Asthma is the most common chronic childhood disease, affecting up to 30% of children in some areas of the world. 1 The published data indicate an intermediate level of asthma prevalence in Tunisian ...

Human α-adducin gene is mapped to chromosome 4p16.3 and comprises 16 exons. Animal models using the Milan hypertensive rat strain suggested that the α-adducin point mutation could affect renal sodium ...

Many pathogenic viruses require a specific structure to be infectious, and their proteins form that structure in vivo with remarkable fidelity. The dynamical process by which protein conformations are ...

Insect life-cycle polymorphism : introduction / S. Masaki and W. Wipking -- Diversity and integration of life-cycle controls in insects / H.V. Danks -- Seasonal plasticity and life-cycle adaptations ...