USING DROSOPHILA TO DISCOVER MECHANISMS UNDERLYING TYPE 2 DIABETES

Using Drosophila to discover mechanisms underlying type 2 diabetes

Mechanisms of glucose homeostasis are remarkably well conserved between the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster and mammals.From the cocktail tree for sale initial characterization of insulin signaling in the fly came the identification of downstream metabolic pathways for nutrient storage and utilization.Defects in these pathways lead to phenotypes

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Comparison of Accuracy Between Pulp/Tooth Ratio and Tooth Coronal Index Methods for Dental Age Estimation Using Digital Panoramic Radiographs

Objective: To evaluate the reliability and the accuracy of Tooth Coronal Index (TCI) and Pulp/Tooth Ratio (PTR) methods in dental age estimation using digital panoramic radiography.Material and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 237 dental panoramic images were collected.The two methods (TCI and PTR) were applied to all left mandibular first a

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The ambiguous relation between verbal irony understanding and need for cognitive closure: Reports from two studies

Research on individual differences in irony understanding is not sparse, however the need for cognitive closure (NFC) has not been taken into consideration yet.This article presents the results of two studies on the relation between irony understanding and NFC.The Need for Cognitive Closure Scale in a Polish adaptation and us polo assn mens sweater

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