Inflammatory processes are associated with the rapid migration of dendritic cells (DCs) to regional lymph nodes and depletion of these potent antigen-presenting cells (APCs) from the inflamed tissue. This study examined whether sites of cutaneous inflammation can be repopulated with DCs from a pool of immature DCs circulating in the blood. In adoptive transfer experiments with ex vivo-generated...

Parotid acinar cell contains many secretory granules. Most of granules are mature, but only little immature granules are included. These immature granules are not enough for investigation of granule maturation. In this study, we show an easy method of separation of immature granules from the rat parotid gland. In addition, we succeeded in detection of color dye in the granules. These results su...

Among many mammals, maternal care strongly impacts infant survival; however, less is known about whether adult males also affect infant fitness. Paternal care is expected when providing care enhances offspring survival and reproduction, which likewise increases fathers' fitness. Males might also care for unrelated immature individuals to increase their mating probability with the immature indiv...

In 18 immature mongrel dogs (3-4 weeks of age), anesthetized with chloralose and morphine, the hearts were arrested with potassium chloride and excised. After reproducible curves relating pressure and volume in the left ventricle (LV) had been obtained, each LV was fixed by coronary perfusion with glutaraldehyde while pressure was maintained at a predetermined value between 0 and 30 mm Hg. Midw...

Abstract Background Desmoplastic changes in a tumor have been observed to affect the microenvironment, leading both facilitation and prevention of invasiveness. Methods Between 2016 2020, total 120 patients were diagnosed with gallbladder carcinoma. The cases reviewed for type desmoplastic reaction, grade, stage. reaction was classified as mature, intermediate, immature, they correlated grade R...

The immature seeds of Dendrobium nobile acquire resistance to freezing and long-term storage in a cryobank at the age 6 months after pollination. Seed maturation Lindl establish optimal stage for liquid nitrogen was studied. Immature can germinate vitro starting from 3 pollination (MAP) but only develop up embryo swelling or protocorm without rhizoids. maximum staining embryos with vital dyes F...

The biology and the external morphology of immature stages of Diaethria candrena candrena (Godart) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Biblidinae) are described. Immature D. c. candrena found on Allophylus spp. (Sapindaceae) were collected in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil and reared in the laboratory. Morphological descriptions and illustrations are given, based on observations using electronic, stereoscopic...

Fissuring caused by rapid moisture adsorption generates appreciable amounts of broken kernels on subsequent milling, thereby reducing the economic value of rice. This study investigated how rapid moisture adsorption affects the extent of kernel fissuring in rice lots, as well as the physical and functional characteristics of broken kernels that result from milling such lots. Pure-line, long-gra...

Moving in a co-ordinated fashion with another individual changes our behaviour towards them; we tend to like them more, find them more attractive, and are more willing to co-operate with them. It is generally assumed that this effect on behaviour results from alterations in representations of self and others. Specifically, through neurophysiological perception-action matching mechanisms, interp...

The Landau potentials of W3-algebra models are analyzed with algebraicgeometric methods. The number of ground states and the number of independent perturbations of every potential coincide and can be computed. This number agrees with the structure of ground states obtained in a previous paper, namely, as the phase structure of the IRF models of Jimbo et al. The singularities associated to these...