Thriving in a hostile world: Insights from the dietary strategy of two allopatric, closely related tepui summit endemic amphibians

Authors: Philippe J. R. Kok, Tessa L. Broholm, Dietrich Mebs

Source: Ecology and Evolution, Vol 11, Iss 13, Pp 8730-8742 (2021)

Subject Terms: diet, Guyana, OCBIL, Pantepui, tepui, toads, Ecology, QH540-549.5

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2045-7758

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Unraveling the venom chemistry with evidence for histamine as key regulator in the envenomation by caterpillar Automeris zaruma

Authors: Andrea Seldeslachts, Steve Peigneur, Dietrich Mebs, Jan Tytgat

Source: Frontiers in Immunology, Vol 13 (2022)

Subject Terms: Automeris zaruma, caterpillar venom, histamine, histamine receptors, MRGPRX2 receptor, electrophysiology, Immunologic diseases. Allergy, RC581-607

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Relation: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2022.972442/full; https://doaj.org/toc/1664-3224

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The voice from the hereafter: vocalisations in three species of Atelopus from the Venezuelan Andes, likely to be extinct

Authors: Stefan Lötters, Dietrich Mebs, Gunther Köhler, Joseph Vargas, Enrique La Marca

Source: Herpetozoa, Vol 32, Iss , Pp 267-275 (2019)

Subject Terms: Zoology, QL1-991

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Relation: https://herpetozoa.pensoft.net/article/39192/download/pdf/; https://herpetozoa.pensoft.net/article/39192/download/xml/; https://herpetozoa.pensoft.net/article/39192/; https://doaj.org/toc/1013-4425; https://doaj.org/toc/2682-955X

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Chemical Synthesis, Proper Folding, Nav Channel Selectivity Profile and Analgesic Properties of the Spider Peptide Phlotoxin 1

Authors: Sébastien Nicolas, Claude Zoukimian, Frank Bosmans, Jérôme Montnach, Sylvie Diochot, Eva Cuypers, Stephan De Waard, Rémy Béroud, Dietrich Mebs, David Craik, Didier Boturyn, Michel Lazdunski, Jan Tytgat, Michel De Waard

Source: Toxins, Vol 11, Iss 6, p 367 (2019)

Subject Terms: spider toxin, directed disulfide bond formation, Nav channel activity, Nav1.7, pain target, automated patch-clamp, Medicine

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/11/6/367; https://doaj.org/toc/2072-6651

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Venomous Secretions from Marine Snails of the Terebridae Family Target Acetylcholine Receptors

Authors: Cora Wunder, Dietrich Mebs, Jan Tytgat, Steve Peigneur, Annette Nicke, Alexander Kurz, Christian Melaun, Yvonne Kendel, Silke Kauferstein

Source: Toxins, Vol 5, Iss 5, Pp 1043-1050 (2013)

Subject Terms: Terebridae venom, gland extracts, acetylcholine receptors, potassium channels, sodium channels, Medicine

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Relation: http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/5/5/1043; https://doaj.org/toc/2072-6651

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Biological Activities of Ethanolic Extracts from Deep-Sea Antarctic Marine Sponges

Authors: Dietrich Mebs, Silke Kauferstein, Dorte Janussen, Sandra Čivović, Rok Kosmina, Gašper Strugar, Urška Batista, Jerneja Ambrožič Avguštin, Tom Turk, Kristina Sepčić

Source: Marine Drugs, Vol 11, Iss 4, Pp 1126-1139 (2013)

Subject Terms: Antarctic marine sponges, hemolysis, antibacterial activity, acetylcholinesterase inhibition, cytotoxicity, Biology (General), QH301-705.5

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Relation: http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/11/4/1126; https://doaj.org/toc/1660-3397

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Biological Activities of Aqueous and Organic Extracts from Tropical Marine Sponges

Authors: Tom Turk, Dietrich Mebs, Silke Kauferstein, Kristina Sepčić

Source: Marine Drugs, Vol 8, Iss 5, Pp 1550-1566 (2010)

Subject Terms: tropical marine sponges, hemolysis, hemagglutination, antibacterial activity, acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibition, protein phosphatase 1 (PP1) inhibition/activation, Biology (General), QH301-705.5

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Relation: http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/8/5/1550/; https://doaj.org/toc/1660-3397

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Chemical camouflage--a frog's strategy to co-exist with aggressive ants.

Authors: Mark-Oliver Rödel, Christian Brede, Mareike Hirschfeld, Thomas Schmitt, Philippe Favreau, Reto Stöcklin, Cora Wunder, Dietrich Mebs

Source: PLoS ONE, Vol 8, Iss 12, p e81950 (2013)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24349157/?tool=EBI; https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203

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The mitochondrial genome of the venomous cone snail Conus consors.

Authors: Age Brauer, Alexander Kurz, Tim Stockwell, Holly Baden-Tillson, Juliana Heidler, Ilka Wittig, Silke Kauferstein, Dietrich Mebs, Reto Stöcklin, Maido Remm

Source: PLoS ONE, Vol 7, Iss 12, p e51528 (2012)

Subject Terms: Medicine, Science

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Relation: http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3517553?pdf=render; https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203

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Snake fangs from the Lower Miocene of Germany: evolutionary stability of perfect weapons.

Authors: Ulrich Kuch, Johannes Müller, Clemens Mödden, Dietrich Mebs

Source: Naturwissenschaften; Feb2006, Vol. 93 Issue 2, p84-87, 4p

Phylogeography of Australias king brown snake (Pseudechis australis) reveals Pliocene divergence and Pleistocene dispersal of a top predator.

Authors: Ulrich Kuch, J. Scott Keogh, John Weigel, Laurie A. Smith, Dietrich Mebs

Source: Naturwissenschaften; Mar2005, Vol. 92 Issue 3, p121-127, 7p

Subject Terms: SNAKES, PHYLOGEOGRAPHY, SQUAMATA

Geographic Terms: AUSTRALIA