Nicotine is an alkaloid present in many plants of Solanaceae family. The levorotatory
enantiomer (S) is a naturally occurring form. Nicotine enters the human body as a component of …

Autosomal dominant, uncomplicated familial spastic paraplegia (FSP) is a genetically
heterogeneous disorder characterized by insidiously progressive lower-extremity spasticity. …

The transport of water and small uncharged molecules across prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell
membranes is supported by aquaporins. In spite of their importance, molluscan aquaporins …

One of the most spectacular evolutionary forces is predation, evidenced to stimulate polymorphism
in many prey species. Shell colour polymorphism of the land snail Cepaea nemoralis …

To assess the genotoxicity of nicotine, its DNA-damaging effect on Caenorhabditis elegans
cells was tested with the alkaline single-cell microgel electrophoresis (comet) assay. The …

Metapopulation functioning in the context of landscape and habitat structure is generally well
understood. However, in human‐transformed landscapes, human disturbance may affect …

Although shell colour polymorphism of the land snail Cepaea nemoralis is a well-known
phenomenon, proximate and ultimate factors driving its evolution remain uncertain. Polymorphic …

Nicotine induces profound behavioral responses in the model organism Caenorhabditis
elegans. We tested the effect of a broad range of concentrations of nicotine (from 0.001mM to …

A morphological and molecular (nucleotide sequences of mitochondrial COI and 16SrDNA
as well as nuclear ITS2 gene fragments) study confirms the occurrence of a second species …

… Lesicki); 6 – M. cartusiana from Bonn (Germany), leg. H. … Pieńkowska JR, góRka M.,
Matuszak M., bocianowski P., gwaRdJan M., Lesicki a. 2016. New data on the distribution and …