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Circulating IL-8 levels are increased in patients with type 2 diabetes and associated with worse inflammatory and cardiometabolic profile
Interleukin-8 (IL-8) is a chemokine involved in systemic immunity, macrophages infiltration and activation in adipose tissue and may play a significant role in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and ath...
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Molecular Bases of Osteoporosis in HIV: The Role of the Virus and Antiretroviral Therapy
In addition to immune system, HIV infection can determine the onset of functional dysfunctions of several organs and tissues such as central nervous system, cardiovascular system, kidney, and bone. It is notew...
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Effects of leaf soluble sugars content and net photosynthetic rate of quince donor shoots on subsequent morphogenesis in leaf explants
The effects of different growth conditions (ventilated and closed vessels, medium with 0, 15 and 30 g dm−3 sucrose) during proliferation of donor quince (Cydonia oblonga Mill.) shoots (stage I) on net photosynthe...
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In vitro cultivation of donor quince shoots affects subsequent morphogenesis in leaf explants
The effect of in vitro cultivation of donor shoots on subsequent morphogenesis in leaf explants of quince (Cydonia oblonga Mill.) clone BA29 was investigated. Proliferating donor shoots were cultured in ventilate...
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Effects of short light-dark regimes on in vitro shoot rooting of some fruit tree rootstocks
Experiments were carried out to evaluate the effects of 4/2 light-dark cycles (4 h of light followed by 2 h of dark) on the rooting responses of shoots cultivated in vitro of the fruit tree rootstocks GF 677 (pea...
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Evaluation of foot support in rugby players: a baropodometric analysis
Intense sports practice has effects on normal locomotion which may predispose athletes to certain injuries. The aim of the study was to evaluate weather playing rugby can change the distribution of forces on t...
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Development of adventitious shoots from in vitro grown Cydonia oblonga leaves as influenced by different cytokinins and treatment duration
The effects of three cytokinins, kinetin 4.5 μM (Kin), 6-benzylaminopurine 4.5 μM (BA) and N-phenyl-N′1,2,3- thiadiazol-5-yl-urea 4.5 μM (TDZ), and the effects of different treatment duration on the regenerati...
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Simultaneous Regeneration of Different Morphogenic Structures from Quince Leaves as Affected by Growth Regulator Combination and Treatment Length
Experiments were performed to evaluate the capacity of quince (Cydonia oblonga Mill.) leaves to regenerate somatic embryos and shoots and/or roots simultaneously. Leaves, treated for 2 d in liquid medium containi...
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CO2 Dynamics and Growth in Photoautotrophic and Photomixotrophic Apple Cultures
The daily dynamics of CO2 concentration in the culture vessels and the photoautotrophic or photomixotrophic growth capacity of apple (Malus pumila hybrid MM 106 paradisiaca× Northern Spy) cultures were studied. T...
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Increasing NaCl and CaCl2 concentrations in the growth medium of quince leaves: II. Effects on shoot regeneration
The effects of NaCl and CaCl2 on shoot regeneration from quince (Cydonia oblonga BA L29 clone) leaves were investigated. Caulogenesis was induced on in vitro-grown leaves treated for 2d in liquid Murashige and Sk...
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Increasing NaCl and CaCl2 concentrations in the growth medium of quince leaves: I. Effects on somatic embryo and root regeneration
The effects of increasing concentrations of NaCl and CaCl2 on quince (Cydonia oblonga Mill. BA 29 clone) somatic embryogenesis and adventitious root regeneration were investigated. Leaves collected from in vitro-...
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Effect of long-term in vitro shoot culture on somatic embryogenesis of quince leaves treated with different light qualities
The effect of long-term in vitro shoot culture on somatic embryogenesis in quince BA 29 was investigated. Three experiments were performed on leaves explanted at about 8-mo. intervals from the same culture stock ...
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Effect of 2,4-D and light quality on callus production and differentiation from in vitro cultured quince leaves
The effects of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) concentration, length of induction period and light quality on leaf regeneration of quince clone BA 29 were investigated. After 2, 4 or 6 days of induction...
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Isolation of protoplasts from in vitro-grown quince BA29 leaves
The aim of this research was to isolate protoplasts from in vitro-grown quince BA 29 leaves. Effects of various concentrations of cellulase and pectinase and different incubation periods were evaluated. The mo...
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Stomatal functioning in relation to leaf age in in-vitro-grown plum shoots
The ability of stomata to close in response to abiotic factors was studied on different-aged leaves of in-vitro-grown clone Mr. S. 2/5 plum (Prunus cerasifera) shoots. Epidermal peels removed from the first, thi...
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Effect of light quality on somatic embryogenesis of quince leaves
The effect of light quality on somatic embryogenesis in quince BA 29 was investigated. 2,4-D induced leaves were exposed for 25 days to the following light quality treatments: dark, far-red, far-red+blue, far-...
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Effect of photoperiod on some stomatal characteristics of in vitro cultured fruit tree shoots
The effect of the photoperiod on some stomatal characteristics in various leaf lamina zones and in leaves of different age was studied on in vitro grown shoots of Prunus cerasifera clone Mr.S. 2/5, t Malus pum...
