Boa constrictor (reptile)

Known as: constrictor, Boa constrictor, constrictors 
 
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2014
2014
Undesirable Consequences of Insecticide Resistance following Aedes aegypti Control Activities Due to a Dengue Outbreak
BACKGROUND During a dengue outbreak with co-circulation of DENV-1 and -2 in the city of Boa Vista, one patient was diagnosed with… (More)
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2012
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2012
Identification, Characterization, and In Vitro Culture of Highly Divergent Arenaviruses from Boa Constrictors and Annulated Tree Boas: Candidate Etiological Agents for Snake Inclusion Body Disease
UNLABELLED Inclusion body disease (IBD) is an infectious fatal disease of snakes typified by behavioral abnormalities, wasting… (More)
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2011
2011
Evidence for viable, non-clonal but fatherless Boa constrictors.
Parthenogenesis in vertebrates is considered an evolutionary novelty. In snakes, all of which exhibit genetic sex determination… (More)
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2008
2008
Stable isotopes may provide evidence for starvation in reptiles.
Previous studies have attempted to correlate stable isotope signatures of tissues with the nutritional condition of birds… (More)
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2007
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2007
Oxygen activates the Rho/Rho-kinase pathway and induces RhoB and ROCK-1 expression in human and rabbit ductus arteriosus by increasing mitochondria-derived reactive oxygen species: a newly recognized…
BACKGROUND Constriction of the ductus arteriosus (DA) is initiated at birth by inhibition of O2-sensitive K+ channels in DA… (More)
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2005
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2005
Phylogeography of Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (L.) and Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse) (Diptera: Culicidae) based on mitochondrial DNA variations.
Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti (l.) and Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse) are the most important vectors of the dengue and yellow… (More)
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2005
2005
Natural History and Conservation of Island Boas ( Boa constrictor ) in Belize
Boa constrictors inhabiting islands off the coast of Belize have been historically collected for the pet trade, and enthusiasts… (More)
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2000
2000
Adenovirus hepatitis in a boa constrictor (Boa constrictor).
A boa constrictor was submitted for postmortem evaluation. At necropsy, there were no substantial lesions except in the liver… (More)
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1998
Highly Cited
1998
The material-point method for granular materials
A model for granular materials is presented that describes both the internal deformation of each granule and the interactions… (More)
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1991
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1991
Endothelin: localization, synthesis, activity, and receptor types in human penile corpus cavernosum.
The localization, synthesis, and activity of endothelin and the receptor types mediating its effects in penile corpus cavernosum… (More)
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