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Biomarkers of hypoxic brain injury in the neonate
The specific pathologic processes preceding the onset of irreversible cerebral injury seem to be a combination of several complex mechanisms due to the severity and duration of the insult to the biochemical modifications in the brain. An early diagnosis of the newborn at high risk for brain damage is relevant for preventive programs. Neuroprotective strategies will benefit from the detection of biochemical markers with high reliability and predictability for brain injur
Effects of short light-dark regimes on in vitro shoot rooting of some fruit tree rootstocks
Experiments were carried out to evaluate the effects of 4/2 light-dark cycles (4 h of light followed by 2 h of dark) on the rooting responses of shoots cultivated in vitro of the fruit tree rootstocks GF 677 (peach × almond hybrid), Mr.S. 2/5 (Prunus cerasifera), MM 106 (apple Nothern Spy × Paradise M1) and BA 29 (Cydonia oblonga). Under this light regime rooting percentage of GF 677, Mr.S. 2/5 and MM 106 shoots reached 100 % as in the control treatment (16/8), while in BA 29 shoots, short light-dark cycles increased rooting response by about 65 %. Moreover, the shoots of all rootstocks submitted to the 4/2 cycle showed an appreciable increase in root number and length, and an earlier root emergence of about 4 - 5 d compared to the 16/8 cycle. Finally, rooting percentage of BA 29 shoots submitted to the 4/2 light regime and treated with 0.2 mg dm-3 indolebutyric acid (IBA), was equal to that reported with 0.4 mg dm-3 IBA under the 16/8 regime, indicating that the former light regime also amplified the rhizogenic effect of auxin
6. Methods of evaluating oxygen free radicals injury and new antioxidant therapies in the neonatal period
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