[This retracts the article on p. 1307 in vol. 7, PMID: 27617005.].

In laboratory animals and in mouse hepatoma cells in culture the Ah receptor previously has been shown to mediate induction of aryl hydro carbon hydroxylase (cytochrome Pi-450) by 3-methylcholanthrene, 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) and related compounds. We examined human lung cytosols to determine whether the Ah receptor was present in human tissues. Cytosol was prepared from gros...

State of charge (SOC) is the most important status parameters of energy storage system, which is able to predict the available mileage of electric vehicle. In fact, the accuracy of SOC estimation plays a vital role in the usability and security of the battery. To fully consider the practical demands, a novel method to predict SOC of LiFePO4 battery is presented in this paper, which defines he c...

In laboratory animals and in mouse hepatoma cells in culture the Ah receptor previously has been shown to mediate induction of aryl hydro carbon hydroxylase (cytochrome Pi-450) by 3-methylcholanthrene, 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) and related compounds. We examined human lung cytosols to determine whether the Ah receptor was present in human tissues. Cytosol was prepared from gros...

Purpose To study the ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) concentration in the aqueous humor (AH), lacrimal fluid (LF), and blood serum (BS) in patients with age-related cataract and primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). Methods CNTF concentrations were studied in 61 patients with age-related cataract, 55 patients with POAG combined with cataract, and 29 healthy controls (one eye in each person)....

THE FOLLOWING TAXONOMIC OR NOMENCLATURAL CHANGES ARE PROPOSED Themus (s.str.) regalis (Gorham, 1889), nom. rest.; Themus (s.str.) scutulatus Wittmer, 1983 = Themus (s.str.) hmong Kazantsev, 2007, syn. n.; Themus (Telephorops) coelestis (Gorham, 1889) = Themus violetipennis Wang & Yang, 1992, syn. n.; Themus (Telephorops) uniformis Wittmer, 1983, stat. n. = Themus (Telephorops) cribripennis Witt...

The present study was conducted to evaluate the effects of physical form of starter and alfalfa hay (AH) provision on growth performance, ruminal fermentation, and blood metabolites of Holstein dairy calves. Forty-four 3d-old Holstein dairy calves with a mean starting BW of 39.9 ± 1.1 kg were used in a 2 × 2 factorial arrangement. The factors were dietary forage level (0 or 150 g kg-1</sup...

CONTEXT Pendrin is a transmembrane protein located at the apical end of the thyrocyte in which it mediates the efflux of iodide through the thyroid follicular cell. Recently pendrin was described as a significant antibody target in Japanese patients with Graves' disease (GD) or autoimmune hypothyroidism (AH) using an immunoblotting assay. However, a subsequent study failed to verify this in aut...