Millie,a fatigued mother of an infant,was ready for a nap..So she grabbed her baby,flipped it around,threw it on her belly and started grooming its tail-a soothing behavior.Millie,a sea otter,is rearing what could be ...
This study was funded by FONDECYT 3160133 to NRO and Millennium Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy,Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile。
During vertebrate development,the immune function is inefficient and is mainly controlled by innate defense.While there have been detailed studies of various aspects of innate immune function,the effects of this func...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China [81202209];Key Projects of Natural Science Research in Colleges and Universities of Anhui province [KJ2018A0164,KJ2017A189]
Objective To investigate the molecular mechanisms of the adverse effects of exposure to sulfamonomethoxin(SMM) in pregnancy on the neurobehavioral development of male offspring. Methods Pregnant mice were randomly div...
Puppyhood is a very active social and vocal period in a harbor seal's life Ph oca vitulina. An important feature of vocalizations is their temporal and rhythmic structure, and understanding vocal timing and rhythms in...
It is common sense that mammals reproduce sexually, whereby a sperm cell fertilizes an egg cell. And at some point later in reproduction, a baby with the genetic mixtures from the both parents pops out. However, this ...
In animals, signaling behavior is often context-dependent, with variation in the probability of emitting certain signals dependent on fitness advantages. Senders may adjust signaling rate depending on receiver identit...
Childhood obesity and obesity-related metabolic complications are induced by a high-fat postnatal diet. The lack of a suitable animal model, however, remains a considerable challenge in obesity studies. In the current...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC),No.31201878,81172716,and U1204804;Post Doctoral Foundation of China,No.2015M572109;Post Doctoral Fund of Henan province,No.2014049
Lead exposure is a known potential risk factor for neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Exposure to lead during the critical phase of brain development has been linked with mental retardatio...
Supported by CQAP,Faculty of Science,Menoufiya University(Grant No.CP4-062-Men)
Objective: To investigate the possible ameliorative effect of crude water extract of Morus alba(M. alba) leaves on retinopathy of rat pups maternally subjected to diabetes and/or Al intoxication.Methods: Both control ...