CDT and cosmology

Experiences in CDT Testing

Initially, let me state that in our study, 2% of the specimens screened were elevated and 98% were normal. Now, for my Demographics, in reviewing the incidence of male vs. female applicants of amounts of insurance as outlined above. I found that 81% of our applicants were male. Consequently 19% were female. In that I indicated that 2% were elevated, the number of elevated specimens were determi...

Cytolethal distending toxin (CDT)-Negative Campylobacter jejuni strains and anti-CDT neutralizing antibodies induced during hu

Clostridium difficile binary toxin CDT

Binary toxin (CDT) is frequently observed in Clostridium difficile strains associated with increased severity of C. difficile infection (CDI). CDT belongs to the family of binary ADP-ribosylating toxins consisting of two separate toxin components: CDTa, the enzymatic ADP-ribosyltransferase which modifies actin, and CDTb which binds to host cells and translocates CDTa into the cytosol. CDTb is a...

Cosmic Walls and Filaments Formation in Modied Chaplygin Gas Cosmology

We want to study the perturbation growth of an initial seed of an ellipsoidal shape in Top-Hat collapse model of the structure formation in the Modied Chaplygin gas cosmology. Considering reasonable values of the constants and the parameters of the model under study, we can show that a very small deviation from spherical symmetry (ellipsoidal geometry) in the initial seed leads to a nal highly ...

Investigation by isoelectric focusing of the initial carbohydrate-deficient transferrin (CDT) and non-CDT transferrin isoform fractionation step involved in determination of CDT by the ChronAlcoI.D. assay.

BACKGROUND The introduction of a new set of reagents for the determination of carbohydrate-deficient transferrin (CDT) as a marker of chronic alcohol abuse requires an independent evaluation of the analytic specificity of the test. This information is needed for correct interpretation and classification of test results. METHODS Isoelectric focusing on the PhastSystem(TM) followed by immunofix...