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Chronic kidney disease promotes anxiety susceptibility through an angiotensin II central amygdala axis

Background: Neuropsychiatric comorbidities are highly prevalent in chronic kidney disease (CKD), yet the underlying neural mechanisms remain poorly defined. Methods: We established multiple mouse models of CKD and identified an adenine-induced model as the most suitable platform to study neurobehavioral alterations. Anxiety susceptibility was operationalized as the emergence of anxiety-like…

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Molecular phylogeny and ecological diversity of endolichenic fungi inhabiting Acarospora schleicheri (Ach.) A. Massal, isolated from a Chilean Andean zone

Scientific Reports, Published online: 20 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41598-026-56022-6 Molecular phylogeny and ecological diversity of endolichenic fungi inhabiting Acarospora schleicheri (Ach.) A.

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