Immunosurveillance and tumorigenesis in BALB/c mice--1. Early reactive state in Peyer's patches.     

V A Toma  F P Retief 《Comparative immunology, microbiology and infectious diseases》1979,2(1):43-53

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The in situ cellular immune response in BALB/c mice Peyer's patches after stimulations with E. coli endotoxin (ECE).     

V A Toma  F P Retief 《Comparative immunology, microbiology and infectious diseases》1979,2(1):31-41

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Radiographic,MRI, and CT findings in a young dog with Becker-like muscular dystrophy     

Giulia Costanzo  Sergio Minei  Eric Zini  Margherita Gracis  Giuseppe Lacava 《Veterinary radiology & ultrasound》2023,64(2):E19-E22

An 8-month-old, male, crossbreed dog was presented for macroglossia, reduced mandibular extension, ptyalism, dysphagia, and regurgitation. Serum creatine kinase and aspartate aminotransferase activity were markedly increased. Thoracic radiographs showed an axial gastro-esophageal hiatal hernia, diaphragmatic thickening, and asymmetry. Magnetic resonance imaging of the head showed a severely enlarged tongue, symmetric increase in size of the geniohyoid and mylohyoid muscles, and diffuse masticatory hypomyotrophy. Whole-body CT ruled out other musculoskeletal abnormalities and further characterized the radiographic and MRI findings. Muscular histopathology was consistent with Becker muscular dystrophy.  相似文献   

Proposed criteria to determine whether a territory is free of a given animal disease.     

B Dufour  R Pouillot  B Toma 《Veterinary research》2001,32(6):545-563

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Influence de l'imuran sur le thymus et la bourse de Fabricius chez les poulets     

R. Giurgea  V. Toma 《Zoonoses and public health》1978,25(1):1-8

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Giardia duodenalis in colony stray cats from Italy     

Isabel Guadano Procesi  Azzurra Carnio  Federica Berrilli  Margherita Montalbano Di Filippo  Alessia Scarito  Cristina Amoruso  Marco Barni  Marco Ruffini  Giulia Barlozzari  Manuela Scarpulla  Claudio De Liberato 《Zoonoses and public health》2022,69(1):46-54

Giardia duodenalis is the most common intestinal protozoan in humans and animals worldwide, including eight morphologically identical assemblages, infecting pets, livestock, wildlife and human beings. Assemblages A and B are those with the higher zoonotic potential, and they have been detected in several mammals other than humans; the others (C to H) show a higher host specificity. Cats can harbour both the specific Assemblage F and the zoonotic ones A and B. Several studies have been carried out on G. duodenalis genotypes in cats; however, the role of this species in the epidemiology of giardiasis is still poorly understood. In this scenario, the present study carried out the detection and genetic characterization at sub-assemblage level of G. duodenalis from colony stray cats in central Italy. In the period 2018–2019, 133 cat faecal samples were analysed for the presence of G. duodenalis cysts by a direct immunofluorescence assay. Positive samples were subsequently subjected to molecular analyses for assemblage/sub-assemblage identification. Forty-seven samples (35.3%) were positive for G. duodenalis cysts by immunofluorescence. G. duodenalis DNA was amplified at SSU-rDNA locus from 39 isolates: 37 were positive for zoonotic Assemblage A and 2 showed a mixed infection (A + B). Positive results for the β-giardin gene were achieved for 25 isolates. Sequence analysis revealed 16 isolates belonging to Sub-assemblage AII and 8 to Sub-assemblage AIII. One isolate resulted as ambiguous AI/AIII. Large sequence variability at the sub-assemblage level was detected, with several double peaks and mutations, making complex a proper isolate allocation. When compared with previous studies, the 35.3% prevalence of G. duodenalis in cats reported in the present article was surprisingly high. Moreover, all positive cats resulted to be infected with zoonotic assemblages/sub-assemblages, thus indicating stray cats as a possible source of human giardiasis and highlighting the sanitary relevance of cat colonies in the study area.  相似文献   

You cannot conserve a species that has not been found: The case of the marine sponge Axinella polypoides in Liguria,Italy     

Annalisa Azzola  Giorgio Bavestrello  Marco Bertolino  Carlo Nike Bianchi  Marzia Bo  Francesco Enrichetti  Carla Morri  Alice Oprandi  Margherita Toma  Monica Montefalcone 《水产资源保护:海洋与淡水生态系统》2021,31(4):737-747

1. Detailed knowledge about the distribution of species in need of protection is required for the management of Marine Protected Areas, a major tool to reduce marine biodiversity loss. Such knowledge is deficient for most marine invertebrates.
2. Axinella polypoides is a marine sponge included on the list of protected species by the Barcelona Convention (1976) and the Bern Convention (1987). This large and erect species has an important ecological role in habitat forming and benthic–pelagic coupling.
3. Bathymetrical, geographical and ecological data over the last 60 years were collated from publications and reports, together with new surveys to assess the distribution and protection status in Liguria of A. polypoides. It identified a more widespread distribution than previously thought, which points at a general need for dedicated investigations on the occurrence of species that require protection.
4. Bathymetrical distribution was trimodal, with peaks corresponding to different geomorphological settings: coastal cliff bases (around 38 m depth), inner shelf shoals (52 m) and rocks amidst coarse sediment on the outer shelf (79 m). Density was significantly greater at the shallowest depths. The species was mostly found in the coralligenous biocoenosis, in association with other characteristic species or forming a monospecific facies.
5. On (sub)vertical cliffs, A. polypoides often exhibited an unusual cane shape, rather than the typical bushy morphology, thus causing confusion with the congeneric A. cannabina, a more southern species. Records of the latter in the Ligurian Sea therefore need confirmation.
6. Only a minority (22.6%) of A. polypoides records were in Marine Protected Areas, the remainder being located in areas with no current environmental protection plans in place. While the occurrence of this species in MPAs remained stable over the decades, the only quantitative historical data available indicated that populations in non-protected areas were declining owing to anthropogenic impacts (fishing and anchoring).

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Ion Transport Dynamics in Acid Variable Charge Subsoils     

Nikolla P. Qafoku  Malcolm E. Sumner  Mitsuru Toma 《Soil Science and Plant Nutrition》2005,51(5):601-603

This is a mini-review of the research work conducted by the authors with the objective of studying ion transport in variable charge subsoils collected from different areas around the world. An attempt is made in these studies to relate the unique behavior manifested during ionic transport in these subsoils with their mineralogical, physical and chemical properties, which are markedly different from those in soils from temperate regions. The variable charge subsoils have a relatively high salt sorption capacity and anion exchange capacity (AEC) that retards anions downward movement. The AEC correlates closely with the anion retardation coefficients. Ca²⁺ applied with gypsum in topsoil may be transported to the subsoil and may improve the subsoil chemical properties. These results may help in developing appropriate management strategies under a range of mineralogical, physical, and chemical conditions.  相似文献   

Nutritional evaluation of protein from shrimp cannery effluent (shrimp waste protein).     

R B Toma  W H James 《Journal of agricultural and food chemistry》1975,23(6):1168-1171

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Laser-induced selectivity for dimerization versus polymerization of butadiene under pressure     

Citroni M  Ceppatelli M  Bini R  Schettino V 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》2002,295(5562):2058-2060

The pressure-induced chemical reaction of liquid butadiene was studied by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy in a diamond anvil cell. Dimerization was found to occur above 0.7 gigapascal, giving vinylcyclohexene according to a cyclo-addiction reaction and only a trace amount of polybutadiene forms. By irradiating the high-pressure sample with a few milliwatts of the 488-nanometer argon+ laser line, the dimerization was completely inhibited, and the rapid formation of pure trans-polybutadiene was observed. The use of different excitation wavelength allows us to emphasize the selectivity of the process and to identify the active role of the 2(1)Ag state in this pressure- and laser-induced chemical reaction.  相似文献