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The Keele Repository is intended to be an Open Access showcase for the published research output of the university. Whenever possible, refereed documents accepted for publication, or finished artistic compositions presented in public, will be made available here in full digital format, and hyperlinks to standard published versions will be provided.



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Detection of humoral immunity to mycobacteria causing leprosy in Eurasian red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) using a quantitative rapid test (2019)
Journal Article

Eurasian red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris, ERS) in the British Isles are a recently discovered natural host for Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis. Infected squirrels can develop skin lesions or carry the bacteria without showing clin... Read More about Detection of humoral immunity to mycobacteria causing leprosy in Eurasian red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) using a quantitative rapid test.

Preliminary investigations into the use of the five-point body condition scale (Size-O-Meter) and its use in pet owner education (2019)
Journal Article

Rabbits are popular domestic pets, and effective educational resources can help owners understand their complex husbandry and health requirements. A five-point body condition scoring scheme is validated for some domestic species and is widely used by... Read More about Preliminary investigations into the use of the five-point body condition scale (Size-O-Meter) and its use in pet owner education.

Synthesis of adamantane-monoterpene conjugates with 1,3,4-thiadiazol-2(3H)-imine linker and evaluation of their inhibitory activity against TDP1 (2024)
Journal Article

Tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase 1 (TDP1) is a DNA repair enzyme that can reduce the efficacy of some anticancer drugs targeting topoisomerase 1 (TOP1) making it a promising target for antitumor therapy when combined with TOP1 poisons. Here we describe... Read More about Synthesis of adamantane-monoterpene conjugates with 1,3,4-thiadiazol-2(3H)-imine linker and evaluation of their inhibitory activity against TDP1.