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Widespread episodic thiamine deficiency in Northern Hemisphere wildlife

Overview of attention for article published in Scientific Reports, December 2016
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Title
Widespread episodic thiamine deficiency in Northern Hemisphere wildlife
Published in
Scientific Reports, December 2016
DOI 10.1038/srep38821
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Authors

Lennart Balk, Per-Åke Hägerroth, Hanna Gustavsson, Lisa Sigg, Gun Åkerman, Yolanda Ruiz Muñoz, Dale C. Honeyfield, Ulla Tjärnlund, Kenneth Oliveira, Karin Ström, Stephen D. McCormick, Simon Karlsson, Marika Ström, Mathijs van Manen, Anna-Lena Berg, Halldór P. Halldórsson, Jennie Strömquist, Tracy K. Collier, Hans Börjeson, Torsten Mörner, Tomas Hansson

Abstract

Many wildlife populations are declining at rates higher than can be explained by known threats to biodiversity. Recently, thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency has emerged as a possible contributing cause. Here, thiamine status was systematically investigated in three animal classes: bivalves, ray-finned fishes, and birds. Thiamine diphosphate is required as a cofactor in at least five life-sustaining enzymes that are required for basic cellular metabolism. Analysis of different phosphorylated forms of thiamine, as well as of activities and amount of holoenzyme and apoenzyme forms of thiamine-dependent enzymes, revealed episodically occurring thiamine deficiency in all three animal classes. These biochemical effects were also linked to secondary effects on growth, condition, liver size, blood chemistry and composition, histopathology, swimming behaviour and endurance, parasite infestation, and reproduction. It is unlikely that the thiamine deficiency is caused by impaired phosphorylation within the cells. Rather, the results point towards insufficient amounts of thiamine in the food. By investigating a large geographic area, by extending the focus from lethal to sublethal thiamine deficiency, and by linking biochemical alterations to secondary effects, we demonstrate that the problem of thiamine deficiency is considerably more widespread and severe than previously reported.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 1 1%
Sweden 1 1%
Brazil 1 1%
Unknown 67 96%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 14 20%
Student > Master 10 14%
Professor 8 11%
Student > Bachelor 6 9%
Student > Ph. D. Student 6 9%
Other 12 17%
Unknown 14 20%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 24 34%
Environmental Science 17 24%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 4 6%
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 3 4%
Chemistry 2 3%
Other 5 7%
Unknown 15 21%
Attention Score in Context

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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 145. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 15 January 2024.
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