Tree bark species were randomly collected from 65 sites having different anthropogenic activities, such as industrial, high traffic commercial, residential high and residential low traffic volume areas of Ibadan City, Nigeria. Levels of Cd, Cu, Pb, Zn, Co, and Cr of the dry-ashed bark samples were determined by AAS. The mean metal concentrations (mg kg(-1)) in samples from industrial zone were ...

Background Intestinal fistula is one of the common complications of Crohn's disease (CD) that might require surgical treatment. The clinical characteristics and outcomes of CD with intestinal fistula are much different from CD alone. This study was to investigate whether the coagulation status of CD is changed by intestinal fistula. Methods Data were retrospectively analyzed for 190 patients ...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this retrospective study was to evaluate the incidence of recurrence and the success of radioiodine treatment (RIT) in the Trakya region of Turkey, an area with mild iodine deficiency, and to compare the effect of dose regimen selection (fixed (FD) or calculated dose (CD)) on treatment success. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study sample included 148 patients (40 male, medi...

BACKGROUND Delay in diagnosis of celiac disease (CD) occurs frequently, although its consequences are mostly not known. One of the presented symptoms in pediatric patients with CD is the short stature. However, far too little attention has been paid to physical features including height of adult patients with CD. This study was undertaken to evaluate whether patients suffering from CD are short...

Cadmium in blood (B-Cd) may be used to assess recent exposure to cadmium in the working or general environment. In a paper published elsewhere pooled reference values using meta-analysis of B-Cd values in general-population studies were calculated. In the present study tentative references intervals were described which can be used for comparison with data from occupationally exposed groups or ...

between 2000 and 2005 were assessed. Demographic data, endoscopic findings, extraintestinal manifestations, perianal lesions, medical and surgical treatments were recorded in our prospective database; the mean time of patient follow up was 6.5 years. The evaluation of endoscopic activity was based on the Simplified Endoscopic Activity Score for Crohn’s Disease (SES-CD). Chi-square test and logi...

DNA/RNA Description DNA contains 27.322 kb composed of 20 coding exons. Exons 1-2 encode the 5' untranslated region and the signal peptide, exons 3-7 the five EGF domains, exons 8-13 the extracellular stalk, exons 14-18 the seven-span transmembrane (TM7) domains and exons 19-20 the intracellular part and the 3' untranslated region. Transcription 3247 bp mRNA transcribed in telomeric to centrome...