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Bettering of Learning Activity through Elevated P-Cresol Levels in the Brain: Insights from Active Avoidance Testing in Wistar Rats

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By Zaal Kikvidze, Gigi Tevzadze, Helene Zhuravliova, Natalia Kiknadze
| BioRxiv
Abstract It is established that p-cresol, a compound produced by bacterial colonies within the gastrointestinal tract of mammals, plays a contributory role in the manifestation of various mental disorders. Recently, our research demonstrated that diminishing p-cresol levels in the brain adversely impact the behavioral manifestation of cognitive abilities in rats. In this study, we aimed to investigate the impact of augmenting p-cresol levels in the brain on learning.
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What determines demographic growth in green anacondas? Strong interactions among vertebrates in a neotropical ecosystem

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By Gisele R. Winck, David Tarkhnishvili, Zaal Kikvidze
| Frontiers
Introduction Trophic interactions are critical processes in the dynamics of an ecological community. A particular organism may have a strong effect up or down the trophic chain greatly affecting the status and conditions of other species or the whole community (Terborgh and Estes, 2010; Estes et al., 2011; Kerkhoff, 2011; Coll and Hargadon, 2012). The impact of top predators on the dynamic of the communities increasing species diversity was discovered during the 1960s.
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