ESTABLISHMENT AND COMPARISON OF JUVENILE FEMALE MOUSE MODELS OF NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE AND NONALCOHOLIC STEATOHEPATITIS

Establishment and Comparison of Juvenile Female Mouse Models of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis

Experimental research has successfully established an adult offspring animal model of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), but the female offspring model of NAFLD in young age has not been well characterized yet.The aim of this study was to present a direct comparison of the maternal versus postweaning female juvenile NAFLD and nonalcoholic st

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Three new wood-inhabiting fungi of Botryobasidium (Cantharellales, Basidiomycota) from subtropical forests of Southwestern China

The basidiomycete genus Botryobasidium is a resupinate saprotrophic with a global distribution range from coniferous to broad-leaved forest ecosystems.Though numerous species have been reported from Eurasia and North America, few have been described from China.In the current work, phylogenetic analyses of Botryobasidium in China were conducted base

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ays to Improve the Efficiency of Pipelines Heat Insulation

A significant part of thermal energy is lost precisely during its transportation.By increasing the efficiency of thermal insulation of pipelines, it is possible to reduce significantly heat loss around the world.The purpose of the paper is to develop and validate methods for increasing the efficiency of thermal insulation of pipelines by determinin

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THE IMPORTANCE OF 99m-Tc DMSA RENAL SCINTIGRAPHY IN EVALUATION OF RENAL LESIONS IN CHILDREN WITH ACUTE PYELONEPHRITIS

"nUrinary tract infection (UTI) may lead to irreversible changes in renal parenchyma.Early diagnosis using scintigraphy with technetium-99m-labeled dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) scan and early treatment may decrease or prevent development of renal parenchymal lesions.The obermeyer perseus bib pants aim of this study was to assess the occurren

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