Social context influences sensorimotor gating in female African cichlid fish Astatotilapia burtoni.

Disruption in prepulse inhibition (PPI), a sensorimotor gating phenomenon found in many species, has been associated with various psychiatric disorders in humans. Social defeat has been identified as a mediator of naturally evoked reductions of PPI in African cichlid fish Astatotilapia burtoni where males reversibly alter social status and their sensorimotor gating abilities. Here we investigated A.

Antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects of extracts and fractions from Polygonum capitatum.

Aim Of The Study: This study was designed to investigate the antibacterial and anti-inflammatory activities of the extracts and the structure-based fractions from P. capitatum so as to provide the evidence for the traditional use of this plant in the treatment of urinary tract infections and to clarify the structural types that were responsible for the clinical use of the plant.

Materials And Methods: The dry whole plant of P.

[Susceptibility of 15 collections of Aedes albopictus from Guizhou to dengue virus oral infection].

Objective: To study the susceptibility of Aedes albopictus to dengue virus infection.

Methods: Aedes albopictus from 15 collections in Guizhou province were challenged orally with dengue virus 1-4 types, respectively. The total RNA from mosquitos were extracted.