Although the palynology and sporophyte stage of Isöetes sinensis have been well studied, the biology of its gametophyte and embryo is less well understood. To date, the functions of several genes of I. sinensis and the molecular mechanisms of enzymes encoded by them remain to be studied. In the present study, the Fe-SOD gene of I. sinensis was successfully cloned using RT-PCR and rapid amplific...

[1] Later AF, Maas JJ, Engbers FH, Versteegh MI, Bruggemans EF, Dion RA, Klautz RJ. Tranexamic acid and aprotinin in lowand intermediate-risk cardiac surgery: a non-sponsored, double-blind, randomised, placebocontrolled trial. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2009;36:322—9. [2] Brown JR, Birkmeyer NJ, O’Connor GT. Meta-analysis comparing the effectiveness and adverse outcomes of antifibrinolytic agents ...

clone 1469 was developed several years ago (5) from a single cell isolated from a culture of the parenchymal liver epithelium of a young mouse of the C31I-IIeN line (4). The strain grows well in T-60 flasks in a stock medium of 40 per cent horse serum, 920per cent chick embryo extract, and 40 per cent balanced saline (v/v).1 Under these cir cumstances it stones glycogen rapidly in the pres ence...

BACKGROUND Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) has been shown to be a risk factor for personality disorder (PD). However, no previous studies have examined whether associations exist between sexual abuse and abnormal personality as measured both categorically and dimensionally. Such enquiry would more fully illuminate the impact of CSA on adult personality. METHOD Using a large nationally representa...

Background Lymphopenia is a well-known adverse event of fingolimod, a disease-modifying drug for multiple sclerosis (MS). Objectives The objective of this paper is to investigate risk factors for predicting fingolimod-induced lymphopenia in MS by frequent hematological monitoring. Methods We retrospectively reviewed data of fingolimod-treated MS patients. Data assessed were sex, age, diseas...

The forest tree Spanish cedar (Cedrela odorata L.) is well-known for its high-value timber; however, this species is attacked by the shoot borer (Hypsipyla grandella) during its early years of development, resulting in branched stems and making the plants useless for high-quality wood production. The generation of resistant varieties expressing entomotoxic proteins may be an alternative to pest...

1. Mercadal L, Petitclerc T, Jaudon MC et al. Is ionic dialysance a valid parameter for quantification of dialysis efficiency? Artif Organs1998; 22: 1005–1009 2. Lindsay R, Bene B, Goux N et al. Relationship between effective ionic dialysance and in vivo urea clearance during haemodialysis. Am J Kidney Dis 2001; 38: 565–574 3. McIntyre CW, Lambie SH, Taal MW et al. Assessment of haemodialysis a...

Introduction According to recent statistics, there has been a rapid growth of breast cancer in developing countries. Thus, early detection is essential. This study is based on the perception of people in the Northeast of Iran regarding breast cancer screening. Methods In a cross-sectional study, 1469 women were selected randomly in the period from April to November 2016. The study population ...

The complex, tetraploid genome structure of peanut (Arachis hypogaea) has obstructed advances in genetics and genomics in the species. The aim of this study is to understand the genome structure of Arachis by developing a high-density integrated consensus map. Three recombinant inbred line populations derived from crosses between the A genome diploid species, Arachis duranensis and Arachis sten...

UBV profile fitting photometry is presented for 1469 stars within 90′′ of the center of the ionizing cluster of 30 Doradus (NGC 2070). A value of 0.82 ± 0.03 is found for the extinction parameter S = E(U-B)/E(B-V), constant over almost the whole area covered by this research, with some evidence for local variations. Two reddening components can be identified: a smooth and moderate one that incr...