Results 1 to 10 of about 9,786 (117)

Water, Collagen, and Lipid Content in the Human Skin and Muscles Assessed with Near‐Infrared Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy and Multi‐Spectral Optoacoustic Tomography [PDF]

Advanced Science
Infrared spectroscopy can quantify individual body components such as lipids, water, and proteins, but extending it to a comprehensive assessment of overall body composition is hampered by high variability and optical heterogeneity of biological tissues.
Denis Davydov, Alexey Kurnikov, Pavel Subochev, Gleb Budylin, Nikolay Fadeev, Ivan Filippov, Natalia Mokrysheva, Liliya Urusova, Daniel Razansky, Evgeny Shirshin   +9 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Ultrastructural analysis of berry skin from four grapes varieties at harvest and in relation to postharvest dehydration

OENO One, 2020
In several production areas, dessert (sweet) and reinforced wines are made after a more or less intense dehydration of harvested grapes. The dehydration process depends on several factors, including the size, morphology and anatomy of the berries, all ...
Stefano Brizzolara, Antonio Minnocci, Elena Yembaturova, Pietro Tonutti   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Anatomical study of Orchidaceae epiphytes species occurring in indigenous territory in the Parque Estadual da Serra do Tabuleiro (P.E.S.T.), Santa Catarina, Brazil

Rodriguésia, 2021
Besides their ecological importance, epiphytic species of Orchidaceae play economic and social roles through their commercialization and some are at great risk of extinction.
Graziela Dias Blanco, Natalia Hanazaki, Ana Claudia Rodrigues   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Detection of Lymphatic Vessels in the Superficial Fascia of the Abdomen

Life, 2023
Recently, the superficial fascia has been recognized as a specific anatomical structure between the two adipose layers—the superficial adipose tissue (SAT) and the deep adipose tissue (DAT).
Giovanna Albertin, Laura Astolfi, Caterina Fede, Edi Simoni, Martina Contran, Lucia Petrelli, Cesare Tiengo, Diego Guidolin, Raffaele De Caro, Carla Stecco   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

MICROMORPHOLOGY AND PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING OF OPUNTIA LITTORALIS ENGLEM. CLADODES [PDF]

Egyptian Journal of Desert Research, 2017
The present study was conducted to investigate the micromorphological structure and phytochemical constituents of Opuntia littoralis stem (cladodes) growing at the western Mediterranean coast of Egypt.
Tarek Galal, Loutfy Hassan, Adel Youssef, Heba Abd El-Moaty, Hanaa Gouda   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Innervation of human superficial fascia

Frontiers in Neuroanatomy, 2022
The superficial fascia has only recently been recognized as a specific anatomical structure. Furthermore, whereas it is actually recognized that the innervation of the deep/muscular fascia plays a key role in proprioception and nociception, there are ...
Caterina Fede, Lucia Petrelli, Carmelo Pirri, Winfried Neuhuber, Cesare Tiengo, Carlo Biz, Raffaele De Caro, Robert Schleip, Carla Stecco   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparative stem anatomy of three species of Coryphantha (Cactoideae-Cactaceae)

Botan‪ical Sciences, 2022
Background: The genus Coryphantha has the second largest number of species of the tribe Cacteae-Cactaceae. Morphologically, it has been reported that the stem presents mainly globose, ovoid and cylindric variations.
José Emiliano Avila-Escobar, Mayte Stefany Jiménez-Noriega, Alejandro De la Rosa-Tilapa   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ultrastructure of Cells and Microanalysis in Malus domestica Borkh. ‘Szampion’ Fruit in Relation to Varied Calcium Foliar Feeding

Molecules, 2020
Calcium is one of the most poorly reutilized nutrients. Its deficiencies cause various physiological disturbances and, consequently, reduce the quantity and quality of yields.
Piotr Kowalik, Tomasz Lipa, Zenia Michałojć, Mirosława Chwil   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A lipid transfer protein ensures nematode cuticular impermeability

iScience, 2022
Summary: The cuticle of C. elegans is impermeable to chemicals, toxins, and pathogens. However, increased permeability is a desirable phenotype because it facilitates chemical uptake. Surface lipids contribute to the permeability barrier.
Ferdinand Ngale Njume, Adria Razzauti, Miguel Soler, Veronika Perschin, Gholamreza Fazeli, Axelle Bourez, Cedric Delporte, Stephen M. Ghogomu, Philippe Poelvoorde, Simon Pichard, Catherine Birck, Arnaud Poterszman, Jacob Souopgui, Pierre Van Antwerpen, Christian Stigloher, Luc Vanhamme, Patrick Laurent   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source

Russet Susceptibility in Apple Is Associated with Skin Cells that Are Larger, More Variable in Size, and of Reduced Fracture Strain

Plants, 2020
Russeting is an economically important surface disorder in apple (Malus × domestica Borkh). Indirect evidence suggests an irregular skin structure may be the cause of the phenomenon.
Bishnu P. Khanal, Thi Lieu Le, Yiru Si, Moritz Knoche   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source