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Human Milk Oligosaccharides: Their Effects on the Host and Their Potential as Therapeutic Agents
Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 Breastmilk is known to be very important for infants because it provides nutrients and immunological compounds. Among these compounds, human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) represent the third most important component of breastmilk after lipids and lactose.
Anaïs Rousseaux +6 more
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Unraveling Cuticle Formation, Structure, and Properties by Using Tomato Genetic Diversity
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 The tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) fruit has a thick, astomatous cuticle that has become a model for the study of cuticle formation, structure, and properties in plants.
Johann Petit +6 more
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Scientific Reports, 2022 Lipid transfer proteins (LTPs) were identified as allergens in a large variety of pollens and foods, including cereals. LTPs belong to the prolamin superfamily and display an α-helical fold, with a bundle of four α-helices held together by four disulfide
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The Complex Architecture of Plant Cuticles and Its Relation to Multiple Biological Functions
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 Terrestrialization of vascular plants, i.e., Angiosperm, is associated with the development of cuticular barriers that prevent biotic and abiotic stresses and support plant growth and development.
Nicolas Reynoud +6 more
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Composites Part C: Open Access, 2023 The present work describes the use of novel flax preforms reinforcement as substitution of glass fibres in complex composite stackings made of polyurethane foam impregnated with methylene diphenyl 4, 4′-diisocyanate (MDI), for automotive headliner parts ...
Sylvie Durand +4 more
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Droplet Microfluidics for Food and Nutrition Applications
Micromachines, 2021 Droplet microfluidics revolutionizes the way experiments and analyses are conducted in many fields of science, based on decades of basic research. Applied sciences are also impacted, opening new perspectives on how we look at complex matter.
Karin Schroen +7 more
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Parametric mapping of cellular morphology in plant tissue sections by gray level granulometry
Plant Methods, 2020 Background The cellular morphology of plant organs is strongly related to other physical properties such as shape, size, growth, mechanical properties or chemical composition. Cell morphology often vary depending on the type of tissue, or on the distance
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Molecular Horticulture, 2022 Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is an established model for studying plant cuticle because of its thick cuticle covering and embedding the epidermal cells of the fruit.
Cécile Bres +7 more
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Cryo-laser scanning confocal microscopy of diffusible plant compounds
Plant Methods, 2018 Background The in vivo observation of diffusible components, such as ions and small phenolic compounds, remains a challenge in turgid plant organs. The analytical techniques used to localize such components in water-rich tissue with a large field of view
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Genetic Diversity and Prevalence of Giardia duodenalis in Qatar
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2021 BackgroundGiardia duodenalis is a common human intestinal parasite worldwide, and the causative agent of diarrhea, with the severity of disease ranging from asymptomatic to intense and debilitating infection. G.
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