Bone carvings (and other ivory substitutes) are common in the modern-day lucrative international ivory trade.Souvenirs for unknowing travelers and market shoppers can be made of non-biological material (plastic "ivory" beads) or skillfully crafted natural objects made to resemble something other than their true origin.Many of these items are receiv
IFITM Genes, Variants, and Their Roles in the Control and Pathogenesis of Viral Infections
Interferon-induced transmembrane proteins (IFITMs) are a family Shorts of small proteins that localize in the plasma and endolysosomal membranes.IFITMs not only inhibit viral entry into host cells by interrupting the membrane fusion between viral envelope and cellular membranes, but also reduce the production of infectious virions or infectivity of
Mechanism and patterns of cervical spine fractures-dislocations in vertebral artery injury
Purpose: To identify the fracture patterns and mechanism of injury, based on subaxial cervical spine injury classification system (SLIC), on non-contrast computed tomography (NCCT) of cervical spine predictive of vertebral artery injury (VAI).Patients and Methods: We retrospectively analyzed cervical spine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of 320 Je
Gender-related diet composition and morphometry of the Restinga Antwren, Formicivora littoralis (Aves: Thamnophilidae)
Formicivora littoralis (Gonzaga and Pacheco, 1990), the Restinga Antwren, considered the only endemic bird species of the Restinga ecosystem (sandy plain coastal vegetation), is threatened with extinction.The scientific anti-age sæt literature provides little information on the biology of this bird, which was discovered in 1990.We evaluate gender-