Some Questions Answered

AMPK, MAPK and Bax in the heart: some questions answered.

The question of how Bax is activated during apoptosis to perform its role in permeabilization of mitochondrial membranes is intriguing for investigators in the wide field of cell death research. In their paper published in the Biochemical Journal in 2006, Capano and Crompton presented their discovery that simulated ischaemia causes rapid activation of AMPK (AMP-activated protein kinase) which p...

Hypertension control and kidney disease: some questions answered, many remain.

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Hair restoration: answered questions.

Dr. Dzubow's comments in "Hair Restoration: Turbo Transplants and Fractured Follicles" (Dermatol Surg 1995;21:283), regarding Dr. William Rassman's recent article "Micrografting in Extensive Quantities" (Dermatol Surg 1995;21:306-11), state that "questions remain unanswered." I have been working closely with Dr. Rassman for some time and perform extensive micrografting myself. In addition, I ha...

Unmarried Mothers: Some Questions to Be Answered and Some Answers to Be Questioned

Insecticide-treated cattle for controlling tsetse flies (Diptera: Glossinidae): some questions answered, many posed

Bioassays in Zimbabwe with wild-caught Glossina pallidipes Austen and G. morsitans morsitans Westwood showed that formulations of deltamethrin (Decatix, SpotOn and an experimental variant of SpotOn), alphacypermethrin (Renegade) and cyfluthrin (Cylence) applied to oxen at the manufacturers’ recommended doses gave knockdowns above 50% for 5–24 days in hot months and 24–55 days at cooler seasons....