Boats from the past

The measurement technologies of thyrotropin receptor antibodies from the past to the present

Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Receptor (TSH-R) autoantibodies are the main cause of Graveschr('39') disease and its external thyroid manifestations such as ophtalmopathy and dermatopathy. These antibodies are functionally different and are commonly called TSH receptor antibodies (TRAbs). In fact, TRAbs are a set of autoantibodies including TSHR-stimulating antibodies (TSAbs), TSHR- blocking antib...

Collective Motion of Camphor Boats – Reduction from Reaction-Diffusion Systems –

The collective motion of camphor boats in the water channel exhibits both a homogeneous and an inhomogeneous state, depending on the number of boats, when unidirectional motion along an annular water channel can be observed even with only one camphor boat [4]. In a theoretical research, the unidirectional motion is represented by a traveling wave solution in a model [3]. Since the experimental ...

Wisdom from the past

by P. Watson Williams, M.D., Assistant Physician to the Bristol Royal Infirmary. "The Northern African seaboard has long been recognised as a region which presents many and great attractions as a winter resort for sufferers from various affections of the chest, and which is, at the same time, easily accessible to Europeans. Certain regions, more especially Algiers, have long successfully compet...

Proteins from the past

Some fragments of ancient protein are less prone to degradation because they bind strongly to the surfaces of minerals.

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