Paracoccidioides brasiliensis - Special Session

Authors: Maria Sueli Soares Felipe

Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is the most important systemic mycosis in Brazil, and it is widespread throughout Latin America. An estimated 10 million individuals are infected, with about 2% developing the disease. This mycosis has also been reported among patients with AIDS in Latin America. PCM presents several clinical forms.. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 4(2):

B-type natriuretic peptide and cirrhosis progression

Authors: L.Y. Shi, R. Jin, C.J. Lin, J.S. Wu, X.W. Chen, Z. Yu and P.C. Zhang

Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) is used as a marker of cardiac dysfunction to predict heart failure mortality. The significance of the prognostic ability of BNP for liver cirrhosis remains unknown, although the levels of BNP seen in cirrhosis are high. We aimed to determine whether the BNP level is related to the stage of cirrhosis and could serve as a pr.. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 14(2):

2015.May.18.9

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10.4238/2015.May.18.9

Protective effect of quercetin on acute lung injury in rats with sepsis and its influence on ICAM-1 and MIP-2 expression

Authors: L. Meng, Z. Lv, Z.Z. Yu, D. Xu and X. Yan

This study aimed to explore the protective effect of quercetin on acute lung injury (ALI) in rats with sepsis and the related mechanism. Rats were administered different doses of quercetin intraperitoneally, and blood samples and lung tissue were collected at 24 h after treatment. Arterial blood gases, lung water content, protein content, and cell counts .. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 15(3):

gmr.15037265

DOI:

10.4238/gmr.15037265

Association between rs9904341 G

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Genet. Mol. Res. 14(2):

2015.May.18.10

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10.4238/2015.May.18.10

Identification of QTLs for resistant starch and total alkaloid content in brown and polished rice

Authors: Y.W. Zeng, D. Sun, J. Du, X.Y. Pu, S.M. Yang, X.M. Yang, T. Yang and J.Z. Yang

An F3 population consisting of 117 F2:3 families derived from a cross between two varieties of rice, Gongmi No. 3 and Diantun 502, with a large difference in their resistant starch and total alkaloid content, was used for quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping. Two QTLs of resistant starch for rice (qRS7-1, qRS7-2) were identified in a linkage group on ch.. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 15(3):

gmr.15037268

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10.4238/gmr.15037268

Polymorphic microsatellite loci isolated from the yellowbelly threadfin bream, Nemipterus bathybius

Authors: X.L. Kong, Z.Z. Chen, L. Lin, C.H. Li, S.N. Xu and Y. Liu

Twenty-two polymorphic microsatellite loci were isolated and characterized from a (GT)13-enriched Nemipterus bathybius genomic library. The number of alleles per locus ranged from 4 to 13, with an average of 7.86. The observed and expected heterozygosity was 0.167-0.889 and 0.278-0.904, respectively, with averages of .. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 13(3):

2014.July.24.3

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10.4238/2014.July.24.3

Development of novel polymorphic microsatellite markers in Siganus fuscescens

Authors: X.Q. Mao, Z.B. Li, Y.F. Ning, J.B. Shangguan, Y. Yuan Y.S. Huang and B.B. Li

Rabbitfish, Siganus fuscescens, is widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific regions and eastern Mediterranean. Its dwelling place includes reef flats, coral reef regions, and seagrass meadows in tropical area and reef areas or shallow waters in locations at high latitudes. In the present study, 10 new polymorphic microsatellite markers were screened from 30.. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 15(3):

gmr.15037515

DOI:

10.4238/gmr.15037515

Effects of different dietary intake on mRNA levels of MSTN, IGF-I, and IGF-II in the keletal muscle of Dorper and Hu sheep hybrid F1 rams

Authors: H.J. Xing, Z.Y. Wang, B.S. Zhong, S.J. Ying, H.T. Nie, Z.R. Zhou, Y.X. Fan and F. Wang

MSTN, IGF-Ð�?(insulin-like growth factor-Ð�?) and IGF-II (insulin-like growth factor-II) regulate skeletal muscle growth. This study investigated the effects of different dietary intake levels on skeletal muscles. Sheep was randomly assigned to 3 feeding groups: 1) the maintenance diet (M), 2) 1.4 x the mai.. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 13(3):

2014.July.24.4

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10.4238/2014.July.24.4

Genome-wide analysis of the maize (Zea may L.) CPP-like gene family and expression profiling under abiotic stress

Authors: X.Y. Song, Y.Y. Zhang, F.C. Wu and L. Zhang

Cysteine-rich polycomb-like (CPP) proteins are members of a small family of transcription factors, which have been identified and characterized in Arabidopsis, rice, and soybean. In this study, we investigated CPP-like genes in the maize genome. The results revealed 13 putative CPP-like genes, which were found to encode 17 distinct transcripts and were di.. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 15(3):

gmr.15038023

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10.4238/gmr.15038023

Effects and mechanisms of Fenofibrate on the secretion of vascular endothelial contraction factors in hypertensive rats

Authors: Y. Zhu, H.-S. Wang, X.-M. Li and C. Qu

This study investigated the effects of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPAR-α) agonist, Fenofibrate, on the secretion of vascular endothelial contraction factors in hypertensive rats to elucidate its possible mechanisms. The vascular ring contraction experiment was used to observe whether rat vascul.. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 13(3):

2014.July.24.5

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10.4238/2014.July.24.5