HEMATOLOGY AND PLASMA BIOCHEMISTRY INTERVALS FOR CAPTIVE-BORN CALIFORNIA TIGER SALAMANDERS (AMBYSTOMA CALIFORNIENSE)

2016 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 731-735 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sean Brady ◽  
Anne Burgdorf-Moisuk ◽  
Philip H. Kass ◽  
Jacqueline Brady ◽  
Raymund F. Wack
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Biochemistry ◽  
Tiger Salamanders ◽  
Ambystoma Californiense

Possible Phenotypic Influence of Superinvasive Alleles on Larval California Tiger Salamanders (Ambystoma californiense)

2015 ◽  
Vol 173 (1) ◽  
pp. 168-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffery T. Wilcox ◽  
Gretchen E. Padgett-Flohr ◽  
Jeff A. Alvarez ◽  
Jarrett R. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Tiger Salamanders ◽  
Ambystoma Californiense

Microsatellite analyses across three diverse vertebrate transcriptomes (Acipenser fulvescens, Ambystoma tigrinum, and Dipodomys spectabilis)

Genome ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 56 (7) ◽  
pp. 407-414 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline M. Doyle ◽  
Gregor Siegmund ◽  
Joseph D. Ruhl ◽  
Soo Hyung Eo ◽  
Matthew C. Hale ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lake Sturgeon ◽  
Untranslated Regions ◽  
Ambystoma Tigrinum ◽  
Acipenser Fulvescens ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Noncoding Dna ◽  
Kangaroo Rats ◽  
Tiger Salamanders ◽  
Dipodomys Spectabilis ◽  
In Silico Polymorphism

Historically, many population genetics studies have utilized microsatellite markers sampled at random from the genome and presumed to be selectively neutral. Recent studies, however, have shown that microsatellites can occur in transcribed regions, where they are more likely to be under selection. In this study, we mined microsatellites from transcriptomes generated by 454-pyrosequencing for three vertebrate species: lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens), tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum), and kangaroo rat (Dipodomys spectabilis). We evaluated (i) the occurrence of microsatellites across species; (ii) whether particular gene ontology terms were over-represented in genes that contained microsatellites; (iii) whether repeat motifs were located in untranslated regions or coding sequences of genes; and (iv) in silico polymorphism. Microsatellites were less common in tiger salamanders than in either lake sturgeon or kangaroo rats. Across libraries, trinucleotides were found more frequently than any other motif type, presumably because they do not cause frameshift mutations. By evaluating variation across reads assembled to a given contig, we were able to identify repeat motifs likely to be polymorphic. Our study represents one of the first comparative data sets on the distribution of vertebrate microsatellites within expressed genes. Our results reinforce the idea that microsatellites do not always occur in noncoding DNA, but commonly occur in expressed genes.

PLASMA BIOCHEMISTRY IN HÆMODIALYSED PATIENTS

The Lancet ◽  
1973 ◽  
Vol 302 (7841) ◽  
pp. 1328-1329 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.C. Bishop
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Biochemistry

scholarly journals Tolerance and safety evaluation ofN,N-dimethylglycine, a naturally occurring organic compound, as a feed additive in broiler diets

2011 ◽  
Vol 107 (11) ◽  
pp. 1635-1644 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabelle D. Kalmar ◽  
Martin W. A. Verstegen ◽  
Klaus Maenner ◽  
Jurgen Zentek ◽  
Godelieve Meulemans ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Safety Evaluation ◽  
Growth Period ◽  
Production Performance ◽  
Feed Additive ◽  
Broiler Chicks ◽  
Breast Meat ◽  
Plasma Biochemistry ◽  
Impaired Performance ◽  
Glycine Metabolism ◽  
Present Trial

N,N-dimethylglycine (DMG) is a tertiary amino acid that naturally occurs as an intermediate metabolite in choline-to-glycine metabolism. The objective of the present trial was to evaluate tolerance, safety and bioaccumulation of dietary DMG in broilers when supplemented at 1 g and 10 g Na-DMG/kg. A feeding trial was conducted using 480 1-d-old broiler chicks that were randomly allocated to twenty-four pens and fed one of three test diets added with 0, 1 or 10 g Na-DMG/kg during a 39 d growth period. Production performance was recorded to assess tolerance and efficacy of the supplement. At the end of the trial, toxicity was evaluated by means of haematology, plasma biochemistry and histopathology of liver, kidney and heart (n12), whereas bioaccumulation was assessed on breast meat, liver, blood, kidney and adipose tissue (n8). Carcass traits were similar between the control and 1 g Na-DMG/kg feed groups (P>0·05), but the feed:gain ratio was significantly improved at 1 g Na-DMG/kg feed compared with the control or the 10-fold dose (P = 0·008). Histological examinations showed no pathological effects and results of haematology and plasma biochemistry revealed similar values between the test groups (P>0·05). Bioaccumulation occurred at the 10-fold dose, but the resulting DMG content in breast meat was comparable with, for instance, wheat bran and much lower than uncooked spinach. In conclusion, DMG at 1 g Na-DMG/kg improved the feed:gain ratio in broilers without DMG being accumulated in consumer parts. Furthermore, dietary supplementation with DMG up to 10 g Na-DMG/kg did not induce toxicity or impaired performance in broilers.

scholarly journals Effects of feeding low fishmeal diets with increasing soybean meal levels on growth, gut histology and plasma biochemistry of sea bass

animal ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 923-930 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Bonvini ◽  
A. Bonaldo ◽  
L. Mandrioli ◽  
R. Sirri ◽  
F. Dondi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soybean Meal ◽  
Sea Bass ◽  
Plasma Biochemistry
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