The presence of hyperglycemia-producing properties in pancreatic extracts and commercial insulin preparations was noted as early as 1923.'9"N, However, FisherM believed the hyperglycemic activity resided in a "toxic fraction" which was also responsible for the local irritation and sterile abscesses associated with insulin therapy; and Collip's extracts'9 produced an unusually prolonged hypergly...

in this study, quality characteristics of incorporated burgers containing 25, 50, 75 and 100 common carp (cyprinus carpio) surimi was evaluated. accordingly, proximate composition, texture profile analysis (tpa), color, water holding capacity (whc) and sensory attributes of resulted burgers were determined. based on data, burgers containing surimi showed lower amount of protein, fat and ash com...

Angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels, is a critical component in the growth and metastasis of cancers and has been recognized as an attractive target for anticancer therapy (Ferrara, 2002). Among the pro-angiogenic factors, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is recognized as the predominant mediator of angiogenesis in tumor cells (Ferrara & Kerbel, 2005). As VEGF is overexpre...

abstract- today, the authenticity of meat products with less costly and desirable species has increased. therefore and considering religious, economicalor public health concerns, proper actions should be taken to prevent such frauds. in this study, real time pcr assay was applied for rapid, sensitive and specific identification and quantification of chicken tissue in meat products. specific pri...

Given the fundamental unidimensionality in the data on Supreme Court voting patterns 1951–1993 we observe, we are able to determine the identity of “median” members of each court in a fashion that does not require subjective coding of the extent to which particular cases reflect left-right issues. Also, while the exact numerical values of MDS-obtained locations cannot be compared across differe...