Stopping treatment may allow gradual return to pre-treatment patterns
Known predators of green frogs include American bullfrogs ( Lithobates castbeianus ), crows (genus Corvus ), herons (family Ardeidae ), American minks ( Neovison vison ), river otters ( Lontra canadensis ), raccoons ( Procyon lotor ), common snapping turtles ( Chelydra serpentina ), Blanding's turtles ( Emydoidea blandingii ), cottonmouths ( Agkistrodon piscivorus ), northern water snakes ( Nerodia sipedon ), common garter snakes ( Thamnophis sirtalis ), ribbon snakes ( Thamnophis sauritus ), catfishes (genus Ictalurus ), black basses (genus Micropterus ), rock bass ( Ambloplites rupestris ), crayfishes (infraorder Astacidea ), diving beetles (genus Dytiscus ), water beetles (family Hydrophylidae ), whirligig beetles (family Gyrinidae ), giant water bugs (family Belostomatidae ), water scorpions (family Nepidae ), backswimmers (family Notonectidae ), humans ( Homo sapiens ), and ostracod species including Dolerocyprts sinensis , Cypridopsis vidua , Eucypris fuscatus , and members of the genus Physocypria
Exposure to metals such as cadmium, lead and arsenic increase oxidative stress (by lipid peroxidation)
Treatment of mice with citrate, saline, Di-Vetelact, or standard mouse feed pellets For citrate treatment, mice were injected intraperitoneally once per day with 77 mg/kg citrate solution (made up of 693 mg trisodium citrate, 77 mg citric acid, and 600 mg sodium in 100 ml H 2 O) from postnatal days 14 to 28, along with standard mouse feed pellets and drinking water
