SMALL MAMMALS IN THE DIET OF BARN OWLS (TYTO FURCATA) IN AN URBAN AREA IN RIO DE JANEIRO STATE, BRAZIL, WITH A NEW RECORD OF THE DWARF MOUSE OPOSSUM (CRYPTONANUS)

Abstract Several studies emphasize the use of owl pellets in small mammal inventories in natural areas harboring high richness of rare species, but few Brazilian Atlantic forest localities have been surveyed by this method.The present study documents the species composition and abundance of small mammals in the diet of Tyto furcata in an urban area

Abstract Backgrounds The Wrestling aim of this study was to confirm the propagation of various canine distemper viruses (CDV) in hamster cell lines of HmLu and BHK, since only a little is known about the possibility of propagation of CDV in rodent cells irrespective of their epidemiological importance.Methods The growth of CDV in hamster cell lines

IntroductionLung cancer, with the highest global mortality rate among cancers, presents a grim prognosis, often diagnosed at an advanced stage in nearly 70% of cases.Recent research has unveiled a novel mechanism of cell death termed disulfidptosis, which is facilitated by glucose scarcity and the protein SLC7A11.MethodsUtilizing the least absolute