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cannulation. The other subject that we wonder about is the cause of mortality in one case. It could be more favorable if the authors pointed out this issue. Antegrade cerebral perfusion is being performed even when the point of deep or moderate hypothermic perfusion is controversial [4]. We believe that the safety and quality of distal anastomosis is the most important factor for mortality and ...

Plant arginyltransferases (ATEs)

Regulation of protein stability and/or degradation of misfolded and damaged proteins are essential cellular processes. A part of this regulation is mediated by the so-called N-end rule proteolytic pathway, which, in concert with the ubiquitin proteasome system (UPS), drives protein degradation depending on the N-terminal amino acid sequence. One important enzyme involved in this process is argi...

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We thank Dr Schachner for his interest and comments on our recent experimental findings [1]. The first facet of our study was that although initially (at 1 month), neointima formation in vein grafts was inhibited by perivenous application of fibrin glue at the time of implantation, at 4 months neointimal formation was not significantly different from controls [1]. Dr Schachner has implied that ...