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Stone cells are a characteristic trait of pear fruit, but the contents and sizes of stone cells negatively correlate with fruit texture and flavor.
Xi Cheng +12 more
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The Correlation between Cellular Features and Gene Expression in ‘Korla’ Fragrant Pear
‘Korla’ fragrant pear (Pyrus sinkiangensis T.T. Yu) variety has shown severe coarse skin in recent years. The intrinsic quality of its coarse fruit shows an increase in the number of stone cells and poor taste.
Wen-hui Li +3 more
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A magnetic hydrogel for the efficient retrieval of kidney stone fragments during ureteroscopy
Only 60-75% of conventional kidney stone surgeries achieve complete stone-free status. Up to 30% of patients with residual fragments
T. Jessie Ge +11 more
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Microbiologically induced aesthetic and structural changes to dimension stone
Dimension stone is natural rock prepared for building use. It is rapidly colonised by microorganisms that cause discoloration (mainly cyanobacteria, algae and fungi) and structural damage.
Christine C. Gaylarde +1 more
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Stem cells and the philosopher's stone
Stem cell biology is now one of the most exciting and rapidly advancing areas of scientific endeavor. Promises of cures of a wide variety of diseases by specific replacement of damaged or malfunctional tissues by use of totipotent or multipotent stem cells is on the horizon in clinical practice. Stem cells derived from the embryo and from adult tissues
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Proteomics of Crystal–Cell Interactions: A Model for Kidney Stone Research
Nephrolithiasis/urolithiasis (i.e., kidney stone disease) remains a global public health problem with increasing incidence/prevalence. The most common chemical composition of kidney stones is calcium oxalate that initiates stone formation by ...
Visith Thongboonkerd
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BackgroundCaffeic acid O-methyltransferase (COMT) is an S-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAM)-dependent O-methyltransferase that catalyzes the methylation of caffeic acid to form ferulic acid, a critical step in lignin biosynthesis.
Xiaofeng Feng +15 more
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We report a case of a 31-year-old patient with obstructive ureterolithiasis in a transplanted kidney, treated endoscopically with flexible ureterorenoscopy and laser lithotripsy.
Marjan Marić +5 more
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Single-Cell Genomics: A Stepping Stone for Future Immunology Discoveries [PDF]
The immunology field has invested great efforts and ingenuity to characterize the various immune cell types and elucidate their functions. However, accumulating evidence indicates that current technologies and classification schemes are limited in their ability to account for the functional heterogeneity of immune processes.
Giladi, Amir, Amit, Ido
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Distribution of stone cell in Asian, Chinese, and European pear fruit and its morphological changes
This study was conducted to microscopically verify the distribution and morphological changes occurring in stone cells during fruit growth in order to determine physiological changes occurring in stone cells in pear fruits. European pear (P.
Jin-Ho Choi, Sang-Hyun Lee
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