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Inform your users an open access option is now available to all authors of original research papers that are accepted for publication in BJC. BJC OPEN articles will be freely accessible to all readers immediately on publication.

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Did you know eating an egg breakfast every morning increases energy, fills you up, and helps with weight loss?  Your users can read all about the benefits of an egg breakfast in this article from the International Journal of Obesity. The article is FREE for a limited time so notify your users today!

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Nature Immunology (*2007 Impact Factor 26.218) invites your users to read the Focus on Leukocyte Trafficking, a collection of five reviews on different aspects of leukocyte trafficking from the September issue. Included are discussions of the traffic signals, migration patterns and specific intervention points that might be exploited in inflammatory disease. The focus also contains an overview article, highlights of recent research and an online-only forum to discuss current areas of research relevant to the trafficking field.

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The EMBO Journal (*2007 Impact Factor 8.662) welcomes your users to access the Focus on Quality Control, a collection of eight review articles that highlight different aspects of cellular quality control and their potential relevance for human diseases. Topics include mitochondrial and ER quality control, protein folding and degradation as well as quality control in RNA and DNA metabolism.

These online review articles include FREE downloadable figures for teaching purposes and links to relevant research articles published recently in The EMBO Journal and other NPG journals.

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