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The gravitationally unstable gas disk of a starburst galaxy 12 billion years ago
Galaxies in the early Universe that are bright at submillimetre wavelengths (submillimetre-bright galaxies) are forming stars at a rate roughly 1,000 times higher than the Milky Way. A large fraction of the ne...
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Open AccessMolecular cloning, polymorphism, and functional activity of the bovine and water buffalo Mx2 gene promoter region
Bovine Mx2 gene sequences were already reported, but further information about the gene properties is not yet available. The objective of the current study was to elucidate the structural properties of the bovine...
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Epithelial splicing regulatory protein 1 is a favorable prognostic factor in pancreatic cancer that attenuates pancreatic metastases
Epithelial splicing regulatory protein 1 (ESRP1) binds the FGFR-2 auxiliary cis-element ISE/ISS-3, located in the intron between exon IIIb and IIIc, and primarily promotes FGFR-2 IIIb expression. Here we asses...
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Open AccessHypermethylation of serotonin transporter gene in bipolar disorder detected by epigenome analysis of discordant monozygotic twins
Bipolar disorder (BD) is a severe mental disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of mania and depression. Serotonin transporter (HTT) is a target of antidepressants and is one of the strongest candidate m...
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Bovine and water buffalo Mx2 genes: polymorphism and antiviral activity
Millennia-long selective pressure of single-strand RNA viruses on the bovine Mx locus has increased the advantages of using the bovine Mx protein to evaluate the ultimate significance of the antiviral role of Mx ...
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Expression of ribosomal subunit genes increased coordinately with postmortem interval in human brain
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Population Research of Genetic Polymorphism at Amino Acid Position 631 in Chicken Mx Protein with Differential Antiviral Activity
A single amino acid substitution between Asn and Ser at position 631 in the chicken Mx protein has been reported to determine resistant and sensitive antiviral activity. In this study, we investigate whether v...
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Momentum Compensation for the Dynamic Walk of Humanoids Based on the Optimal Pelvic Rotation
In this paper, a method of determining the optimal rotation of the humanoid’s waist for momentum compensation around the perpendicular axis of the stance foot during dynamic walk is proposed. In order to perfo...
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Detection of Japanese yam mosaic virus by RT-LAMP
A rapid and simple procedure is described to detect the genomic RNA molecule of Japanese yam mosaic potyvirus (JYMV). This method, named RT-LAMP, allows direct detection of RNA from infected plants without ca...
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Isolation and identification of a growth inhibitor from blue light-illuminated cress seedlings
A plant growth inhibitor was isolated from blue light-illuminated cressseedlings and identified as 4-hydroxy-2,3-dimethyl-2-nonen-4-olide from1H and 13C NMR and ESI-MS spectra. It inhibited thehypocotyl growth of...
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Isolation and identification of a light-induced growth inhibitor in diffusates from blue light-illuminated oat (Avena sativa L.) coleoptile tips
The amounts of two growth inhibitors in diffusates from illuminatedhalves of phototropically stimulated oat (Avena sativa L.)coleoptile tips were larger than those from shaded halves. The less polarinhibitor was ...
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Peritoneal serous papillary carcinoma: radiological appearance
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Interaction of Ethylene With Jasmonates in the Regulation of Some Physiological Processes in Plants
Jasmonates are considered to be candidates for a new type of plant hormone. It is well known that jasmonates stimulate ethylene production in different experimental systems. Here we review several interesting ...
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Ovarian fibroma of high signal intensity on T2-weighted MR image
It has been reported that ovarian fibromas display low signal intensity on both T1- and T2-weighted magnetic resonance images. We report an ovarian fibroma exhibiting low signal intensity on a T1-weighted ima...
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Gum Formation by Methyl Jasmonate in Tulip Shoots is Stimulated by Ethylene
The promotive effect of methyl jasmonate (JA-Me) on the induction of gum in tulip shoots (Tulipa gesneriana L. cvs. Gudoshnik and Apeldoorn) was studied in the presence of ethylene. Gum formation in the stem and...
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Effects of Methyl Jasmonate on Anthocyanin Accumulation, Ethylene Production, and CO2 Evolution in Uncooled and Cooled Tulip Bulbs
Effects of methyl jasmonate (JA-Me) on anthocyanin accumulation, ethylene production, and CO2 evolution in uncooled and cooled tulips (Tulipa gesneriana L. cvs. Apeldoorn and Gudoshnik) were studied. JA-Me stimu...
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Intraperitoneal fat sign
In a patient with an ovarian cystic teratoma and the peritoneal cavity filled with sebaceous material, an abdominal radiograph revealed a wide fat stripe between the parietal peritoneum and the lateral wall o...
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Inhibition of Abscission of Bean Petiole Explants by Lepidimoide
The effect of lepidimoide on the process leading to abscission was studied in bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L. cv. Masterpiece) petiole explants. The assays, involving observations on the junction of the petiole of p...
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Jasmonates promote abscission in bean petiole expiants: Its relationship to the metabolism of cell wall polysaccharides and cellulase activity
Jasmonic acid (JA) and its methyl ester (JA-Me) promoted the abscission of bean petiole expiants in the dark and light, and the activity of these compounds was almost same. JA and JA-Me did not enhance ethylen...
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Arterial embolization to control renal hemorrhage in patients with percutaneous nephrostomy
Two patients with renal hemorrhage treated by arterial embolization are reported. In one patient, one kidney was injured and the another had poor function. The other patient had one kidney. Although both pati...
