INTRODUCTION Although platelets are not part of the classical immune system, they have many features that indicate their role in the anti-infective host defense. They come into interactions with microorganisms, which results in co-aggregation and co-adhesion or destruction of the microbes due to the action of antimicrobial peptides released from platelets.The aim of this study was to evaluate t...

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The expiration of many deteriorative products imposes high costs on the supply chain. A new strategy is proposed in this paper that integrates technological capabilities and chain management initiatives to overcome challenge. equip with a regenerative process reuse expired other products. On hand, facilitate optimize application technology, integration coordination techniques are employed. This...

INTRODUCTION Samples are widely used in office practice. It is not known how many sample medications are expired and therefore not useful to patients. METHODS We inventoried 10 sample closets in primary care offices to quantify the number of expired medications. RESULTS Of the 12,581 drug packages and boxes we inventoried in 10 sample closets, 14% of medications were expired. Sample closets...

The effects of varying dietary protein concentrations on the metabolism of 1,2-dimethylhydrazine (DMH) to mutagenic products by male C57BL/6 X C3H F mice were assayed by in vivo and in vitro methods. DMH and its metabolite, azoxymethane (AOM), did not increase the mutation frequency of Salmonella typhimurium (strain G-46) in vitro alone or in the presence of mouse liver homogenates capable of a...

Cigarette smoking histories, reported depth of inhalation, number of pipe and cigars (PC) smoked, serum thiocyanate (SCN) and expired air carbon monoxide (CO) levels were examined in PC male smokers enrolled in the Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial (MRFIT). Serum SCN levels for all PC smokers were higher than for non-smokers and lower than for current cigarette smokers. Levels were relate...