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On the Formation Age of the First Planetary System
Recently, it has been observed the extreme metal-poor stars in the Galactic
halo, which must be formed just after Pop III objects. On the other hand, the
first gas clouds of mass are supposed to be formed at 10, 20, and 30 for the , and , where the
density perturbations are assumed of the standard CDM cosmology. If we
could apply this gaussian distribution to the extreme small probability, the
gas clouds would be formed at 40, 60, and 80 for the ,
, and . The first gas clouds within our galaxy must be formed
around . Even if the gas cloud is metal poor, there is a lot of
possibility to form the planets around such stars. The first planetary systems
could be formed within years after the Big Bang in the
universe. Even in our galaxies, it could be formed within
years. It is interesting to wait the observations of planets around metal-poor
stars. For the panspermia theory, the origin of life could be expected in such
systems.Comment: 5 pages,Proceedings IAU Symposium No. 249, 2007, Exoplanets:Y-S. Sun,
S. Ferraz-Mello and J.-L, Zhou, eds. (p325
Reduction of acoustic-phonon deformation potential in one-dimensional array of Si quantum dot interconnected with tunnel oxides
Effectiveness of bandage contact lens application in corneal epithelialization and pain alleviation following corneal transplantation; prospective, randomized clinical trial
Local positive feedback and the persistence and recovery of fringe Avicennia marina (Forssk.) vierh. mangroves
Reduction of acoustic phonon deformation potential in one-dimensional array of Si quantum dot interconnected with tunnel oxides
On the Observation of Internal Cracks and Microstructure of a Post Service Turbine Blade from a Civil Aeroengine
REACTION OF 1-(ETHOXYCARBONYLACETYL)- CYCLOHEPTA-1,3,5-TRIENE WITH ACETIC ANHYDRIDE: A FACILE SYNTHESIS OF 1-ACETOXY- 2-ACETYLAZULENES
The Water-absorption Region of Ventral Skin of Several Semiterrestrial and Aquatic Anuran Amphibians Identified by Aquaporins
The water-absorption region of ventral skin of several semiterrestrial and aquatic anuran amphibians identified by aquaporins. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 299: R1150-R1162, 2010. First published September 1, 2010; doi:10.1152/ajpregu.00320.2010.-Regions of specialization for water absorption across the skin of Bufonid and Ranid anurans were identified by immunohistochemistry and Western blot analysis, using antibodies raised against arginine vasotocin (AVT)-stimulated aquaporins (AQPs) that are specific to absorbing regions of Hyla japonica. In Bufo marinus, labeling for Hyla urinary bladder-type AQP (AQP-h2), which is also localized in the urinary bladder, occurred in the ventral surface of the hindlimb, pelvic, and pectoral regions. AQP-h2 was not detected in any skin regions of Rana catesbeiana, Rana japonica, or Rana nigromaculata. Hyla ventral skin-type AQP (AQP-h3), which is found in the ventral skin but not the bladder of H. japonica, was localized in the hindlimb, pelvic, and pectoral skins of Bufo marinus, in addition to AQP-h2. AQP-h3 was also localized in ventral skin of the hindlimb of all three Rana species and also in the pelvic region of R. catesbiana. Messenger RNA for AQP-x3, a homolog of AQP-h3, could be identified by RT-PCR from the hindlimb, pectoral, and pelvic regions of the ventral skin of Xenopus laevis, although AVT had no effect on water permeability. In contrast, 10(-8) M AVT-stimulated water permeability and translocation of AQP-h2 and AQP-h3 into the apical membrane of epithelial cells in regions of the skin of species where they had been localized by immunohistochemistry and Western blot analysis. Finally, water permeability of the hindlimb skin of B. marinus and all the Rana species was stimulated by hydrins 1 and 2 to a similar level as seen for AVT. The present data demonstrate species differences in the occurrence, distribution, and regulation of AQPs in regions of skin specialized for rapid water absorption that can be associated with habitat and also phylogeny