Identification of an ancestral haplotype in the mitochondrial phylogeny of the ovine haplogroup B [PDF]
PeerJ, 2019 Background European mouflon (Ovis orientalis musimon) has been reintroduced in mainland Europe since the 18th-century sourcing from the Sardinian and Corsican autochthonous mouflon populations.
Paolo Mereu +7 more
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Effects of Ramipril and Telmisartan on Plasma Concentrations of Low Molecular Weight and Protein Thiols and Carotid Intima Media Thickness in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease. [PDF]
Dis Markers, 2016 Hypertension, a common feature in chronic kidney disease (CKD), is an independent risk factor for CKD progression and cardiovascular disease. Although inhibitors of the renin‐angiotensin system (RAS) exert salutary effects on blood pressure control and proteinuria in CKD patients, their activity towards traditional and novel oxidative markers is ...
Zinellu A +9 more
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UV light and adaptive divergence of leaf physiology, anatomy, and ultrastructure drive heat stress tolerance in genetically distant grapevines [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant ScienceThe genetic basis of plant response to light and heat stresses had been unveiled, and different molecular mechanisms of leaf cell homeostasis to keep high physiological performances were recognized in grapevine varieties.
Ana Fernandes de Oliveira +8 more
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Medea, 2023 Una rilettura del capolavoro di Salvatore Satta che mette in luce le strategie e gli snodi narratologicamente discriminanti: il piano delle 'interferenze' intertestuali, il quale pone in relazione umoristicamente la grande Storia europea e le piccole ...
Andrea Cannas
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Partial response to cinacalcet treatment in a patient with secondary hyperparathyroidism undergoing hemodialysis: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2012 Introduction In the treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism of chronic kidney disease, calcimimetics - allosteric modulators of the calcium-sensing receptor - inhibit glandular hyperplasia and significantly reduce circulating parathyroid hormone ...
Conzo Giovanni +8 more
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Ejaculate collection efficiency and post-thaw semen quality in wild-caught Griffon vultures from the Sardinian population [PDF]
Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, 2009 This study aimed to test the feasibility of a programme of semen collection and cryopreservation in Griffon vultures. Four wild-caught individuals kept in captivity because of unrecoverable traumas were used.
Zinellu Angelo +11 more
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Differences in the Kinetic of the First Meiotic Division and in Active Mitochondrial Distribution between Prepubertal and Adult Oocytes Mirror Differences in their Developmental Competence in a Sheep Model. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Our aim is to verify if oocyte developmental potential is related to the timing of meiotic progression and to mitochondrial distribution and activity using prepubertal and adult oocytes as models of low and high developmental capacity respectively ...
Giovanni Giuseppe Leoni +10 more
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Medea, 2022 In materia di letteratura sarda, il volume raccoglie il meglio della produzione saggistica di Giovanni Pirodda e dà conto della sua rara capacità di coniugare la sintetica visione d’insieme ‒ capace di ardite tessiture diacroniche dalle quali emergono i
Giovanni Pirodda
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Size Selectivity in the Hydroxylation of Esters of Unsaturated Fatty Acids
European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology, Volume 124, Issue 6, June 2022., 2022 The effectiveness of acidic ion exchange resins in catalyzing the hydroxylation of esters of unsaturated fatty acids, which is related to their crosslinking degree, strongly depends on the drying process of the resin and the steric hindrance of the substrates.
Ugo Azzena +10 more
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Italian same‐sex parenting in times of COVID‐19: Constructing parenthood on insecure grounds
Family Relations, Volume 71, Issue 2, Page 463-474, April 2022., 2022 Abstract Objective This article focuses on the challenges same‐sex‐parent families in Italy have faced in the context of the COVID‐19 crisis. Background It is universally acknowledged that Italy was the first victim of the novel coronavirus in Europe.
Salvatore Monaco
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