BACKGROUND Recently, a transgenic rabbit with rhodopsin Pro 347 Leu mutation was generated as a model of retinitis pigmentosa (RP), which is characterized by a gradual loss of vision due to photoreceptor degeneration. The purpose of the current study is to noninvasively visualize and assess time-dependent changes in the retinal structures of a rabbit model of retinal degeneration by using speck...

We examined the reflex change in refractory period (RP) of the left ventricle produced by stimulation of the central end of the caudovagal nerve (CVS). RP was recorded in the region of distribution of the left anterior descending coronary artery. During the determination of RP, hearts were paced at cycle lengths between 244 and 315 msec. Initially, the tonic effects of removing vagal and sympat...

Retinyl palmitate (RP), a storage form of vitamin A, is frequently used as a cosmetic ingredient, with more than 700 RP-containing cosmetic products on the U.S. market in 2004. There are concerns for the possible genotoxicity and carcinogenicity of RP when it is exposed to sunlight. To evaluate the photomutagenicity of RP in cells when exposed to ultraviolet A (UVA) light, L5178Y/Tk+/- mouse ly...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the insertion of a urethral sling at the time of radical prostatectomy (RP) in men at high risk of urinary incontinence after RP. PATIENTS AND METHODS Between 1998 and 2000, 49 of 871 men undergoing RP at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, were identified as at risk of urinary incontinence after RP, based on their age (>65 years), previous transurethral...

BACKGROUND/AIMS The choroid, a low resistance vascular structure carrying 85% of the ocular blood flow, provides nourishment to and removal of potential toxic waste products from the adjacent non-vascularised outer layers of the retina, macula, and optic disc regions. Choroidal perfusion may be reduced in retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and might contribute to retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) degener...

The FilmArray Respiratory Panel (RP) v1.7 assay has improved sensitivity for detection of human adenovirus (HAdV), compared to an earlier version (RP v1.6). RP v1.7 was designed for detection of species B, C, and E but may show variable detection of species A, D, and F. We sought to evaluate the clinical and analytical performance of RP v1.7 for detection of HAdV in a large pediatric cohort. Re...

Let ı : T p → Rp+2, p ≥ 1, be an embedded p-torus into the Euclidean space Rp+2, and Eı be the subgroup of MT p , the mapping class group of T , whose elements extend over Rp+2 as self-diffeomorphisms. We show that for any unknotted embedding ı : T p → Rp+2, Eı is a subgroup of MT p of index 2−1. We also provide a matrix characterization. This applies to showing that for any expanding map φ : T...

This article examines the determinants and consequences of rite exorcism from constitutional law perspective. The study was limited to in Roman Catholic Church due its dominance religious composition population Poland. Exorcism is clearly a manifestation religion, it argued that performance should be subject constraints justified by need protect health right humane treatment exorcised. Therefor...