Authors: Jie Zheng, Sayed Haidar Abbas Raza, Xiang-Dong Zi, Jian-Yuan Lu
There is increasing evidence that kisspeptin, the peptide product of KISS1 gene and its receptor (GPR54), regulate reproductive processes through actions on other organs than hypothalamus. Therefore, the study for the first time, was conducted to investigate the nucleotide sequences and mRNA expression levels of KISS1 and GPR54 genes in pituitary, endomet.. Read More»
Authors: J. Zepa, L. Silami�·ele, I. Bulina, V. Lavrentjevs, I. Trapina, J. Klovins, D. Andersone, A. Lejnieks and L. Nikitina-Zake
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a potentially disabling form of a systemic chronic inflammatory arthritis affecting mainly the axial skeleton, with or without extraspinal manifestations. The genetic basis of AS is partly known. Moreover, many autoimmunityrelated genes have pleiotropic effects. Multiple functional polymorphisms .. Read More»
Authors: S. H. Kamphorst, V. J. de Lima, K. F. M. Schimitt, J. T. Leite1,V. C. Azeredo, G.F. Pena, P.H.A.D. Santos, D.R. Santos J�ºnior, S. B. da Silva J�ºnior, R. B. Bispo, T. O. Santos, S. Khan and A.T. do Amaral Junior
Water stress reduces the yield of agricultural crops severely. The objectives of this study were to investigate genotypic differences between 20 popcorn lines in environments under wellirrigated (WW) and water stressed (WS) conditions to determine phenotypic, genetic and environmental relations among agronomic and root traits... Read More»
Authors: A.A.R. Vieira, A.L. Silva J�ºnior, L.C. Souza, F.D. Miranda, M.F.S. Ferreira and M.V.W. Caldeira
Senefeldera verticillata (Euphorbiaceae) is a species that exclusively occurs in the Atlantic Forest; it is used in the restoration and recovery of degraded areas and has therapeutic uses. Due to the scarcity of information on genetic patterns of this species, genetic diversity was characterized by the use of molecular markers.. Read More»
Authors: O.P. dos Santos, I. R. Carvalho, V. J. Szareski, A. J. de Pelegrin, M. H. Barbosa, F. Lautenchleger, G. G. Conte, J. R. Pimentel, C.Troyjack, F. A. Villela, T. Ped�³,V. Q. de Souza
In view of the need to obtain genetically superior eucalyptus clones that promote productivity coupled with quality, we used multivariate statistical techniques for the selection and evaluation of Eucalyptus spp. clones for wood production. The experiments were carried out in three environments in the districts of Eldorado do .. Read More»
Authors: L.A.S. White1, A.V.C. Silva2, S.V. Alvares-Carvalho1, R. Silva-Mann1, M.F. Arrigoni-Blank1, E.M.S. Souza1, C.S. Almeida1, D.A.C. Nizio1, T.S. Sampaio1 and A.F. Blank1
Myrcia ovata Cambess. (Myrtaceae) is a medicinal and aromatic plant that has analgesic, bactericidal and fungicidal properties. Even though this plant has economic potential, nothing is known about the variability and genetic diversity of this species. This information is necessary to establish conservation strategies and allo.. Read More»
Authors: C.G. Fajardo, R.A.R. Silva, K.P.T. Chagas, F.A. Vieira
The carnauba palm Copernicia prunifera is the third most important non-timber forest species in Brazil; it is mainly known for the production of carnauba wax. We examined intrapopulation genetic diversity and correlated genotypic and phenotypic traits of 28 trees from a coastal location in Rio Grande do Norte state. Phenotypic.. Read More»
Authors: Osmarino Pires Dos Santos, Ivan Ricardo Carvalho, VinÃ?Âcius Jardel Szareski, Alan Junior De Pelegrin, Mauricio Horbach Barbosa, Francine Lautenchleger, Velci, QueirÃ?³z De Souza
The study aimed at the selection and evaluation of Eucalyptus spp. clones for the production of wood by means of multivariate statistical techniques. A total of 84 Eucalyptus clones were used belonging to the breeding program in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, in a randomized block design, with 20 replicates. The selection of clone.. Read More»
Authors: A. Badawy, A.H. Mohamed, A.A. Enein, R. Qasem, E. Rizk, E. El-Masry , S. Abdellatif and M. Balata
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease with increasing activity of T lymphocytes and abnormal production of inflammatory cytokines. Interleukin-27 (IL-27), a multifunction cytokine with contradictory inflammatory effect. Polymorphism of IL-27 was reported to be predisposed to many inflammatory diseases and autoimmu.. Read More»
Authors: D.P. Cruz, G.A. Gravina, T.R.A. Oliveira, A.B.S. Gomes, C.Q. Silva1, M. Vivas, K.C. Ara�ºjo, R.F. Daher, L.M. Gravina, R. Moraes and V.B. Silva
The purpose of this research was to select the development of superior genotypes of snap beans adapted to edaphoclimatic conditions of the North and Northwest of Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, applying the mixed model methodology. The test was installed and carried out in the experimental area of the Instituto Federal Fluminens.. Read More»