Knowing Me, Knowing You: Anal Gland Secretion of European Badgers (Meles meles) Codes for Individuality, Sex and Social Group Membership
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DOI: 10.1007/s10886-019-01113-0
Abstract: European badgers, Meles meles, are group-living in the UK, and demarcate their ranges with shared latrines. As carnivores, badgers possess paired anal glands, but olfactory information on the content of badger anal gland secretion (AGS)… read more here.
Keywords: european badgers; anal gland; gland secretion; group ... See more keywords
A preliminary investigation of the effect of sample collection technique on the cell and RNA content of fine‐needle aspirates of five canine tumours
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DOI: 10.1111/jsap.12790
Abstract: OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effect of syringe size, needle size, number of needle passes and operator experience on cell yield from tumour fine-needle aspirates, and the quantity and quality of extractable RNA. MATERIALS AND METHODS… read more here.
Keywords: needle aspirates; gland adenocarcinoma; fine needle; canine tumours ... See more keywords
Identification of the parasite, Trypanosoma cruzi, in multiple tissues of epidemiological significance in the Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana): Implications for environmental and vertical transmission routes
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010974
Abstract: Background Trypanosoma cruzi, a parasitic protozoan, is endemic to the Americas and the causative agent of Chagas disease in humans. In South America, opossums facilitate transmission via infected anal gland secretions in addition to transmission… read more here.
Keywords: cruzi; vertical transmission; transmission; trypanosoma cruzi ... See more keywords