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Two papers scheduled for publication in Volume 40, Issue 6 and one paper scheduled for publication in Volume 41, Issue 1 have been published early.

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Vol. 40, No. 6

ORIGINAL ARTICLES: ENDOCRINOLOGY

Association of Aquaporin 7 and 9 with Obesity and Fatty Liver in db/db Mice
Satoshi Hirako, Yoshihiro Wakayama, Hyounju Kim, Yuzuru Iizuka, Nobuhiro Wada, Naoko Kaibara, Mai Okabe, Satoru Arata, Akiyo Matsumoto
Zoological Science 40 (6), (15 September 2023) https://doi.org/10.2108/zs230037
KEYWORDS: aquaglyceroporin, DIABETES, Gluconeogenesis, lipid metabolism, obesity

ORIGINAL ARTICLES: PHYSIOLOGY

Occurrence of Cruzia tentaculata Larvae in the Land Snail Megalobulimus abbreviatus – Influence of Natural Parasite Load on Snail Physiology
Clivia Valle Machado, Marcia B. Mentz, Sara Hartke, Denise M. Zancan
Zoological Science 40 (6), (15 September 2023) https://doi.org/10.2108/zs230047
KEYWORDS: Cruzia tentaculata, Megalobulimus abbreviatus, morphology, nematode, parasitism, physiology, Snail

Vol. 41, No. 1

REVIEWS

Ovarian Follicle Development in Ascidians
Honoo Satake, Tsuyoshi Kawada, Tomohiro Osugi, Tsubasa Sakai, Akira Shiraishi, Tatsuya Yamamoto, Shin Matsubara
Zoological Science 41 (1), (15 September 2023) https://doi.org/10.2108/zs230054 Open Access
KEYWORDS: Ascidian, Ciona intestinalis type A, follicle, maturation, peptide, ovulation