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Open AccessLow serum albumin, aspartate aminotransferase, and body mass are risk factors for frailty in elderly people with diabetes–a cross-sectional study
Frailty is broadly characterized by vulnerability and decline in physical, mental and social activities and is more common in elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Frailty is closely associate...
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Detecting inter- and intra-island genetic diversity: population structure of the endangered crocodile newt, Echinotriton andersoni, in the Ryukyus
The endangered crocodile newt, Echinotriton andersoni, is a relatively large species of the family Salamandridae and is distributed on six islands in the central part of the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan. Because of ...
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Open AccessThe role of retinoic acid signaling in starfish metamorphosis
Although retinoic acid (RA) signaling plays a crucial role in the body patterning of chordates, its function in non-chordate invertebrates, other than its mediation of environmental cues triggering metamorphos...
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Development and characterization of 24 microsatellite markers in a eublepharid gecko, Goniurosaurus kuroiwae
The Ryukyu ground geckos, which comprise Goniurosaurus kuroiwae (sensu stricto) and four close relatives in the Ryukyu Archipelago, face conservation threats, and are listed as endangered in the Red List of both ...
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Extreme Endemic Radiation of the Malagasy Vangas (Aves: Passeriformes)
Phylogenetic relationships of the family Vangidae and representatives of several other passeriform families were inferred from 882 base positions of mitochondrial DNA sequences of 12S and 16S rRNA genes. Resu...