1. Ideotype root architecture for efficient nitrogen acquisition by maize in intensive cropping systems

   • GuoHua Mi
   • FanJun Chen
   • FuSuo Zhang

   Cover Article 23 December 2010 Pages: 1369 - 1373

2. A 60-year journey of mycorrhizal research in China: Past, present and future directions

   • XinHua He
   • YingHua Duan
   • MingGang Xu

   Reviews 23 December 2010 Pages: 1374 - 1398

3. Formaldehyde stress

   • RongQiao He
   • Jing Lu
   • JunYe Miao

   Reviews 23 December 2010 Pages: 1399 - 1404

4. TEE monitoring for RA-horizontal paradoxical arterial air embolism during sitting-position surgery

   • Xin Ye
   • Ting Ma
   • XiaoHui Li

   Case Record 23 December 2010 Pages: 1405 - 1409

5. Stable isotope labelled mass spectrometry for quantification of the relative abundances for expressed proteins induced by PeaT1

   • GuangYue Li
   • XiuFen Yang
   • DeWen Qiu

   Research Papers 23 December 2010 Pages: 1410 - 1417

6. Modeling columnar spatiotemporal dynamics of nitric oxide as a primary controlling element of arteriole dilation during neurovascular coupling

   • Yong Yang
   • MingLai Wang
   • XiaoXiang Zheng

   Research Papers 23 December 2010 Pages: 1418 - 1427

7. Endogenous enkephalin does not contribute to the cerebral anti-hyperalgesic action of gabapentin

   • ShaoHui Chen
   • Jing Zhao
   • WenYu Hao

   Research Papers 23 December 2010 Pages: 1428 - 1432

8. Effects of confined space and near vision stimulation on refractive status and vitreous chamber depth in adolescent rhesus monkeys

   • YunXia Leng
   • WeiZhong Lan
   • Jian Ge

   Research Papers 23 December 2010 Pages: 1433 - 1439

9. Identification of an avirulence gene, avrxa5, from the rice pathogen Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae

   • HuaSong Zou
   • WenXiang Zhao
   • GongYou Chen

   Research Papers 23 December 2010 Pages: 1440 - 1449

10. Ectopic expression of foxtail millet zip-like gene, SiPf40, in transgenic rice plants causes a pleiotropic phenotype affecting tillering, vascular distribution and root development

    • YunXia Luan
    • BaoSheng Wang
    • JingJuan Yu

    Research Papers 23 December 2010 Pages: 1450 - 1458

11. Combined effects of chromium and arsenic on rice seedlings (Oryza sativa L.) growth in a solution culture supplied with or without P fertilizer

    • YiZong Huang
    • Ying Hu
    • YunXia Liu

    Research Papers 23 December 2010 Pages: 1459 - 1466

12. A web-based platform for rice microarray annotation and data analysis

    • DiJun Chen
    • Fan Zhang
    • Ming Chen

    Research Papers 23 December 2010 Pages: 1467 - 1473

13. Effective connectivity of dorsal and ventral visual pathways in chunk decomposition

    • QiYuan Wu
    • LiLi Wu
    • Jing Luo

    Research Papers 23 December 2010 Pages: 1474 - 1482

14. Two special topics on the avian influenza virus and on epigenetics, have drawn much attention

    • YongLin Hu

    Insight 23 December 2010 Pages: 1483 - 1484

15. NF-κB, a hot topic in biochemical and medical studies in China

    • Yan Wei

    Insight 23 December 2010 Pages: 1485 - 1487

16. Sterility and fertility: Keys for crop production in China

    • Sodmergen

    Insight 23 December 2010 Pages: 1488 - 1489

17. Erratum to: Marek’s disease virus-encoded microRNAs: genomics, expression and function

    • Jun Luo
    • Man Teng
    • GaiPing Zhang

    Erratum 23 December 2010 Pages: 1490 - 1490