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    Effects of hibernation on two important contractile tissues in tibetan frogs, Nanorana parkeri: a perspective from transcriptomics and metabolomics approaches

    In response to seasonal cold and food shortage, the **zang plateau frogs, Nanorana parkeri (Anura: Dicroglossidae), enter a reversible hypometabolic state where heart rate and oxygen consumption in skeletal muscl...

    Yonggang Niu, Xue**g Zhang, Shengkang Men, Tisen Xu, Haiying Zhang in BMC Genomics (2024)

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    Endosperm and amyloplast development in waxy wheat cultivars

    The endosperm is an essential part of wheat grains, and the accumulation of amyloplasts in endosperm determines the quality of wheat. Because waxy wheat has a special starch quality, there is a need to underst...

    Juan Liu, Yuangang Zhu, Kaibo Yang, Jian Song, Tisen Xu, Zhongmin Dai in Protoplasma (2024)

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    Polysaccharides from apple pomace exhibit anti-fatigue activity through increasing glycogen content

    The polysaccharides were isolated from apple pomace by hot-water extraction, and their anti-fatigue activity was evaluated in C2C12 muscle myoblasts and male Kunming mice. The purified polysaccharides from app...

    Chunguang Li, **njun Zhu, **gxia Zhang, Tisen Xu in Journal of Food Science and Technology (2023)

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    Metabolic responses of plasma to extreme environments in overwintering Tibetan frogs Nanorana parkeri: a metabolome integrated analysis

    Many animals lower their metabolic rate in response to low temperatures and scarcity of food in the winter in phenomena called hibernation or overwintering. Living at high altitude on the Tibetan Plateau where...

    Yonggang Niu, Xue**g Zhang, Haiying Zhang, Tisen Xu, Lifeng Zhu in Frontiers in Zoology (2021)