Lower temperature tolerance in the temperate,ambush foraging lizard Pseudocordylus melanotus melanotus

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An organism's thermal tolerance to the environment may indicate a thermal limit to its geographical distribution.     

Effects of thermal discharge from a nuclear power plant on culturable bacteria at a tropical coastal location in India

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Field studies were carried out 1 year to understand the distribution of culturable bacteria in the coastal waters in relation to the thermal discharge.     

A new practical unit for the assessment of the heat exchange of human body with the environment

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The definition of clo unit was briefly reviewed in this paper.     

Critical thermal tolerance polygons of tropical marine fishes from Sulawesi,Indonesia

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Replicate thermal tolerance polygons were created using critical thermal methodology (CTM) and statistically compared.     

Forkhead transcription factors: key players in development and metabolism

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WHAT IS THE CORTEX?

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The Egg Cortex

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The Scope of This Review

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STORING INFORMATION AND BUILDING THE CORTEX DURING OOGENESIS

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Localizing Maternal Determinants in the Cortex

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Structuring and Positioning Information in the Cortex

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Cortical Polarity and Storage of Information in Other Oocytes

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The Cortex during Vitellogenesis

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MATURATION PREPARES THE CORTEX FOR FERTILIZATION

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Restructuring Cortical Endoplasmic Reticulum and Organelles during Maturation

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Restructuring the Cytoskeleton during Maturation

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Relocalization of Cortical mRNAs and Domains during Maturation

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The Cortex as the Site of Attachment and Fusion of Sperm and Egg

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FERTILIZATION TRANSFORMS THE EGG CORTEX

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Sperm-Induced Calcium Waves and Membranes

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Waves of Exocytosis and Endocytosis at Fertilization

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Fertilization-Induced Microfilament Reorganizations

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The Fertilized Egg Cortex

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WHAT THE CORTEX IS

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The Cortex as a Repository for Spatiotemporal Information

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The Questions That Remain

     

Control of anesthesia-induced hypothermia by ambient temperature regulation in rats

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The goal of this study was to control anesthesia-induced hypothermia in rats, which was addressed through four experimental steps.     

Sex,season, and time of day interact to affect body temperatures of the Giant Gartersnake

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We examined multiple hypotheses regarding differences in body temperatures of the Giant Gartersnake using temperature-sensitive radio telemetry and an information-theoretic analytical approach.     

Oxidation of formate and oxalate in peroxisomal preparations from leaves of spinach beet (beta vulgaris L.)

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1. Peroxisomal preparations from leaves of spinach beet catalysed the oxidation of formate and oxalate to CO₂.     

Peripheral sweat gland function is improved with humid heat acclimation

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The purpose of this study was to determine if humid heat acclimation improves thermoregulatory function at the level of the eccrine sweat gland.     

Seasonal and geographic variation in thermal biology of the lizard Microlophus atacamensis (Squamata: Tropiduridae)

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We studied physiological thermal adaptation in the lizard Microlophus atacamensis along a latitudinal range.     

Heat tolerance and altitudinal distribution of a mountainous lizard, Takydromus hsuehshanensis, in Taiwan

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We investigated whether heat tolerance has a crucial impact on the altitudinal distribution of a high-altitude lizard, Takydromus hsuehshanensis (>1800 m altitude).     

Temperature and hypoxia in ectothermic tetrapods

 

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Interactions between temperature and hypoxia in ectothermic tetrapods (reptiles and amphibians) are reviewed.     

Effects of insulin on the adaptation of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase and 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase in rat adipose tissue

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1. The effects of insulin on adipose tissue glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase and 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase were studied.     

Absence of a causal relationship between environmental and body temperature in dairy cows (Bos taurus) under moderate climatic conditions

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Continuous body temperature records from dairy cows for 46 days of summer and contemporary data for climate temperature humidity index (THI) were analysed.     

Influence of water temperature on the activity of the freshwater snail Pomacea canaliculata (Caenogastropoda: Ampullariidae) at its southernmost limit (Southern Pampas,Argentina)

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The effect of temperature on the activity of the freshwater snail Pomacea canaliculata was investigated through field surveys and laboratory trials.     

Enzymac characterization and lipid composition of rat liver subcellular membranes

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1. Mitochondria, inner and outer mitochondrial membranes, microsomes, smooth and rough endoplasmic reticulum membranes and plasma membranes were isolated from rat liver.     

Phenotypic plasticity of wing color patterns revealed by temperature and chemical applications in a nymphalid butterfly Vanessa indica

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A physiological approach was taken to reveal a spectrum of phenotypic plasticity of butterfly wing color patterns using a nymphalid butterfly Vanessa indica.     

Organization of proteins in the native and reformed outer membrane of Escherichia coli

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1. The proteins of the outer membrane of Escherichia coli were characterized by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and their molecular weights determined.     

Kinetic parameters of glucose efflux from human red blood cells under zero-trans conditions

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1. Efflux of glucose from human red blood cells under zero-trans conditions has been measured at 20°.     

Haemolysis of washed human red cells by the combined action of Naja naja phospholipase A2 and albumin

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1. Cobra venom phospholipase A₂ was found to hydrolyse phospholipids in washed human erythrocytes without causing significant haemolysis in an isotonic medium.