CLASSIFICATION OF CRANIAL TRAUMA. Chapter I.

Chapter I

Lipids play a variety of roles in biological systems. They are molecules that are insoluble in water and soluble in organic solvents. The diversity of lipids can be very high due to (a) the complexity of the hydrophobic acyl chains (i.e. carbon number and degree of unsaturation) and (b) the nature of the hydrophilic polar head group. Thus, over a thousand different lipid molecular species can b...

Chapter I

Chapter I

A practical alternative to traditional central line delivery of PA for small animal patients is utilization of a peripheral route. Admixtures delivered via this route should be a lower osmolarity to prevent complications; to attain this goal a HL:LD PA is formulated. Lipid peroxidation is a common sequella of PA containing high lipid content. This in vitro peroxidation can lead to oxidative inj...

Chapter I

Chapter I

1.1 Motivation Since its inception in the mid-1980’s, matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) has revolutionized analytical and biological chemistry by making possible the detection of large, intact biological molecules in the gas phase. This technique also motivated improvements in mass spectrometry, resulting in significant improvements in resolution and mass accuracy for biologic...