The water content of human stratum corneum has been measured gravimetrically in vitro in relation to relative humidity (RH) and temperature. Water content increased with increasing RH. Stratum corneum water content increased 50% when the temperature was raised from 20 to 35 degrees C at RH below 60%. Temperature dependence decreased with increasing RH until there was essentially no temperature ...

The relative rate constants for the Rh(II)-mediated diazo decomposition of a series of para- or meta-substituted diazophenylacetates were measured through intermolecular competition. The kinetic data were further subjected to Hammett correlation analysis and were found to have better linear correlation with sigma(+). Reaction constants for four Rh(II) catalysts have been obtained, Rh(2)(OAc)(4)...

Recent studies show that antagonists of growth hormone-releasing hormone (GH-RH) inhibit proliferation of various cancers indirectly through blockage of the endocrine GHinsulin-like growth factor (IGF) I axis and directly by an action on tumor cells involving the suppression of autocrine/paracrine IGF-I, IGF-II, or GH-RH. The effectiveness of therapy with GH-RH antagonist JV-1–38 and its mechan...

Rabbit polyclonal antibodies were raised against synthetic peptides corresponding to hydrophilic regions of the human Rhesus (Rh) IX cDNA-encoded polypeptide predicted to be extracellularly or intracellularly exposed in the topologic model of the Rh blood group protein. Four antibodies encompassing residues 33-45 (MPC1 ), 224-233 (MPC4), 390-404 (MPC6), and 408-41 6 (MPC8) were characterized an...

In the title solvate, [Rh(2)(C(22)H(18)N(2)O(2))(C(8)H(12))(2)]·CH(2)Cl(2), each organometallic mol-ecule is composed of two Rh(I) cations, the tetra-dentate dianion α,α'-bis-(salicylaldiminato)-m-xylene and two 1,5-cyclo-octa-diene (COD) ligands. Each Rh(I) atom is coordinated by one O atom [Rh-O = 2.044 (2) and 2.026 (2) Å], one N atom [Rh-N = 2.083 (2) and 2.090 (2) Å], and one COD ligand vi...

Highly purified recombinant human renin (rh-renin), synthesized by Chinese hamster ovary cells, was labeled with iodine-125 and was given intravenously to pentobarbital-anesthetized common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) to study the fate of the circulating renin. Specific anti-rh-renin antiserum was used to identify the 125I-rh-renin. Plasma disappearance of the exogenously administered 125I-rh...

OBJECTIVES To identify where vouchers have been used for reproductive health (RH) services, to what extent RH voucher programmes have been evaluated, and whether the programmes have been effective. METHODS A systematic search of the peer review and grey literature was conducted to identify RH voucher programmes and evaluation findings. Experts were consulted to verify RH voucher programme inf...

BACKGROUND Little is known about the prognosis of resistant hypertension (RH) in Asian population. This study aimed to evaluate the impacts of RH in Taiwanese patients with hypertension, and to ascertain whether patient characteristics influence the association of RH with adverse outcomes. METHODS AND RESULTS Patients aged ≥45 years with hypertension were identified from the National Health I...

BACKGROUND Large numbers of unmarried migrants are on the continuous move from rural-to-urban areas within China mainland, meanwhile their Reproductive Health (RH) is underserved when it is compared with the present urban RH policies. The purpose of this study is to investigate the RH knowledge and the utilization of RH services among unmarried migrants. METHODS A cross-section survey was per...

Antagonists of growth hormone-releasing hormone (GH-RH) inhibit growth of various human cancers including osteosarcomas and Ewing's sarcomas, xenografted into nude mice or cultured in vitro. The antiproliferative effect of GH-RH antagonists could be mediated, in part, through the splice variants (SVs) of receptors for GH-RH which have been found in several human cancers and cancer cell lines. I...