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Preanalytical variables influencing the interpretation and reporting of biological tests on blood samples of living and deceased donors for human body materials
With the present paper, the Working Group on Cells, Tissues and Organs and other experts of the Superior Health Council of Belgium aimed to provide...
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Comparative study of immunohematological tests with canine blood samples submitted for a direct antiglobulin (Coombs’) test
BackgroundA 2019 ACVIM consensus statement on diagnostics for immune-mediated hemolytic anemia (IMHA) in dogs made testing recommendations. As data...
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Guidelines on Developmental Toxicity Tests: Brief Insights
Developmental toxicology is a constantly evolving research field which needs to attend to a complex underlying regulatory network. In order to ensure...
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Akkermansia muciniphila exoglycosidases target extended blood group antigens to generate ABO-universal blood
Matching donor and recipient blood groups based on red blood cell (RBC) surface ABO glycans and antibodies in plasma is crucial to avoid potentially...
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Characteristics of the Included Tests
This chapter presents a summary of a great variety of physical tests that can be implemented on both amateur and professional athletes from different...
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Reliability Levels of the Tests
The current chapter will focus in to present the main findings of validity and reliability levels of physical fitness assessment tests in soccer. The...
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Young blood-mediated cerebromicrovascular rejuvenation through heterochronic parabiosis: enhancing blood-brain barrier integrity and capillarization in the aged mouse brain
Age-related cerebromicrovascular changes, including blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption and microvascular rarefaction, play a significant role in...
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Priors, population sizes, and power in genome-wide hypothesis tests
BackgroundGenome-wide tests, including genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of germ-line genetic variants, driver tests of cancer somatic...
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Blood Flow Changes in the Rabbit Cranial and Caudal Venae Cavae during Postural Loads after Propranolol, Bisoprolol and Methyldopa Pretreatment
AbstractThe β 1,2 -adrenergic receptor blocker propranolol, β 1 -blocker bisoprolol, and central presynaptic α 2 -adrenergic receptor agonist methyldopa...
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Collecting Blood from Various Sites and Vessels
There are many different techniques to collect blood from a mouse. Depending on the specific requirements of the study, one selects a proper...
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Histone crotonylation of peripheral blood mononuclear cells is a potential biomarker for diagnosis of colorectal cancer
BackgroundBlood-based tests have public appeal in screening cancers due to their minimally invasive nature, ability to integrate with other routine...
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Changes in biomarkers of the redox status in whole blood and red blood cell lysates in canine hypothyroidism
Hypothyroidism is the most commonly diagnosed endocrine disease in dogs. The objective of this study was to evaluate the changes in the redox status...
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Insights on the performance of phenotypic tests versus genotypic tests for the detection of carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative bacilli in resource-limited settings
Background:Carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative (CPGN) bacteria impose life-threatening infections with limited treatment options. Rigor and rapid...
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Use of Specific Borrelia Phages as a New Strategy for Improved Diagnostic Tests
The high failure rate of tick-borne infection (TBI)-related testing underscores the need for novel approaches that do not rely on serology and...
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Assessment of the relationship between subclinical hypothyroidism and blood lipid profile: reliable or not?
BackgroundThe relationship between subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) and blood lipid metabolism is controversial. This study is intended to evaluate...
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Neurological diagnostic tests for patients with and without delirium: a prospective observational study
Since most of the precipitating factors of delirium are not due to neurological disorders, neurological diagnostic tests (NDTs) may be of limited...
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Biological age estimation using circulating blood biomarkers
Biological age captures physiological deterioration better than chronological age and is amenable to interventions. Blood-based biomarkers have been...
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Gene-based burden scores identify rare variant associations for 28 blood biomarkers
BackgroundA relevant part of the genetic architecture of complex traits is still unknown; despite the discovery of many disease-associated common...
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Leukemia circulation kinetics revealed through blood exchange method
Leukemias and their bone marrow microenvironments undergo dynamic changes over the course of disease. However, little is known about the circulation...
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Nanomaterial-Based Lateral Flow Assays for Point-of-Care Diagnostic Tests
Point-of-care tests (POCTs) have become increasingly popular recently because of their advantages like user compliance, quick results,...