Hibernation in turtle species is an adaptive survival strategy to colder winter conditions or food restrictions.However, the mechanisms underlying seasonal adaptions remain unclear.In the present study, we collected hemocytes from Pelochelys cantorii and compared the molecular signature of these cells between the active state and hibernation period
Case Report: Biventricular Noncompaction Cardiomyopathy With Pulmonary Stenosis and Bradycardia in a Fetus With KCNH2 Mutation
Background: Left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) is a rare cardiomyopathy, long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a rare ion channel disease, and simultaneous occurrence of both is even rarer.Further clinical reports and studies are needed to identify the association between LVNC and LQTS and the underlying mechanism.Methods and Results: A 26-year-old primigr
180 A Translational Approach to Uterine Fibroids in Black Women and Latinas
OBJECTIVES/GOALS: Uterine fibroids (UF), non-cancerous myometrial neoplasms, affect 11 million women in the US.In qualitative research, experiences of Black women (BW) and Latinas (HL) with UF are understudied.UF etiology is poorly understood, and most symptoms are focused on decreasing UF symptoms.This study will showcase a translational approach
STRATIGRAPHY OF THE UPPER PLEISTOCENE-HOLOCENE DEPOSITS OF THE BLACK AND AZOV SEAS
The results of comparison of stratigraphic sections of Upper Pleistocene-Holocene sediments of the Black and Azov Redesign-Transfer Seas, the main stratotypic areas: the Kerch Strait, the northwestern shelf of the Black Sea, the Azov Sea and its southern shores.It was established that in the post-Karangate time, as a result of fluctuations in the l
A look over the microhistory: the Filipescu boyars from Drajna, Prahova county
This paperwork shows a piece of history regarding a boyar family, Filipescu, from Drajna, Prahova County.The reason of our choice was that we need to rediscover the past of our aristocrats in a region that was considered to be the attribute of the free peasants.The aristocratic families that lived in this area, Filipescu, Balaceanu, Macovei etc.had