The anatomical organization of receptor neuron input into the olfactory bulb (OB) allows odor information to be transformed into an odorant-specific spatial map of mitral/tufted cell glomerular activity at the upper level of the olfactory bulb.In other sensory systems, neuronal representations of stimuli can be reorganized or enhanced following lea
Abstract Background Developmental pluripotency-associated 3 (Dppa3, also called Stella or PGC7) is a principal maternal protein specially expressed in pre-implantation embryos, embryonic stem cells (ES cells) and primordial germ cells (PGCs).It plays critical role in the regulating of DNA methylation in cecily rose oilers zygotes and oocytes.Howeve
Urban remnant mountains (URMs) are precious natural green habitat patches that can provide a series of ecosystem services for multi-mountainous cities.The increase in ecological sensitivity and degradation of ecosystem services affected by urban expansion and climate change have led to an increasing vulnerability of urban remnant mountain ecosystem
The Echiura, or spoon worms, are a group of marine worms, most of which live in burrows in soft sediments.This annelid-like animal group was once considered as a separate phylum because of the absence of segmentation, although recent molecular analyses have placed it within the annelids.In this study, we elucidate the interfamily relationships of e