This study was designed to explore the relationship between deterioration of sea cucumbers and intestinal flora’s diversity change during preservation using 16S rRNA gene sequencing. We show that body wall cucumber develops white spots on day 4, epidermis dissolves 7. The distinctive OTUs remain relatively low four days storage but increase potential gut microbiota biomarkers are Psychrobacter-...

Temperature and selenium are two environmental parameters that potentially affect reproduction and stock recruitment of sturgeon in the San Francisco Bay/Delta Estuary. To identify proteins whose expression is modified by these environmental stressors, we performed a proteomic analysis on larval green and white sturgeons exposed to 18 or 26 degrees C and micro-injected with Seleno-L-Methionine ...

Excessive intake of fluoride (F) by young children results in the formation of enamel subsurface porosities and pits, called enamel fluorosis. In this study, we used a single high dose of F administered to hamster pups to determine the stage of ameloblasts most affected by F and whether pit formation was related to F-related sub-ameloblastic cyst formation. Hamster pups received a single subcut...

Giriş ve Amaç: Rutin endoskopik değerlendirmede genellikle karşılaştığımız intestinal lenfanjiektazi olarak değerlendirdiğimiz duodenumun dağınık beyaz noktasal lezyonlarının çoğunlukla belirgin bir nedeni veya klinik karşılığı bilinmemektedir. Çalışmamızda lezyonların sıklığını, patolojik karşılığını Helicobacter pylori ile olan ilişkisini değerlendirmeyi amaçladık. Gereç Yöntem: İç Hastalıkla...

The presence of retinitis, retinal vasculitis, optic neuropathy, or any intraocular inflammatory condition in a patient with fever or rash, living in or returning from from an endemic area, especially during spring or summer, strongly suggests a diagnosis of Rickettsiosis. Systemic fundus examination, complemented with fluorescein angiography and ICG angiography in selected cases, may help esta...

BACKGROUND/AIMS To validate the effectiveness of a newly developed light-emitting diode (LED)-narrow band imaging (NBI) system for detecting early malignant tumors in the oral cavity. METHODS Six men (mean age, 51.5 years) with early oral mucosa lesions were screened using both the conventional white light and LED-NBI systems. RESULTS Small elevated or ulcerative lesions were found under th...