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Whale, Killer

 
 
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Disease relevance of Whale, Killer

 

High impact information on Whale, Killer

  • The complex and stable vocal and behavioural cultures of sympatric groups of killer whales (Orcinus orca) appear to have no parallel outside humans, and represent an independent evolution of cultural faculties [3].
  • This reassignment affects the phylogenetic relationship of killer whale myoglobin with the myoglobins from other closely related cetacean species and also affects studies concerned with the physical parameters of the protein [4].
  • Characterization of F21.A, a monoclonal antibody that recognize a leucocyte surface antigen for killer whale homologue to beta-2 integrin [5].
  • Biological activity of the recombinant killer whale IL-6 (rkwIL-6) was demonstrated using the IL-6-dependent B9 mouse hybridoma cell line; acute phase sera from a killer whale and supernatants from lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated killer whale peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) also supported the proliferation of the B9 hybridoma [2].
  • Annual changes in cortisol levels were investigated by collecting blood samples every two weeks from two male killer whales and a pregnant female one twice per day (during 09:00-10:00 and 16:00-17:00 h) throughout a one-year period [6].
 

Biological context of Whale, Killer

 

Associations of Whale, Killer with chemical compounds

  • Thromboxane production by killer whale platelets appears to be quantitatively similar to that produced by human platelets in response to ADP and PAF and exceeded that produced by human platelets when collagen was used as the agonist [8].
  • We examined this concept and determined that killer whale platelets, in response to ADP, PAF, and arachidonic acid, appeared to aggregate normally during the first 2-5 minutes after addition of the agonist, but had completely disaggregated at 10 minutes [8].
  • Biopsy blubber samples of free-ranging resident and transient killer whales from the Kenai Fjords/Prince William Sound, AK region were acquired during the 1994-1999 field seasons and analyzed for selected organochlorines (OCs), including dioxin-like CB congeners and DDTs [9].
  • Killer whale serum IgG was purified using caprylic acid/ammonium sulfate precipitation [10].
  • Magnetic resonance images of the brain of an adult killer whale were acquired in the coronal and axial planes [11].

References

  1. Hodgkin's disease in a killer whale (Orcinus orca). Yonezawa, M., Nakamine, H., Tanaka, T., Miyaji, T. J. Comp. Pathol. (1989) [Pubmed]
  2. Expression and functional characterization of killer whale (Orcinus orca) interleukin-6 (IL-6) and development of a competitive immunoassay. Funke, C., King, D.P., McBain, J.F., Adelung, D., Stott, J.L. Vet. Immunol. Immunopathol. (2003) [Pubmed]
  3. Culture in whales and dolphins. Rendell, L., Whitehead, H. The Behavioral and brain sciences. (2001) [Pubmed]
  4. Reassignment of residue 122 in the myoglobin from the killer whale, Orcinus orca. Meuth, J.L., Jones, B.N., Gurd, F.R. J. Mol. Evol. (1981) [Pubmed]
  5. Characterization of F21.A, a monoclonal antibody that recognize a leucocyte surface antigen for killer whale homologue to beta-2 integrin. De Guise, S., Erickson, K., Blanchard, M., DiMolfetto, L., Lepper, H.D., Stott, J.L., Ferrick, D.A. Vet. Immunol. Immunopathol. (2004) [Pubmed]
  6. Diurnal and annual changes in serum cortisol concentrations in Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins Tursiops aduncus and killer whales Orcinus orca. Suzuki, M., Uchida, S., Ueda, K., Tobayama, T., Katsumata, E., Yoshioka, M., Aida, K. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. (2003) [Pubmed]
  7. Comparison of amikacin pharmacokinetics in a killer whale (Orcinus orca) and a beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas). KuKanich, B., Papich, M., Huff, D., Stoskopf, M. J. Zoo Wildl. Med. (2004) [Pubmed]
  8. Aggregation of killer whale platelets. Patterson, W.R., Dalton, L.M., McGlasson, D.L., Cissik, J.H. Thromb. Res. (1993) [Pubmed]
  9. Influence of life-history parameters on organochlorine concentrations in free-ranging killer whales (Orcinus orca) from Prince William Sound, AK. Ylitalo, G.M., Matkin, C.O., Buzitis, J., Krahn, M.M., Jones, L.L., Rowles, T., Stein, J.E. Sci. Total Environ. (2001) [Pubmed]
  10. Measurement of serum immunoglobulin concentration in killer whales and sea otters by radial immunodiffusion. Taylor, B.C., Brotheridge, R.M., Jessup, D.A., Stott, J.L. Vet. Immunol. Immunopathol. (2002) [Pubmed]
  11. Neuroanatomy of the killer whale (Orcinus orca) from magnetic resonance images. Marino, L., Sherwood, C.C., Delman, B.N., Tang, C.Y., Naidich, T.P., Hof, P.R. The anatomical record. Part A, Discoveries in molecular, cellular, and evolutionary biology. (2004) [Pubmed]
 
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