Enzymic 'imprinting' as the result of early postnatal administration of enzyme inducers to animals

Early postnatal treatment of rats or mice with different enzyme inducers (cortisol, galactose, steroid which induces mixed function oxidases) results in long-lasting changes in the activity of corresponding inducible enzymes.     

Connexins and pannexins in the skeleton: gap junctions,hemichannels and more

Regulation of bone homeostasis depends on the concerted actions of bone-forming osteoblasts and bone-resorbing osteoclasts, controlled by osteocytes, cells derived from osteoblasts surrounded by bone matrix. The control of differentiation, viability and function of bone cells relies on the presence of connexins. Connexin43 regulates the expression of genes required for osteoblast and osteoclast differentiation directly or by changing the levels of osteocytic genes, and connexin45 may oppose connexin43 actions in osteoblastic cells. Connexin37 is required for osteoclast differentiation and its deletion results in increased bone mass. Less is known on the role of connexins in cartilage, ligaments and tendons. Connexin43, connexin45, connexin32, connexin46 and connexin29 are expressed in chondrocytes, while connexin43 and connexin32 are expressed in ligaments and tendons. Similarly, although the expression of pannexin1, pannexin2 and pannexin3 has been demonstrated in bone and cartilage cells, their function in these tissues is not fully understood.     

“经济数学”课程教学模式改革实践与分析评估 3

以促进学生的全面发展和潜能开发为目标的"经济数学"课程教学模式改革,在"三个一工程"实践中,分别实施了分层教学、学生任选教师教学、分层+任选教师的教学模式;通过对不同教学模式的实践及效果评价,分析总结了不同教学模式在人才培养中的作用与意义,提出了提高教学质量的教学模式及其改进措施.