Two patients with low lactate dehydrogenase (LD) activity were discovered during healthcare examinations and were found to be homozygous for LD-H (heart) subunit deficiency by electrophoretic isoenzyme analysis of serum and erythrocyte hemolysate. The molecular nature of the genetic mutations was characterized by amplification by the polymerase chain reaction and DNA sequencing. In one case, a ...

We study some self-interacting diffusions living on R solutions to: dXt = dBt − g(t)∇V (Xt − μt)dt where μt is the empirical mean of the process X , V is an asymptotically strictly convex potential and g is a given function, not increasing too fast to the infinity or constant. The authors have already proved that the ergodic behavior of X is strongly related to g. We go further and, using the s...

BACKGROUND: Betaine has been shown to be antioxidantand methyl donor effects in our recent studies. OBJECTIVES: Inthe present study, the antioxidant and methyl donor properties ofbetaine in levodopa/benserazide-mediated hyperhomocysteinemiaand levodopa-induced oxidative stress in rat's kidney wereexamined. METHODS: Sprague-Dawley male rats were dividedinto levodopa (LD), Betaine (Bet.), levodop...

Amaç: Bu in vitro çal??man?n amac?, kendi kendine ba?lanabilen ak??kan bir kompozit rezinin (Constic, DMG) makaslama ba? dayan?kl?l???n?, üniversal adeziv (G-Premio Bond, GC) ile birlikte uygulanan yüksek dolduruculu rezin (G-ænial Universal Flo, kar??la?t?rmakt?r.Gereç ve Yöntemler: Sa?lam insan ön di?lerinden haz?rlanan 40 mine örne?i 4 gruba ayr?ld? (n=10): 1) Constic (CS); 2) Fosforik asit+...

BACKGROUND Patients with distinctive morphotype were more susceptible to nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease (NTM-LD). However, little is known about the association between body morphotype and progression of NTM-LD. The aim of this study was to elucidate predictors of NTM-LD progression, focusing on body morphotype and composition. METHODS Data from patients with NTM-LD who participate...

Gasand particle-phase pollutants were measured separately for (a) light-duty (LD) vehicles and (b) medium-duty (MD) and heavy-duty (HD) diesel trucks. Measurements were made during summer 2006 at the Caldecott Tunnel in the San Francisco Bay area as part of a continuing campaign to track changes in vehicle emissions over time. When normalized to fuel consumption, NOx emission factors were found...

Zinc (Zn)-deficiency causes a reduction in food intake and alters adipose metabolism. The effect of zinc restriction in rats on the selection of fish-oil and lard was studied during a period of reduced appetite. The reduction of appetite was caused by an experimentally induced Zn-deficiency. Four-week-old male rats were divided into three dietary treatment groups: Zn-adequate (ZnA, 30.9 mg Zn/k...

We have used N,N'-1,4-phenylenebismaleimide, a bifunctional sulfhydryl cross-linking reagent, to probe the oligomeric state of actin during the early stages of its polymerization into filaments. We document that one of the first steps in the polymerization of globular monomeric actin (G-actin) under a wide variety of ionic conditions is the dimerization of a significant fraction of the G-actin ...

D(t) = max x,y∈Ω ‖K(x, ·)−K(y, ·)‖TV ≤ 2 max x∈Ω ‖K(x, ·)− π‖TV = 2∆(t). Let X0 = x and Y0 = y. By the coupling lemma, there exists a coupling of K (x, ·) and K(y, ·) so that Pr[Xt 6= Yt] = ‖K(x, ·)−K(y, ·)‖TV = Dxy(t). Then for s ≥ 1, we construct a coupling of Xt+s and Yt+s as follows: • If Xt = Yt, then Xt+i = Yt+i for i = 1, ..., s. • If Xt = x′ and Yt = y′ where x′ 6= y′, then by the coupl...

Objective(s): The aim of the present study was to evaluate antioxidant and methyl donor effects of betaine in cerebellum following levodopa and benserazide administration in rats. Materials and Methods: Sprague-Dawley male rats were treated with levodopa (LD), betaine (Bet), levodopa plus betaine (LD/Bet), levodopa plus benserazide (LD/Ben), levodopa plus betaine-benserazide (LD/Bet-Ben), and t...