Abstract Cell wall traits are believed to be a key component of the succulent syndrome, an adaptive syndrome drought, yet variability such remains largely unknown. In this study, we surveyed leaf polysaccharide and glycoprotein composition in wide sampling Crassula species that occur naturally along aridity gradient southern Africa, interpreted its significance relation growth form arid adaptat...

objective(s) galectin-3 (gal-3) is a member of the b-galactoside-binding lectins which is expressed in a variety of tissues and plays a role in diverse biological events, such as embryogenesis, adhesion, cellular proliferation, and apoptosis. in this study, the presence and distribution of galectin-3 (gal-3) in the mouse testicular tissue was investigated. materials and methods eight adult nmri...

Chinese liquorice (Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. ex DC.) is widely used in the food industry and as a medicine. Like other legumes, G. forms symbiotic nodules. However, structural organization of nodules poorly understood. In this study, we analyzed histological ultrastructural dynamics tubulin cytoskeleton various cells from different zones indeterminate formed by two strains Mesorhizobium sp. ...

This study aimed to elucidate seasonal reproductive patterns by associating the immunolocalization of steroidogenic enzymes responsible for estrogen and androgen synthesis, cytochromes P450 aromatases (P450 arom), 17-hydroxylase/17,20-lyase (P450c17) respectively, as well redox partner NADPH cytochrome oxido-reductase (CPR) in male mud turtle (Kinosternon scorpioides). The animals were collecte...