MEDICINAL PLANTS WITH ANTIMICROBIAL, LARVICIDAL, AND REPELLENT PROPERTIES: AN ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL SURVEY FROM THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

Medicinal plants with antimicrobial, larvicidal, and repellent properties: An ethnopharmacological survey from the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Introduction Infectious diseases (IDs) constitute a real public health problem in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).Purpose This survey aimed to gather more information about the plants used in the DRC for anti-infective, larvicidal, or repellent treatments.Methods The study spanned 4 months (from April 1 to July 31, 2022) within 11 provin

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Gene expression regulation by retinoic acid

Over the last quarter century, more than 532 genes have been put forward as regulatory targets of retinoic acid.In some cases this control is direct, driven by a liganded heterodimer of retinoid receptors bound to a DNA response element; in others, it is indirect, reflecting the actions of intermediate transcription factors, non-classical associati

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