Pure preparations of phosphatidylcholine were isolated from spinach leaf chloroplasts, spinach leaf microsomes, and cauliflower inflorescence. The isolated phosphatidylcholine was treated with snake venom phospholipase A, and the fatty acid distribution and composition of the fatty acid methyl esters prepared from the lysophosphatidylcholine and the freed fatty acid were determined by gas-liqui...

RNA prepared from fractions of chloroplasts and mitochondria sedimented at rates characteristic of ribosomal RNA. A predominance of the 18S species was frequently observed in preparations from chloroplasts from romaine lettuce and endive. The usual distribution, a preponderance of the 28S species, was observed in studies on tomato and spinach chloroplasts and mitochondria from mushroom and caul...

Near to the cusp of a cardioid of the Mandelbrot set, except for the main cardioid, there is a sequence of baby Mandelbrot sets. Each baby Mandelbrot set is in the center of a Douady cauliflower, a decoration constituted by an infinity of minute Mandelbrot sets and Misiurewicz points linked by filaments. A Douady cauliflower appears to have a complicated structure, and how the external rays lan...

Giant condyloma acuminata (GCA) is one of sexually transmitted infections caused by the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) infection, specifically HPV types 6 and 11. a rare disease with an incidence around 0.1%. The age distribution peaked in 25-29 years. higher prevalence infection associated number sexual partners, history chlamydia gonorrhea smoking human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. A ...

The Orf disease, also known as contagious ecthyma, is a zoonotic infection caused by a dermatotropic parapoxvirus that commonly infects small ruminants such as sheep and goats. It is transmitted to humans through contact with an infected animal or fomites. Human infection typically is associated with occupational animal contact. We recently treated a healthy 41-year-old woman who presented a ha...

Gastric cancer with protein-losing gastroenteropathy is relatively rare worldwide. The most important problem for the treatment of these patients is their low nutritional status and protein level, which can cause severe postoperative complications. We report a 49-year-old Japanese female with a large gastric tumor and protein-losing gastroenteropathy successfully treated with neoadjuvant TS-1 c...