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Open AccessIdentification of a major quantitative trait locus underlying salt tolerance in ‘Jidou 12’ soybean cultivar
Identification of the quantitative trait locus (QTL) underlying salt tolerance is a prerequisite for marker-assisted selection in the salt-tolerant breeding process.
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Open AccessLeft ventricular diastolic dysfunction in nonhuman primate model of dysmetabolism and diabetes
Diabetes is one of the major risk factors for cardiomyopathy and heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (EF) and highly associated with left ventricular (LV) dysfunction in human. This study aimed 1) to ...
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Open AccessThe transcription factor FOXO4 is down-regulated and inhibits tumor proliferation and metastasis in gastric cancer
FOXO4, a member of the FOXO family of transcription factors, is currently the focus of intense study. Its role and function in gastric cancer have not been fully elucidated. The present study was aimed to inve...