INSIGHTS INTO THE OCCURRENCE OF PHYLOSYMBIOSIS AND CO-PHYLOGENY IN THE HOLOBIONTS OF OCTOCORALS FROM THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA AND RED SEA

Insights into the occurrence of phylosymbiosis and co-phylogeny in the holobionts of octocorals from the Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea

Abstract Background Corals are the foundational species of coral reefs and coralligenous ecosystems.Their success has been linked to symbioses with microorganisms, and a coral host and its symbionts are therefore considered a single entity, called the holobiont.This suggests that there may be evolutionary links between corals and their microbiomes.

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The Rat Mammary Gland as a Novel Site of Expression of Melanin-Concentrating Hormone Receptor 1 mRNA and Its Protein Immunoreactivity

Lactation is a complex physiological process, depending on orchestrated central and peripheral events, including substantial brain plasticity.Among Joint/Bone support these events is a novel expression of pro-melanin-concentrating hormone (Pmch) mRNA in the rodent hypothalamus, such as the ventral part of the medial preoptic area (vmMPOA).This expr

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The resilience of Chinese minorities: Transformation of Chinese entrepreneurs in Lasem batik industry, Central Java, Indonesia

The Lasem batik industry underwent a significant dynamic change after the Window Cleaners inauguration of batik as an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO on October 2, 2009.The increasing growth of the batik industry in Lasem turned out to affect the decline in industrial ownership by Chinese-Indonesian business person.Although the Chinese-Indon

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