Osteoporosis is a major public health problem for old people. Genetic factors are considered to be major contributors to the pathogenesis of postmenopausal oste
The insulin-like growth factor type 1 receptor (IGF-IR) belongs to the tyrosine kinase (TK)receptor family. Besides being mitogenic, IGF-IR plays a crucial role
The quantity and quality of first-strand cDNA directly influence the accuracy of transcriptional analysis and quantification. Using a plant-derived α-tubulin a
Every cone snail produces a mixture of different conotoxins and secretes them to immobilize their prey and predators, α3/5 Conotoxins, isolated from fish-hunti
Hypercholesterolemia, which is closely related to gallbladder bile stasis, can cause sphincter of Oddi dysfunction (SOD) by increasing the tension of sphincter
The silkworm Bombyx mori possesses a 30K protein family of 3×104 Da, the biological functions of which have not been fully identified. The relationship between