BAT-BORNE H9N2 INFLUENZA VIRUS EVADES MXA RESTRICTION AND EXHIBITS EFFICIENT REPLICATION AND TRANSMISSION IN FERRETS

Bat-borne H9N2 influenza virus evades MxA restriction and exhibits efficient replication and transmission in ferrets

Abstract Influenza A viruses (IAVs) of subtype H9N2 have reached an endemic stage in poultry farms in the Middle East and Asia.As a result, human infections with avian H9N2 viruses have been increasingly reported.In 2017, an H9N2 virus was isolated for the first time from Egyptian fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus).Phylogenetic analyses revealed th

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Features of impaired seminiferous tubule differentiation are associated with germ cell neoplasia in adult men surgically treated in childhood because of cryptorchidism.

Seminiferous tubule differentiation was related to the occurrence of germ cell neoplasia in 38 men, aged 17-47, treated surgically in childhood for cryptorchidism.Tissues from 46 testes obtained from biopsies taken as a neoplastic preventive procedure or whole testes removed because of GCT were evaluated quantitatively.Paraffin sections were treate

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The intersection of the extrinsic hedgehog and WNT/wingless signals with the intrinsic Hox code underpins branching pattern and tube shape diversity in the drosophila airways.

The tubular networks of the Drosophila respiratory system and our vasculature show distinct branching patterns and tube shapes in different body regions.These local variations are crucial for organ ENHANCED COLLAGEN PWD function and organismal fitness.Organotypic patterns and tube geometries in branched networks are typically controlled by variatio

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