Specific anatomical characteristics make the porcine species especially sensitive to extreme
temperature changes, predisposing them to pathologies and even death due to thermal …

Heat stress is one of the main threats to dairy cow production; in order to resist heat stress,
the animal exhibits a variety of physiological and hormonal responses driven by complex …

Introduction Investigating the genetic footprints of historical temperature selection can get
insights to the local adaptation and feasible influences of climate change on long-term …

Sertoli cells (SCs) provide structural and nutritional support for developing germ cells.
Normal glucose metabolism of SCs is necessary for spermatogenesis. Melatonin could …

Cancer stem cells (CSCs), which comprise a small proportion of total cancer cells, have
special capacities for self-renewal, differentiation and tumor formation. Currently, CSCs are …

Autophagy is a highly conserved, lysosome-dependent biological mechanism involved in
the degradation and recycling of cellular components. There is growing evidence that …

Impaired tight junction (TJ) function and autophagy and the activated p38 mitogen-activated
protein kinase (MAPK)/matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP9) pathway in Sertoli cells cause …

Glioblastoma (GBM) is one of the most malignant and aggressive primary brain tumor, with a
mean life expectancy of less than 15 months. The malignant nature of GBM prompts the …

Developing a simple and direct approach for interfacing a sensor and a target analyte is of
great interest for fields such as medical diagnosis, threat detection, food quality control, and …

Sex determining region Y-box 9 (SOX9), an important member of the SRY-type HMGbox
(SOX) gene family, plays an important role in the regulation of mammalian reproduction …