97 Result(s)
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Achatina fulica Hemocyanin and a Dicopper Oxygen Carrier as Model
Some properties and reactions of Achatina fulica hemocyanin from Taiwan snails have been compared with those of a synthetic di-copper oxygen carrier, Cu2(EDTB)(C1O4)2, where EDTB is N,N,N′N′-tetrakis(2-benzimidaz...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Photolysis of the Photosensitizers Bithionol and Fentichlor
Antiseptic preparations containing bithionol (BT, 2,2′-thiobis(4,6-dichlorophenol)) and fentichlor (FT, 2,2′-thiobis(4-chlorophenol)) have been reported to cause contact photoallergy1,2, a delayed hypersensitivit...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Amino Acids in the Regulation of Food Intake and Selection
Until approximately ten years ago the prevalent view of the role of amino acids in food intake regulation was that they acted primarily as inhibitors when consumed in excess or in imbalanced proportions (1). T...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
The Selenium and Phospholipid (Phosphatidylcholine) Deficiency and Low Temperature of Environment May be the Pathogenetic Basis of Kaschin-Beck Disease
Kaschin-Beck disease (KBD), an endemic, deforming osteoarthropathy, which occurs in remote and secluded places among the mountainous areas of China and in the eastern part of the Soviet Union, seriously impair...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Characteristics of Organic Anion Binding Proteins from Rat Liver Sinusoidal Plasma Membranes
Within the past decade it has become widely accepted that the entry into the hepatocyte of low molecular weight amphipathic organic compounds which are albumin-bound within the circulation is mediated by membr...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Antigen Specific T Cell Nonresponsiveness in Man: Lepromatous Leprosy, a Model Disease
One of the most intriguing aspects of leprosy is the close correlation between its clinical and immunological spectrum. There are two polar forms of the disease, tuberculoid and lepromatous leprosy, with a num...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
T-Cell Recognition of HLA Class I Molecules
The purpose of the Class I T-Cell Clone component of the Tenth Workshop (10WS) was to determine the extent to which HLA class I molecules express polymorphisms recognizable by alloreactive or antigen-specific ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Inflammation and Angiogenesis
Acute inflammation (i.e., caused by a superficial infection) is generally associated only with dilated vessels in the microcirculation of the skin. In chronic inflammation, dilated blood vessels are also accom...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
The Role of Lipid-Protein Interactions in the Structure and Function of Photosynthetic Membranes
The mechanism and functional role of lipid-protein interactions in photosynthetic membranes has been examined. The efficacy of various acyl lipids in the restoration of energy and electron transfer between sol...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Swelling of Gels and Diffusion of Molecules
The kinetics of swelling and shrinking of gels is studied. A new relation, in addition to the differential equation developed by Tanaka and Fillmore, is formulated to solve the kinetics of gels having arbitrar...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
The Role of NO3 — and NH4 + Ions in the Regulation of Nitrate Reductase in Higher Plants
After its identification by Evans and Nason (1953), nitrate reductase (NR) was shown to be a substrate inducible enzyme by Tang and Wu (1957). In 1960 Hageman and Flesher demonstrated further that both light a...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Regulation of Calbindin-D28K Gene Expression
Calbindin belongs to the calmodulin family of intracellular calcium modulated proteins that reversibly bind calcium in the micromolar range (Van Eldik et al, 1982). Since the discovery of avian intestinal calb...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Stable Expression of Human HSP70 Gene in Rodent Cells Confers Thermal Resistance
When exposed to a non lethal heat shock, a variety of organisms and cell lines acquire a transient resistance to one or more subsequent exposures at elevated temperatures (Gener and Schneider, 1975; Henle and ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Lack of pre-C region mutation in woodchuck hepatitis virus from seroconverted woodchucks
Woodchuck hepatitis virus, which shares a large degree of homology with human HBV, was examined for indications of mutational variants. No alteration in the pre-C region was found, but as in HBV, viral DNA cou...
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Sequence analysis of PCR amplified hepatitis C virus cDNA from French non-A, non-B hepatitis patients
Using nested PCR and hybridization techniques, it was found that the predominant HCV strain in France is related to the U.S. strain rather than to Japanese isolates.
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Studies on the Production of Secondary Metabolites in Plant Cell Culture
Plants are important sources, for the production of chemicals including medicines, flavors, aromas, pigments and enzymes. Most of these chemicals are secondary metabolites. In the last decade, there has been i...
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Studies on the Synthesis and Properties of the Mimics with Glutathione Peroxidase Activity and Preparation of the Conjugate of Mimic-Antibody
Glutathione peroxidase (EC 1.11.1.9, GSH-Px) catalyzes the reduction of a wide variety of hydroperoxides, it together with GSH1 constitutes a powerful cellular defence system against so-called oxidative damage [1...
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Development of a Novel EN-FET as Pesticide Monitor
The widespread and long-term use of organophosphorus and carbamate pesticides are becoming increasingly a threat aganst living organisms, aside from the target insects[1]. Analytical technique s of high sensit...
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PCR detection of HCV RNA among French non-A, non-B hepatitis patients
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) cDNA was amplified from serum of 26/40 French chronic non-A, non-B hepatitis patients by the nested polymerase chain reaction. Compared with anti-C100, viral cDNA represents a more reli...
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Studies on the Performance of Bioreactors Used for the Fermentation Process with Highly Viscous Broth
Pullulan as a microbiological polysaccharide is produced by fermentation with highly viscous broth, which becomes more viscous and appears non- Newtonian behavior with the accumulation of biomass and it’s prod...
