Late reversibility: A viability issue

MEMORIAL ISSUE DEDICATED TO THE 100TH BIRTHDAY OF LATE UNIV. – PROF. DR. KARL HEINZ RECHINGER

Karl Heinz Rechinger was born on October 16, 1906 at Vienna (Austria). He was the only son of Dr. Karl Rechinger and Rosa Elisabeth Rechinger née Favarger. His father was also a plant taxonomist. The principal focus of K.H. Rechinger was flora writing. He was the author of Flora Aegaea and founder and editor of "Flora Iranica". In 1929, Rechinger started to work as an unpaid volunteer in the De...

Late preterm births--an issue of concern in perinatal care.

“Late-preterm birth” refers to babies born between 34 and 36 weeks of pregnancy. During the past decade in the United States, the delivery of late preterm infants has increased by 14%. There are approximately 500,000 preterm births (births before 37 completed weeks of gestation), which account for 12.5% of live births in the United States annually. Of these preterm births, more than 70% (approx...

Trichoepithelioma: A Rare but Crucial Dermatologic Issue

BACKGROUND Trichoepithelioma is a rare benign skin lesion that originates from hair follicles. Trichoepitheliomas are mostly seen in the scalp, nose, forehead, and upper lip. METHODS We present a large family of Iranian origin with 15 individuals affected with multiple familial trichoepithelioma in four generations, and treated with three different methods. RESULTS Trichoepithelioma is his...

Medical Malpractice: A Preventable or Inevitable Issue

Reversibility of a phosphoroclastic reaction.

Reaction 1 occurring with reaction 2 involves carbon dioxide fixation. Koepsell & Johnson (1942) obtained a cell-free extract from Clo8tridium butylicum which converts pyruvic acid into acetic acid, carbon dioxide and hydrogen, and requires phosphate for the reaction. Later Koepsell, Johnson & Meek (1944) found that inorganic phosphate is taken up and labile phosphate appears. The overall react...