Disease relevance of Sheep

• Gastrointestinal and bronchopulmonary nematode infections and the efficacy of netobimin (Hapasil) were analyzed by way of fecal examination in 10 female mouflons (Ovis musimon), in central Spain, February 1993 [1].

Psychiatry related information on Sheep

• Basal and stress response cortisol levels and stress avoidance learning in sheep (Ovis ovis) [2].

High impact information on Sheep

• The NMR structures of the recombinant cellular form of the prion proteins (PrPC) of the cat (Felis catus), dog (Canis familiaris), and pig (Sus scrofa), and of two polymorphic forms of the prion protein from sheep (Ovis aries) are presented [3].
• The translated coding sequences of thinhorn IFNG and NRAMP are fixed and identical to those of domestic sheep (Ovis aries) [4].
• A population genetic comparison of argali sheep (Ovis ammon) in Mongolia using the ND5 gene of mitochondrial DNA; implications for conservation [5].
• The aim of this study was to establish the imprinting status of IGF2 in sheep (Ovis aries) [6].
• Anti-CD18 monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) inhibit Lkt-induced cytolysis of bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) leukocytes suggesting that CD18 may serve as a receptor for Lkt on the leukocytes of this species as well [7].

Biological context of Sheep

• Progesterone levels in peripheral plasma of Rocky Mountain bighorn ewes (Ovis canadensis) during the estrous cycle and pregnancy [8].
• A total of 419 individuals of four breeds with differing fecundity (Rhoenschaf, Merinolandschaf, East Friesian Milksheep, Romanov) and several wild sheep of the Ovis musimon, O. orientalis, O. vignei and O. ammon groups were screened for genetic variation at the beta A-inhibin (INHBA) locus with up to 11 enzymes [9].
• Thirteen goat BAC clones containing coding sequences from HSA7, HSA12q, HSA4 and HSA6p were fluorescence in situ mapped to river buffalo (Bubalus bubalis, BBU) and sheep (Ovis aries, OAR) R-banded chromosomes [10].
• Passive immunization of rams (Ovis aries) against GnRH: effects on antibody titer, serum concentrations of testosterone, and sexual behavior [11].
• An updated PCR-RFLP (restriction fragment length polymorphism) method of the cytb gene was developed for the identification of the 4 species of main interest in the dairy industry (Bos, Ovis, Capra, Bubalus) [12].

Anatomical context of Sheep

• Magnitude of ouabain-sensitive respiration of lamb hepatocytes (Ovis aries) [13].
• The ketogenic effect of glucose in rumen epithelium of ovine (Ovis aries) and bovine (Bos taurus) origin [14].
• The properties of the membrane-bound calcium-pumping protein, the (Ca2+ + Mg2+)-ATPase (ATP phosphohydrolase, EC 3.6.1.3) were compared in erythrocyte ghosts isolated from five mammalian species--human (Homo sapiens), bovine (Bos taurus), porcine (Sus scrofa melitensis), ovine (Ovis aries crassicandus) and caprine (Capra hircus syriaca) [15].

Associations of Sheep with chemical compounds

• In an earlier study, we found no effects of 60 Hz electric and magnetic fields (EMF) from a 500 kV transmission line on serum melatonin patterns or on puberty in ten female Suffolk lambs (Ovis aries) [16].
• Acute monensin toxicosis in Stone sheep (Ovis dalli stonei), blesbok (Damaliscus dorcus phillipsi), and a Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus) [17].
• Acetylcholinesterase-positive and paraformaldehyde-induced-fluorescence-positive innervation in the upper eyelid of the sheep (Ovis aries) [18].
• Similarly, 1 biogroup 2 variant, 2E, was cultured only from free-ranging Dall sheep in Alaska. Twelve percent of domestic isolates and 6% of wildlife isolates were indole positive [19].
• Ruminal epithelia of sheep (Ovis aries, Merino breed) were pre-incubated in Ussing chambers with various substrates on the mucosal (i.e. luminal) or serosal (i.e. blood) side [20].

Gene context of Sheep

• Along with the ovine CD18-encoding cDNA, which is available for a few months, the sequence data provided here will allow the Ovis aries beta2-integrin CD11a/CD18 (LFA-1, alpha(L)beta2) expression in vitro as a tool to examine the specificities of inflammation in the ovine species [21].
• The present study aimed to compare basic levels and specific activities of cytochrome P450 isoforms (CYP1A, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E, 3A, 4A) in males of red deer ( Cervus elaphus), fallow deer ( Dama dama), roe deer ( Capreolus capreolus) and mouflon ( Ovis musimon) [22].
• To understand the regulation of POU1F1 gene in Ovis aries we report its cloning, sequencing and characterization [23].
• Influence of age on the relationship between annual changes in horn growth rate and prolactin secretion in the European mouflon (Ovis gmelini musimon) [24].
• SSH antibody was found in 42% of 121 human, 89% of 97 bison, 41% of 84 Dall sheep, and 65% of 68 snowshoe hare sera [25].

Analytical, diagnostic and therapeutic context of Sheep

• Serum samples from 697 Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) from North America were examined for antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii by the modified agglutination test incorporating mercaptoethanol and formalin-fixed tachyzoites [26].

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