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Efficacy of anesthetics in an echinoderm based on multifaceted stress biomarkers by Carter, Jillian, Jobson, Sara, Hamel, Jean-François, Mercier, Annie

“…Animal care committees remain ambiguous on the need for anesthetics during experimental procedures on invertebrate taxa due to long-standing questioning of…”
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Molecular clock is involved in predictive circadian adjustment of renal function by Zuber, Annie Mercier, Centeno, Gabriel, Pradervand, Sylvain, Nikolaeva, Svetlana, Maquelin, Lionel, Cardinaux, Léonard, Bonny, Olivier, Firsov, Dmitri

“…Renal excretion of water and major electrolytes exhibits a significant circadian rhythm. This functional periodicity is believed to result, at least in part,…”
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The sea cucumber genome provides insights into morphological evolution and visceral regeneration by Zhang, Xiaojun, Sun, Lina, Yuan, Jianbo, Sun, Yamin, Gao, Yi, Zhang, Libin, Li, Shihao, Dai, Hui, Hamel, Jean-François, Liu, Chengzhang, Yu, Yang, Liu, Shilin, Lin, Wenchao, Guo, Kaimin, Jin, Songjun, Xu, Peng, Storey, Kenneth B, Huan, Pin, Zhang, Tao, Zhou, Yi, Zhang, Jiquan, Lin, Chenggang, Li, Xiaoni, Xing, Lili, Huo, Da, Sun, Mingzhe, Wang, Lei, Mercier, Annie, Li, Fuhua, Yang, Hongsheng, Xiang, Jianhai

“…Apart from sharing common ancestry with chordates, sea cucumbers exhibit a unique morphology and exceptional regenerative capacity. Here we present the…”
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Deep cold-water corals as nurseries for fish larvae by Baillon, Sandrine, Hamel, Jean-François, Wareham, Vonda E, Mercier, Annie

“…As a consequence of the decline of numerous commercial fish populations, an ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management, which includes the protection of…”
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Sea cucumber fisheries: global analysis of stocks, management measures and drivers of overfishing by Purcell, Steven W, Mercier, Annie, Conand, Chantal, Hamel, Jean-François, Toral-Granda, M Verónica, Lovatelli, Alessandro, Uthicke, Sven

“…Worldwide, most sea cucumber fisheries are ineffectively managed, leading to declining stocks and potentially eroding the resilience of fisheries. We analyse…”
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Diversity, distribution and nature of faunal associations with deep-sea pennatulacean corals in the Northwest Atlantic by Baillon, Sandrine, Hamel, Jean-François, Mercier, Annie

“…Anthoptilum grandiflorum and Halipteris finmarchica are two deep-sea corals (Octocorallia: Pennatulacea) common on soft bottoms in the North Atlantic where…”
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Functional diversity and nutritional content in a deep-sea faunal assemblage through total lipid, lipid class, and fatty acid analyses by Parzanini, Camilla, Parrish, Christopher C, Hamel, Jean-François, Mercier, Annie

“…Lipids are key compounds in marine ecosystems being involved in organism growth, reproduction, and survival. Despite their biological significance and ease of…”
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A Rapid Review of Territorialized Food Systems and Their Impacts on Human Health, Food Security, and the Environment by Rochefort, Gabrielle, Lapointe, Annie, Mercier, Annie-Pier, Parent, Geneviève, Provencher, Véronique, Lamarche, Benoît

“…The global food system is facing multiple problems, including rising food insecurity, degrading environments, and an increased incidence of diet-related…”
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Evidence of anticipatory immune and hormonal responses to predation risk in an echinoderm by Hamel, Jean-François, Jobson, Sara, Caulier, Guillaume, Mercier, Annie

“…Recent efforts have been devoted to the link between responses to non-physical stressors and immune states in animals, mostly using human and other vertebrate…”
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Active buoyancy adjustment increases dispersal potential in benthic marine animals by Hamel, Jean‐François, Sun, Jiamin, Gianasi, Bruno L., Montgomery, Emaline M., Kenchington, Ellen L., Burel, Benoit, Rowe, Sherrylynn, Winger, Paul D., Mercier, Annie, Webb, Tom

“…While the study of dispersal and connectivity in the ocean typically centres on pelagic species and planktonic larval stages of benthic species, the present…”
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First characterization of a nursery ground for the commercial sea cucumber Cucumaria frondosa by Hamel, Jean-François, Morrison, Rachel, Jobson, Sara, Mercier, Annie

“…This study characterised the nursery ground of the cold-water sea cucumber Cucumaria frondosa for the first time. New recruits and early juveniles 0.9–40 mm in…”
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Role of the WNK‐activated SPAK kinase in regulating blood pressure by Rafiqi, Fatema H., Zuber, Annie Mercier, Glover, Mark, Richardson, Ciaran, Fleming, Stewart, Jovanović, Sofija, Jovanović, Aleksandar, O'Shaughnessy, Kevin M., Alessi, Dario R.

“…Mutations within the with‐no‐K(Lys) (WNK) kinases cause Gordon's syndrome characterized by hypertension and hyperkalaemia. WNK kinases phosphorylate and…”
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Circulating Human Metabolites Resulting from TOTUM-070 Absorption (a Plant-Based, Polyphenol-Rich Ingredient) Improve Lipid Metabolism in Human Hepatocytes: Lessons from an Original Ex Vivo Clinical Trial by Wauquier, Fabien, Boutin-Wittrant, Line, Krisa, Stéphanie, Valls, Josep, Langhi, Cedric, Otero, Yolanda F, Sirvent, Pascal, Peltier, Sébastien, Bargetto, Maxime, Cazaubiel, Murielle, Sapone, Véronique, Bouchard-Mercier, Annie, Roux, Véronique, Macian, Nicolas, Pickering, Gisèle, Wittrant, Yohann

“…TOTUM-070 is a patented polyphenol-rich blend of five different plant extracts showing separately a latent effect on lipid metabolism and potential synergistic…”
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Novel Use of PIT Tags in Sea Cucumbers: Promising Results with the Commercial Species Cucumaria frondosa by Gianasi, Bruno L, Verkaik, Katie, Hamel, Jean-François, Mercier, Annie

“…The lack of a reliable and innocuous mark-recapture method has limited studies that would provide essential information for the management of commercial sea…”
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Intra- and Interspecific Foraging and Feeding Interactions in Three Sea Stars and a Gastropod from the Deep Sea by Stuckless, Brittney, Hamel, Jean-François, Aguzzi, Jacopo, Mercier, Annie

“…Competitive interactions come in a variety of forms and may be modulated by the size and number of individuals involved, and/or the resources available. Here,…”
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Unique reproductive biology of the broadcasting sea cucumber Holothuria floridana: facultative recruitment on adults inside nursery grounds by Rogers, Arlenie, Hamel, Jean-François, Quetzal, Junior, Mercier, Annie

“…Information on newly settled juveniles and recruitment processes in sea cucumbers is sparse for most commercial species, impeding protection of nursery…”
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Estimating dispersal distance in the deep sea: challenges and applications to marine reserves by Hilário, Ana, Metaxas, Anna, Gaudron, Sylvie M., Howell, Kerry L., Mercier, Annie, Mestre, Nélia C., Ross, Rebecca E., Thurnherr, Andreas M., Young, Craig

“…Population connectivity refers to the exchange of individuals among populations: it affects gene flow, regulates population size and function, and mitigates…”
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Synchronized breeding events in sympatric marine invertebrates: role of behavior and fine temporal windows in maintaining reproductive isolation by Mercier, Annie, Hamel, Jean-François

“…While breeding synchrony among conspecifics is increasingly well understood with regards to the reproductive success of vertebrate and invertebrate taxa, the…”
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Cellular, Hormonal, and Behavioral Responses of the Holothuroid Cucumaria frondosa to Environmental Stressors by Jobson, Sara, Hamel, Jean-François, Hughes, Taylor, Mercier, Annie

“…Holothuroids (sea cucumbers) are one of the most ubiquitous groups of benthic animals found across diverse marine ecosystems. As echinoderms, they also occupy…”
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Renal and Brain Isoforms of WNK3 Have Opposite Effects on NCCT Expression by GLOVER, Mark, MERCIER ZUBER, Annie, O'SHAUGHNESSY, Kevin M

“…Mutations in the WNK kinases WNK1 and WNK4 cause a rare familial form of hypertension (Gordon syndrome) by increasing expression of the thiazide-sensitive…”
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