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Louise A Rollins-Smith

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1 Life-history trade-offs influence disease in changing climates: strategies of an amphibian pathogen. Ecology 2008 2.05
2 The invasive chytrid fungus of amphibians paralyzes lymphocyte responses. Science 2013 1.88
3 Immune defenses against Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, a fungus linked to global amphibian declines, in the South African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis. Infect Immun 2010 1.49
4 Population trends associated with skin peptide defenses against chytridiomycosis in Australian frogs. Oecologia 2005 1.36
5 Antimicrobial peptides from amphibian skin potently inhibit human immunodeficiency virus infection and transfer of virus from dendritic cells to T cells. J Virol 2005 1.23
6 Predicted disease susceptibility in a Panamanian amphibian assemblage based on skin peptide defenses. J Wildl Dis 2006 1.16
7 Effects of chytrid and carbaryl exposure on survival, growth and skin peptide defenses in foothill yellow-legged frogs. Environ Sci Technol 2007 1.12
8 Variations in the expressed antimicrobial peptide repertoire of northern leopard frog (Rana pipiens) populations suggest intraspecies differences in resistance to pathogens. Dev Comp Immunol 2009 1.12
9 Towards a better understanding of the use of probiotics for preventing chytridiomycosis in Panamanian golden frogs. Ecohealth 2012 1.11
10 Chytridiomycosis and amphibian population declines continue to spread eastward in Panama. Ecohealth 2008 1.07
11 Phylogenetic distribution of symbiotic bacteria from Panamanian amphibians that inhibit growth of the lethal fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. Mol Ecol 2015 0.95
12 Treatment of amphibians infected with chytrid fungus: learning from failed trials with itraconazole, antimicrobial peptides, bacteria, and heat therapy. Dis Aquat Organ 2012 0.83
13 Larval exposure to predator cues alters immune function and response to a fungal pathogen in post-metamorphic wood frogs. Ecol Appl 2013 0.82
14 Interactive effects of competition and predator cues on immune responses of leopard frogs at metamorphosis. J Exp Biol 2013 0.82
15 Norepinephrine depletion of antimicrobial peptides from the skin glands of Xenopus laevis. Dev Comp Immunol 2011 0.81
16 Skin peptides protect juvenile leopard frogs (Rana pipiens) against chytridiomycosis. J Exp Biol 2013 0.80
17 A peptide of the phylloseptin family from the skin of the frog Hylomantis lemur (Phyllomedusinae) with potent in vitro and in vivo insulin-releasing activity. Peptides 2008 0.80
18 Immune evasion or avoidance: fungal skin infection linked to reduced defence peptides in Australian green-eyed treefrogs, Litoria serrata. Fungal Biol 2012 0.80
19 Peptides with differential cytolytic activity from skin secretions of the lemur leaf frog Hylomantis lemur (Hylidae: Phyllomedusinae). Toxicon 2007 0.79
20 Characterization of a peptide from skin secretions of male specimens of the frog, Leptodactylus fallax that stimulates aggression in male frogs. Peptides 2004 0.79
21 Evaluation of the skin peptide defenses of the Oregon spotted frog Rana pretiosa against infection by the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. J Chem Ecol 2013 0.77
22 UVB dose-toxicity thresholds and steady-state DNA-photoproduct levels during chronic irradiation of inbred Xenopus laevis tadpoles. Photochem Photobiol 2007 0.75