Self-medication by orang-utans (Pongo pygmaeus) using bioactive properties of Dracaena cantleyi

Animals self-medicate using a variety of plant and arthropod secondary metabolites by either ingesting them or anointing them to their fur or skin apparently to repel ectoparasites and treat skin diseases. In this respect, much attention has been focused on primates. Direct evidence for self-medicat...

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Autores principales: Morrogh-Bernard, H. C., Foitová, I., Yeen, Z., Wilkin, P., de Martin, R., Rárová, L., Doležal, K., Nurcahyo, W., Olšanský, M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5709421/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29192145
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-16621-w

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5709421/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29192145
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-16621-w

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