Vertebrate behavior is strongly influenced by light.Light receptors, encoded by functional opsin proteins, are present inside the vertebrate brain and peripheral tissues.This expression feature is present from fishes to human and appears to be particularly prominent in diurnal vertebrates.Despite their conserved widespread occurrence, the nonvisual
Founded in 1895 as the Belgian Radiological Society by a handful of enthusiastic surgeons and physicians, the current Royal Belgian Radiological Society (RBRS) has grown into a vibrant mainly scientific society with more than thirteen hundred members.Due to the remarkable contribution of its members, mastering without delay the technological and te
We evaluate the potential impact of rectal microbicides for reducing HIVtransmission in bathhouses.A new mathematical model describing HIV transmissiondynamics among men who have sex with men (MSM) in bathhouses is constructed and analyzed.The model incorporates key features affecting transmission, including sexual rolebehavior (insertive and recep
It has been known for more than a century that, in adult vertebrates, the maintenance of taste buds depends on their afferent nerves.However, the initial formation of taste buds is proposed to be PERFORMANCE+TONGKAT ALI nerve-independent in amphibians, and evidence to the contrary in mammals has been endlessly debated, mostly due to indirect and in