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May 2018

Table of Contents - PeerJ (Biology Articles)

Blue whale migratory pathways along the Eastern South Pacific

Tracks of five wide-ranging blue whales tagged in Chilean Northern Patagonia.

April 30, 2018

Blue whale migratory pathways along the Eastern South Pacific

Researchers tracked 10 blue whales and documented their individual variations in departure time, northbound migratory routes and potential wintering grounds in the Eastern South Pacific.

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May 11, 2018

Ten years of progress and promise of induced pluripotent stem cells: historical origins, characteristics, mechanisms, limitations, and potential applications

Adekunle Ebenezer Omole, Adegbenro Omotuyi John Fakoya

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4370 PubMed 29770269

May 28, 2018

A guideline for reporting experimental protocols in life sciences

Olga Giraldo, Alexander Garcia, Oscar Corcho

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4795 PubMed 29868256

May 22, 2018

Molecular response of canola to salt stress: insights on tolerance mechanisms

Reza Shokri-Gharelo, Pouya Motie Noparvar

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4822 PubMed 29844974

May 15, 2018

Protection of cultured brain endothelial cells from cytokine-induced damage by α-melanocyte stimulating hormone

András Harazin, Alexandra Bocsik, Lilla Barna, András Kincses, Judit Váradi, Ferenc Fenyvesi, Vilmos Tubak, Maria A. Deli, Miklós Vecsernyés

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4774 PubMed 29780671

May 8, 2018

Nature-derived lignan compound VB-1 exerts hair growth-promoting effects by augmenting Wnt/β-catenin signaling in human dermal papilla cells

Jieshu Luo, Mengting Chen, Yingzi Liu, Hongfu Xie, Jian Yuan, Yingjun Zhou, Jinsong Ding, Zhili Deng, Ji Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4737 PubMed 29761053

May 15, 2018

Breast fibroblasts in both cancer and normal tissues induce phenotypic transformation of breast cancer stem cells: a preliminary study

Bixiao Wang, Chunfang Xi, Mingwei Liu, Haichen Sun, Shuang Liu, Lei Song, Hua Kang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4805 PubMed 29780673

May 16, 2018

Identification of potential crucial genes and pathways associated with vein graft restenosis based on gene expression analysis in experimental rabbits

Qiang Liu, Xiujie Yin, Mingzhu Li, Li Wan, Liqiao Liu, Xiang Zhong, Zhuoqi Liu, Qun Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4704 PubMed 29785339

May 30, 2018

Treatment of collagenase-induced osteoarthritis with a viral vector encoding TSG-6 results in ectopic bone formation

Mathijs G.A. Broeren, Irene Di Ceglie, Miranda B. Bennink, Peter L.E.M. van Lent, Wim B. van den Berg, Marije I. Koenders, Esmeralda N. Blaney Davidson, Peter M. van der Kraan, Fons A.J. van de Loo

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4771 PubMed 29868252

May 11, 2018

‘2TM proteins’: an antigenically diverse superfamily with variable functions and export pathways

Jasweer Kaur, Rachna Hora

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4757 PubMed 29770278

May 28, 2018

Linear Lepidopteran ambidensovirus 1 sequences drive random integration of a reporter gene in transfected Spodoptera frugiperda cells

Francine Rizk, Sylvain Laverdure, Emmanuelle d’Alençon, Hervé Bossin, Thierry Dupressoir

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4860 PubMed 29868273