PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF OSTEOCYTE LACUNAR DENSITY IN LONG BONES OF TETRAPODS: ALL MEASURES ARE BIGGER IN SAUROPOD DINOSAURS.

Preliminary analysis of osteocyte lacunar density in long bones of tetrapods: all measures are bigger in sauropod dinosaurs.

Osteocytes harbour much potential for paleobiological studies.Synchrotron radiation and spectroscopic analyses are providing fascinating data on osteocyte density, size and orientation in fossil taxa.However, such studies may be costly and time consuming.Here we describe an uncomplicated and inexpensive method to measure osteocyte lacunar densities

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Four temporin-derived peptides exhibit antimicrobial and antibiofilm activities against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Temporin-GHa (GHa) was cloned from Hylarana guentheri, showing a weak antimicrobial activity.In order to improve its bactericidal efficacy, GHaR6R, GHaR7R, GHaR8R and GHaR9W were designed and synthesized.Compared to the parent peptide, the GHa-derived peptides show potent antimicrobial activities against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

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