Z.Y. He

Publications of : Z.Y. He

A comparative study on genetic characteristics of two new varieties of Pelodiscus sinensis and their hybrid

Chinese soft-shelled turtle Pelodiscus sinensis has been an important aquaculture species in Southeast Asian countries. To breed a new variety of soft-shelled turtle with excellent properties and to evaluate the effect of hybridization of two turtle strains with a highly different trait phenotype, inheritance, microsatellite loci, and transcriptome analysis were stu.. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 16(3): gmr16039148

DOI: 10.4238/gmr16039148

Plant Genetics Research Article

Differentiation of four strains of Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis) based on high-resolution melting analysis of single nucleotide polymorphism sites in mitochondrial DNA

H.Q. Zhang, C. Zhang, X.J. Xu, J.J. Zhu, Z.Y. He and J.Z. Shao

The Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis) has been one of the most economically important aquatic animals in China for thousands of years, and several breeding strains have been formed. Since the morphological characteristics of some strains are similar, a rapid and accurate molecular method to differentiate between strains is required. In this study, partial sequences of mitochondr.. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 14(4): 2015.October.26.10

DOI: 10.4238/2015.October.26.10

Medical Genetics Research Article

Ginsenoside Rh2 promotes nonamyloidgenic cleavage of amyloid precursor protein via a cholesterol-dependent pathway

J. Qiu, W. Li, S.H. Feng, M. Wang and Z.Y. He

Ginsenoside Rh2 (Rh2) is a ginseng derivative used in Chinese traditional medicine. We investigated whether Rh2 can help prevent Alzheimer’s disease symptoms and examined underlying mechanisms. We injected Rh2 into tg2576 Alzheimer’s disease model mice and looked for behavioral improvement and senile plaque reduction in brain slices. We measured amyloid .. Read More»

Genet. Mol. Res. 13(2): http://dx.doi.org/2014.May.9.2

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4238/2014.May.9.2