Pseudocapillaria (Ichthyocapillaria) bumpi n. sp. (Nematoda: Capillariidae) Parasitising West African Lungfish Protopterus annectens (Owen, 1839) (Lepidosireniformes: Protopteridae) in Mozambique and Its Phylogenetic Position Within Capillariid Nematodes.
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DOI: 10.1007/s11686-021-00389-1
Abstract: INTRODUCTION Pseudocapillaria (Ichthyocapillaria) bumpi n. sp. (Nematoda: Capillariidae) is described from specimens infecting the digestive tract of the West African lungfish, Protopterus annectens (Owen) (Lepidosireniformes: Protopteridae). METHODS Nematodes were collected in Karingani Game Reserve, Southern… read more here.
Keywords: nematoda capillariidae; west african; bumpi nematoda; ichthyocapillaria bumpi ... See more keywords
Cloning of nine glucocorticoid receptor isoforms from the slender African lungfish (Protopterus dolloi)
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0272219
Abstract: We wanted to clone the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) from slender African lungfish (Protopterus dolloi) for comparison to P. dolloi MR, which we had cloned and were characterizing, as well as for comparison to the GRs… read more here.
Keywords: african lungfish; glucocorticoid receptor; lungfish protopterus; dolloi ... See more keywords
Fighting pathogens in two battlefields: Antimicrobial defenses in the African lungfish
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1011302
Abstract: Many vertebrates have evolved life histories that allow them to colonize unique ecological niches and survive where others cannot. A great example are lungfishes, sarcopterygian fish that hold a key phylogenetic position as the closest… read more here.
Keywords: african lungfish; fighting pathogens; two battlefields; battlefields antimicrobial ... See more keywords
Aestivation induces widespread transcriptional changes in the African lungfish
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DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2023.1096929
Abstract: Aestivation is a special ability possessed by some animals to cope with hot and dry environments utilizing dormancy. At a macroscopic level, dormant animals stop moving and eating. At the microscopic level, the expression of… read more here.
Keywords: aestivation; african lungfish; widespread transcriptional; induces widespread ... See more keywords
Aestivation Induces Changes in the mRNA Expression Levels and Protein Abundance of Two Isoforms of Urea Transporters in the Gills of the African Lungfish, Protopterus annectens
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DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2017.00071
Abstract: The African lungfish, Protopterus annectens, is ammonotelic in water despite being ureogenic. When it aestivates in mucus cocoon on land, ammonia is detoxified to urea. During the maintenance phase of aestivation, urea accumulates in the… read more here.
Keywords: lungfish protopterus; protein abundance; expression; gills annectens ... See more keywords