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Quantification of Protein Uptake by Endocytosis in Carnivorous Nepenthales

Plants, 2023
Carnivorous plants adsorb prey-derived nutrients partly by endocytosis. This study quantifies endocytosis in Drosophyllum lusitanicum, Drosera capensis, Drosera roseana, Dionaea muscipula and Nepenthes × ventrata.
Caroline Ivesic, Stefanie Krammer, Marianne Koller-Peroutka, Aicha Laarouchi, Daniela Gruber, Ingeborg Lang, Irene K. Lichtscheidl, Wolfram Adlassnig   +7 more
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Novel mesostructured inclusions in the epidermal lining of Artemia franciscana ovisacs show optical activity [PDF]

PeerJ, 2017
Background Biomineralization, e.g., in sea urchins or mollusks, includes the assembly of mesoscopic superstructures from inorganic crystalline components and biopolymers.
Elena Hollergschwandtner, Thomas Schwaha, Josef Neumüller, Ulrich Kaindl, Daniela Gruber, Margret Eckhard, Michael Stöger-Pollach, Siegfried Reipert   +7 more
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Uptake of Radionuclides by Bryophytes in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone

Toxics, 2023
The “Chernobyl nuclear disaster” released huge amounts of radionuclides, which are still detectable in plants and sediments today. Bryophytes (mosses) are primitive land plants lacking roots and protective cuticles and therefore readily accumulate ...
Brigitte Schmidt, Felix Kegler, Georg Steinhauser, Ihor Chyzhevskyi, Sergiy Dubchak, Caroline Ivesic, Marianne Koller-Peroutka, Aicha Laarouchi, Wolfram Adlassnig   +8 more
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Marine bivalve geochemistry and shell ultrastructure from modern low pH environments [PDF]

, 2011
. Bivalve shells can provide excellent archives of past environmental change but have not been used to interpret ocean acidification events. We investigated carbon, oxygen and trace element records from different shell layers in the mussels Mytilus ...
Baggini, C, Buhl, D, Fehr, KT, Griesshaber, E, Hahn, S, Hall-Spencer, JM, Immenhauser, A, Rodolfo-Metalpa, R, Schmahl, WW   +8 more
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Seed variability of Sisymbrium polymorphum (Murray) Roth (Brassicaceae) across the Central Palaearctic [PDF]

PhytoKeys, 2022
This study presents the results of investigation of the micromorphology and variability of Sisymbrium polymorphum seeds collected in 49 localities in the core range and isolated populations of Central Europe, Eastern Europe and Central Asia. In addition,
Agnieszka Rewicz, Weronika Torbicz, Liudmyla Zavialova, Oksana Kucher, Myroslav V. Shevera, Tomasz Rewicz, Marcin Kiedrzyński, Anna Bomanowska   +7 more
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Subfamily hypostominae: similarities and differences in testicular structure of amazonian fish

BMC Zoology, 2022
Background Hypostominae is a subfamily of the family Loricariidae that has a great diversity of species. Accordingly, testicular studies in fish can contribute to the phylogeny and taxonomy of species and to the comparison of reproductive aspects between
Ivana Kerly S. Viana, Gicelle M. F. S., Juliana C. D. Pantoja, Renata S. Oliveira, Yanne A. Mendes, José Leocyvan G. Nunes, Maria Auxiliadora P. Ferreira, Rossineide M. Rocha   +7 more
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Prenatal valproic acid-induced autism marmoset model exhibits higher salivary cortisol levels

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2022
Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are exposed to a variety of stressors owing to their behavioral traits. Cortisol is a hormone typically associated with stress, and its concentration and response to stress are higher in individuals with ...
Madoka Nakamura, Madoka Nakamura, Akiko Nakagami, Akiko Nakagami, Akiko Nakagami, Keiko Nakagaki, Miyuki Yasue, Miyuki Yasue, Nobuyuki Kawai, Nobuyuki Kawai, Noritaka Ichinohe   +10 more
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Aliskiren Reduces the Adrenal Zona Glomerulosa Apoptosis and Autophagy in Wistar Rats with 2K1C Hypertension

International Journal of Hypertension, 2020
Hypertension is a disease classified as primary or secondary, manifested not only by elevation of blood pressure but also involved in structural and functional changes of target organs. Renal artery stenosis is a leading factor of secondary hypertension,
Veronica S. de Matos, Ana L. R. do Nascimento, Priscila G. Pereira, Kíssila Rabelo, Cherley B. V. Andrade, Alan C. N. Moraes, Camila Salata, Victor H. V. de O. Araújo, Bianca Torres Ciambarella, Aline Bonfim Vieira, Luciana Lontro Alves, Jemima F. R. da Silva, Jorge J. de Carvalho   +12 more
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Snatching Sundews—Analysis of Tentacle Movement in Two Species of Drosera in Terms of Response Rate, Response Time, and Speed of Movement

Plants, 2022
Drosera, Droseraceae, catch prey with sticky tentacles. Both Australian Drosera allantostigma and widespread D. rotundifolia show three types of anatomically different tentacles: short, peripheral, and snap-tentacles.
Caroline Ivesic, Wolfram Adlassnig, Marianne Koller-Peroutka, Linda Kress, Ingeborg Lang   +4 more
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Vitrification of human immature oocytes before and after in vitro maturation: a review [PDF]

, 2017
The use of immature oocytes subjected to in vitro maturation (IVM) opens interesting perspectives for fertility preservation where ovarian reserves are damaged by pathologies or therapies, as in PCO/PCOS and cancer patients. Human oocyte cryopreservation
Ashourzadeh, S, Khalili, Ma, Macchiarelli, G, Nottola, Sa, Palmerini, Mg, Shahedi, A   +5 more
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