispersal. I then explored how chacma baboons (Papio ursinus), which appear to thrive in and around plantations, utilise this modified landscape. Plantations have been described as marginal habitat for baboons, and hence, were predicted to show a preference for patches of natural …
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Craniofacial variation, integration, and evolutionary diversification in baboons
… by: 1) examining variation within and between baboon species; 2) investigating morphological integration in the cranium, and; 3) determining what evolutionary processes produce diversification among baboon crania. Twenty-five three-dimensional cranial landmarks on six-hundred and sixty four …
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Interaction of ACTH and Estradiol in the Regulation of Growth, Differentiation, and Steroidogenic Maturation of the Baboon Fetal Adrenal Gland
… ribonucleic acid and/or protein levels in the baboon fetal adrenal are dependent upon fetal pituitary ACTH during mid and late gestation and the mechanism by which placental estrogen modulates ACTH actions. Administration of betamethasone (3mg/day) to baboon mothers on days 60-99 of gestation …
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The hare and the baboon: intersecting violences experienced by African sexual and gender-expansive individuals in the UK asylum system
Black African sexual and gender-expansive persons seeking asylum in the UK context face specific barriers because of their intersecting identities and experiences related to race, religion, gender, sexuality, cultural background, language, and geographical origin. With idealised white bodies …
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Infection of two distinct Trichuris sp. genotypes within and among baboon (Papio ursinus) troops on the Cape Peninsula, South Africa
The chacma baboon (Papio ursinus) population on the Cape Peninsula, South Africa is divided into 16 geographically isolated troops, 14 of which are classified as being commensal with humans. Regular contact with humans in urban and agricultural settings may have increased the risk of transmission …
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