Oral instillation with surfactant phospholipid: a reliable alternative to intratracheal injection in mouse studies.
AuthorsYu H, Buff SM, Baatz JE, Virella-Lowell I,
JournalLab Anim
PubMed ID18625584
'The intratracheal (IT) injection technique has been widely used in the mouse studies of pulmonary diseases. Here, we describe a non-invasive technique using oral instillation challenge with the surfactant phospholipid that may advantageously replace the traditional IT technique. We performed comparative studies between oral instillation and IT injection of both ... More
Biochemical and proteomic analysis of 'Dixiland' peach fruit (Prunus persica) upon heat treatment.
'Shipping of peaches to distant markets and storage require low temperature; however, cold storage affects fruit quality causing physiological disorders collectively termed ''chilling injury'' (CI). In order to ameliorate CI, different strategies have been applied before cold storage; among them heat treatment (HT) has been widely used. In this work, ... More
New evidence for differential roles of l10 ribosomal proteins from Arabidopsis.
'The RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN L10 (RPL10) is an integral component of the eukaryotic ribosome large subunit. Besides being a constituent of ribosomes and participating in protein translation, additional extraribosomal functions in the nucleus have been described for RPL10 in different organisms. Previously, we demonstrated that Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) RPL10 genes are ... More
Carbon metabolism of peach fruit after harvest: changes in enzymes involved in organic acid and sugar level modifications.
'Peach (Prunus persica L. Batsch) is a climacteric fruit that ripens after harvest, prior to human consumption. Organic acids and soluble sugars contribute to the overall organoleptic quality of fresh peach; thus, the integrated study of the metabolic pathways controlling the levels of these compounds is of great relevance. Therefore, ... More
Plant L10 ribosomal proteins have different roles during development and translation under ultraviolet-B stress.
Ribosomal protein L10 (RPL10) proteins are ubiquitous in the plant kingdom. Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) has three RPL10 genes encoding RPL10A to RPL10C proteins, while two genes are present in the maize (Zea mays) genome (rpl10-1 and rpl10-2). Maize and Arabidopsis RPL10s are tissue-specific and developmentally regulated, showing high levels of ... More