MORPHOLOGICAL, FUNCTIONAL, AND PHYLOGENETIC ASPECTS OF THE HEAD CAPSULE OF THE COCKROACH ERGAULA CAPUCINA (INSECTA/BLATTODEA)

Morphological, functional, and phylogenetic aspects of the head capsule of the cockroach Ergaula capucina (Insecta/Blattodea)

Background Cockroaches are usually typical omnivorous detritivores and their cephalic morphology is considered to be ancestral in various aspects.Thus, several studies addressed the morphology and function of the blattodean head, and the cockroach usually serves as a model for standard mouthparts in text books.However, so far only two of the three

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Longitudinal fluctuations in PD1 and PD-L1 expression in association with changes in anti-viral immune response in chronic hepatitis B

Abstract Background Controversy exists regarding the role of PD1 and its ligand PD-L1 in chronic hepatitis B infection.In some studies, persistent HBV infection has been attributed to high levels of PD-1 and PD-L1 expression on HBV-specific ds durga hand soap T-cells and antigen-presenting cells (APCs) respectively.Other studies revealed that the u

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Bone marrow-derived cells can acquire renal stem cells properties and ameliorate ischemia-reperfusion induced acute renal injury

Abstract Background Bone marrow (BM) stem cells have been reported to contribute to tissue repair after kidney injury model.However, there is no direct evidence so far that BM cells can trans-differentiate into renal stem cells.Methods To investigate whether BM stem cells contribute to repopulate the renal stem cell pool, we transplanted BM cells f

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Emotion and Interhemispheric Interactions in Binocular Rivalry

Previous research has shown that fear-related glitter foam vellen action stimuli presented in peripheral vision are preferentially processed over stimuli depicting other emotions.Furthermore, emotional content can influence dominance duration in binocular rivalry, with the period of dominance for an emotional image (e.g.a fearful face) being signif

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