Achatina fulica
Identification and quantification of mycotoxins detected from different strains of fungi grown on PDA culture medium in the presence of eggs of Achatina fulica (Bowdich)
... litter Achatina fulica and different incubation substrates (coconut husks, cotton wool, sawdust, planting soil, virgin forest soil) of the eggs revealed the presence cosmopolitan fungi such as Aspergillus ...
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Occurrence of Rhabditid Nematodes in the Pet Giant African Land Snails (Achatina fulica)
... of Achatina fulica, in the state of São Paulo including records of Aelurostrongylus abstrusus (nematoda) larvae ...GM.Achatina fulica Bowdich and other Achatinidae as pests ...
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POTENTIAL FUTURE APPLICATIONS OF SPERMATHECAL EXTRACT FROM THE LAND SNAIL ACHATINA FULICA SPECIALLY IN IMMUNO CONTRACEPTION
... Cytrosol fraction of spermatheca and / or ovotestis gland from Giant African Land Snail Achatina Fulica was found to have antifertility and immuno modulatory properties. The present experiment was conducted ...
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Identification of a phenoloxidase and melanin dependent defence mechanism in Achatina fulica infected with Angiostrongylus vasorum
... mollusc Achatina fulica is a danger to public health, given the large diversity of nematodes utilizing it as an intermediate host, such as the parasites of the genus Angiostrongylus, of importance in human ...
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Identification of characteristic aroma compounds in raw and thermally processed African giant snail (Achatina fulica)
... (Achatina fulica Bowdich) belongs to the Achatinoidea family and its native to East ...are Achatina achatina, Achatina fulica, Achachatina marginata and Limocolaria species ...
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Physicochemical characterization of films formulated from achatina fulica mucus fed with medicinal plants
... respective Achatina fulica film have demonstrated that besides being able to be used with beneficial effects in the repair of tissue lesions, they have great viability of use in the pharmaceutical and food ...
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Modulation of the buccal muscle contraction by identified serotonergic and peptidergic neurons in the snail Achatina fulica
... Serotonergic and peptidergic modulation of buccal muscle contraction at an identified neuromuscular synapse in the African giant snail Achatina fulica was examined. A pair of excitatory motoneurons of the ...
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Experimentally-induced hypertension in wistar rats: the role of achatina fulica derived chitosan
... In conclusion, to the best of our knowledge, this study is the first to demonstrate the protective role of Chitosan on the morphology of the kidney, cardiac muscles, liver and spleen in an animal model of hypertension. ...
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Neural Control of Heart Beat in the African Giant Snail, Achatina Fulica Férussac: I Identification of the Heart Regulatory Neurones
... Seven heart regulatory neurones PON, TAN, TAN-2, TAN-3, d-RCDN, d-LCDN and VG1 were identified in the central nervous system of the African giant snail, Achatina fulica Ferussac.. Among [r] ...
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Neural Control of the Buccal Muscle Movement in the African Giant Snail Achatina Fulica
... NEURAL CONTROL OF THE BUCCAL MUSCLE MOVEMENT IN THE AFRICAN GIANT SNAIL ACHATINA FULICA BY MASAYUKI YOSHIDA AND MAKOTO KOBAYASHI* Physiological Laboratory, Faculty of Integrated Arts and[r] ...
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Effect of dietary proteins on the growth of the snail Achatina fulica (Bowdich, 1720)
... Le succès de l’élevage de ces animaux sauvages nécessite une formulation alimentaire adéquate. C’est d’ailleurs à cet effet, que plusieurs études ont eu pour objectifs de déterminer la teneur en calcium nécessaire pour ...
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Utilization of Snail (Achatina fulica) Shell Waste for Synthesis of Calcium Tartrate Tetrahydrate (CaC4H4O6.4H2O) Single Crystals in Silica Gel
... In some part of Indonesia, snail (Achatina fulica) has been intentionally populated as the main ingredients of food supplement or local culinary such as satays or snacks. As a result, high amount of snail ...
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Utilisation of Giant African snail (Achatina fulica) meal as protein source by laying hens
... (Achatina fulica) which is na- tive to the east coast of Africa (Mead, 1949) abounds in Samoa, especially during the months of heavy rains (November to April), causing serious damages to crops such as ...
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Augmentation of bursting pacemaker activity by serotonin in an identified Achatina fulica neurone: an increase in sodium and calcium activated negative slope resistance via cyclic AMP dependent protein phosphorylation
... The mechanism of serotonin (5-HT) action on bursting activity was examined in a bursting pacemaker neurone of the snail Achatina fulica. 5-HT augmented both the depolarizing and post-burst-hyperpolarizing ...
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Atrial granular cells of the snail Achatina fulica release proteins into hemolymph after stimulation of the heart nerve
... The atrium of the gastropod mollusc Achatina fulica receives rich innervation and contains numerous granular cells (GCs). We studied the atrial innervation and discovered that axon profiles typical in ...
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Morphological changes and functional recovery following axotomy of a serotonergic cerebrobuccal neurone in the land snail Achatina fulica
... Descriptions of the normal morphology of the MCG and its innervation of the buccal ganglia provide a necessary backdrop for studies on axonal regeneration and sprouting of cerebral and buccal neurones in Achatina ...
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Invasive alien species : a threat to sustainable livelihoods in the Pacific? : an assessment of the effects of Wasmannia auropunctata (little fire ant) and Achatina fulica (giant African snail) on rural livelihoods in the Solomon Islands : a dissertation presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Development Studies, Massey University, Manawatū, New Zealand
... and Achatina fulica (giant African snail), this study investigates how vulnerable/resilient rural livelihoods are to the effects of IAS and the implications IAS have for sustainable development in the ...
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Invasive alien species : a threat to sustainable livelihoods in the Pacific? : an assessment of the effects of Wasmannia auropunctata (little fire ant) and Achatina fulica (giant African snail) on rural livelihoods in the Solomon Islands : a dissertation presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Development Studies, Massey University, Manawatū, New Zealand
... and Achatina. fulica affect the different capitals available to households in the Solomon Islands and the ramifications these effects may have on people’s ...
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Neural Control of Heart Beat in the African Giant Snail, Achatina Fulica Ferussac: II Interconnections Among the Heart Regulatory Neurones
... Four heart excitatory motoneurones PON, TAN, TAN-2 and TAN-3 and an interneurone VIN receive excitatory inputs from two cerebral neurones d-RCDN and d-LCDN and a pedal neurone d-LPeLN.. [r] ...
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Modulation of Ionic Currents by Synaptic Action and 5 HT Application in the Identified Heart Excitatory Neurone of the African Giant Snail, Achatina Fulica Férussac
... Ionic mechanisms of the slow depolarization of PON by cerebral neurones When the membrane potential of PON was held at — 50 mV, activity in the cerebral neurone induced an inward shift i[r] ...
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