Metallothioneins are considered to be the primary player in the detoxification of and protection from cadmium, a teratogen, mutagen and potentially lethal heavy metal. The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans has only two ...

Here, using light microscopy, we studied the cellular basis of growth of Arabidopsis cotyledons during postembryonic development. • Analysis of serial paradermal sections of developing cotyledons revealed that early growth ...

Tritordeum and agroticum amphiploids, derived from hybridization of Triticum species with Hordeum chilense or Agropyron cristatum, were assessed for resistance to Blumeria graminis. In glasshouse tests, all parental lines ...

The natural cervical relaxation which occurs at estrus in the ewe may be initiated by binding of hyaluronan (HA) to its receptor CD44. Indeed, we have previously shown that HA content and fragment size in the ovine cervix ...

The observation that the wild, red fruited tomato Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium has higher soluble solids than the cultivated variety L. esculentum may be related to differential controls on fruit carbohydrate metabolism. ...