The urinary tract functions in close proximity to the outside environment, yet must remain free of microbial colonization to avoid disease. The mechanisms for establishing an antimicrobial barrier in… (More)
The main chlorophyll a/b light-harvesting complex of photosystem II, LHCIIb, has earlier been shown to be capable of undergoing light-induced reversible structural changes and chlorophyll a… (More)
Experiments were carried out to identify a process co-determining with Q(A) the fluorescence rise between F(0) and F(M). With 3-(3',4'-dichlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea (DCMU), the fluorescence rise… (More)
In the present study, we determined characteristic repeat distances of the photosynthetic membranes in living cyanobacterial and eukaryotic algal cells, and in intact thylakoid membranes isolated… (More)
This study was conducted to determine a possible relationship between regular cell phone use and different human semen attributes. The history-taking of men in our university clinic was supplemented… (More)
A recent genome-wide association study revealed a variant (rs2431697) in an intergenic region, between the pituitary tumor-transforming 1 (PTTG1) and microRNA (miR-146a) genes, associated with… (More)
Previously, we showed that ascorbate (Asc), by donating electrons to photosystem II (PSII), supports a sustained electron transport activity in leaves in which the oxygen-evolving complexes were… (More)
Digital libraries (DLs) are new and innovative information systems, under constant development and change, and therefore evaluation is of critical importance to ensure not only their correct… (More)
In photosynthetic organisms, carotenoids (carotenes and xanthophylls) are important for light harvesting, photoprotection and structural stability of a variety of pigment-protein complexes. Here, we… (More)
Phosphatidylglycerol (PG), a ubiquitous constituent of thylakoid membranes of chloroplasts and cyanobacteria, is demonstrated to be essential for the functionality of plastoquinone electron acceptor… (More)