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Half a dozen "Preview" editors leaf through the hundreds of books published each week to choose the lucky few that are worth reviewing, relegating some to the "Books in Brief" section in the back.
In addition to the NADP-ME type C4 pathway genes, phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase and alanine aminotransferase genes were also highly expressed in leaf blades.
At a conventional bookstore, you can pick up and leaf through actual books, but fewer of them.
Jatropha curcas latex is applied to external wounds in Perú and Indonesia [ 77 78 ] . The leaf bath is used for rash, bewitchment and poultices for sores in Trinidad [ 52 ] . Jatropha curcas leaf and bark contain glycosides, tannins, phytosterols, flavonoids and steroidal sapogenins [ 79 80 ] . The latex contains proteolytic enzymes and provides significant cicatrizant activity (wound healing) [ 78 ] . The sap inhibits growth of Candida albicans and Staphylococcus aureus [ 81 ] .
Within each scale type, half of the microcosms had high leaf litter (about 10 g · l -1of dried red oak ( Quercus rubra L.) leaves) and half had low leaf litter (approximately 2 g · I -1of dried red oak leaves; Table 2), with three replicates of each treatment combination.