Browsing Research Output by Subject "Wildlife"

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    • Characterization of function and genetic feature of UDP-glucuronosyltransferase in avian species 

      Kawai, Yusuke K.; Ikenaka, Yoshinori; Shinya, So; Saengtienchai, Aksorn; Kondo, Takamitsu (Elsevier, 2019)
      Birds are exposed to many xenobiotics during their lifetime. For accurate prediction of xenobiotic-induced toxic effects on avian species, it is necessary to understand metabolic capacities in a comprehensive range of bird ...

    • Checklist of acanthocephalan parasites of South Africa 

      Halajian, Ali; Smit, Nico J.; Smales, Lesley R.; Tavakol, Sareh; Luus-Powell, Wilmien J. (Pensoft, 2018)
      Twenty-one species of acanthocephalans, representative of thirteen genera from ten families of seven orders and three classes, are included in this updated checklist of acanthocephalans in South Africa. Although South ...

    • Uridine diphosphate-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) 2B subfamily interspecies differences in carnivores 

      Kondo, Takamitsu; Ikenaka, Yoshinori; Nakayama, Shouta M.M.; Kawai, Yusuke K.; Mizukawa, Hazuki (Oxford Univ Press, 2017)
      UDP-glucuronosyltransferases (UGTs) are among the most important xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes that conjugate a wide range of chemicals. Previous studies showed that Felidae and Pinnipedia species have very low UGT ...