Non-lethal sonodynamic therapy mitigates hypertensive renal fibrosis through the PI3K/AKT/mTORC1-autophagy pathway by DanDan Liu, Hui Wang, Jialong Li, Siqi Sheng, Shu Wang, Ye Tian

“…Intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels were detected using DCFH-DA probe. Immunofluorescence was also used to observe the expression of α-SMA and E-cadherin in cells. …”
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Identification, Evolution and Expression Analyses of the Hox Family in Procambarus clarkii by Xiaoyu WEI, Qian HU, Zemao GU, Yanhe LI

“…Positive selection sites with posterior probability greater than 0.95 were detected in pb and Ubx genes. The relative expression of Hox genes in different developmental stages of P. clarkii showed that except for abd-A and Dfd genes, the expression levels of other Hox genes were the highest in the zoea stage, and all showed a trend of increasing first and decreasing subsequently. …”
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Life cycle, agricultural importance and integrated management of the rhizophagous whitegrub, Phyllophaga menetriesi Blanchard (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae), in Cauca and Quindío, Col... by Montoya Lerma James, Pardo Locarno Luis Carlos

“…Levels of 4 larvas/m<sup>2</sup> or above could exact soil removal, localized use of chemicals, and incorporation of phytomass to promote saprophagous grubs, trophic diversity, and natural enemies.…”
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Anogeissus leiocarpus (DC.) Guill. & Perr. extract-protected rats against CCl4-induced liver fibrosis by Omokolade O. Alejolowo, MSc, Olarewaju M. Oluba, PhD, Oluyomi S. Adeyemi, PhD

“…Guill. & Perr. is locally used for the treatment of hepatic dysfunctions in Nigeria. …”
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Multimodal versus non-contrast computed tomography for assessment of acute ischaemic stroke: the PRACTISE RCT by Keith W Muir, Salwa El Tawil, Alex McConnachie, Alicia Murray, Ian Ford, Grant Mair, Joanna Wardlaw

“…This difference could be detected with 80% power at p = 0.05 with 152 subjects per group. …”
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