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A hepatotoxin (Gr., hepato = liver) is a toxic chemical substance that damages the liver.. It can be a side-effect, but hepatotoxins are also found naturally, such as microcystins and pyrrolizidine alkaloids, or in laboratory environments, such as carbon tetrachloride, or far more pervasively in the form of ethanol (drinking alcohol).
About 0.5 kg (1 lb) can cost up to $600 in some parts of the world and about $100 a cup in others. [8] This demand has led to civet farms on which the civets are fed a diet composed almost exclusively of such cherries, causing them to become severely malnourished. Farm conditions are also routinely described as deplorable.
The Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus), also called common palm civet, toddy cat and musang, is a viverrid native to South and Southeast Asia. Since 2008, it is IUCN Red Listed as Least Concern as it accommodates to a broad range of habitats. It is widely distributed with large populations that in 2008 were thought unlikely to be ...
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3082 15234 Ensembl ENSG00000019991 ENSMUSG00000028864 UniProt P14210 Q08048 RefSeq (mRNA) NM_000601 NM_001010931 NM_001010932 NM_001010933 NM_001010934 NM_010427 NM_001289458 NM_001289459 NM_001289460 NM_001289461 RefSeq (protein) NP_000592 NP_001010931 NP_001010932 NP_001010933 NP_001010934 NP_001276387 NP_001276388 NP_001276389 NP_001276390 NP_034557 Location (UCSC) Chr 7: 81.7 – 81.77 Mb ...
It is the smallest wild cat in Asia and rivals the black-footed cat as the world's smallest wild cat. It is 35 to 48 cm (14 to 19 in) in length, with a 15 to 30 cm (5.9 to 11.8 in) tail, and weighs only 0.9 to 1.6 kg (2.0 to 3.5 lb).
The jungle cat is a medium-sized, long-legged cat, and the largest of the extant Felis species. [ 35 ] [ 36 ] The head-and-body length is typically between 59 and 76 cm (23 and 30 in). It stands nearly 36 cm (14 in) at shoulder and weighs 2–16 kg (4.4–35.3 lb).
Viverricula indica mayori by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1933 was a civet skin from Maha Oya that was part of a collection of civet skins and skulls from Sri Lanka. [37] Viverricula indica baptistæ also by Pocock in 1933 was a civet skin from Hasimara in the Bhutan Dooars that differed slightly in colour from other civet skins collected in Bengal ...