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Polymorphisms in telomere-associated genes, breast cancer susceptibility and prognosis

Association of cysteine-rich secretory protein 3 and beta-microseminoprotein with outcome after radical prostatectomy

Acute Chlamydia pneumoniae infection causes coronary endothelial dysfunction in pigs.

Expression, activity, and subcellular localization of testicular hormone-sensitive lipase during postnatal development in the guinea pig

Energy limitations for spring migration and breeding: the case of brent geese Branta bernicla tracked by satellite telemetry to Svalbard and Greenland

Brent geese were tracked by satellite telemetry from spring staging areas in Denmark to Arctic breeding areas in Svalbard and Greenland in 1997 and 2001. From estimated departure masses and carcass analysis we used flight mechnical theory to estimate maximum flight ranges of both sexes, and remaining stores of fat and protein upon arrival in females. Model predictions suggested that all birds but

Effects of nutrition on sexual ornaments and humoral immune responsiveness in adult male pheasants

The apj receptor is expressed in pancreatic islets and its ligand, apelin, inhibits insulin secretion in mice.

Lack of association between plasma homocysteine and inflammation in psychogeriatric patients

Background/Objectives: In previous studies we observed a high incidence of elevated plasma homocysteine (tHcy) concentrations in psychogeriatric patients. Plasma tHcy is increased in folate deficiency. Folates are sensitive to oxidative stress. Oxidative stress, caused by inflammatory processes, could represent an endogenous reason for folate deficiency, even when the dietary intake of the vitamin

Alcohol drinking may increase risk of breast cancer in men : a European population-based case-control study

Smoking and Risk for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Analysis of the EPIC Cohort

Interactions of novel, nonhemolytic surfactants with phospholipid vesicles

Multi-level analysis of alcohol-related injury among emergency department patients: a cross-national study

AIM: The aim of this analysis was to examine the average rate and variation of alcohol-related injury across emergency department (ED) studies, the effect of usual drinking on likelihood of alcohol-related injury, whether cross-study variation in rate of alcohol-related injury can be explained by between-study difference in usual consumption and whether social-cultural contextual variables help ex

Nasal Challenge with LPS Stimulates the Release of Macrophage Inflammatory Protein 1 alpha

"Protein-like" copolymers: Effect of polymer architecture on the performance in bioseparation process

Association of Napthalene-Labeled Poly(acrylic acid) and Interaction with Cationic Surfactants. Fluorescence Studies

LIF study of mixing in a model of a vein punctured by a cannula

Clinical manifestations of atherosclerosis in an elderly population are related to plasma neopterin, NGAL and endothelin-1, but not to Chlamydia pneumoniae serology.

Electrophysiologic findings in two young patients with Bothnia dystrophy and a mutation in the RLBP1 gene

Purpose: To characterize the clinical phenotype, with emphasis on electrophysiology, of two children with suspected Bothnia dystrophy. Methods: Two unrelated affected patients, 10 and 11 years old, were studied. Ophthalmological examination included testing of visual acuity, fundus inspection and fundus photography, kinetic perimetry, full-field electroretinogram (ERG), and multifocal ERG. The pre

A steady-state and flow-through cell for screen-printed eight-electrode arrays

On the interaction between beta 2-microglobulin and group A streptococci

beta 2-microglobulin (beta 2m) was found to interact with many group A streptococcal strains. The interaction appeared to require multipoint attachment, since monomeric beta 2m in solution showed no binding, whereas both beta 2m monomers bound to liposomes, and beta 2m in aggregates showed affinity for the bacteria. Aggregated HLA antigens (-A, -B and -C) and aggregated beta 2m exhibited the same