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Old World camels in a modern world – a balancing act between conservation and genetic improvement by Burger, P. A., Ciani, E., Faye, B.

“…Summary Old World camels have served humans in cross‐continental caravans, transporting people and goods, connecting different cultures and providing milk,…”
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Genome-wide analyses reveal population structure and identify candidate genes associated with tail fatness in local sheep from a semi-arid area by Baazaoui, I., Bedhiaf-Romdhani, S., Mastrangelo, S., Ciani, E.

“…Under a climate change perspective, the genetic make-up of local livestock breeds showing adaptive traits should be explored and preserved as a priority. We…”
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Signatures of selection identify loci associated with fat tail in sheep by Moioli, B, Pilla, F, Ciani, E

“…Identification of genomic regions that have been targets of selection for phenotypic traits is one of the most challenging applications of dense marker panels…”
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The green tea polyphenol epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) restores CDKL5-dependent synaptic defects in vitro and in vivo by Trovò, L., Fuchs, C., De Rosa, R., Barbiero, I., Tramarin, M., Ciani, E., Rusconi, L., Kilstrup-Nielsen, C.

“…CDKL5 deficiency disorder (CDD) is a rare X-linked neurodevelopmental disorder that is characterised by early-onset seizures, intellectual disability, gross…”
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Runs of homozygosity reveal genome‐wide autozygosity in Italian sheep breeds by Mastrangelo, S., Ciani, E., Sardina, M. T., Sottile, G., Pilla, F., Portolano, B.

“…Summary The availability of dense single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) assays allows for the determination of autozygous segments based on runs of consecutive…”
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Genome‐wide assessment of diversity and differentiation between original and modern Brown cattle populations by Moscarelli, A., Sardina, M. T., Cassandro, M., Ciani, E., Pilla, F., Senczuk, G., Portolano, B., Mastrangelo, S.

“…Summary Identifying genomic regions involved in the differences between breeds can provide information on genes that are under the influence of both artificial…”
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Early pharmacotherapy restores neurogenesis and cognitive performance in the Ts65Dn mouse model for Down syndrome by Bianchi, Patrizia, Ciani, Elisabetta, Guidi, Sandra, Trazzi, Stefania, Felice, Daniela, Grossi, Gabriele, Fernandez, Mercedes, Giuliani, Alessandro, Calzà, Laura, Bartesaghi, Renata

“…Down syndrome (DS) is a genetic pathology characterized by intellectual disability and brain hypotrophy. Widespread neurogenesis impairment characterizes the…”
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Genome-wide analysis highlights genetic dilution in Algerian sheep by Gaouar, S B S, Lafri, M, Djaout, A, El-Bouyahiaoui, R, Bouri, A, Bouchatal, A, Maftah, A, Ciani, E, Da Silva, A B

“…Algeria represents a reservoir of genetic diversity with local sheep breeds adapted to a large range of environments and showing specific features necessary to…”
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Exposure to cadmium during in vitro maturation at environmental nanomolar levels impairs oocyte fertilization through oxidative damage: A large animal model study by Martino, N.A., Marzano, G., Mangiacotti, M., Miedico, O., Sardanelli, A.M., Gnoni, A., Lacalandra, G.M., Chiaravalle, A.E., Ciani, E., Bogliolo, L., Minervini, F., Pizzi, F., Dell’Aquila, M.E.

“…•Cadmium bioaccumulation at nanomolar levels occurs in ovine ovaries.•Cadmium exposure at nanomolar levels during IVM impairs ovine oocyte…”
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Molecular tools and analytical approaches for the characterization of farm animal genetic diversity by Lenstra, J. A., Groeneveld, L. F., Eding, H., Kantanen, J., Williams, J. L., Taberlet, P., Nicolazzi, E. L., Sölkner, J., Simianer, H., Ciani, E., Garcia, J. F., Bruford, M. W., Ajmone-Marsan, P., Weigend, S.

“…Summary Genetic studies of livestock populations focus on questions of domestication, within‐ and among‐breed diversity, breed history and adaptive variation…”
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Genome‐wide analysis of Italian sheep diversity reveals a strong geographic pattern and cryptic relationships between breeds by Ciani, E, Crepaldi, P, Nicoloso, L, Lasagna, E, Sarti, F. M, Moioli, B, Napolitano, F, Carta, A, Usai, G, D'Andrea, M, Marletta, D, Ciampolini, R, Riggio, V, Occidente, M, Matassino, D, Kompan, D, Modesto, P, Macciotta, N, Ajmone‐Marsan, P, Pilla, F

“…Italy counts several sheep breeds, arisen over centuries as a consequence of ancient and recent genetic and demographic events. To finely reconstruct genetic…”
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S.16.01 Restoration of proliferation impairment of neural precursors in Down syndrome improves cognitive performances by Ciani, E, Bartesaghi, R

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Nitric oxide regulates cGMP‐dependent cAMP‐responsive element binding protein phosphorylation and Bcl‐2 expression in cerebellar neurons: implication for a survival role of nitric oxide by Ciani, Elisabetta, Guidi, Sandra, Bartesaghi, Renata, Contestabile, Antonio

“…Nitric oxide (NO) is a small, diffusible, highly reactive molecule with a dichotomous regulatory role in the brain: an intra‐ and intercellular messenger under…”
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Neurogenesis in the hippocampal dentate gyrus of a Down syndrome model can be restored by neonatal treatment with an agonist of the BDNF TrkB receptor by Stagni, F, Emili, M, Giacomini, A, Guidi, S, Ciani, E, Bartesaghi, R

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Renal resistive index and low-grade inflammation in patients with essential hypertension by Berni, A, Ciani, E, Bernetti, M, Cecioni, I, Berardino, S, Poggesi, L, Abbate, R, Boddi, M

“…In essential hypertension, increased renal resistive index (RRI) is associated to a reduction of renal function and microalbuminuria, and to renal…”
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Widespread impairment of cell proliferation in the neonate Ts65Dn mouse, a model for Down syndrome by Contestabile, A., Fila, T., Cappellini, A., Bartesaghi, R., Ciani, E.

“…Objectives: Among the many pathological aspects of Down syndrome, brain hypoplasia and mental retardation have been recently ascribed to defective…”
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hZAC Encodes a Zinc Finger Protein with Antiproliferative Properties and Maps to a Chromosomal Region Frequently Lost in Cancer by Varrault, A., Ciani, E., Apiou, F., Bilanges, B., Hoffmann, A., Pantaloni, C., Bockaert, J., Spengler, D., Journot, L.

“…We previously reported the identification of mZac, a novel mouse zinc finger protein that shared with p53 the ability to regulate concomitantly apoptosis and…”
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Genetic variability of the Gentile di Puglia sheep breed based on microsatellite polymorphism by d'Angelo, F, Albenzio, M, Sevi, A, Ciampolini, R, Cecchi, F, Ciani, E, Muscio, A

“…The aim of the present study was to estimate the genetic variability of the Gentile di Puglia sheep breed by using microsatellite markers, to provide…”
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Sequence and polymorphism analysis of the camel (Camelus dromedarius) myostatin gene by Muzzachi, S, Oulmouden, A, Cherifi, Y, Yahyaoui, H, Zayed, M A, Burger, P, Lacalandra, G M, Faye, B, Ciani, E

“…Myostatin (MSTN), a negative regulator of skeletal muscle development in mammals, represents a key target for genetic investigations in meat-producing animals,…”
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Effect of early isolation on signal transfer in the entorhinal cortex–dentate–hippocampal system by Bartesaghi, R., Raffi, M., Ciani, E.

“…Deprivation of socio-sensory interactions during early life impairs brain function in adulthood. In previous investigations we showed that early isolation…”
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