Association of early growth response-1 gene polymorphisms with total IgE and atopy in asthmatic children

Early growth response-1 (Egr-1) is expressed in human airways and found to modulate tumor necrosis factor, immunoglobulin E (IgE), airway responsiveness, and interleukin-13-induced inflammation in mice. We investigated the effects of Chinese-tagging singl

水污染与浮游动物研究动态

<正> 浮游动物是水生生物中的一大生态类群,是水生食物链的重要环节。浮游动物中的许多种类,特别是溞类对污染物(如农药和重金属)尤其敏感。当污染物质进入水体时,往往影响浮游动物进而破坏水体的自然生态平衡。因此,各国学者大量开展研究工作。据统计,全世界已有一千种左右的化学药品做过溞类的毒性试验(Yung,1957)。试验