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Showing 1 to 20 of 36 for “"ferrets"”.
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Crazier than Sack of Ferrets!: Deadpool as the Post-Watchmen Superhero
Watchmen has been hailed as revolutionary not only for the literary quality of Alan Moore's script and the precise execution of Dave Gibbon's art, but also for the novel's successful exploration of sophisticated subject matter and realistic moral conflict. Perhaps the most interesting question …
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Immunophenotypic characterization of lymphoid tissue and lymphoproliferative disease in ferrets (Mustela putorious furo)
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1997.
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Of Mice, Ferrets, And Men: From Original Antigenic Sin To A New Universal Influenza Virus Vaccine Candidate
… Here we show that experimentally infected ferrets and naturally infected humans establish strong “immunological imprints” against HA stalk antigens first encountered during primary influenza virus infections. By defining the antibody specificity through serological assays, we find that HA …
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Functional transformations of visual input by auditory thalamus and cortex : an experimentally induced visual pathway in ferrets
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, 1991.
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Plague on the Prairie : the fight to save black-footed ferrets from the West's most insidious disease
… a single remaining population of black-footed ferrets was discovered in Meeteetse, Wyoming in 1981, scientists had one last chance to save North America's only native ferret from extinction. Though the discovered population numbered over 100 individuals when it was found, ferrets began to die …
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Efficacy of Scent Dogs in Detecting Black-Footed Ferrets (Mustela nigripes) at a Reintroduction Site in South Dakota
… fossorial lifestyle of endangered black-footed ferrets (Mustela nigripes) has made studying them difficult for biologists. Due to the nocturnal nature of black-footed ferrets, a limited number of monitoring techniques are available for use by site managers. Initial ferret surveys at the …
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Life History and Ecology of the Black-Footed Ferret in the Wild
Twenty-one black-footed ferrets (Mustela nigripes) were observed at six different locations in southwest South Dakota between April 1966, and September 1967. All observations were made on black-tailed prairie-dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) towns from 15 to 100 acres in size. Because of the proximity of …
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Cross-Modal Projections from Auditory to Visual Cortices in the Ferret
… in other higher mammals such as carnivores (ferrets; Mustela putorius). Large injections of sensitive neuroanatomical tracer were placed within the core areas of auditory cortex in 3 ferrets. After transport and processing, labeled axon terminals were found not in primary visual cortex, but …
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Playful behaviour in relation to family group activity in polecats (Mustelidae)
Five family groups of polecat/ferrets and one group of albino ferrets have been studied over a period of 5 years. Consistent individual differences were found to exist regarding the number of play attacks and play initiations delivered and performance in agility tests. The animals which showed the …
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Intestinal Uptake of Carotenoids: Implications for Carotenoid Bioavailability
… preparation. Mesenteric lymph duct cannulated ferrets were used to study the in vivo absorption of lycopene. Following an oral dose, lymph was collected for 2 hours. The lymph secretions contained a significantly greater proportion of cis-lycopene than any other fraction (P < 0.01). These …
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Elucidating Mechanisms of Immunity to Nipah Virus Infection through Generation of Attenuated Viruses and a Single-Cycle Vectored Vaccine
… immune response to NiV infection. Previously, ferrets infected with a recombinant NiV (rNiV) lacking V survived an otherwise lethal NiV challenge via an unknown mechanism. Mutation of the V gene of the related canine distemper virus prevented binding of V protein to melanoma …
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Ecology of the Black-Footed Ferret and the Black-Tailed Prairie Dog
… of scats in 1968 on a town which had four young ferrets and 9 percent in 1969 with one young ferret on the town. Rabbit hair was recovered from the intestine of one roadkilled ferret. Although prairie dog activity appeared to peak at 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. during the last two weeks of July, …
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Overexpression of Serum Response Factor in Astrocytes Improves Neuronal Plasticity in a Model of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
… the deprived eye in normal animals, but not in ferrets exposed early to alcohol. This plasticity deficit can be reversed if alcohol-exposed animals are treated with a phosphodiesterase type 1 (PDE1) inhibitor during the period of monocular deprivation. PDE1 inhibition can increase cAMP and cGMP …
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The Role of Glucose -6 -Phosphate Isomerase in Implantation in the Ferret (Mustela Putorius)
… by ferret CL on days 6--9 of pregnancy in ferrets and is required for embryo implantation. Further study is needed to determine whether prolactin, which is also required for implantation, affects GPI expression by the CL.
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Gut content analysis of trapped mustelids and trend analysis for ship rats and stoats over six trapping seasons at Mount Taranaki : A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Natural Resource Management and Ecological Engineering at Lincoln University
… (Mustela erminea), weasels (Mustela nivalis), ferrets (Mustela furo) and ship rats (Rattus rattus) are responsible for some of the greatest losses to native biodiversity in New Zealand. Common methods to control these species include trapping, poison bait stations and aerially applied sodium …
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Inhibition stabilized network model in the primary visual cortex
… in the study of spontaneous activities in awake ferrets. Both studies led to network solutions in the ISN regime, suggesting that ISN mechanisms might play an important role in the neural circuitry in the primary visual cortex.
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A porcine model for polymicrobial respiratory infections with swine influenza virus and Staphylococcus aureus
… in small animals, including mice, rats and ferrets. However, these species frequently require IAV adaptation, reducing the capacity of these models to adequately represent human infection. Furthermore, species commonly used lack likeness to humans in both the presentation of symptoms and in …
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Ontogenetic and comparative aspects of cerebellar and motor development
… motor development and cerebellar maturation in ferrets and rats (rat data from Altman and Bayer, 1997). The derived time-conversion equations describing cerebellar morphological development and motor development in ferret and rat were highly congruent. To extend the comparative analysis to also …
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HUMAN DPP4/CD26 TRANSGENIC MICE AS SURROGATE MODELS FOR MERS
… small animal species (i.e., hamsters and ferrets) are not susceptible to MERS-CoV because they lack the expression of human dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (hDPP4), the functional viral entry receptor. To overcome this deficiency, we developed several lineages of transgenic (Tg) mice expressing …
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Influenza A Virus Induced Programmed Cell Death
… virus infect waterfowl, poultry, pigs, horses, ferrets, bats, dogs, cats and humans, causing zoonotic outbreaks and pandemics. In humans, IAV strains cause seasonal epidemics that can result in up to 50000 deaths and 700000 hospitalizations each year, and ranks in the top ten causes of death in …
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