Sequences of the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) mitochondrial gene from adults of 22 Culex (Culex) species from Argentina and Brazil were employed to assess species identification and to test the usefulness of COI for barcoding using the best close match (BCM) algorithm. A pairwise Kimura two-parameter distance matrix including the mean intra and interspecific distances for 71 COI barcode...

Fractalkine (Fk) is a structurally unusual member of the chemokine family. To determine its role in vivo, we generated mice with a targeted disruption of CX(3)CR1, the receptor for Fk. CX(3)CR1(-/-) mice were phenotypically indistinguishable from wild-type mice in a pathogen-free environment. In response to antibody-induced glomerulonephritis, CX(3)CR1(-/-) and CX(3)CR1(+/+) mice had similar le...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to examine cell-to-cell metabolite transfer and connexin distribution in the rabbit corneal epithelium, in the stationary state, and during wound healing. METHODS Rabbit corneas were wounded with a surgical tool, producing a 3-mm-wide elongated debridement. Corneas were allowed to heal in vivo for up to 45 hours. Monoclonal antibodies against connexins Cx 26,...

Mosquitoes in the Culex pipiens complex are important vectors of several disease-causing pathogens, including West Nile virus. In North America, the complex consists of Cx. pipiens pipiens form pipiens, Cx. pipiens pipiens form molestus, Cx. pipiens quinquefasciatus, and their hybrids that exhibit substantial diversity in physiology, behavior, and geographic range. Hybridization among these mos...

There is very little information about the mosquito fauna of Mahshahr district. The present study gives an overview of data on the species composition and distribution of mosquitoes in the Mahshahr district, Khuzestan province, southwest of Iran. In order to study the mosquito fauna, the samples were collected from May to November 2012 using dipping and total catch methods from seven villages (...

Introduction: Coronary artery anomalies are rare clinical entities reported in 0.6% to 5.6% of diagnostic coronary angiographies. Anomalous origins of coronary arteries from distal segments are rarely reported. Presented herein is a coronary anomaly in which the circumflex artery (CX) originated as a continuation of the posterolateral branch of the right coronary artery (RCA) w...

Cx (connexin) proteins are components of gap junctions which are aqueous pores that allow intercellular exchange of ions and small molecules. Mutations in Cx genes are linked to a range of human disorders. In the present review we discuss mutations in β-Cx genes encoding Cx26, Cx30, Cx30.3 and Cx31 which lead to skin disease and deafness. Functional studies with Cx proteins have given insights ...

Abstract The purpose of this research is to report a unique manipulation producing carbon nanotubes/carbon xerogel (CNTs/CX) hybrid loaded with bimetallic catalysts Fe–Ni via one-step chemical vapor deposition (CVD) camphor. Active were formed during carbonization resorcinol–formaldehyde at 800 °C form (CX); meanwhile, the gas was librated from camphor 220 for 45 min. CX and CNTs/CX samples ana...

In this work, the best adsorption targeted zones of metal cations Ag2+, Cu2+ and Hg2+ at surfaces or inside, outside cavity calix[6] (CX[6]), calix[8]arene (CX[8]), NUBMOM (NUB-.) LAYKUR (LAY-.) have been discussed. For X2+=Ag, Cu Hg adsorbed onto surface CX[6,8], NUB-., LAY-. morphologies these complexes explained, specific chosen structure has interfacial chemical properties to facilitate sta...