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Biology, Volume 13, Issue 1

January 2024 - 64 articles

Cover Story: Zebrafish larvae serve as an optimal model for investigating various ophthalmological and neurological conditions, with optokinetic reflex (OKR) assays proving invaluable. Despite the assay's growing popularity, a deficiency in clear reporting guidelines hinders the field. Enhanced reporting standards contribute to research reproducibility, diminish bias, and mitigate underreporting. This systematic literature review explores animal, environmental, and technical factors critical for the OKR assay in zebrafish. The analysis exposes inadequacies in past reporting, emphasizing the need for a systematic approach. To address this gap, we present the zebrafish optokinetic (ZOK) reflex minimal reporting guideline. This guideline aims to empower researchers to avoid future errors and foster more reliable and transparent research practices. View this paper
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Articles (64)

  • Review
  • Open Access
6 Citations
9,083 Views
34 Pages

Lysosomal Dysfunction: Connecting the Dots in the Landscape of Human Diseases

  • Elisabet Uribe-Carretero,
  • Verónica Rey,
  • Jose Manuel Fuentes and
  • Isaac Tamargo-Gómez

7 January 2024

Lysosomes are the main organelles responsible for the degradation of macromolecules in eukaryotic cells. Beyond their fundamental role in degradation, lysosomes are involved in different physiological processes such as autophagy, nutrient sensing, an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,920 Views
17 Pages

Effects of Hypoxia Stress on Survival, Antioxidant and Anaerobic Metabolic Enzymes, and Related Gene Expression of Red Swamp Crayfish Procambarus clarkii

  • Qinghui Zeng,
  • Mingzhong Luo,
  • Lirong Qin,
  • Chao Guo,
  • Jiashou Liu,
  • Tanglin Zhang,
  • Guangpeng Feng and
  • Wei Li

6 January 2024

The red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii is the most reared shrimp in China, but it is often affected by hypoxia stress in the process of seedling culture and adult crayfish culture. The oxygen consumption rate and asphyxiation point of juvenile cr...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,934 Views
18 Pages

Cardio-Metabolic Health of Offspring Exposed in Utero to Human Immuno-Deficiency Virus and Anti-Retroviral Treatment: A Systematic Review

  • Edna Ngoakoana Matjuda,
  • Godwill Azeh Engwa,
  • Muhulo Muhau Mungamba,
  • Constance Rufaro Sewani-Rusike,
  • Nandu Goswami and
  • Benedicta Ngwenchi Nkeh-Chungag

6 January 2024

Background: Antiretroviral treatment (ART) use during pregnancy continues to rise as it is known to decrease the likelihood of HIV transmission from mother to child. However, it is still unknown whether foetal exposure to (ART) may affect the foetal...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,375 Views
12 Pages

Seasonal Changes in the Soil Microbial Community Structure in Urban Forests

  • Xin Wan,
  • Runyang Zhou,
  • Sian Liu,
  • Wei Xing and
  • Yingdan Yuan

5 January 2024

Urban forests play a crucial role in the overall health and stability of urban ecosystems. Soil microorganisms are vital to the functioning of urban forest ecosystems as they facilitate material cycling and contribute to environmental stability. This...

  • Review
  • Open Access
9 Citations
5,662 Views
24 Pages

4 January 2024

Sperm selection of the most competent sperm is a promising way to enhance reproductive outcomes. Apoptosis is the programmed cell death process to maintain tissue homeostasis, and MACS sperm selection of non-apoptotic cells enables the removal of apo...

  • Review
  • Open Access
17 Citations
6,096 Views
19 Pages

4 January 2024

Diseases pose a significant and pressing concern for the sustainable development of the aquaculture sector, particularly as their impact continues to grow due to climatic shifts such as rising water temperatures. While various approaches, ranging fro...

  • Review
  • Open Access
12 Citations
5,831 Views
19 Pages

Prospects and Challenges of Bacteriophage Substitution for Antibiotics in Livestock and Poultry Production

  • Aoyu Jiang,
  • Zixin Liu,
  • Xiaokang Lv,
  • Chuanshe Zhou,
  • Tao Ran and
  • Zhiliang Tan

4 January 2024

The overuse and misuse of antibiotics in the livestock and poultry industry has led to the development of multi-drug resistance in animal pathogens, and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in bacteria transfer from animals to humans through the consum...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,547 Views
17 Pages

Ecology of Saline Watersheds: An Investigation of the Functional Communities and Drivers of Benthic Fauna in Typical Water Bodies of the Irtysh River Basin

  • Fangze Zi,
  • Baoqiang Wang,
  • Liting Yang,
  • Qiang Huo,
  • Zhichao Wang,
  • Daoquan Ren,
  • Bin Huo,
  • Yong Song and
  • Shengao Chen

2 January 2024

In this study, we investigated how changes in salinity affect biodiversity and function in 11 typical water bodies in the Altai region. The salinity of the freshwater bodies ranged from 0 to 5, the brackish water salinities ranged from 5 to 20, and t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
6,077 Views
16 Pages

Iodine Promotes Glucose Uptake through Akt Phosphorylation and Glut-4 in Adipocytes, but Higher Doses Induce Cytotoxic Effects in Pancreatic Beta Cells

  • Reséndiz-Jiménez Arely,
  • Arbez-Evangelista Cristian,
  • Arroyo-Xochihua Omar,
  • Palma-Jacinto José Antonio,
  • Santiago-Roque Isela,
  • De León-Ramírez Yeimy Mar,
  • Hernández-Domínguez Xcaret Alexa and
  • Arroyo-Helguera Omar

1 January 2024

Background: Epidemiological clinical reports have shown an association between iodine excess with diabetes mellitus type 2 and higher blood glucose. However, the relationship between iodine, the pancreas, adipose tissue, and glucose transport is uncl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,573 Views
18 Pages

31 December 2023

With the increasing challenges of climate change caused by global warming, the effective reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) becomes an urgent environmental issue for the sustainable development of human society. Previous reports indicated increased bi...

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