Journal of Leukocyte Biology, 2003 Abstract Interleukin-18 (IL-18), a recently described member of the IL-1 cytokine superfamily, is now recognized as an important regulator of innate and acquired immune responses. IL-18 is expressed at sites of chronic inflammation, in autoimmune diseases, in a variety of cancers, and in the context of numerous infectious diseases.
Gracie, J.A. +2 more
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Malaria Journal, 2023 Background The nuclear ribosomal RNA genes of Plasmodium parasites are assumed to evolve according to a birth-and-death model with new variants originating by duplication and others becoming deleted.
Josef Harl +4 more
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Seasonal changes in anthropometric and physical characteristics within English academy rugby league players. [PDF]
, 2014 Professional rugby league clubs implement training programmes for the development of anthropometric and physical characteristics within an academy programme. However, research that examines seasonal changes in these characteristics is limited.
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Reference Gene Selection for Expression Analyses by qRT-PCR in Dendroctonus valens
Insects, 2020 Dendroctonus valens is the main pest of the genus Pinus. To facilitate gene expression analyses, suitable reference genes for adults and mature larvae of D. valens under different temperature conditions were determined.
Chunchun Zheng +5 more
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Amplification efficiency and thermal stability of qPCR instrumentation: Current landscape and future perspectives [PDF]
, 2015 This is a final draft version of the publication following acceptance by the journal.Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) is a method of amplifying and detecting small samples of genetic material in real time and is in routine use across many ...
Karteris, E, Rogers-Broadway, KR
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Application of 18S rDNA Clone Library to Detect Diatom Population Diversity in Dianchi#br# [PDF]
Fayixue Zazhi, 2019 Objective To detect the diatom population diversity in Dianchi by constructing a 18S rDNA clone library. Methods DNA from diatoms in 6 water samples of Dianchi was amplified with diatom 18S rDNA specific primer.The 18S rDNA clone library was constructed,
HU Die, PI Zhi-yun, ZHANG Zhi-rong,et al
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Poly(A)-specific ribonuclease regulates the processing of small-subunit rRNAs in human cells [PDF]
, 2016 Ribosome biogenesis occurs successively in the nucleolus, nucleoplasm, and cytoplasm. Maturation of the ribosomal small subunit is completed in the cytoplasm by incorporation of a particular class of ribosomal proteins and final cleavage of 18S-E pre ...
Ishikawa, Hideaki +10 more
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Description and molecular phylogeny of a new and one known needle nematode of the genus Paralongidorus (Nematoda: Longidoridae) from grapevine in Portugal [PDF]
, 2018 A new and a known longidorid nematode, Paralongidorus lusitanicus n. sp. and Paralongidorus plesioepimikis, are described and illustrated from populations extracted from soil associated with grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) from Escaroupim and Pó (central ...
Castillo, P +4 more
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A new species in the Spirobranchus kraussii complex (Annelida: Serpulidae) from Australia
Records of the Australian MuseumThe blue coral-worm Spirobranchus kraussii (Baird, 1864) (Annelida: Serpulidae) was originally described from South Africa and reported as a widely distributed Indo-Pacific species, however it is now recognized as a complex of regionally distributed ...
Ivison Brandao +2 more
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The Regulation of Aggrecanase ADAMTS-4 Expression in Human Achilles Tendon and tendon-Derived Cells [PDF]
, 2008 Several members of the ADAMTS (A Disintegrin And Metalloproteinase with ThromboSpondin motifs) family have been identified as aggrecanases, whose substrates include versican, the principal large proteoglycan in the tendon extracellular matrix.
Corps, Anthony N. +5 more
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