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      Biological Responses and Toxicopathic Effects Elicited in Solea Senegalensis Juveniles by Waterborne Exposure to Benzo[a]pyrene 

      Briaudeau, Tifanie; Alves dos Santos, Luis Alejandro; Zorita Aguirre, Izaskun; Marigómez Allende, Juan Antonio ORCID (Elsevier, 2021-05-11)
      Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are priority contaminants in coastal and estuarine ecosystems under anthropogenic pressure. Although PAHs tend to accumulate in the sediment, toxicity for benthic flat fish such ...
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      Biomarker responses in mussels (Mytilus trossulus) from the Baltic Sea exposed to water-accommodated fraction of crude oil and a dispersant at different salinities 

      Turja, Raisa; Benito Fernández, Denis ORCID; Ahvo, Aino; Izaguirre Aramayona, Urtzi; Lecube Iturrioz, Xabier; Stankevičiūtė, Milda; Butrimavičienė, Laura; Soto López, Manuel ORCID; Lehtonen, Kari K. (Elsevier, 2023-07)
      Oil spills pose significant environmental risks, particularly in cold seas. In the Baltic Sea, the low salinity (from 0 to 2 up to 18) affects the behaviour of the spilled oil as well as the efficiency and ecological impacts ...
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      BRAF V600E mutational load as a prognosis biomarker in malignant melanoma 

      Sevilla Mambrilla, Arrate ORCID; Morales González, María Celia; Ezcurra García Unzueta, Pilar Ariadna ORCID; Rasero, Javier; Velasco, Verónica; Cancho Galán, Goikoane; Sánchez Díez, Ana; Mujika, Karmele; Penas Lago, Cristina; Smith Zubiaga, Isabel; Asumendi Mallea, Aintzane ORCID; Cortés Díaz, Jesús María; Boyano López, María Dolores ORCID; Alonso Alegre, Santos ORCID (Public Library Science, 2020-03-13)
      Analyzing the mutational load of driver mutations in melanoma could provide valuable information regarding its progression. We aimed at analyzing the heterogeneity of mutational load of BRAF V600E in biopsies of melanoma ...
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      Cell and tissue level responses in mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis dietarily exposed to PVP/PEI coated Ag nanoparticles at two seasons 

      Duroudier Martínez, Nerea ORCID; Katsumiti Kodo Filho, Alberto ORCID; Mikolaczyk, Mathilde; Schäfer, Jörg; Bilbao Castellanos, Eider; Cajaraville Bereciartua, Miren Pilare ORCID (Elsevier, 2021-01-01)
      Silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) are present in numerous consumer products due to their antimicrobial and other unique properties, thus concerns about their potential input into aquatic ecosystems are increasing. Toxicity of ...
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      Cell Patterning Technology on Polymethyl Methacrylate through Controlled Physicochemical and Biochemical Functionalization 

      Azuaje Hualde, Enrique ORCID; Komen, Job; Alonso Cabrera, Juncal Anne ORCID; Van den Berg, Albert; Martínez de Pancorbo Gómez, María de los Angeles ORCID; Van der Meer, Andries D.; Benito López, Fernando ORCID; Basabe Desmonts, Lourdes ORCID (MDPI, 2023-09-23)
      In recent years, innovative cell-based biosensing systems have been developed, showing impact in healthcare and life science research. Now, there is a need to design mass-production processes to enable their commercialization ...
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      Coastal and marine pollution in the Anthropocene 

      Marigómez Allende, Juan Antonio ORCID (Springer, 2023-12)
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      Coastal gradients of small microplastics and associated pollutants influenced by estuarine sources 

      González Ortegón, Enrique; Sendra Vega, Marta; Sparaventi, Erica; Sánchez Leal, Ricardo F.; De los Ríos, Isaac; Baldó, Francisco; González-Fernández, Daniel; Yeste, María Pilar (Elsevier, 2022)
      Small microplastics (SMPs) in the gulf of Cadiz was sampled at 5 m depth by pumping it through the ship's pipe system and filtered through a 45 mu m mesh size net. Our study reveals that higher densities have been found ...
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      Colorimetric Determination of Glucose in Sweat Using an Alginate-Based Biosystem 

      García Rey, Sandra; Gil Hernández, Eva; Basabe Desmonts, Lourdes ORCID; Benito López, Fernando ORCID (MDPI, 2023-02-28)
      Glucose is an analyte of great importance, both in the clinical and sports fields. Since blood is the gold standard biofluid used for the analytical determination of glucose, there is high interest in finding alternative ...
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      Comparison of the Transcriptional Profiles of Melanocytes from Dark and Light Skinned Individuals under Basal Conditions and Following Ultraviolet-B Irradiation 

      López López, Saioa; Smith Zubiaga, Isabel; García de Galdeano Zaldivar, María Alicia ORCID; Boyano López, María Dolores ORCID; García, Oscar; Gardeazabal García, Jesús; Martinez Cadenas, Conrado; Izagirre Arribalzaga, Neskuts ORCID; De la Rúa Vaca, Concepción ORCID; Alonso Alegre, Santos ORCID (Public Library Science, 2015-08-05)
      We analysed the whole-genome transcriptional profile of 6 cell lines of dark melanocytes (DM) and 6 of light melanocytes (LM) at basal conditions and after ultraviolet-B (UVB) radiation at different time points to investigate ...
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      Continental data on cave-dwelling spider communities across Europe (Arachnida: Araneae) 

      Mammola, Stefano; Cardoso, Pedro; Angyal, Dorottya; Balazs, Gergely; Blick, Theo; Brustel, Herve; Carter, Julian; Curcic, Srecko; Danflous, Samuel; Danyi, Laszlo; Dejean, Sylvain; Deltshev, Christo; Elverici, Mert; Fernandez, Jon; Gasparo, Fulvio; Kommenov, Marjan; Komposch, Christian; Kovac, L'ubomir; Kunt, Kadir Bogac; Mock, Andrej; Moldovan, Oana; Naumova, Maria; Pavlek, Martina; Prieto Sierra, Carlos Enrique; Ribera, Carles; Rozwalka, Robert; Ruzicka, Vlastimil; Vargovitsh, Robert S.; Zaenker, Stefan; Isaia, Marco (Pensoft Publishers, 2019-10-08)
      Background Spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) are widespread in subterranean ecosystems worldwide and represent an important component of subterranean trophic webs. Yet, global-scale diversity patterns of subterranean spiders ...
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      Cosmopolitan Distribution of Endozoicomonas-Like Organisms and Other Intracellular Microcolonies of Bacteria Causing Infection in Marine Mollusks 

      Cano, Irene; Ryder, David; Webb, Steve C.; Jones, Brian J.; Brosnahan, Cara L.; Carrasco, Noelia; Bodinier, Barbara; Furones, Dolors; Pretto, Tobia; Carella, Francesca; Chollet, Bruno; Arzul, Isabelle; Cheslett, Deborah; Collins, Evelyn; Lohrmann, Karin B.; Valdivia, Ana L.; Ward, Georgia; Carballal, Maria J.; Villalba, Antonio; Marigómez Allende, Juan Antonio ORCID; Mortensen, Stein; Christison, Kevin; Kevin, Wakeman C.; Bustos, Eduardo; Christie, Lyndsay; Green, Matthew; Feist, Stephen W. (Frontiers Media, 2020-10-30)
      Intracellular microcolonies of bacteria (IMC), in some cases developing large extracellular cysts (bacterial aggregates), infecting primarily gill and digestive gland, have been historically reported in a wide diversity ...
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      De Novo Genome Assembly of the Raccoon Dog (Nyctereutes Procyonoides) 

      Chueca Simón, Luis Javier ORCID; Kochmann, Judith; Schell, Tilman; Greve, Carola; Janke, Axel; Pfenninger, Markus; Klimpel, Sven (Frontiers Media, 2021-04-29)
      The raccoon dog, Nyctereutes procyonoides (NCBI Taxonomy ID: 34880, Figure 1a) belongs to the family Canidae, with foxes (genus Vulpes) being their closest relatives (Lindblad-Toh et al., 2005; Sun et al., 2019). Its ...
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      Determining diet from faeces: Selection of metabarcoding primers for the insectivore Pyrenean desman ( Galemys pyrenaicus ) 

      Esnaola Illarreta, Amaiur ORCID; Arrizabalaga Escudero, Aitor; González Esteban, Jorge; Elosegi Irurtia, Arturo ORCID; Aiartza Azurtza, José Ramón ORCID (Public Library Science, 2018-12-14)
      Molecular techniques allow non-invasive dietary studies from faeces, providing an invaluable tool to unveil ecological requirements of endangered or elusive species. They contribute to progress on important issues such as ...
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      Developing As and Cu Tissue Residue Thresholds to Attain the Good Ecological Status of Rivers in Mining Areas 

      Moreno Ocio, Iñigo ORCID; Méndez Fernández, Leire ORCID; Martínez Madrid, Maite ORCID; Costas, Noemi; Pardo, Isabel; Rodríguez Rodríguez, María Pilar (Springer, 2022-03)
      [EN] The study was performed on residue-effects datasets from polluted and unpolluted sites in the Nalon River basin (northern Spain). The effects were measured in terms of alteration of field macroinvertebrate communities, ...
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      Development and validation of a new multiplex for upgrading Y-STRs population databases from 12 to 23 markers and its forensic casework application. 

      Navarro López, Belén; Baeta Bafalluy, Miriam ORCID; Granizo Rodríguez, Eva; Moreno López, Olatz; Kleinbielen, Tamara; Ferragut, Joana Francesca; Picornell, Antònia; Martínez de Pancorbo Gómez, María de los Ángeles (Nature, 2022-12)
      Y chromosomal short tandem repeats (Y-STRs) are used in forensic investigations as a useful complementary tool to autosomal markers. The ongoing development of new kits with an increasing number of markers makes it necessary ...
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      Development of an alginate/TiO2-based microfluidic biosystem for chrono-sampling and sensing of glucose in artificial sweat 

      García Rey, Sandra; Gil Hernández, Eva; Gunatilake, Udara Bimendra; Basabe Desmonts, Lourdes ORCID; Benito López, Fernando ORCID (Elsevier, 2023-05)
      Glucose is an analyte of great importance, both in the clinical and sports fields. As an alternative to standard blood analysis, sweat arises as an easily accessible, non-invasive biofluid, as well as a great candidate to ...
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      Diet and prey selection by snow leopards in the Nepalese Himalayas 

      Shrestha, Bikram; Aiartza Azurtza, José Ramón ORCID; Kindlmann, Pavel (Public Library Science, 2018-12-05)
      Visual attractiveness and rarity often results in large carnivores being adopted as flagship species for stimulating conservation awareness. Their hunting behaviour and prey selection can affect the population dynamics of ...
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      Different Evolutionary History for Basque Diaspora Populations in USA and Argentina Unveiled by Mitochondrial DNA Analysis 

      Baeta Bafalluy, Miriam ORCID; Núñez Domingo, Carolina; Cardoso Martín, Sergio; Palencia Madrid, Leire ORCID; Piñeiro Hermida, Sergio; Arriba Barredo, Miren; Villanueva Millán, María Jesús; Martínez de Pancorbo Gómez, María de los Angeles ORCID (Public Library Science, 2015-12-14)
      The Basque Diaspora in Western USA and Argentina represents two populations which have maintained strong Basque cultural and social roots in a completely different geographic context. Hence, they provide an exceptional ...
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      Differential tissue development compromising the growth rate and physiological performances of mussel 

      Pérez Cebrecos, Maitane; Prieto Pérez, Daniel; Blanco Rayón, Esther; Izaguirre Aramayona, Urtzi; Ibarrola Bellido, Irrintzi (Elsevier, 2022-09)
      Differences in the food acquisition rates and in the energetic costs of metabolism seem to affect the growth rate variability of mussels. The aim of this study was to analyze if the physiological performances responsible ...
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      Distinct Correlations Between Lipogenic Gene Expression and Fatty Acid Composition of Subcutaneous Fat Among Cattle Breeds 

      Gamarra, David; Aldai Elkoro-Iribe, Noelia; Arakawa, Aisaku; Rodríguez Barrón, Luis Javier ORCID; López Oceja, Andrés; Martínez de Pancorbo Gómez, María de los Angeles ORCID; Taniguchi, Masaaki (Biomed Central, 2018-05-23)
      Background: The fatty acid (FA) composition of adipose tissue influences the nutritional quality of meat products. The unsaturation level of FAs is determined by fatty acid desaturases such as stearoyl- CoA desaturases ...