Publications by authors named "Yi-Yong Ma"
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- Maize is a crucial global food crop but its yields are threatened by insect pests, prompting research into genetic modifications to enhance resistance.
- The cry1Ah gene was mutated and introduced into a specific maize variety using advanced techniques, resulting in nine successful transgenic plants that express a protective protein effectively.
- The transgenic maize showed a complete mortality rate of corn borers in lab tests and significant insecticidal activity in field trials, indicating strong commercialization potential for this genetically modified crop.
Background: There are two parts included in traditional imaging diagnosis teaching: theoretical lessons and experimental lessons. Most of the time, the experimental lesson is a review of the theoretical lesson. The teacher is the centre of the course and students are passive learners.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFElectroacupuncture at the head acupoints Baihui (GV20) and Shuigou (GV26) improves recovery of neurological function following ischemic cerebrovascular events, but its mechanism remains incompletely understood. We hypothesized that the action of electroacupuncture at these acupoints is associated with elevated serum levels of transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-β1). To test this, we established a rat model of cerebral ischemia by middle cerebral artery occlusion.
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