... recognized in theanterior as well as the central, but not the posterior, part ofthe fat body (Fig 4B) A clear signal was also detected in the haemocytes The apparent molecular mass ofthe detected ... from the amino-acid sequence (34.4 kDa) Northern-blot analysis confirms the presence of strongly enriched AFP mRNA (1.2 kbp) in theanterior part ofthe fat body of last-instar larvae (Fig 5B) The ... post-translational control of protein biosynthesis One ofthe most detailed investigations of fat body proteins has been the metabolism ofthe storage protein arylphorin, which belongs to the class of hexamerins...
... surfaces ofthe section and subtracting the z-axis coordinate ofthe lower surface from that ofthe upper surface The movements in the z-axis were measured with a microcator, part ofthe Leica ... separation ofthe brainstem and the cerebellum, the hemispheres were divided by coronal cuts into three bi-hemispherical coronal blocks comprising the frontal lobe anterior to the genu ofthe corpus ... account for the histo-architectural diversity of this region [27] The importance ofthe pregenual anterior cingulate cortex (pACC) in MDD is supported by the pronounced effects ofthe glutamate...
... factor, the aetiology ofthe current case is not known and there are no known hereditary factors in the history There are no reported cases of ACL rupture following pathogenesis of this type The ... pathological appearance ofthe ACL A sagittal T2-weighted MRI showing thickening and pathological appearance ofthe ACL Figure notch Abnormal tissue displacing the ACL anteriorly out ofthe Abnormal tissue ... tissue motion, the mucin substance dissects the ligament fibers and may be found at the ligament attachments or in the intercondylar notch ofthe knee [9] Many Figure Reduced extension ofthe right...
... test) These patients were considered at high risk of further knee injury due to the degree of laxity and the desired level of activity [27] In order to minimise the development of arthrofibrosis, ... used The distal entry ofthe tibial tunnel is positioned through the distal aspect ofthe incision near the tibial tubercle [28] The femoral tunnel was drilled through the tibial tunnel The autograft ... and then releasing the load While the patellar sensor is stabilised with one hand, the other hand applies a strong anterior displacement of force directly to the calf to produce a maximum anterior...
... and the average width ofthe split was 2.5 mm (± 1.5 SD) The average distance ofthe most proximal tip ofthe split from the neck ofthe femur was 59.7 mm (± 8.7 SD) and it was at the level ofthe ... included: a) the distance between the most posterior and anterior margins ofthe neck in the sagittal plane; b) the distance between the posterior tip ofthe nail and the posterior margin ofthe neck ... margin ofthe neck Half ofthe diameter ofthe proximal part ofthe inserted nail was added to this measurement to find the distance ofthe exact entry point ofthe nail from the posterior neck margin...
... smooth swelling occupying the whole ofthe neck anteriorly, extending from the hyoid bone to the suprasternal notch The lower limit ofthe swelling could not be reached There were no neck nodes ... widening ofthe mediastinum and a x-ray shadow Chestsoft tissue swelling in the neck, continuous with the Chest x-ray (P-A view) showing widening ofthe mediastinum and a soft tissue swelling in the ... endotracheal intubation The posterior wall ofthe mass in the neck was adherent to the strap muscles A solid mediastinal tumour with areas of necrosis, which seemed to be arising from the thymus gland,...
... and therefore provide little stability Muscles function much like guy wires on a ship's mast The greater the tension in the guy wires and the greater the number of guy wires, the greater the ... that the trunk motion occurred, how much force was applied to cause the perturbation and the resulting onset time and amplitude ofthe EMG signals ofthe trunk muscles to calculate the timing of ... essentially a means of fatiguing the passive components ofthe soft tissue posterior elements ofthe spine Previous to our study no work had documented the effect of passive fatigue on the trunk muscle...
... Binding of CCE1 results in the complete unpairing ofthe four base-pairs in the centre ofthe junctions with a lesser disruption ofthe next base-pairs [19], which is reminiscent ofthe structure of ... the analysis ofthe Ydc2 atomic structure we proposed a model for the interaction of Ydc2 with the junction In this model two arms are engaged in the catalytic sites for cleavage while the other ... using either ofthe truncated proteins under any ofthe conditions tested (data not shown) The improved binding pattern ofthe double mutant, compared to Ydc2-ND35 suggested that removal ofthe N-terminal...
... sense to take graft without dropping the money There were two patrolmen One old and drunk most ofthe time The other so young the only scar he had was the mark ofthe attram I had ten years on a metropolitan ... the credits had been in the box instead of it The Chief frowned and moved his lips through the rest ofthe letter I wondered how we got the robot out of its plywood coffin Experimental model ... to raise the standards of criticism in the field Harrison is a writer of fairly liberal worldview Harrison's work often hinges around the contrast between the thinking man and the man of force,...
... Grace’s medium (GM) The ordinate indicates the percentage ofthe glands that exhibited each score at the end ofthe culture for 144 h (B) Inhibition of PCD by glucose in the medium V3 ASGs were ... 144 h, and the degree of PCD progression was recorded every day or at the end ofthe culture period One unit of inhibitory activity was defined as the activity equivalent to that ofthe CM prepared ... 0.3 mL of Grace’s medium for 48 h (V5 CM) When the CM of one gland had less than unit ofthe activity, the number of glands cultured in 0.3 mL of medium was increased to five Conversely, the CM...
... present in the spleen of these mice For the determination ofthe number of PMM56 bacteria present in the spleen of these four mice, we thus chose a value of 50 CFU per spleen The average number of CFUs ... deciphering the complex biosynthetic pathways of DIMs and PGLs These efforts have led to the identification of more than 20 proteins required either for the formation or for the translocation of these ... that of DIM B, due to the reduction ofthe keto function of DIM B, followed by the methylation ofthe resulting hydroxyl group Thus, inactivation ofthe Rv2951c gene in M tuberculosis abolishes the...
... control ofthe breakdown ofthe intersegmental musclesof silkmoths J Insect Physiol 11, 601–610 12 Ozeki, K (1968) Experimental studies on the regression ofthe vertebrate glands ofthe earwig ... that of 20-hydroxyecdysone A second line of evidence to support the existence of a membrane receptor is that the binding affinity of PonA is less than that of 20E The binding affinity of PonA to the ... totally differs from the binding characteristics ofthe conventional EcR (Table 1) Finally, the topological studies indicated the presence of mEcR The effects of solutions of high ionic strength...
... matrix To that end, the columns marked ψ show the coefficient of variation, which is the ratio ofthe standard deviation ofthe mean of a feature versus the mean variability ofthe feature overall, ... number of samples assigned to each target class; in the case of Table these are MUPTs, in the remaining tables these are musclesThe value at the foot ofthe “Per-class accuracy” column is simply the ... the motor point ofthe ECRB muscle ofthe test limb was identified as the area over the muscle surface where the lowest possible electrical stimulus produced a muscle twitch The location of the...
... across the two portions ofthe gastrocnemius muscles, ~10-15 cm distal to the popliteal fossa The distal electrode was placed over the soleus, just below the inferior margin ofthe two heads ofthe ... and the third graph shows the absolute value ofthe FFT ofthe sinusoidal acceleration signal measured at the tip ofthe shaker A) Schematic representation of stimulation pattern 2, showing the ... peak-to-peak displacement ofthe tip ofthe shaker around mm The RMS value ofthe Gaussian white noise vibration was around 27.g (see inset of figure for a visualization ofthe white noise amplitude...
... through the anteromedial portal The tip ofthe guide is placed slightly medial to the centre ofthe intercondylar region, mm anterior to the PCL, on a line joining the inner edge oftheanterior ... behind the footprint of native ACL The landmarks for a correct placement of guide are the passage between the notch roof and lateral notch wall, and the superior border of cartilage ofthe posterior ... with the diameter identical to the graft The completed tunnel should have almost no bone in the back edge with the most anterior edge positioned at the level ofthe isometric point (Fig 4) The...
... instrumentation, the disc between the lowest instrumented vertebra (LIV) and the next caudal vertebra became more wedged The angle between the inferior endplate ofthe LIV and the superior endplate ofthe ... had medial migration ofthe convex pedicle limited to the most convex segment selected, and there was slight flattening ofthe oval of both pedicles with the concave border ofthe concave pedicle ... that the loss ofthe coronal Cobb angle was mainly due to the loss ofthe interspace angle and this may be due to the shorter fusion range, while not due to pseudoarthrosis Although the loss of the...
... durability ofthe AC This is consistent with the fact that loss ofthe most superficial layer of AC accelerates worn off AC [13] Also, the similarity ofthe collagen structure in the cartilage ... to rapid wear ofthe AC, and consequently reduction ofthe loading capacity of AC as a result of progressive release of proteoglycans from the cartilage [22] Therefore, study ofthe 3D collagen ... enhance the tensile property ofthe cartilage to wear and sharing stresses The correlation ofthe gradual disappearance ofthe interwoven collagen network to the progressive increase ofthe roughness...
... position of AJC motion There was no bony interference with the path ofthe ATFL and CFL The position ofthe AJC during MR scanning was defined as the neutral reference position The length ofthe ATFL ... study the average length ofthe ATFL was 15.8 ± 2.9 mm and the average length ofthe CFL was 27.7 ± 2.7 mm in the neutral position The study of Burks and Morgan measured the length ofthe longest ... distances between the centroids ofthe digitized attachment areas on talus, calcaneus and fibula Once the position ofthe AJC was reproduced in the modeling software, the length ofthe ATFL and CFL...
... branches to thesuperficial forearm flexor muscles and then runs with the IA on theanterior surface ofthe interosseous membrane, between and deep into the FPL and flexor digitorum profundus 1+2, ... fragment found in the first motor bifurcation ofthe AIN We were not able to visualize the path ofthe glass fragment because ofthe hematoma and the time lapse between the accident and the exploration ... of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research 2009, 4:44 The AIN branches from the median nerve between the two heads ofthe pronator teres muscle, just distal to the origins ofthe motor branches to the...
... estimates ofthe number of genes controlling some of these traits, the relative proportion of phenotypic variance controlled by each gene and the approximate position of these genes in the genome ... of 77 progeny, and is related to both the qtl and base pedigrees The maternal grandparents ofthe prediction pedigree are the same as the paternal grandparents ofthe qtl pedigree Therefore the ... Therefore the prediction mother and the qtl father are full-sibs Also, the paternal grandmother ofthe prediction pedigree is the same as that ofthe base pedigree The prediction pedigree is...