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Impacts of data quantity on fisheries stock assessment
Understanding population dynamics of fish stocks is essential in develo** optimal fisheries management strategies. This is often obtained through fitting mathematical models to information/data collected fr...
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Adeno-associated virus serotype 8 efficiently delivers genes to muscle and heart
Systemic gene delivery into muscle has been a major challenge for muscular dystrophy gene therapy, with capillary blood vessels posing the principle barrier and limiting vector dissemination. Previous efforts ...
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Evaluating ecosystem structure and functioning of the East China Sea Shelf ecosystem, China
As China’s second-largest large marine ecosystem, the East China Sea Shelf has suffered from overfishing, eutrophication, and physical disturbance over the last several decades. A trophic mass-balance model of...
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Changes in the trophic interactions and the community structure of Lake Taihu (China) ecosystem from the 1960s to 1990s
As the third largest freshwater lake in China, Lake Taihu has suffered from overfishing, eutrophication, and physical disturbance over the last several decades. Evaluating and quantifying changes in the ecosys...
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MnHSP90 cDNA characterization and its expression during the ovary development in oriental river prawn, Macrobrachium nipponense
Heat shock protein 90 (HSP90) is not only involved in environmental stress but also plays roles in the ovary development in some vertebrates. To understand its role in crustacean, we examined the HSP90 cDNA for t...
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Structure and seasonal dynamics of bacterial communities in three urban rivers in China
Although a large number of recent ecological studies have focused on freshwater bacterioplankton populations, knowledge of the primary factors influencing bacterial communities in urban rivers is limited. Bact...
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Fitness benefits and costs of induced defenses in Daphnia carinata (Cladocera: Daphnidae) exposed to cyanobacteria
Induced defenses can shape the trophic interactions between prey and predators, but the presence, benefits, and costs of induced defenses against harmful algae in zooplankton are little known. Here, the hypoth...
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Overexpression of PTP1B in human colorectal cancer and its association with tumor progression and prognosis
Protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) is a non-transmembrane protein tyrosine phosphatase that has been implicated in cancer pathogenesis. However, the expression level and the role of PTP1B in the developme...
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Novonestmycins A and B, two new 32-membered bioactive macrolides from Streptomyces phytohabitans HBERC-20821
Two new 32-membered macrolide compounds, named Novonestmycins A (1) and B (2), were isolated from the soil strain Streptomyces phytohabitans HBERC-20821. Their structures were elucidated by using spectroscopic me...
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Effect of Reducing Nitric Oxide in Rumex K-1 Leaves on the Photoprotection of Photosystem II Under High Temperature with Strong Light
The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of reducing nitric oxide (NO) in Rumex K-1 leaves on the photoprotection of photosystem II (PSII) under high temperature with strong light. Reducing the conten...
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Molecular cloning of glucose transporter 1 in grouper Epinephelus coioides and effects of an acute hyperglycemia stress on its expression and glucose tolerance
The glucose transporter family proteins play pivotal roles in glucose metabolism. In this study, we successfully cloned the orange spotted grouper (Epinephelus coioides) glucose transporter 1 (EcGlut1) gene (GenB...
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Dietary silymarin supplementation promotes growth performance and improves lipid metabolism and health status in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus) fed diets with elevated lipid levels
This study was carried out to evaluate whether silymarin supplementation influences growth, lipid metabolism, and health status in grass carp fed elevated dietary lipid levels. The juvenile fish (27.43 ± 0.17 ...
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Two isoforms of hormone-sensitive lipase b are generated by alternative exons usage and transcriptional regulation by insulin in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella)
The aim of this study was to investigate the gene structure of two hormone-sensitive lipase b (HSLb) isoforms and their transcriptional regulation by insulin in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella). HSL is an imp...
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Effect of annexin A7 suppression on the apoptosis of gastric cancer cells
Understanding the molecular mechanism of gastric cancer cell apoptosis is pivotal for the development of precise therapies targeting this disease. In the present study, we examined the effects of annexin A7 in...
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Effects of replacing fish meal with rubber seed meal on growth, nutrient utilization, and cholesterol metabolism of tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus × O. aureus)
A feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of replacing fish meal with rubber seed meal (RSM) on growth, nutrient utilization, and cholesterol metabolism of tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus × Oreochromis...
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Molecular identification of dmrt1 and its promoter CpG methylation in correlation with gene expression during gonad development in Culter alburnus
Dmrt1, a member of the Dmrt family, is an important transcription regulator of gender determination. To study the biological function of dmrt1 in sexual differentiation and its potential implication in breeding t...
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Nutritional regulation of pyruvate kinase and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase at the enzymatic and molecular levels in cobia Rachycentron canadum
Despite being a carnivorous fish species, cobia (Rachycentron canadum) can utilize high levels of dietary carbohydrate (up to 360 g kg−1). By contrast, rainbow trout (also carnivorous) cannot, due to the absence ...
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River damming affects energy flow and food web structure: a case study from a subtropical large river
The river discontinuity caused by damming can modify both the availability of production sources and the energy flow in riverine food webs. We hypothesized the carbon source support food web would vary among t...
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Effects of Groundwater Level Changes Associated with Coastline Changes in Coastal Wetlands
Coastline changes caused by anthropogenic and natural influences inevitably alter coastal wetland groundwater levels. In this study, we apply Visual MODFLOW (VMOD) to assess the influence of different zonal co...
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Hatchery technology restores the spawning ground of phytophilic fish in the urban river of Yangtze Estuary, China
Due to the concrete slope protection projects conducted around urban rivers in many megalopolises, increased attention has been paid to fish biodiversity losses accompanying urban development. Hatchery technol...