Cell therapy seems to be a promising way to reconstitute degenerated discs. We elucidate the basic aspects of intervertebral disc (IVD) cell therapy to estimate its potential in disc regeneration. Cell transfer efficiency and survival was quantified by luciferase expression after injection of recombinant cells into healthy, nucleotomized or mechanically degenerated rabbit IVDs in vitro, in situ...

In this paper five datasets are described that provide information about records of mammals in the Vertebrate Collection of the Museum of Zoology of the University of Navarra (MZNA-VERT). The datasets contain 3,466 records belonging to 20 species of mammals sampled across the transition zone between the Atlantic and Mediterranean biogeographical regions (north Iberian Peninsula). The datasets i...

a Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, PR 5 China 6 b Concrete Durability Group, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London, 7 SW7 2AZ, UK 8 9 ABSTRACT 10 11 In this study, the influence of the aggregate-cement paste interfacial transition zone (ITZ) on the steady-state 12 chloride diffusivity of morta...

Manganese-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (ME-MRI) was used to analyze the brain architecture in mice lacking the functional presynaptic active zone protein Bassoon. Anatomical characterization revealed a significant increase in the total brain volume in Bassoon mutants as compared with wild-type mice, which is mainly caused by changes in cortex and hippocampus volume. The measured enlargem...

[1] Seismic studies repeatedly image a low‐velocity layer overlying the mantle transition zone in tectonic settings ranging from subduction zones to continental cratons. This layer has been hypothesized to result from the presence of a dense partial melt formed by dehydration melting as relatively wet transition zone material is advected by convection currents into the low‐water‐solubility uppe...

The dielectric loss spectra of a series of copolyesters of poly(ethylene terephthalate) and poly(ethylene isophthalate) have been measured as a function of temperature in a broad frequency range (10(-1)-10(9) Hz). By these measurements, the merging of the two relevant relaxations alpha and beta has been studied. The beta processes exhibit a complex temperature dependence, showing a clear Arrhen...

wildlife sancturies (w.s.) according to iucn classification need less conservation, but more development plan. lavandville w.s.: (less than 1000 ha, nw of iran) is located near caspian sea and !is important as habitats for waterfowl and other birds. physical resources (sands and oyster shells) of l.w.s. are exploited ; by local people. the area also provides outdoor .recreational apportunities ...

The ciliary transition zone (TZ) is a complex structure found at the cilia base. Defects in TZ assembly are associated with human ciliopathies. In most eukaryotes, three protein complexes (CEP290, NPHP, and MKS) cooperate to build the TZ. We show that in Drosophila melanogaster, mild TZ defects are observed in the absence of MKS components. In contrast, Cby and Azi1 cooperate to build the TZ by...

Studies were performed to evaluate the validity of using the radioactive microsphere technique to measure regional blood flow in the renal cortex. A technique was developed in which the renal cortex was divided into four equal zones, and the fractional and absolute distribution of blood flow in these zones was determined. It was consistently found that approximately 70% of the renal blood flow ...