and perhaps manipulating, community composition and function [143]. Remarkably, samples taken from different cows at the same time of day (shortly after feeding) display less variation in the rumen community
The mother-child relationship is the most fundamental social bond in mammals, and previous studies indicate that the medial preoptic area (MPOA) contributes to this increase in sociability. It is possible that the same genes that lead to elevated sociabi
Blanes, Spain (41.6732, 2.8027). For DNA extraction, three pieces of tissue of ca. 5 mm2, from each individual were dissected, checking for the absence of brooded larvae in these tissue pieces. These constituted the three adult samples (AD),...
associations were observed for the mother’s age at DNA collection, case control status of her child, and season of DNA collection. In the combined model, mothers over age 40 years at DNA collection had significantly lower DNA yield than mothers...
Data collectors visit the mother and baby and weigh the baby. Data were gathered at the residence for those who gave birth at home and for those who gave birth at a health facility and returned to their home within 24 h of giving birth. However, birthweight information was gathered from ...
These results should also be considered in the context of the samples analyzed, considering even closely related cell types, such as haematopoietic lineages, exhibit discrepancies in the methylome [54]. While this MR approach is robust to underlying disparities in cell type distribution that may ...
Fixed cells from the FACS analysis were also used for bud index scoring, and the proportion of un-budded, small-budded (bud <50% mother cell) and large-budded cells determined. Cells were pre-treated with Zymolase (20 μg/ml) to complete cell separation. Glycogen staining was performed as...
Extravillous trophoblasts (EVTs) are essential cells during the formation of the placenta, with the major function of invading the maternal decidua, anchoring the developing placenta to the uterus, remodeling uterine arteries, and regulating immune respo
The transfer of maternal Abs was estimated by the ratio between the Ab concentrations observed in the cord blood (newborn) and in the peripheral blood (mother). Non-parametric tests were used to compare the Ab transfer between IgG subclasses for each antigen and between antigens for each subcl...
Both the patient, relative, and control samples had a heterogeneous ancestry, and therefore we did not find evidence for a population effect that could explain the discrepancy of frequency of ANXA1 duplication in patients and controls. No distinctive clinical phenotype in ANXA1 duplication carriers ...