BACKGROUND: The gut of most insects harbours nonpathogenic microorganisms.Recent work suggests that gut microbiota not only provide nutrients, but also involve in the development and maintenance of the host immune system.However, the complexity, dynamics and types of interactions between the insect hosts and their gut microbiota are far from being
Feasibility of postoperative spine stereotactic body radiation therapy in proximity of carbon and titanium hybrid implants using a robotic radiotherapy device
Abstract Background and purpose To assess the feasibility stuart products emcelle tocopherol of postoperative stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for patients with hybrid implants consisting of carbon fiber reinforced polyetheretherketone and titanium (CFP-T) using CyberKnife.Materials and methods All essential steps within a radiation thera
Single nucleotide polymorphisms unravel hierarchical divergence and signatures of selection among Alaskan sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) populations
Abstract Background Disentangling the roles of geography and ecology driving population divergence and distinguishing adaptive from neutral evolution at the molecular level have been common goals among evolutionary and conservation biologists.Using single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) multilocus genotypes for 31 sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka)
CLASP1 regulates endothelial cell branching morphology and directed migration
Endothelial cell (EC) branching is critically dependent upon the dynamic nature of the microtubule (MT) cytoskeleton.Extracellular matrix (ECM) mechanosensing is a prominent mechanism by which cytoskeletal reorganization is achieved; yet how ECM-induced signaling is ventilationstejp able to target cytoskeletal reorganization intracellularly to faci