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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"taricha"”.
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The effect of photoperiod on the gonads and basophilic adenohypophyseal cells of the rough-skinned newt, Taricha granulosa granulosa
… forming cells of the adenohypophysis in the newt Taricha granulosa granulosa.
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Tetrodotoxin, fungal pathogen infection, and bacterial microbiome associations are variable in the skin microecosystems of two Taricha Newt species
… low molecular weight neurotoxin found in genus Taricha, and despite a previously observed negative relationship between differential levels of TTX concentration and Bd infection presence within a given locale, the influences of TTX concentration on microbiome diversity and pathogen dynamics …
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Some helminths from salamanders of California
… eschscholtzii (52), E. e. sierrae (17), Taricha torosa (6), and Dicamptodon ensatus (1), were examined for helminths and found to harbor 10 species, four of which are new. The parasites found are: Cestoda: Distoichometra ensatinae sp. nov. from Ensatina e. eschscholtzii and E. e. sierrae; …
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A study of nematode parasites of some California salamanders
… Ensatina eschscholtzii platensis Espada, and Taricha torosa sierrae Twitty.</p><p>Individuals of these species were collected and examined for parasites over the fall, winter and spring months, commencing in the fall of 1960 and extending through the spring of 1962. Data were collected to …
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Phenotypic consequences of adaptive toxin production and resistance in coevolutionary partners
… other. In the western U.S., toxic Pacific newts (Taricha) are defended by a highly potent neurotoxin. This neurotoxin makes them too dangerous for nearly all vertebrates to consume. Taricha are defended by tetrodotoxin (TTX) which blocks voltage-gated sodium channels (Nav) and inhibits nerve …
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Control of heart development in the Mexican axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum).
… has been reported for another urodele species (Taricha torosa). As well, this hypothesis is based on the finding that wild-type heart mesoderm does not form beating hearts when transplanted into c/c embryos at late tailbud stages 28-29. On the basis of this evidence, it has been suggested that …