Abstract Background The overall genetic distribution and divergence of cloned genes among bread wheat varieties that have occurred during the breeding process over past few decades in Ningxia Province, China, are poorly understood. Here, we report diversities 44 important related to grain yield, quality, adaptation resistance 121 86 introduced cultivars advanced lines. Results population struct...

We developed a new quantitative histochemical method for mapping aggrecan content in articular cartilage and applied it to models of cartilage degradation. Ruthenium hexaammine trichloride (RHT) forms co-precipitates with aggrecan, the main proteoglycan component of cartilage, and was previously found to be a good fixative in aiding the maintenance of chondrocyte morphology. We show that these ...

COVID-19 is an independent risk factor for pulmonary embolism (PE). Little known about alteplase therapy in this patient group. A retrospective study analyzed 74 patients with PE and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) due to who were hospitalized the intensive care unit 2021. Patients or without confirmed right heart thrombi (RHT) treated unfractionated heparin alteplase. The mortality ...

Most modern wheat cultivars contain major dwarfing genes, but their effects on root growth are unclear. Near-isogenic lines (NILs) containing Rht-B1b, Rht-D1b, Rht-B1c, Rht8c, Rht-D1c, and Rht12 were used to characterize the effects of semi-dwarfing and dwarfing alleles on root growth of 'Mercia' and 'Maris Widgeon' wheat cultivars. Wheat seedlings were grown in gel chambers, soil-filled column...

One of the most important characteristics of breeding modern, high-yielding, hexaploid bread wheat cultivars is the utilization of reduced height genes (Rht) or dwarfing genes, which reduces plant height and simultaneously increases adaptability and grain yield potential (Worland et al., 2001). The most frequently used height reducing genes with strong effect on plant height shortening are Rht-...

Reproductive stage frost poses a major constraint for wheat production in countries such as Australia. However, little progress has been made identifying key genes to overcome the constraint. In present study, severe event hit two large-scale field trials consisting of six doubled haploid (DH) populations at reproductive (young microspore stage) Western Australia, leading identification 30 robu...

BACKGROUND Microvascular dysfunction posttreatment of stroke with recombinant human tissue-type plasminogen activator (rht-PA) constrains the therapeutic window to 3 hours. Statins (3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors) promote vascular thrombolysis and reduce the inflammation response. We therefore investigated the neuroprotective effects of a combination of atorvastatin ...

Kernel morphology characteristics of wheat are complex and quantitatively inherited. A doubled haploid (DH) population of the cross RL4452/'AC Domain' was used to study the genetic basis of seed shape. Quantitative trait loci (QTL) analyses were conducted on a total of 18 traits: 14 grain shape traits, flour yield (Fyd), and three agronomic traits (Plant height [Plht], 1000 Grain weight [Gwt], ...