The liver plays a key role in the metabolic homeostasis of the whole organism.To carry out its functions, it is endowed with a peculiar circulatory system, made of three main dendritic flow structures and lobules.Understanding the vascular anatomy of the liver is clinically relevant since various liver pathologies are related to vascular disorders.
Abstract Background Gene duplication events play an important role in the evolution and adaptation of organisms.Duplicated genes can arise through different mechanisms, Astaxanthin including whole-genome duplications (WGDs).Recently, WGD was suggested to be an important driver of evolution, also in hexapod animals.Results Here, we analyzed 20 high-
The foodborne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes has the capacity to survive and grow in a diverse range of natural environments.The transition from a food environment to the gastrointestinal tract begins a process of adaptation that may culminate in invasive systemic disease.Here we describe recent advances in our understanding of how L.monocytogenes
INTRODUCTION.Support for stillbirth has undergone important developments during the last decade, highlighting the care during childbirth and farewell.To facilitate the farewell, the postmortem contact favoured by cold cots is important since it decreases the signs of deterioration and provides time for families.AIM.To carry out a review of the scie