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Open AccessEfficient isolation and purification of tissue-specific protoplasts from tea plants (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze)
Plant protoplasts constitute unique single-cell systems that can be subjected to genomic, proteomic, and metabolomic analysis. An effective and sustainable method for preparing protoplasts from tea plants has ...
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Open AccessRisk factors affecting prognosis in metachronous liver metastases from WHO classification G1 and G2 gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors after initial R0 surgical resection
Here we describe the treatments and prognosis for metachronous metastases from gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NETs) after initial R0 surgical resection at a large center in China.
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Open AccessLow birth weight contributed to increased serum IL-6 levels in infantile respiratory syncytial virus infection
To evaluate the role of serum cytokines in the pathogenesis of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in infants with low birth weight (LBW).
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Open AccessmiR156 switches on vegetative phase change under the regulation of redox signals in apple seedlings
In higher plants, miR156 regulates the vegetative phase change via the target SBP/SPL genes. The regulation of miR156 during ontogenetic processes is not fully understood. In the apple genome, of 31 putative MdMI...
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Open AccessEpigenetics of hyper-responsiveness to allergen challenge following intrauterine growth retardation rat
Epidemiological studies have revealed that intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) or low birth weight is linked to the later development of asthma. Epigenetic regulatory mechanisms play an important role in th...
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Open AccessEffect of low birth weight on childhood asthma: a meta-analysis
Low birth weight is strongly correlated with an increased risk of adult diseases. Additionally, low birth weight might be a risk factor for asthma later in life.
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Different mechanisms lead to convergence of reproductive strategies in two lacertid lizards (Takydromus wolteri and Eremias argus)
Life history traits may vary within and among species. Rarely, however, are both variations examined concurrently to identify the life history adaptation. We found that female body size, offspring number and s...
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Conditional generation of Fock states and Schrödinger-cat states via adding multiple photons to a squeezed vacuum state
We show that Fock states and Schrödinger-cat states can be conditionally generated by adding multiple photons to a squeezed vacuum state. To demonstrate this, we mainly investigate the photon-number distributi...
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Open AccessEpigenetics of hypoxic pulmonary arterial hypertension following intrauterine growth retardation rat: epigenetics in PAH following IUGR
Accumulating evidence reveals that intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) can cause varying degrees of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) later in life. Moreover, epigenetics plays an important role in the ...
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Heterologous functional analysis of the Malus xiao**ensis MxIRT1 gene and the His-box motif by expression in yeast
Malus xiao**ensis is an important, iron-efficient rootstock germplasm. Iron uptake is an elaborately controlled process in plant roots, involving specialized transporters. MxIRT1, a Fe(II) trans...
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Cloning and Characterization of MxVHA-c, a Vacuolar H+-ATPase Subunit C Gene Related to Fe Efficiency from Malus xiao**ensis
The vacuolar H+-ATPase plays a crucial role in secondary transport and in plant response to environmental stress. In this study, a vacuolar H+-ATPase (MxVHA-c) gene, consisting of an ORF of 498 base pairs and 165...
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Epigenetic regulation of pulmonary arterial hypertension
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is diagnosed as a sustained elevation of pulmonary arterial pressure to more than 25 mm Hg at rest or to more than 30 mm Hg with exercise. PAH is an intrinsic disease of t...
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Cloning and identification of partial DNA fragment for the B mating-type factor in Lentinula edodes using degenerate PCR
The edible fungus Lentinula edodes is a heterothallic homobasidiomycete whose mating is controlled by a bifactorial incompatibility mating system determined by two unlinked factors (the A and B mating-type factor...
