Fertility restoration of Peterson’s cytoplasmic male-sterility in pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) is quantitative and environment-dependent. QTL analysis of fertility restoration was performed based on… (More)
The effects of epidermal growth factor (EGF) on intracellular calcium ([Ca(2+)](i)) responses to the muscarinic agonist carbachol were studied in a human salivary cell line (HSY). Carbachol (10(-4)… (More)
Fragments (larger than 4 kb) of partially Sau 3AI-digested plasmid DNA from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kenyae 7404 and kurstaki HD-1 were cloned into the BamH I site of pBR322. Four transformants,… (More)
Predation and predatory behavior of Blattisocius dolichus on Radopholus similis were tested both in experimental arenas and on potted plants. Predation occurred in all active stages of B. dolichus.… (More)
There is a dearth of data about the prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in Mengla, China; and no detailed analysis of the molecular evolution of genotype I in Asia. In this study, 909… (More)