nano-encapsulated iron oxide in zirconium oxide-coated mica pigments are thermally stable,innocuous to human health, non-combustible, and they do not conduct electricity. they could beapplied in several industries such as thermoplastics, cosmetics, food packaging, children toys, paints,automobiles coating, security purposes, and banknotes. nowadays, they are highly desirable inceramic decoratio...

Melanosomes and lysosomes share several structural and biosynthetic properties. Therefore, a large number of mouse pigment mutants were tested to determine whether genes affecting melanosome structure of function might also affect the lysosome. Among 31 mouse pigment mutants, six had 1.5- to 2.5-fold increased concentrations of kidney beta-glucuronidase. Three mutants, pale ear, pearl and palli...

Pearl mutants have a night-blind phenotype and abnormal optokinetic nystagmus. Preliminary results from another study showed that the light responses of retinal ganglion cells of pearl mutant mice were affected by bathing the isolated retina with low (less than 1 nM) concentrations of either somatostatin-14 or -28, whereas the responses in wild-type retinas were affected only by somatostatin-28...

Changes in gene activity are essential for evolutionary diversification. Yet, elucidating the cellular behaviors that underlie modifications to adult form remains a profound challenge. We use neural crest-derived adult pigmentation of zebrafish and pearl danio to uncover cellular bases for alternative pattern states. We show that stripes in zebrafish require a novel class of thin, fast cellular...

sample collected at Kurashiki City, OkayamaPrefecture, Japan. From the characteristics described below, the fungus was identified as a strain of Paecilomyces sp. For the identification of the fungus, potato-dextrose agar (PDA), yeast extract-soluble starch agar (YpSs), and corn meal agar (CMA) were used. Colonies on CMAgrew rather restrictedly, attaining a diameter of 20~25mmand was colored in ...