In the ventral cochlear nucleus (VCN), neurons transform information from auditory nerve fibers into a set of parallel ascending pathways, each emphasizing different aspects of the acoustic environment. Previous studies have shown that VCN neurons differ in their intrinsic electrical properties, including the K+ currents they express. In this study, we examine these K+ currents in more detail u...

Mutations that influence lin-12 activity in Caenorhabditis elegans may identify conserved factors that regulate the activity of lin-12/Notch proteins. We describe genetic evidence indicating that sel-10 is a negative regulator of lin-12/Notch-mediated signaling in C. elegans. Sequence analysis shows that SEL-10 is a member of the CDC4 family of proteins and has a potential human ortholog. Coimm...

The origin of the methyl group on C-1 of Ring A of the corrin ring of vitamin B(12) was investigated by (13)C magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The proton-decoupled (13)C spectra of vitamin B(12) synthesized from [5-(13)C]delta-aminolevulinic acid by Propionibacteria were obtained by Fourier-transform nuclear magnetic resonance of high resolution, and spectra of high-resolution proton magnetic r...

background: due to the attribution of fatty liver with some chronic diseases such as obesity, finding a way to control obesity can be useful for the management of fatty liver. this study was performed to assess the effects of plantago psyllium (pp) and ocimum basilicum (ob) on anthropometric measurements in people with hepatic steatosis. methods: all patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disea...

The mol-ecule of the title pyridine derivative, C(5)H(7)N(3), shows approximately non-crystallographic C(s) symmetry. Intra-cyclic angles cover the range 117.50 (14)-123.03 (15)°. In the crystal, N-H⋯N hydrogen bonds connect mol-ecules into a three-dimensional network. The closest inter-centroid distance between two π-systems occurs with the c-axis repeat at 3.9064 (12) Å.

In the title compound, C(14)H(12)ClN(3)OS, the short exocyclic N-C bond lengths indicate resonance in the thiourea part of the mol-ecule. The title compound is stabilized by an intra-molecular N-H⋯N hydrogen bond, which results in the formation of a six-membered ring. In addition, it shows a synperiplanar conformation between the thio-carbonyl group and the pyridine group. Inter-molecular N-H⋯S...

In the title compound, [Sn(CH(3))(2)(NSC)(2)(C(24)H(16)N(2))], a 1:1 adduct of dimethyl-tin diisothio-cyanate with 4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline, the Sn(IV) atom shows a slightly distorted octa-hedral SnC(2)N(4) coordination. The methyl groups are trans to each other in the octa-hedron surrounding the metal atom [C-Sn-C = 176.61 (12)°].

Dielectric film with ultrahigh thermal stability based on crosslinked polyarylene ether nitrile is prepared and characterized. The film is obtained by solution-casting of polyarylene ether nitrile terminated phthalonitrile (PEN-Ph) combined with post self-crosslinking at high temperature. The film shows a 5% decomposition temperature over 520 °C and a glass transition temperature (Tg) around 38...