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2002

Michigan Technological University

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Methods Of Modifying Lignin In Plants By Transformation With A 4-Coumarate Coenzyme A Ligase Nucleic Acid, Vincent Lee C. Chiang, Chung-Jui Tsai, Wen-Jing Hu Sep 2002

Methods Of Modifying Lignin In Plants By Transformation With A 4-Coumarate Coenzyme A Ligase Nucleic Acid, Vincent Lee C. Chiang, Chung-Jui Tsai, Wen-Jing Hu

Michigan Tech Patents

The invention pertains to methods of altering growth, lignin content, coniferyl and sinapyl alcohol units in the lignin structure, disease resistance and cellulose content in plants by transformation with a lignin pathway p-coumarate Co-enzyme A ligase (4CL) nucleic acid.


Spinal Fixation System, Matthew N. Songer, Jeffrey D. Vlahos, Thomas S. Kilpela, Gopal Jayaraman May 2002

Spinal Fixation System, Matthew N. Songer, Jeffrey D. Vlahos, Thomas S. Kilpela, Gopal Jayaraman

Michigan Tech Patents

An implantable, spinal, vertebral replacement device comprises a tubular cage for fitting into a space left by a missing vertebral body and for optionally retaining bone graft material. First and second transverse plates are respectively positioned at opposed ends of the tubular cage for supporting the respective cage ends and for pressing a plate face against an adjacent vertebral body in spinal columnsupporting relation. The transverse plates are each joined in transverse relation to at least one vertebral attachment plate which, in use, extends generally parallel to the spine. The vertebral attachment plate defines screw holes for screw securance to …