J. Steroid Biochem. Mol. Biol. 2020 Jan 29

Prevalence and factors associated with hypovitaminosis D in adolescents from a sunny country: findings from the ERICA survey.

de Oliveira CL, Cureau FV, Cople-Rodrigues CDS, Giannini DT, Bloch KV, Kuschnir MCC, de Carvalho KMB, Schaan BD

Vitamin D play a role in bone and metabolic health in life long, however hypovitaminosis D is common in different settings. The aim of this study was ... Read More

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Proc Nutr Soc

Optimal diet and lifestyle strategies for the management of cardio-metabolic risk.

Griffin BA

Cardio-metabolic risk (CMR) embodies a clustering of metabolic abnormalities that increase the likelihood of developing CVD in the large arteries of t ... Read More

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Mol. Ecol. 2020 Jan 23

Transcriptome analysis reveals nutrition- and age-related patterns of gene expression in the fat body of pre-overwintering bumble bee queens.

Costa CP, Duennes MA, Fisher K, Der JP, Watrous KM, Okamoto N, Yamanaka N, Woodard SH

Many diapausing insects undergo a nutrient storage period prior to their entry into diapause. Bumble bee queens diapause as adults in the winter prece ... Read More

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PLoS ONE

Trophic ecology of Mexican Pacific harbor seal colonies using carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes.

Juárez-Rodríguez M, Heckel G, Herguera-García JC, Elorriaga-Verplancken FR, Herzka SZ, Schramm Y

There is limited information that provides a comprehensive understanding of the trophic ecology of Mexican Pacific harbor seal (Phoca vitulina richard ... Read More

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Vet. Ital.

Spartium junceum L. poisoning in small ruminants.

Ariano A, Costagliola A, D'Ambola M, Cortese L, Pietrobattista L, Di Francesco G, Salucci S, Iovane V, Paciello O, Severino L

An outbreak of neurological disorders in a flock of 20 sheep coming from a rural farm in Civitella Roveto, Italy, occurred in winter 2015. All the ani ... Read More

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