The effect of dietary sodium manipulation was studied In 27 normal subjects and 19 patients with borderline hypertension. Sodium-loading caused an Increase in blood pressure (BP) in 14 of 19 borderline hypertensive patients but in only 4 of 27 normal subjects (X* = 13.85, p < 0.01). In the normal subjects, a 10 mEq sodium diet resulted in a fall in supine mean blood pressure (MBP) of 43% after ...

The study was conducted to evaluate the performance of thirty-six Basmati rice genotypes for yield and its related traits under direct-seeded (DSR), system intensification (SRI), chemical-free cultivation (CFC), conventional transplanted (TPR).The were evaluated two years at locations in randomized block design with three replications. Genotype Pusa 1121 scored highest ~22% increase method over...

The effect of dietary sodium manipulation was studied In 27 normal subjects and 19 patients with borderline hypertension. Sodium-loading caused an Increase in blood pressure (BP) in 14 of 19 borderline hypertensive patients but in only 4 of 27 normal subjects (X* = 13.85, p < 0.01). In the normal subjects, a 10 mEq sodium diet resulted in a fall in supine mean blood pressure (MBP) of 43% after ...

BACKGROUND A T-piece resuscitator (TPR) uses a built-in manometer to set the inflation pressures, but we are not informed what pressures are actually delivered distally. Aim of this study was to measure the proximal and distal pressures under different gas conditions when using a TPR. METHODOLOGY/FINDINGS A test lung was ventilated using a TPR (PIP 25 cmH₂O, PEEP 5 cmH₂O) with a gas flow rate...

Intravertebral infusion of angiotensin II (Ang II) increases mean arterial pressure (MAP), but the contribution of cardiac output (CO) and total peripheral resistance (TPR) to this increase is unclear. In the present study, the effects of Ang II infusion on CO and regional blood flow was determined by the microsphere technique in eight conscious, chronically catheterized dogs. Ang II was infuse...

The function of the REP27 protein (GenBank accession no. EF127650) in the photosystem II (PSII) repair process was elucidated. REP27 is a nucleus-encoded and chloroplast-targeted protein containing two tetratricopeptide repeat (TPR) motifs, two putative transmembrane domains, and an extended carboxyl (C)-terminal region. Cell fractionation and western-blot analysis localized the REP27 protein i...

Oxygen storage capacities of CeOz, Ce02/A1203, and PMiCe0,/A120~, measured by a pulse injection method, are affected by pretreatment temperature, pulsing temperature, partial pressure of CO, presence of precious metals (PM), and the concentration of CeOz on alumina. They are lowered by higher pretreatment temperature but increase with the pulsing temperature in the range of application. At a pu...

While calcium signaling is known to play vital roles in platelet function, the mechanisms underlying its receptor-operated calcium entry component (ROCE) remain poorly understood. It has been proposed, but never proven in platelets, that the canonical transient receptor potential channel-6 (TRPC6) mediates ROCE. Nonetheless, we have previously shown that the mouse TRPC6 regulates hemostasis, th...