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Open AccessPrevalence and death rate of birth defects from population-based surveillance in Hunan Province, China, 2010–2020
To describe the prevalence and death rate of birth defects from population-based surveillance in Hunan Province, China. Data were obtained from the population-based Birth Defects Surveillance System in Hunan P...
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Open AccessEpidemiology of congenital polydactyly and syndactyly in Hunan Province, China
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The GaKAN2, a KANADI transcription factor, modulates stem trichomes in Gossypium arboreum
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Open AccessPerinatal deaths from birth defects in Hunan Province, China, 2010–2020
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Open AccessIncidence of cleft lip and palate, and epidemiology of perinatal deaths related to cleft lip and palate in Hunan Province, China, 2016–2020
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Two dimensional GeO2/MoSi2N4 van der Waals heterostructures with robust type-II band alignment
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Open AccessDifferentiation in the genetic basis of stem trichome development between cultivated tetraploid cotton species
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GaHD1, a candidate gene for the Gossypium arboreum SMA-4 mutant, promotes trichome and fiber initiation by cellular H2O2 and Ca2+ signals
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Preferential insertion of a Ty1 LTR-retrotransposon into the A sub-genome’s HD1 gene significantly correlated with the reduction in stem trichomes of tetraploid cotton
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Phase Equilibria of the Ti-Al-Nb System at 1000, 1100 and 1150 °C
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