Guinea Pigs - Genetics
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Identification, sequencing, and cellular localization of hepcidin in guinea pig (Cavia porcellus).

22 Jun 2009 Hepcidin, a cysteine-rich peptide hormone with antimicrobial and iron-regulatory activity, plays a central role in regulating iron metabolism during inflammation, hypoxia, iron deficiency, and iron overload. The aim of this study was to isolate and ... Read more...

Guinea pig ID-like families of SINEs.

11 Feb 2009 Previous studies have indicated a paucity of SINEs within the genomes of the guinea pig and nutria, representatives of the Hystricognathi suborder of rodents. More recent work has shown that the guinea pig genome contains a large number of B1 ... Read more...

Expressed sequence tag analysis of guinea pig (Cavia porcellus) eye tissues for NEIBank.

17 Dec 2008 PURPOSE: To characterize gene expression patterns in guinea pig ocular tissues and identify orthologs of human genes from NEIBank expressed sequence tags. METHODS: RNA was extracted from dissected eye tissues of 2.5-month-old guinea pigs to make ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Guinea Pigs - Genetics'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Identification, sequencing, and cellular localization of hepcidin in guinea pig (Cavia porcellus). 22 Jun 2009
• Guinea pig ID-like families of SINEs. 11 Feb 2009
• Expressed sequence tag analysis of guinea pig (Cavia porcellus) eye tissues for NEIBank. 17 Dec 2008
• [Population genetics of Colombian guinea pigs, Cavia spp. (Rodentia: Caviidae) with RAPD molecular markers] 30 Aug 2008
• The guinea pig pancreas secretes a single trypsinogen isoform, which is defective in autoactivation. 30 Jul 2008
• Exploring efferent-mediated DPOAE adaptation in three different guinea pig strains. 14 Jan 2007
• Auditory function and cochlear morphology in the German waltzing guinea pig. 23 Jul 2006
• Analysis of mosquito bloodmeals using RFLP markers. 20 May 2006
• A guinea pig strain with recessive heredity of deafness, producing normal-hearing heterozygotes with resistance to noise trauma. 3 Aug 2005
• Characterization of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone precursor cDNA in the Old World mole-rat Cryptomys hottentotus pretoriae: high degree of identity with the New World guinea pig sequence. 29 Apr 2005
• Androgen-dependent expression, gene structure, and molecular evolution of guinea pig caltrin II, a WAP-motif protein. 5 Jul 2004
• Sexual dimorphism in the craniofacial growth of the guinea pig (Cavia porcellus). 30 Jan 2004
• Expression and rapid purification of highly active hexahistidine-tagged guinea pig liver transglutaminase. 30 Jan 2004
• Molecular characterization of guinea - pig (Cavia porcellus) CD8alpha and CD8beta cDNA. 30 Jan 2004
• Characterization of novel and identified genes in guinea pig organ of corti. 22 Jun 2000
• Maturation of epididymal spermatozoa in the nondomesticated guinea pigs Cavia aperea and Galea musteloides. 30 Dec 1999
• Conservation of a CD1 multigene family in the guinea pig. 13 Nov 1999
• Cloning and sequence of guinea pig interleukin 2 (IL-2). 29 Sep 1998
• Morphometry and strain distribution in guinea pig duodenum with reference to the zero-stress state. 29 Sep 1997
• On the nature of hereditary cataract in strain 13/N guinea pigs. 30 Aug 1997

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Technical information about 'Guinea Pigs'

Definition: A common name used for the genus Cavia. The most common species is Cavia porcellus which is the domesticated guinea pig used for pets and biomedical research.

Descriptor UI: D006168

Alternative terms: Guinea Pigs; Guinea Pig; Pig, Guinea; Pigs, Guinea; Cavia; Cavia porcellus;

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities; anatomy & histology; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; classification; embryology; genetics; growth & development; immunology; injuries; metabolism; microbiology; parasitology; physiology; psychology; surgery; urine; virology;

Tree Number: B01.150.900.649.865.550;

Technical Notes: check tag: no qualif