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sporophyll

a leaf bearing a SPORANGIUM. In some plants, such as ferns, the sporophyll is identical with ordinary leaves, but in others it is considerably modified, becoming stamens and carpels in the case of flowering plants.
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Blood-anticoagulant activity of fucoidans from sporophylls of Undaria pinnatifida, Laminaria religiosa, Hizikia fusiforme and Sargassum fulvellum in Korea.
Effects of dietary supplementation with fermented and nonfermented brown algae by-products on laying performance, egg quality, and blood profile in laying hens
Anti-metastasis effect of fucoidan from Undaria pinnatifida sporophylls in mouse hepatocarcinoma Hca-F cells.
The Japanese "longevity" dietary constituent
Fucoidan isolated from the sporophyll of cultured Korean brown seaweeds Undaria pinnatifida possessed tumoricidal activity which was proved in vitro using PC-3, HeLa, A549 and HepG2 cells (37).
Biological responses of algal derived sulfated polysaccharides: an emphasis on cancer prophylaxis
Prolonged survival rate of P-388 tumor-bearing mice treated with fucoidan isolated from the sporophyll of U.
Anticancer and antitumor potential of fucoidan and fucoxanthin, two main metabolites isolated from brown algae
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Evaluation of EPS-PCL nanofibers as a nanobiocomposite for artificial skin based on dermal fibroblast culture
Ovulate strobili one or two per apex, erect, cylindrical, beige-yellow tomentose when juvenile, at maturity turning beige-tomentose to glabrous green, 10-30 x 7-11.4 cm, sterile apex obtuse or pungent, 1-2 cm long, strobilus axis glabrous; peduncles 2-5 x 1.5-3 cm, beige-yellow to grey-brown tomentose; megasporophylls arranged in 5-8 orthostichies of 3-9 sporophylls each, megasporophyll pedicels 2.5-3.5 cm long, glabrous, bullae with hexagonal to oblong-hexagonal distal face 2.4-3 x 5-5.2 cm and 1-1.4 cm thick, terminal facet broad, slightly protruding, and indented.
Una especie nueva arborescente de Zamia (Cycadales, Zamiaceae) del departamento del Huila, Cordillera Oriental de Colombia
Molecular characteristics of partially hydrolyzed fucoidans from sporophyll of Undaria Pinnatifida and their in vitro anticancer activity.
Fucoidan extract derived from Undaria pinnatifida inhibits angiogenesis by human umbilical vein endothelial cells
The sporophyll of the Sphenopsida is believed to have arisen by a downward bending of the sporangium toward a common axis (recurvation, leading to anatropy, Fig.
The telome theory
The volume of the bundle of sporophyll blades at the base of each plant was determined, assuming a cylinder from in situ measurements of height and diameter of the bundle.
Temporal and spatial scales of kelp demography: the role of oceanographic climate
Novel antiviral fucoidan from sporophyll of Undaria pinnatifida (Mekabu).
The little-known longevity factor in the Japanese diet
the rachis reconstructed for the sporophyll Phasmatocycas (Gillespie
Systematics, ontogeny, and phylogenetic implications of exceptional anatomically preserved cycadophyte leaves from the Middle Jurassic of Bearreraig Bay, Skye, northwest Scotland
A representative sporophyll from each fertile plant sampled in the field was brought back to the laboratory where a 6.6-[cm.sup.2] core was taken from the darkest portion of the sorus.
Differential reproductive responses to fluctuating resources in two seaweeds with different reproductive strategies

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