First record of the genus Oodera Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera, Pteromalidae, Cleonyminae, Ooderini) from the Arabian Peninsula, with the description of four new species

The Bowls genus Oodera Westwood, 1874 (Hymenoptera, Pteromalidae, Cleonyminae) is recorded for the first time for the Arabian Peninsula, from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Sultanate of Oman.The present study is based on specimens reared from xylophagous beetle larvae of the family Buprestidae (Coleoptera) infesting dead Acacia trees from HR H

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Study on Action Mode of Sphingosine 1-Phosphate in Rat Hepatocytes

Sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) acts on a set of G protein-coupled receptors in the plasma membrane and also as a second messenger in certain cell types.There are two possible pathways to mobilize intracellular Ca2+ concentration by S1P.One is through phospholipase C, and the other is through intracellular Ca2+ channels operated by S1P.The Bundle Mn2

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