Purpura

Studies from I. Boutet and co-researchers update current data on purpura

Published in Women's Health Weekly, May 8th, 2008

According to recent research from Roscoff, France, "Numerous studies have investigated the reproduction mechanisms in mollusc species at a biochemical and physiological level; few have described these mechanisms at a molecular level, despite great commercial interest in several mollusc species. We investigated genes involved in gonad maturation of the marine scallop Argopecten purpuratus."

"A cDNA library was made from gonad tissue. After sequence analysis, 418 unique genes were characterized, of these, about 80% were of unknown function. Among the identified sequences, we analyzed the mRNA expression by real-time PCR of 7 genes involved in reproduction mechanisms,...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-05-08)

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