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Genetic characterization of canine parvovirus type 2 subtypes in Maputo, Mozambique
Canine parvovirus type 2 (CPV-2) comprises three antigenic subtypes (2a, 2b and 2c) that have been reported in many countries. These subtypes cause serious disease in dogs with characteristic gastroenteritis ...
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Fusarium ear rot and how to screen for resistance in open pollinated maize in the Andean regions
Ears infected with ear rot were collected from five provinces in Ecuador. Of the 44 samples analysed 26 carried Fusarium verticillioides, 11 F. subglutinans, two F. graminearum and five ca...
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Ethylene evolution and its relationship with fruit maturation and ripening in late season peaches cultivars O'Henry and Late Nos
Maturity is only one aspect of the quality of perishable products, but it has great influence on their postharvest behavior during marketing, as well as on their ultimate organoleptic quality. Consequently, it...
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Na+/K+-ATPase plays a key role in the transport of Na+ throughout the nephron, but ageing appears to be accompanied by changes in the regulation and localization of the pump. In the present study, we examined the...
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Essential genes in proximal 3L heterochromatin of Drosophila melanogaster
We have further characterized essential loci within the centric heterochromatin of the left arm of chromosome 3 (3L) of Drosophila melanogaster, using EMS, radiation and P element mutagenesis. We failed to find ...
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Essential Genes in Autosomal Heterochromatin of Drosophila Melanogaster
We are taking two approaches to understanding the structure, function and regulation of essential genes within Drosophilaheterochromatin. In the first, we have undertaken a genetic and molecular characterization ...
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Molecular Biology and the Reconstruction of Microbial Phylogenies: Des Liaisons Dangereuses?
Only half-a-century after the DNA double chain model was first suggested, molecular biology has become one of the most provocative, rapidly develo** fields of of scientific research, that has led not only to...
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Action of testicular hyaluronidase administered in vivo on the mineralization of fracture callus in rats