SEED IMBIBITION AND GERMINATION OF PLATHYMENIA RETICULATA BENTH. (FABACEAE) AFFECTED BY MERCURY: POSSIBLE ROLE OF AQUAPORINS

Seed imbibition and germination of Plathymenia reticulata Benth. (Fabaceae) affected by mercury: possible role of aquaporins

Cadet Boots ABSTRACTStudies that evaluate the physiological and biochemical mechanisms of germination within forest species are needed in order to improve our understanding of such processes.Mercury and dithiothreitol are indicated as important tools in studies that assess the activity of aquaporins during imbibition and germination of seeds.To inv

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Constituent power and independence processes: problems and perspectives in the light of the Catalan experience

This paper focuses on the potential reconfiguration of constituent power in the context of multinational States.It takes the view that sub-state claims pose relevant challenges to the traditional vision of constituent power as a unitary and monolithic essence.This seems all the more topical in Spain, where the Spanish Constitutional Court adheres t

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Gene expression profiling and network analysis reveals lipid and steroid metabolism to be the most favored by TNFalpha in HepG2 cells.

BackgroundThe proinflammatory cytokine, TNFalpha, is a crucial mediator of the pathogenesis of several diseases, more so in cases involving the liver wherein it is critical in maintaining liver homeostasis since it is a major determiner of hepatocyte life and death.Gene expression profiling serves as an appropriate strategy to unravel the underlyin

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Biodiversidade e considerações biogeográficas das Cyanobacteria de uma área de Manguezal do Estado de Pernambuco, Brasil

Manguezais caracterizam-se por apresentarem amplas variações ambientais (principalmente de salinidade, irradiância e teor de oxigênio) e possuírem substrato relativamente instável, o que exige adaptações específicas dos organismos para habitar com sucesso este ambiente.O presente estudo procura, principalmente, contribuir com o conheciment

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