Guard cells of plant stomata have become a model system for characterizing signal transduction mechanisms from environmental perception to turgor movement [ 8].
The Edinburgh Brain Bank is currently in the process of generating a grading system for characterizing the extent of small vessel disease and different types of infarcts (micro-infarcts, large vessel infarcts and lacunar infarcts).
AM-FM has been used to develop an automated system for characterizing pathological features on these images.
A GPCR assay that uses the baker's yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been established as an experimental system for characterizing human receptor pharmacology and signal transduction mechanisms (Dowell and Brown 2002).
Our method represents a step toward a complete and automatic system for characterizing an active site binding profile.
Thus, this is a useful model system for characterizing early-stage invasions; specifically, our study examined possible source location(s), timing of introduction(s), putative vector(s), and genetic structure across native and introduced populations.
Our model in which aggressive tumor cells induced leukemia in mice, independent of radiation and chemotherapy can be considered a novel model system for characterizing the molecular mechanisms underlying leukemogenesis.
In addition, the sequence of the cardiomyopathy loop is well conserved between β-cardiac and smooth muscle myosins, making smooth muscle myosin an appropriate model system for characterizing changes caused by mutations of Arg403.
This genotyped RIL population combined with high-density genetic map will also serve as an effective study system for characterizing serious of important agricultural traits, such as yield, oil or protein content in grain, stress tolerance, and so on.
In this report we evaluate the use of Xenopus laevis oocytes as a matched germ cell system for characterizing the organization and transcriptional activity of a germ cell-specific X. laevis promoter.
In addition, Josep et al have developed a laboratory information management system for characterizing and standardizing the entire sample collection and serum preparation process [ 8].
