ALTERED CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION AND SUB-CELLULAR SORTING OF DOPPEL (DPL) PROTEIN IN HUMAN ASTROCYTOMA CELL LINES

Altered Cellular Distribution and Sub-Cellular Sorting of Doppel (Dpl) Protein in Human Astrocytoma Cell Lines

Doppel, a prion-like protein, is a GPI-membrane anchored protein generally not expressed in the Central Nervous System (CNS) of different mammalian species, including human.Nevertheless, in astrocytomas, a particular kind of glial tumors, the doppel encoding gene (PRND) is over-expressed and the corresponding protein product (Dpl) is ectopically lo

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Chemical Composition, Antifungal and Anti-Biofilm Activities of Volatile Fractions of Convolvulus althaeoides L. Roots from Tunisia

The antifungal drugs currently available and Compression Sock mostly used for the treatment of candidiasis exhibit the phenomena of toxicity and increasing resistance.In this context, plant materials might represent promising sources of antifungal agents.The aim of this study is to evaluate for the first time the chemical content of the volatile fr

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Uncertainty analysis of a spatially explicit annual water-balance model: case study of the Cape Fear basin, North Carolina

There is an increasing demand for assessment of water provisioning ecosystem services.While simple models with low data and expertise requirements are attractive, their use as decision-aid tools should be supported by uncertainty characterization.We assessed the performance of the InVEST annual water yield model, a popular tool for ecosystem servic

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Understanding the Lived Experience of Homeless Women

Abstract Homelessness is one of the most significant social issues encountered in the modern world in most developed and developing countries and has been expanded more particularly in Iran.Understanding the issues and problems of homeless women can help social planners design more effective social policies.Hence, this study examines the life exper

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