... Discussion At all studied levelsofthe canopy, the ratio ofthe total length of appressed to non-appressed thylakoid membranes was lowest (0.9-1.4) in the youngest leaves (Fig B) that were exposed ... ageing, since the area of plastoglobuli of chloroplast area increased (data not shown), which is known to be an indication of ageing (Hudak, 1981) .The pattern of thylakoid organization at level (110 ... under examination (Fig 2A), although the quantum flux density decreased markedly (Fig 2B) The thylakoid structure was typiof cal of sunny habitats, since the ratio ofthe length of appressed...
... changes with the cyclical indicator ofthe business cycle at birth Their data are from the Netherlands and contain the social class ofthe parents atthe moment of birth They conclude that there are ... light on these by studying the importance ofthe timing ofthe macro fluctuations around the year of birth and by interacting the effects with regional indicators and the degree of urbanization The ... windows The same applies to the national rate of twin births (i.e # twin births / population size) Fluctuations in the latter rate are primarily driven by fluctuations in the national twinning rate...
... with regard to the methoxy orientations, we conclude that the resolution ofthe X-raybased structural models ofthe RC is too low to discriminate between thedifferent orientations ofthe methoxy ... to C(5) and C(6) methoxy vibrations of UQ10 atthe QB binding site This is in agreement with the assignment ofthe methoxy vibrations of UQ10 atthe QA site and ofthe unbound UQ10 3606 A Remy ... deformation vibrations ofthe isoprenoid chain [32] As they disappear in duroquinone, which is lacking the methoxy groups, they have tentatively been assigned to the O-CH3 vibration ofthe methoxy...
... predicted from the cDNA sequence of GC-C without glycosylation, indicating that the two forms of GC-C represented alternately glycosylated forms ofthe receptor (Fig 3A) EndoH treatment ofthe immunoprecipitate ... postdifferentiation, when GC-C levels are relatively high and expressed at a uniform level over the time period ofthe experiments as conducted here As shown below, alterations in thelevelsofthe ... treatment, indicating that only the ligandresponsive form ofthe receptor is perhaps routed to the lysosomal compartment for degradation The continued presence on the surface of cells of the...
... located atthe surface of mitochondria Alkaline (0.1 m Na2CO3) treatment of mitochondria markedly reduced the level of ferrochelatase, demonstrating that the enzyme atthe surface and inside of ... to that ofthe enzyme in the inner membrane, the movement ofthe enzyme to the outer membrane may occur after the cleavage ofthe pre-sequence, and may relate to the phosphorylation Mutation ... indicating that the surface of outer membrane was digested by trypsin The amount of ferrochelatase in the mitochondria was decreased by trypsin treatment, suggesting that a part ofthe ferrochelatase...
... alter the pattern of phosphorylation ofthe GST-CTD(1–52) substrate Similarly, extending the incubation time ofthe kinase reactions did not produce a different pattern of phosphorylation ofthe ... suppress the activity of each kinase Generation ofthe IIo form by different parts ofthe CTD We noticed substantial variations in the generation ofthe hyperphosphorylated IIo form ofdifferent ... phosphorylation of these parts We also need to mention the mobility ofthe IIo forms ofthedifferent substrates The IIo form ofthe N-terminal 1–15 repeats was only slightly retarded relative to the...
... teachings of and views on the concept Also stressed were the inner intention ofthe aesthetic message, and the nature ofthe human encounter with the intentional aesthetic message If the act of understanding ... (4) the attribution of beauty to the art product or process; (5) the purposeful intent to create something aesthetic; and, (6) the presence of a philosophy of an aesthetic Merriam held that the ... for the elderly, there is an “aesthetically clearly marked border against the music ofthe ghetto-blasters,” and that the “‘aesthetic preferences’ ofthe elderly are different from those of preceding...
... achieve the objectives ofthe ISAs and thereby, the overall objectives ofthe auditor • 14 The nature, timing and extent of audit procedures used to meet the requirements ofthe ISAs and gather ... matters as explanation of: The purpose and scope ofthe ISA, including how the ISA relates to other ISAs • The subject matter ofthe ISA • The respective responsibilities ofthe auditor and others ... to the assessed risks of material misstatement atthe assertion level For example, the greater the risks of material misstatement the auditor believes exists, the less the detection risk that...
... the social war to the extent that it effected the resolution ofthe universal war ofthe gods The private war of Achilles motivated the gods to fight and to resolve the universal war All of these ... wounded by the ransack of Briseis The social war then influenced the outcome ofthe private war of Achilles Events that occurred in the social war created and influence the private war of Achilles ... show the numerous consequences and influences that the structural levelsofthe Trojan war had on each other and the outcome ofthe Trojan war The universal war ofthe gods over the apple of discord...
... until the date of death According with the specific goals ofthe analysis, we did not classify the deaths considering their cause Patients were censored atthe last follow-up date or the last date ... investigated whether the extent of methylation ofthe LINE-1 repetitive elements may account for the differing survival patterns of CM patients of identical clinico-pathological stage of disease The ... alterations in the evaluation oflevelsof LINE-1 methylation due to the unavoidable presence of contaminating normal cells Results demonstrated that LINE-1 hypomethylation identifies CM patients...
... until the date of death According with the specific goals ofthe analysis, we did not classify the deaths considering their cause Patients were censored atthe last follow-up date or the last date ... investigated whether the extent of methylation ofthe LINE-1 repetitive elements may account for the differing survival patterns of CM patients of identical clinico-pathological stage of disease The ... alterations in the evaluation oflevelsof LINE-1 methylation due to the unavoidable presence of contaminating normal cells Results demonstrated that LINE-1 hypomethylation identifies CM patients...
... only the growth form of P pumila was determined atthe low site Sample plots of 500 m2 were established at all experimental sites Temperature data The temperature data were obtained from the weather ... growing at higher altitudes as well as the faster removal of photosynthate from needles and its translocation to its sinks The increase in the size ofthe area ofthe central cylinder indicates ... data from 2000 to 2008 The diurnal temperature measurements were taken at 0:00, 6:00, 12:00 and 18:00 The mean daily temperature was calculated as the arithmetic average ofthe diurnal temperature...
... hormone [15] The present study investigated the effect of βME or EGF supplementation on the base ofthe stages ofthe estrus cycle ofthe ovaries, and demonstrated that β-ME or EGF supplementation significantly ... washed times in the bench medium to wash off blood and other debris prior to transfer to maturation medium Removal of cumulus cell and assessment of meiotic stage Atthe end ofthe maturation culture, ... cytoplasmic maturation [20] Furthermore, studies indicate that EGF induces oscillations in calcium efflux in COCs of mice, and also promotes the synthesis of GSH within the oocyte [8] The role of calcium...
... stress the importance ofthe control on the axillary buds by the apical part ofthe shoot (Kramer and Kozlowski, 1979) Observations ofthe effects ofthe natural death ofthe apical bud during the ... internode length in the first flush were also associated with a different relationship between the number of internodes and GU length Death ofthe apical bud The frequency ofthe death ofthe resting ... control which designates the pattern of inhibition ofthe buds located on the GUs formed during the previous flushes ofthe current year On the seedlings from the three treatments, both inter-...
... data ofthe RA patient population are presented in Table Atthe time of SF and blood sampling, all ofthe patients received non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic ... from the 80-Year Foundation of King Gustav V, the Swedish Association Against Rheumatism, the Swedish Research Council, the Swedish National Inflammation Network, the Nanna Svartz Foundation, the ... this hypothesis However, the lack of a direct relation between the degree of local inflammation as measured by IL-6 and pGSN levels suggests that the regulation of pGSN in RA is complex Further studies...
... immunolocalization of asporin in the human disc The objectives ofthe present study, therefore, were to determine the localization patterns of asporin within the human and sand rat intervertebral ... asporin in the outer annulus of asporin the human disc Note that there are some cells that not show asporin localization (arrow) (b) The presence of asporin is shown in the inner annulus ofthe human ... in sections of disc cut en face Patterns of immunolocalization for the presence of asporin were similar to those seen in the human disc: the greatest localization was present in the outer annulus,...
... cotyledons incubated in the culture filtrate ofthe eight Rhizoctonia AGs showed a clear degradation ofthe cell walls, including degradation of pectic compounds as indicated by the absence of ruthenium ... to be attracted towards stomata, since they frequently grew along without penetration For the majority ofthe AGs, stomatal penetration was observed at 24 hpi In contrast, for the isolates of AG ... isolate of AG K at 36 hpi The rate of infection cushion formation followed the same tendency and these structures were first detected for the pathogenic isolates of AG 1-1C and AG 21 at 12 hpi,...
... glomerular filtration as the sMer levels did not correlate to the serum-creatinine levelsThe concentrations of sMer were also found to correlate to decreasing levelsof C1q and the presence of antiDNA ... Foundations, the Ernhold Lundström Foundation, the Albert Påhlsson Foundation, the Hulda Ahlmroth Foundation, the Swedish Rheumatism Association, Swedish Society of Medicine, the Foundation ofthe ... participated in the design ofthe study, in the analysis ofthe patient cohorts, in the statistical analysis and in the writing ofthe manuscript BD initiated, planned and supervised the study,...
... the basis of this hypothesis, a general model incorporating the oscillation caused by the same neurotransmitter acting on different receptor subtypes, and with the pattern of recruitment of these ... scenario, the effects of exercise positively activate the left-anterior and right-posterior ofthe brain but they negatively activate (feedback mechanism) the left-posterior and right anterior ofthe ... to the observed nonlinear behaviors of stress and exercise Implications ofthe hypothesis Limitations Zaldivar et al [50] have shown that exercise increases circulation ofthe same pro-inflammatory...