… In this review, Agustin Zapata, Alberto Varas and Marta Torroba examine the correlations
between seasonal changes and circulating steroid levels, and investigate the possibility of a …

Light-matter interaction in plasmonic nanostructures is often treated within the realm of classical
optics. However, recent experimental findings show the need to go beyond the classical …

A bidimensional cellular automaton model is used to simulate the process of evacuation of
pedestrians in a room with fixed obstacles. A floor field is defined so that moving to a cell with …

Real-space grids are a powerful alternative for the simulation of electronic systems. One of
the main advantages of the approach is the flexibility and simplicity of working directly in real …

The route of immunization, dose and nature of antigens are relevant for induction of specific
immune responses but they are particularly influenced by the state of immunomaturation of …

Purpose: Bladder cancer is a current clinical and social problem. At diagnosis, most patients
present with nonmuscle-invasive tumors, characterized by a high recurrence rate, which …

The hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway is involved in the development of many tissues. Here
we show that sonic hedgehog (Shh) is involved in thymocyte development. Our data …

The present study investigated the potential role of stromal cell–derived factor 1 (SDF-1) in
human intrathymic T-cell differentiation. Results show that SDF-1 is produced by human …

Bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) 2 and BMP4 are involved in the development of many
tissues. In this study, we show that BMP2/4 signaling is involved in thymocyte development. …

Dendritic cells (DCs) are critical regulators of immune responses that integrate signals from
the innate and adaptive immune system and orchestrate T cell responses toward either …