Ly Vu

Seed longevity is an important factor which determines crop yields, and plant survival in natural ecosystems. Desiccation tolerant (orthodox) seed undergoes programmed maturation drying following development and maturation on the mother plant. Low levels of cellular metabolism in the quiescent embryo of the desiccated seed function to prolong seed viability.

Open AccessArticle by Estelle Vogt 1,*, Ly Huong Vu 1, Haoyin Cao 1, Anna Speth 2, Dmitriy Desser 2, Frieder Schlunk 2,3, Andrea Dell’Orco 2 and Jawed Nawabi 1,3 1 Department of Radiology, Charité School of Medicine and University Hospital Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany 2 Department of Neuroradiology, Charité School of Medicine and University Hospital Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany 3 Berlin Institute of Health (BIH), BIH Biomedical Innovation Academy, 10178 Berlin, Germany * Author to whom...

A case report demonstrates why practitioners should consider dantrolene as a muscle relaxant when treating spasticity in refractory chronic pain and CNS disorders. By Ly Vu, MD, Sandy Ren, MD and Jeff Gudin, MD Painful muscle spasticity is a chronic complaint among patients with various pain syndromes, particularly those involving upper motor neuron disorders, such as brain and spinal cord injuries, multiple sclerosis, and strokes.