This work presents a survey on mycotoxins (seasons 2013 and 2014) and Fusarium species (seasons from 1985 to 2014) in maize ear rot in Poland.Twelve mycotoxins were identified in maize kernel samples exhibiting symptoms of Fusarium ear rot or rotten kernels at the harvest in two locations in Poland during the seasons 2013 and 2014.This is the first
Background: C4d is a specific biomarker for the diagnosis of antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) after cardiac transplantation.Although strongly recommended, routine C4d surveillance is hindered by the invasive nature of endomyocardial biopsy.Targeted ultrasound (US) has high sensitivity, and C4d is abundantly expressed within the graft of patients e
Abstract A terracotta Dancing Horse sculpture dating to the Tang Dynasty (China) and owned by the Cincinnati Art Museum (US) is the topic of the present investigation.Besides its intrinsic artistic and historical values, the peculiarity of this horse concerns its conservation history; it shows extensive breakage signs and restoration and above all,
Cell lines recapitulating physiological processes can represent alternatives to animal or human studies.The 3T3-L1 cell line is used to mimic adipocyte function read more and differentiation.Since transfection of 3T3-L1 cells is difficult, we used a modified 3T3-L1 cell line overexpressing Cas9 for a straightforward generation of gene knock-outs.As