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Female Asian small-clawed otters (Aonyx cinerea) in aquariums and zoos may require sterilization to prevent disease or for pedigree-based genetic management. Contraceptive surgery requires ovariohysterectomy or ovariectomy via laparotomy. However, there is a concern that otters may develop various complications due to self-injury at incision sites,...
Female Asian small-clawed otters (Aonyx cinerea) in aquariums and zoos may require sterilization to prevent reproduction and disease or for pedigree-based genetic management. Contraceptive surgery requires ovariohysterectomy or ovariectomy via laparotomy. However, there is a concern that otters may develop various complications due to self-injury a...
Telomeres, repeating TTAGGG sequences at the ends of eukaryotic chromosomes, increase genomic stability. Telomere shortening occurs not only during DNA replication associated with cell division but also under oxidative stress, where reactive oxygen species damage DNA. Therefore, changes in telomere length can be used to evaluate chronic cost or str...
Patients with long-lasting hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are at major risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Iron accumulation in the livers of these patients is thought to exacerbate conditions of oxidative stress. Transgenic mice that express the HCV core protein develop HCC after the steatosis stage and produce an excess of hepatic reactive...
The 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine (BrdU) labeling method has been used to assess the quantity of proliferative potential in organs and tissues in various mammals. For application of this method in fish, it was necessary to determine conditions that optimize the detection of the BrdU epitope. In the present investigation, we investigated the localization...
The research plan for the Second Phase of the Japanese Whale Research Program under Special Permit in the Antarctic (JARPA II)was presented to the 2005 meeting of the International Whaling Commission's Scientific Committee (IWC/SC). The research program involves both non-lethal and lethal research techniques. The first two JARPA II surveys, to be c...
