Glutamate is a major excitatory neurotransmitter in the vertebrate brain. Among the ionotropic glutamate receptors, a-amino-3-hydroxyl-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionate (AMPA) glutamate receptors are the major receptors mediating excitatory fast synaptic transmission. AMPA receptors are also responsible for modifying synaptic strength through the regulation of their numbers at synapses. Their high...

A cross-sectional study was performed to determine the prevalence of giardiasis in hilltribe children of 2 different remote districts (Mae-chaem and Hod), Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand from November 2006-April 2007. The overall prevalence of giardiasis was 5.2%. Genetic characterization of Giardia duodenalis isolated from these children was performed using PCR methods specific for small subunit...

Studies on therapeutic drug disposition in humans have shown significant alterations as the result of pregnancy. However, it is not known whether pesticide metabolic capacity changes throughout pregnancy, which could affect exposure of the developing brain. We sought to determine the effect of pregnancy on the expression of hepatic enzymes involved in the metabolism of pesticides. Livers were c...

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Studies on therapeutic drug disposition in humans have shown significant alterations as the result of pregnancy. However, it is not known whether pesticide metabolic capacity changes throughout pregnancy, which could affect exposure of the developing brain. We sought to determine the effect of pregnancy on the expression of hepatic enzymes involved in the metabolism of pesticides. Livers were c...

Objective: To evaluate the shortand long-term outcomes among very low birth weight (VLBW) preterm infants after histologic chorioamnionitis (HCA). Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of 5849 single infants (birth weight51500 g) born at a gestational age between 22+ 0 and 33+ 6 weeks. Clinical data were obtained from the Neonatal Research Network Japan between 2003 and 2007. Multivari...

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) regulate cell proliferation, apoptosis and carcinogenesis by targeting related mRNAs in different types of cancer. miR-331-3p has been found to regulate the development and progression of various types of cancer cells. However, little research has been conducted on the role of miR-331-3p in colorectal cancer (CRC). The present study aimed to explore the function of miR-331-3p...

Studies on therapeutic drug disposition in humans have shown significant alterations as the result of pregnancy. However, it is not known whether pesticide metabolic capacity changes throughout pregnancy, which could affect exposure of the developing brain. We sought to determine the effect of pregnancy on the expression of hepatic enzymes involved in the metabolism of pesticides. Livers were c...

Studies on therapeutic drug disposition in humans have shown significant alterations as the result of pregnancy. However, it is not known whether pesticide metabolic capacity changes throughout pregnancy, which could affect exposure of the developing brain. We sought to determine the effect of pregnancy on the expression of hepatic enzymes involved in the metabolism of pesticides. Livers were c...

In vertebrates, the digestive tract develops from a uniform structure where reciprocal epithelial-mesenchymal interactions pattern this complex organ into regions with specific morphologies and functions. Concomitant with these early patterning events, the primitive GI tract is colonized by the vagal enteric neural crest cells (vENCCs), a population of cells that will give rise to the enteric n...