Using the Ratio of Urine Testosterone to Estrone-3-Glucuronide to Identify the Sex of Chinese Giant Salamanders (<i>Andrias davidianus</i>) by Jianlu Zhang, Jiqin Huang, Hu Zhao, Jie Deng, Fei Kong, Hongxing Zhang, Qijun Wang

Subjects: “…Chinese giant salamander (<i>Andrias davidianus</i>)…”
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Underwater video cameras allow for detection of North American giant salamanders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis) in both captive and wild streams by Shem Unger, Zeb Cline Hull, Lauren Diaz, John D. Groves, Lori A. Williams, Catherine M. Bodinof Jachowski

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Effects of different diets on growth performance, digestive enzyme activities and intestinal bacterial community of juvenile Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus) by Jing Qian, Yao Wu Zhang, Li Yi, Ming Yan Shi, Dun Deng

Subjects: “…Juvenile Chinese giant salamander…”
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Bcl-xL Reduces Chinese Giant Salamander Iridovirus-Induced Mitochondrial Apoptosis by Interacting with Bak and Inhibiting the p53 Pathway by Yiqun Li, Yuding Fan, Yong Zhou, Nan Jiang, Mingyang Xue, Yan Meng, Wenzhi Liu, Jingjing Zhang, Ge Lin, Lingbing Zeng

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Antioxidative Activity and Volatile Profiles of Maillard Reaction Products between Giant Salamander (Andrias davidianus) Peptides and Glucose during the Heating Process by Wenqian Wang, Shibo Zhao, Jinjin Pei, Pengfei Jiang, Wengang Jin, Ruichang Gao

“…To improve the antioxidant activity and flavor characteristics of giant salamander peptides, the changes in pH, browning extent, DPPH radical scavenging capacity, and reducing ability in Maillard reaction products (MRPs) between giant salamander peptides and glucose during the heating process (95°C and 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4 h) were investigated. …”
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Four <i>Mx</i> Genes Identified in <i>Andrias davidianus</i> and Characterization of Their Response to Chinese Giant Salamander Iridovirus Infection by Yan Meng, Yuding Fan, Nan Jiang, Mingyang Xue, Yiqun Li, Wenzhi Liu, Lingbing Zeng, Yong Zhou

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Mechanisms of <i>Caspases 3/7/8/9</i> in the Degeneration of External Gills of Chinese Giant Salamanders (<i>Andrias davidianus</i>) by Shijun Yang, Caixia Tan, Xuerong Sun, Xiong Tang, Xiao Huang, Fan Yan, Guangxiang Zhu, Qin Wang

“…Metamorphosis of the Chinese giant salamander is mainly manifested by the loss of external gills with consequent changes in the respiratory pattern. …”
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Comparative expression analysis identifies the respiratory transition-related miRNAs and their target genes in tissues of metamorphosing Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus) by Shengyan Su, Yuheng Wang, Huiwei Wang, Wei Huang, Jun Chen, Jun Xing, Pao Xu, Xinhua Yuan, Caiji Huang, Yulin Zhou

“…Abstract Background Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus) undergoes a metamorphosis from aquatic larvae to terrestrial adults, with concomitant transfer of respiration from gills to lungs prior to metamorphosis. …”
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Predicting Sex-Related Transcripts in the Chinese Giant Salamander (<i>Andrias davidianus</i>): A Transcriptomics Study, Selection Gender for Preservation, Breeding and Reintroduction by Hu Zhao, Jiqin Huang, Cheng Fang, Hongying Ma, Han Zhang, Jie Deng, Wei Jiang, Fei Kong, Hongxing Zhang, Hong Liu, Qijun Wang

“…The Chinese giant salamander (<i>Andrias davidianus</i>) is the biggest extant and endangered amphibian, which has an incongruous sex ratio during the artificial breeding process and is sex indistinguishable in appearance. …”
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Potential antagonistic relationship of fgf9 and rspo1 genes in WNT4 pathway to regulate the sex differentiation in Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus) by Jiankang Zhang, Xueping Xia, Ying Zhu, Zitong Lian, Haifeng Tian, Hanbing Xiao, Qiaomu Hu

“…Farmed chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus) was an important distinctive economically amphibian that exhibited male-biased sexual size dimorphism. …”
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Range extension of the Giant Salamander, Pseudoeurycea gigantea (Taylor 1938) (Caudata: Pletodontidae), and some aspects of its natural history within Hidalgo state, Mexico by Luis Badillo-Saldaña, Aurelio Ramírez-Bautista, Christian Berriozabal-Islas, Claudia Beteta-Hernández

“…This study documents the most northerly known distribution of the giant salamander, Pseudoeurycea gigantea, and provides new details on aspects of its natural history based on specimens of this species collected within Hidalgo state, Mexico.…”
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Effects of different dietary lipid sources (perilla, fish, and soybean oils) on growth, lipid metabolism, antioxidant, and immune status in Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus) by Yi-Hua Guo, Jun-Kang Ma, Hang-zhong Xu, Wei-long Li, Chang-Jiang Liu, Hua Lu, Hong Li, Xu-liang Zhai, Yang Xue, Li Luo

“…Eight adolescent giant salamanders were fed in rectangular tanks for 98 days with a total of 96 giant salamanders (mean body weight = 75.20g) and were fed an experimental diet until satiation.Results and DiscussionThe viscerosomatic index and crude lipid content of muscle were found to be considerably lower and the muscle crude protein was substantially higher in the PSO group than in the other groups (P&lt;0.05). …”
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Coordinated microRNA/mRNA Expression Profiles Reveal Unique Skin Color Regulatory Mechanisms in Chinese Giant Salamander (<i>Andrias davidianus</i>) by Yanjie Guo, Weini Wu, Xueyi Yang

“…The Chinese giant salamander (<i>Andrias davidianus</i>) has been increasingly popular in the aquaculture market in China in recent years. …”
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Transcriptomic analysis of Andrias davidianus meat and experimental validation for exploring its bioactive components as functional foods by Changge Guan, Zhenglin Tan, Shucheng Li, Yi Wang, Naoyuki Yamamoto, Chong Zhang, Songjun Wang, Junjie Chen, Xin-Hui Xing

Subjects: “…Chinese giant salamander…”
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Historical museum collections clarify the evolutionary history of cryptic species radiation in the world's largest amphibians by Samuel T. Turvey, Melissa M. Marr, Ian Barnes, Selina Brace, Benjamin Tapley, Robert W. Murphy, Ermi Zhao, Andrew A. Cunningham

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Draft genome sequencing and annotation of a low-virulence Morganella morganii strain CQ-M7, a multidrug-resistant isolate from the giant salamander in China by Guangwei Zhao, Zeli Luo, Yan Wang, Jia Liu, Di Wu, Liwu Zhang, Xiaowei Yang

Subjects: “…Chinese giant salamander…”
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Characterization of Volatile Organic Compounds of Giant Salamander (Andrias davidianus) Oil Adulterated with Different Amounts of Peanut Oil by Gas Chromatography-Ion Mobility Spectrometry Combined with Chemometrics by JIN Wengang, LIU Junxia, SUN Haiyan, HE Linlin, PEI Jinjin, CHENG Hu, JIANG Pengfei

Subjects: “…giant salamander oil; adulteration; peanut oil; volatile components; gas chromatography-ion mobility spectroscopy; chemometrics…”
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Landscape connectivity among coastal giant salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus) populations shows no association with land use, fire frequency, or river drainage but exhibits genetic signatures of potential conservation concern. by Giorgia G Auteri, M Raquel Marchán-Rivadeneira, Deanna H Olson, L Lacey Knowles

“…We test for the genetic consequences of historical and contemporary disturbances in the coastal giant salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus) in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. …”
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Landscape connectivity among coastal giant salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus) populations shows no association with land use, fire frequency, or river drainage but exhibits genetic signatures of potential conservation concern by Giorgia G. Auteri, M. Raquel Marchán-Rivadeneira, Deanna H. Olson, L. Lacey Knowles

“…We test for the genetic consequences of historical and contemporary disturbances in the coastal giant salamander (Dicamptodon tenebrosus) in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. …”
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From dirty to delicacy? Changing exploitation in China threatens the world's largest amphibians by Samuel T. Turvey, Shu Chen, Benjamin Tapley, Zhiqiang Liang, Gang Wei, Jian Yang, Jie Wang, Minyao Wu, Jay Redbond, Thomas Brown, Andrew A. Cunningham

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