ELEVATED CO2 INDUCES DOWN-REGULATION OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND ALLEVIATES THE EFFECT OF WATER DEFICIT IN CEIBA PENTANDRA (MALVACEAE)

Elevated CO2 induces down-regulation of photosynthesis and alleviates the effect of water deficit in Ceiba pentandra (Malvaceae)

ABSTRACT The simultaneous effect of elevated CO2 concentration and drought on trees is still under investigation in the Amazon.We evaluated the effect of CO2 levels (400 and 800 ppm) and water regimes (50% and 100% soil field capacity) on photosynthetic traits, chlorophyll fluorescence, and total biomass accumulation in Ceiba pentandra.In well-wate

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Left atrial thrombus mimicking myxoma in a patient with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: Diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas

Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by the development of arteriovenous malformations.The arteriovenous shunts may result in high output heart failure, which predisposes to atrial dilatation and atrial fibrillation.Due to recurrent bleeding from epistaxis or the gastrointestinal tract, patient

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Diagnostic Approach in Impotence and Imaging Modalities

Penile erection results from a complex interplay between central nerveus system and local factors.Several aspects of these interactions have been the subject of many reviews.Nocturnal penile tumescence (NPT) monitoring is the best single non-invasive examination to differentiate organic from psychogenic impotence.Angiography Bar:Kitchen Carts and p

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POTENTIAL PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF FALOAK BARK (STERCULIA QUADRIFIDA R. BR) AS AN HERBAL PLANT FROM EAST NUSA TENGGARA: A SCOPING REVIEW

Faloak bark (Sterculia quadrifida R.Br) is part of the faloak plant, which has been used for a long time in traditional medicine to treat a variety of medical conditions.Faloak bark is claimed to possess medicinal properties that can treat liver, kidney, and bladder diseases, cure gastroenteritis, hepatitis, anemia, malaria, back pain, and function

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