Abstract The pygmy toad genus Poyntonophrynus is endemic to southern Africa.The morphology of these small toads is conserved.They are usually dully colored, and are predominately adapted to arid conditions.During recent surveys in Angola we found Poyntonophrynus specimens that were not assignable to known species.Using an integrative approach, base

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Background Traditional Chinese acupuncture has been widely applied for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis (KOA) with outstanding efficacy.However, recognized and unified outcome indicators remain to be absent, which impedes the translation of research into high-quality clinical evidence.Therefore, the establishment of core outcome indicators for

The precursor sources of bile acid and bile neutral sterol were evaluated in the rat using Triparanol to inhibit the terminal reduction in the synthesis of cholesterol.During the initial period of Triparanol administration, the accumulation of hepatic desmosterol acts to segregate relatively newly synthetic hepatic sterol from the bulk of the equil

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