Cultural-based visual expression: Emotional analysis of human face via Peking Opera Painted Faces (POPF) [PDF]
© 2015 The Author(s) Peking Opera as a branch of Chinese traditional cultures and arts has a very distinct colourful facial make-up for all actors in the stage performance.
C Yang +16 more
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In vitro Models of the Small Intestine for Studying Intestinal Diseases
The small intestine is a digestive organ that has a complex and dynamic ecosystem, which is vulnerable to the risk of pathogen infections and disorders or imbalances.
Sang-Myung Jung +2 more
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Characterizing the gut microbiome in trauma: significant changes in microbial diversity occur early after severe injury. [PDF]
Background:Recent studies have demonstrated the vital influence of commensal microbial communities on human health. The central role of the gut in the response to injury is well described; however, no prior studies have used culture-independent profiling
Calfee, Carolyn S +11 more
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Here, we present a detailed protocol on setting up embryonic renal organ cultures using a culture method that we have optimised for anatomical maturation and imaging.
Mona Elhendawi, Jamie Davies
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Tissue Engineering of Oral Mucosa and Salivary Gland: Disease Modeling and Clinical Applications
Oral mucosa and salivary gland are composed of complex and dynamic networks of extracellular matrix, multiple cell types, vasculature, and various biochemical agents.
Akram Abdo Almansoori +3 more
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Advances in the application of co-culture strategies in organoids [PDF]
As a good in vitro research model, organoids are more and more widely used in the biomedical field. By developing self-assembled 3D structures using various tissue culture techniques, organoids can rebuild the high complexity of cells in the inherent ...
LU Yu, XI Yumeng, HE Xiaoming, YANG Shaokun, ZHANG Jia, WANG Lei, HE Chaoxing, XIANG Bai
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Quantitative regeneration: Skoog and Miller revisited
In 1957, Skoog and Miller published their seminal work on the effects of hormones upon plant growth. By varying the concentrations of auxin and cytokinin, they observed dramatic differences in shoot and root growth from tobacco stem cultures.
Charles W. Melnyk
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Microchimerism, dendritic cell progenitors and transplantation tolerance [PDF]
The recent discovery of multilineage donor leukocyte microchimerism in allograft recipients up to three decades after organ transplantation implies the migration and survival of donor stem cells within the host.
Demetris, AJ +5 more
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Preparation of Microporous Hydrogel Sponges for 3D Perfusion Culture of Mammalian Cells [PDF]
Three-dimensional (3D) perfusable organ models, primarily composed of liver cells, are expected as an efficient tool for in vitro cell-based drug screening and development.
Hori Aruto +3 more
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Meeting report: a hard look at the state of enamel research. [PDF]
The Encouraging Novel Amelogenesis Models and Ex vivo cell Lines (ENAMEL) Development workshop was held on 23 June 2017 at the Bethesda headquarters of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR).
Bartlett, John D +13 more
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