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Effect of seasonality and light levels on seed germination of the invasive tree Maesopsis eminii in Amani Nature Forest Reserve, Tanzania
Studies on germination behavior are important tools for understanding how environmental factors affect geographic distribution and colonization of invasive plants.Particularly seedlings of invasive plant species benefit from high light intensity, as often found in disturbed areas of low canopy cover.We investigated the effect of various shade level
The Melanocortin Receptor Accessory Protein 2 promotes food intake through inhibition of the Prokineticin Receptor-1
The Melanocortin Receptor Accessory Military Spacecraft Model Kit Protein 2 (MRAP2) is an important regulator of energy homeostasis and its loss causes severe obesity in rodents.MRAP2 mediates its action in part through the potentiation of the MC4R, however, it is clear that MRAP2 is expressed in tissues that do not express MC4R, and that the delet
Will COVID-19 Lead to a Resurgence of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases?
Asmita Priyadarshini Khatiwada,1 Nistha Shrestha,2 Sunil Shrestha1 1Department of Pharmaceutical and Health Service Research, Nepal Health Research and Innovation Foundation, Lalitpur, Nepal; 2Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, USACorrespondence: Asmita Priyadarshini Khatiw