Neutralization of Virus Infectivity by Antibodies: Old Problems in New...
Neutralizing antibodies (NAbs) can be both sufficient and necessary for protection against viral infections, although they sometimes act in concert with cellular immunity. Successful vaccines against...
View ArticleThe Application of Genomic Technologies to Investigate the Inheritance of...
Goat genomics has evolved at a low pace because of a lack of molecular tools and sufficient investment. Whilst thousands and hundreds of quantitative trait loci (QTL) have been identified in cattle and...
View ArticleFunction, Structure, and Evolution of the Major Facilitator Superfamily: The...
The major facilitator superfamily (MFS) is a diverse group of secondary transporters with members found in all kingdoms of life. A paradigm for MFS is the lactose permease (LacY) of Escherichia coli,...
View ArticleHealth Implications of Electromagnetic Fields, Mechanisms of Action, and...
Electromagnetic fields (EMF) have been implicated to influence a range of bodily functions. Given their ubiquitous nature, widespread applications, and capability to produce deleterious effects,...
View ArticleGPCRs: Lipid-Dependent Membrane Receptors That Act as Drug Targets
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the largest class of molecules involved in signal transduction across cell membranes and represent major targets in the development of novel drug candidates in...
View ArticleCodon Usage Bias in Two Hemipteran Insect Species: Bemisia tabaci and...
Codon bias is the nonuniform use of synonymous codons which encode the same amino acid. Some codons are more frequently used than others in several organisms, particularly in the highly expressed...
View ArticleSperm RNA as a Mediator of Genomic Plasticity
Sperm RNA has been linked recently to trans-generational, non-Mendelian patterns of inheritance. Originally dismissed as “residual” to spermatogenesis, some sperm RNA may have postfertilization...
View ArticlePlacental Evolution within the Supraordinal Clades of Eutheria with the...
Here a survey of placental evolution is conducted. Placentation is a key factor for the evolution of placental mammals that had evolved an astonishing diversity. As a temporary organ that does not...
View ArticleApplication of Molecular Approaches for Understanding Foodborne Salmonella...
Salmonellosis in the United States is one of the most costly foodborne diseases. Given that Salmonella can originate from a wide variety of environments, reduction of this organism at all stages of...
View ArticleRole of Green Tea in Reducing Epidermal Thickness upon Ultraviolet Light-B...
The main environmental source for skin damage is ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Many adverse effects have been recognized as the result of prolonged cutaneous exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation, such...
View ArticleSodium Butyrate Plus EGF and PDGF-BB Aids Cutaneous Wound Healing in Diabetic...
Topical application of growth factors is known to aid defective and/or delayed wound healing in diabetic patients. In this study, the effect of topical application of sodium butyrate (Na-Bu), EGF, and...
View ArticleHistological and Biochemical Evaluation of the Kidney following Chronic...
Hibiscus sabdariffa L. has been used traditionally as herbal medicine and has been documented to have a broad range of therapeutic effects. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of chronic...
View ArticlePlant Beneficial Endophytic Bacteria from the Ethnomedicinal Mussaenda...
Mussaenda roxburghii are very important ethnomedicinal plant, used for its various applications from the ancient period. The role of their associated plant beneficial endophytic bacteria was evaluated,...
View ArticleSerological Evidence of Henipavirus among Horses and Pigs in Zaria and...
Henipavirus is an emerging, zoonotic, and lethal RNA virus comprising Hendra virus (HeV) and Nipah virus (NiV), to which fruit bats are reservoir. Husbandry practices in Nigeria allow close contact...
View ArticleSeasonal Changes in Ovarian Follicle Growth in Iran Viper (Vipera albicornuta)
The Vipera albicornuta is an economically important snake of Iran, its venom is used for antivenin production, and we need to breed the snake in the captivity. In order to know about the viper’s...
View ArticleDirect Organogenesis from Rhizome Explants in Marsilea quadrifolia L.: A...
An efficient micropropagation protocol has been developed for Marsilea quadrifolia L. through direct organogenesis. The mature rhizomes were used as explants and successfully sterilized using 0.1%...
View ArticleEfficacy of EDTA and Phosphorous on Biomass Yield and Total Lipid...
Chlorella ellipsoidea and Chlorococcum infusionum, promising microalgae for biodiesel feedstock production, were treated with ethylenediaminetetraacetate (EDTA) and phosphorous to induce stress which...
View ArticleGenotoxic Effects of Chlorpyrifos in Freshwater Fish Cirrhinus mrigala Using...
The genotoxicity of pesticides is an issue of worldwide concern and chlorpyrifos is one of the largest selling organophosphate agrochemicals that has been widely detected in surface waters of India....
View ArticleCarbofuran Modulating Functions of Acetylcholinesterase from Rat Brain In Vitro
Carbofuran, a potential environmental xenobiotic, has the ability to cross blood brain barrier and to adversely influence brain functions. In the present study, the impact of carbofuran on the...
View ArticleBacteriological Contaminants of Some Fresh Vegetables Irrigated with Awetu...
The main purposes of this study were to determine the bacteriological load and safety of some fresh vegetables irrigated with Awetu River in Jimma town, southwestern Ethiopia. Water and vegetable...
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