缅甸蟒（Python bivittatus）原产于东南亚，原本是一种生活在雨林之中的蛇类。它们在幼体时期色彩斑斓、性情相对温顺，因此深受爬虫爱好者喜爱。 20世纪80年代，随着异宠贸易的兴起，缅甸蟒作为一种“酷炫”的宠物进入美国市场。然而，许多购买者没有意识到 ...

缅甸蟒（Python bivittatus）肠道内壁的特殊细胞使其能够完全吸收猎物的骨骼。 研究人员发现，缅甸蟒肠道内壁的特殊细胞能够处理猎物骨骼中的钙。这一发现有助于解释这些顶级捕食者如何消化整个猎物。 该研究团队在《实验生物学杂志》上发表了他们的发现。

研究人员通过建立慢性频繁喂食模型，发现缅甸蟒心脏通过动态氧化脂质代谢、增强脂肪储存能力和抑制应激激酶反应等机制，有效抵抗持续高脂血症带来的心脏毒性。该研究为解决哺乳动物心脏脂毒性问题提供了新的进化视角和治疗靶点。 缅甸蟒(Python bivittatus ...

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