APE CONSERVATION PHYSIOLOGY: FECAL GLUCOCORTICOID RESPONSES IN WILD PONGO PYGMAEUS MORIO FOLLOWING HUMAN VISITATION.

Ape conservation physiology: fecal glucocorticoid responses in wild Pongo pygmaeus morio following human visitation.

Nature-based tourism can generate important revenue to support conservation of biodiversity.However, constant exposure to tourists and subsequent chronic activation of stress responses can produce pathological effects, including impaired cognition, growth, reproduction, and immunity in the same animals we are interested in protecting.Utilizing feca

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Role of the Group B antigen of Streptococcus agalactiae: a peptidoglycan-anchored polysaccharide involved in cell wall biogenesis.

Streptococcus agalactiae here (Group B streptococcus, GBS) is a leading cause of infections in neonates and an emerging pathogen in adults.The Lancefield Group B carbohydrate (GBC) is a peptidoglycan-anchored antigen that defines this species as a Group B Streptococcus.Despite earlier immunological and biochemical characterizations, the function of

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Muscle growth and anabolism in intensive care survivors (GAINS 2.0): Protocol for a multi-centre randomised; placebo controlled clinical trial of nandrolone in deconditioned adults recovering from critical illness.

BackgroundIntensive care patients can experience significant long-term impairment in mobility and function caused by their critical illness.A potential contributory factor apart from critical illness polymyoneuropathy is the low levels of anabolic hormones in these patients.Testosterone royal nomadic 5413 rug levels in critically ill patients are e

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