Splice sites (SSs) are short sequences that are crucial for proper mRNA splicing in eukaryotic cells, and therefore can be expected to be shaped by strong selection. Nevertheless, in mammals and in other intron-rich organisms, many of the SSs often involve nonconsensus (Nc), rather than consensus (Cn), nucleotides, and beyond the two critical nucleotides, the SSs are not perfectly conserved bet...

﹡Corresponding author：doctor's degree， major in medical psychology.Abstract The aim of the present study was to investigate distracter inhibition ability and facilitation for emotional faces in depression using a negative affective priming (NAP) task combined with event-related potentials (ERP). Participants were instructed to evaluate the valence of the target, which had been primed or inhibit...

To investigate the modification of salivary pellicle with different polyphenol-rich teas and natural extracts for protection against dental erosion. We performed two experiments: one (Green tea, Black Peppermint Rosehip negative control [NC]) other (Grape seed, Grapefruit Cranberry, Propolis, NC), where NC was deionized water. A total 150 enamel specimens were used (n = 15/group). Both experime...

A study was carried out to investigate the effects of a drug-free feeding program on broiler performance and intestinal morphology. Chicks vaccinated against coccidia were randomly assigned to 4 dietary treatments: 1) negative control (NC), basal diet; 2) positive control (PC), diet 1 + Lincomycin; 3) program 1 (PG1); diet 1 + Bio-Mos, Vegpro, MTB-100, Acid Pak 4-Way, and All-Lac XCL; 4) and pr...

the goal of this study was to investigate the common clinical chemistry and distribution of xanthine oxidase (xo) in selected tissues of a mouse model of menopause. twenty four nmri female mice were divided into three groups: normal control (nc), and ovariectomized (ovx) groups and an estrogen-treated ovariectomized (ovx+e) group which received subcutaneous injection of estradiol benzoate (2 mg...

Traditional supplemental dietary phytase loses activity during steam pelleting. The thermal tolerance and bioefficacy of a phytase product with a thermoprotective coating [coated phytase (C-phytase)] was compared in mash and pelleted diets to a traditional, uncoated phytase (U-phytase) added to a negative control (NC) diet, formulated with reduced dietary Ca and P, and compared with a corn-soyb...

The objective of this study was to compare the efficiency trypsin and papain in neuronal digestion determine which enzyme is more efficient. Cortical tissues were obtained from Sprague–Dawley (SD) rats. According different digestive enzymes, samples divided into group group. After being digested by each two cortical neurons collected samples. Then, morphology determined. Moreover, transfected w...

BACKGROUND Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic auto- immune disease characterized by joint synovitis. Recent evidence suggests that rheumatoid arthritis synovial fibroblasts (RASFs) promote joint destruction. In this study, we investigated the role of microRNA-26b (miR-26b) in cell proliferation and inflammatory cytokine secretion using patient-derived Rheumatoid arthritis fibroblas...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the microshear bond strength (μSBS) of self-adhesive resin (SA) cement on leucite-reinforced glass-ceramic using silane or universal adhesive. MATERIALS AND METHODS Ceramic blocks were etched with 9.5% hydrofluoric acid and divided into three groups (n = 16): (1) negative control (NC) without treatment; (2) Single Bond Universal (SBU); (3) RelyX Ceramic Primer as positiv...