Ornithorhynchus anatinus

Known as: Duckbilled Platypus, duckbill platypus, Platypus 
A small aquatic oviparous mammal of the order Monotremata found in Australia and Tasmania.
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2014
Highly Cited
2014
Integrating mapping-, assembly- and haplotype-based approaches for calling variants in clinical sequencing applications
High-throughput DNA sequencing technology has transformed genetic research and is starting to make an impact on clinical practice… (More)
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2009
2009
Ornithorhynchus anatinus (platypus) links the evolution of immunoglobulin genes in eutherian mammals and nonmammalian tetrapods.
The evolutionary origins of mammalian immunoglobulin H chain isotypes (IgM, IgD, IgG, IgE, and IgA) are still incompletely… (More)
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2009
2009
The immunoglobulin heavy chain locus in the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus).
Immunoglobulins loci in mammals are well known to be organized within a translocon, however their origin remains unresolved. Four… (More)
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2008
Highly Cited
2008
Ensembl 2008
The Ensembl project (http://www.ensembl.org) is a comprehensive genome information system featuring an integrated set of genome… (More)
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2007
Highly Cited
2007
Ensembl 2007
The Ensembl (http://www.ensembl.org/) project provides a comprehensive and integrated source of annotation of chordate genome… (More)
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2001
2001
Energetics of terrestrial locomotion of the platypus Ornithorhynchus anatinus.
The platypus Ornithorhynchus anatinus Shaw displays specializations in its limb structure for swimming that could negatively… (More)
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2000
2000
Spermiogenesis and spermiation in a monotreme mammal, the platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus.
Spermatogenesis in the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) is of considerable biological interest as the structure of its gametes… (More)
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Review
1998
Review
1998
Disease conditions and subclinical infections of the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus).
Before the arrival of European settlers in Australia, the platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus, probably suffered from little… (More)
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1995
1995
A pharmacological and biochemical investigation of the venom from the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus).
In this study several activities of the venom of Ornithorhynchus anatinus have been investigated. Whole venom induced local… (More)
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1975
1975
Intestinal mucosa of the platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus.
The intestinal mucosa of the platypus takes the form of numerous transverse surface folds. These folds are made up of a lamina… (More)
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