The hornwort genome and early land plant evolution.

Hornworts, liverworts and mosses are three early diverging clades of land plants, and together comprise the bryophytes. Here, we report the draft genome sequence of the hornwort Anthoceros angustus. Phylogenomic inferences confirm the monophyly of bryophytes, with hornworts sister to liverworts and mosses.

The complete chloroplast genome of (Magnoliaceae), a rare and endangered species of China.

Chiu & Chen is a rare and endangered species endemic to subtropical China. Here we assembled and annotated the complete chloroplast (cp) genome of The chloroplast genome of is 160,076 bp in length and encodes 79 protein-coding genes, 30 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes and four ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes. The maximum-likelihood (ML) phylogenetic analysis result reveals that is most closely related to .

[Diagnosis and treatment of abdominal cocoon].

Objective: To study the clinical characteristics and the methods of diagnosis and treatment for abdominal cocoon.

Methods: The clinical data of 9 patients with abdominal cocoon treated from July 2000 to February 2004 were analyzed.

Results: The clinical manifestations included abdominal pain, abdominal distention, nausea, vomiting, partial or complete intestinal obstruction in 4 cases among 9 cases, abdominal mass in 5 cases.

Effect of somatostatin versus octreotide on portal haemodynamics in patients with cirrhosis and portal hypertension.

Objectives: Elevated portal inflow is part of the pathogenesis of portal hypertension in patients with cirrhosis. Vasoactive substances appear to play a primary role in the regulation of portal flow. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of somatostatin and octreotide on portal pressure and plasma levels of insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1), nitric oxide (NO), endothelin-1 (ET-1) and glucagon (GLU).