Two immunologically distinct strains of E. maxima were examined in this study: the M6 strain and the Guelph strain. The differential expression between the sporozoites of the two strains of E. maxima was determined by image analysis of 100 μg of protein from each strain separated by standard one- and conventional two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. In addition to differences in ...

To determine whether fish have an insulin-like growth factor II/mannose 6-phosphate (IGF-II/M6-P) receptor similar to that of mammals, we have performed binding, cross-linking, and immunoprecipitation experiments with wheat-germ-agglutinin- and mannose 6-phosphate (M6-P)-affinity-purified receptor preparations from fish embryos. In both receptor preparations, IGF-II binding was specific, becaus...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Due to the increasing demand for aesthetic procedures, especially facial aesthetic surgery, a new laser technology has been developed for facial skin rejuvenation and wrinkle treatment. The aim of this study was to objectively and subjectively assess the clinical efficacy and safety of Erbium:YAG laser combined with Spatially Modulated Ablation (Er:YAG + SMA) on facial ...

Background:Alpha-synuclein is a member of synuclein family of proteins with unidentified function localized in the cytoplasm, mitochondria of neurons, and presynaptic nerve endings. Although it is found in the Lewy bodies in synucleinopathies and in Alzheimer’s disease, the protein could also be considered as a novel marker in diagnosis of dis...

We have found the solution to the back reaction of putting a stack of coincident D3 and D5 branes in R×M6, where M6 is constructed from an infinite class of Sasaki-Einstein spaces, L. The non-zero fluxes associated to 2 and 3-form suggests the presence of non-contractible 2 and 3-cycles in this geometry. The radial part of the warp factor has the usual form and possess the cascading feature. We...

We have found the solution to the back reaction of putting a stack of coincident D3 and D5 branes in R×M6, where M6 is constructed from an infinite class of Sasaki-Einstein spaces, L. The non-zero fluxes associated to 2-form potential suggests the presence of a non-contractible 2-cycle in this geometry. The radial part of the warp factor has the usual form and possess the cascading feature. We ...

We have performed a retrospective analysis of the clinical, morphologic, and cytogenetic findings in 26 patients diagnosed between January 1969 and September 1991 with acute erythroblastic leukemia de novo (EL or AML-M6). Clonal chromosomal abnormalities were found in 20 (77%) patients (95% confidence interval [CI], 61% to 93%). Loss of all or part of the long arm (q) of chromosomes 5 and/or 7 ...

BACKGROUND The National Eye Institute 39-Question Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI VFQ-39) is an indicator of vision-related quality of life (QoL). The NEI VFQ-39 is used to assess the QoL in patients with non-infectious posterior uveitis, intermediate uveitis, or panuveitis, treated with subconjunctival (SCJ) or intravitreal (IVT) sirolimus as an immunomodulatory therapeutic (IMT) agent, del...