... al., 1999). The first pouch is found between the first and second pharyngeal arches, the second pouch between the second andthe third arches, the third pouch between the third andthe fourth arches, andthe fourth pouch between the fourth andthe sixth ... type I and two type II receptors. A family of proteins known as ligand traps has been shown to modulate the accessibility ofthe ligands to the receptors by blocking the ligand ... Shi and Massague, 2003). Smad 1, 2, 3, 5 and 8 form the RSmads class. Smad 1, 5 and 8 are known to respond to signalling by the BMP subfamily, and Smad 2 and 3 are the mediators ofthe ...
... abnormal development ofthe fetal skeleton, and reduced weight gain and survival of pups In some instances, DIDP exposure was also associated with abnormalitiesoftheurinarytractThe data also show ... retained in the carcass at the end of 72 hours, and were 56, 46, and 17% for the low, medium, and high doses, respectively The remainder ofthe radiolabeled activity was excreted in the feces with ... oxidative derivative ofthe monoester andof MIDP at the same doses were, respectively, 25 and 30%, 14 and 26%, and 13 and 13% The data suggest a metabolic scheme comparable to the one reported for...
... increases in the incidence of a variety of other ovarian and uterine proliferative lesions and cysts were also reported Replication of these findings and further study ofthe linkage of early and late ... the prostate gland andurinarytract Studies should attempt to confirm these findings and include longer periods of follow-up to understand the significance ofthe structural and cellular effects ... of these studies, mammary gland tissues in the parental (F0) and F1 generations of females were only examined after weaning of their pups andthe animals would have been well under one year of...
... observed in the epithelial cells ofthe tongue and esophagus, in the gastric glands and at the base ofthe villi in jejunum The apparent signal in the outer keratinized layer ofthe tongue and esophagus ... epithelial cells at the base ofthe villi In colon, Aldh1 gene activity was detected in the upper parts ofthe crypts of Lieberkuhn, whereas the lower ¨ parts ofthe crypts, the submucosa and ... in the upper part ofthe digestive tract, including the tongue and esophagus The mRNA signal was located at the base ofthe stratified squamous epithelium, with a gradient observed towards the...
... influence the affinities of La or CNBP for the 5¢ UTR, andthe alternative binding of these proteins may lead, either alone or together with additional factors, to differential effects on the translation ... binding to the purine-rich strand ofthe CT element from the human c-myc promoter, opposite to hnRNP K that binds to the pyrimidinerich strand These interactions determine the formation of an open ... open complex at the CT element composed of unpaired strands, CNBP, hnRNP K, and additional factors [7] Modulation ofthe concentrations and ⁄ or the biochemical activities of either CNBP or hnRNP...
... (Institute for Work and Health) for their help in the metal/creatinine analysis, and comments on the manuscript The medical team ofthe Institute for Work and Health (Prof Marcel-André Boillat, Dr ... campaign, performed the 1-OHP analysis and contributed to the writing ofthe manuscript SD: participated in the field campaign, performed the PAH analysis and contributed to the writing ofthe manuscript ... 8OHdG during these two days (see Additional file Table S4 for the random effect models) Urinary levels ofthe reducing species Theurinary concentration of reducing species during the two sampling...
... staffs ofthe center Practical meaning: The results ofthe thesis has performed the effectiveness ofthe intervention model to help planners and policy makers as well as presventing LRT for FSW and ... detection testing and treatment regimens at the center, the other activities as providing support materials "International Standard of reproductive health "of the Ministry of Health and other specialized ... improve knowledge and pratising STD managing for health workers, base on that to expand this intervention model for other centers over the nation The layout ofthe thesis The thesis is presented...
... from the patient for publication of this case report and accompanying images A copy ofthe written consent is available for review by the Editor-in-Chief of this journal Competing interests The ... resection and a stapled ileo-colic anastomosis The postoperative period was uneventful andthe patient was discharged on the fourth postoperative day The pathology confirmed multiple lesions of about ... occurs in the ascending colon andthe small bowel, particularly in the ileum and ileocecal region Occasionally, however, numerous polyps are present throughout the entire gastrointestinal tract Polyps...
... polymorphism at these loci andthe presence of DDH and PPA We also explored the effect of genotype on acetabular morphology and severity ofthe conditions Patients and methods Hypothetically, it ... drawn from the centre ofthe head to the lateral edge ofthe acetabulum on antero-posterior radiographs ofthe pelvis [25] The acetabular index was measured as described by Sharp, between the inter-tear ... laxity andthe other affecting the shape of acetabulum to be responsible for the causation of DDH Carter and Wilkinson reported increased incidence of joint laxity with DDH in 1964 [32] With the...
... alveolar epithelium Elimination of these SP-D functions could explain the colonisation ofthe trachea and nasopharynx, the decreased pneumococcal clearance from lungs andthe early onset of pneumococcal ... mice cleared bacteria from their blood by 48 hrs post infection and that the numbers of pneumococci in the blood of both strains of mice reflected their levels in the lung These results strongly ... role in delaying the appearance of pneumococci in the blood and in limiting their numbers in the bloodstream SP-D binds and agglutinates S pneumoniae in the presence of calcium and is thought to...
... 3300 AK Dordrecht, the Netherlands 5Department of Intensive Care, Medical Center Haaglanden, P.O Box 432, 2501 CK The Hague, the Netherlands 6Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, ... participated in the coordination ofthe trial and helped to draft the manuscript PP participated in the coordination ofthe trial and in the statistical analysis and helped to draft the manuscript ... Netherlands Authors’ contributions IJ participated in the design and coordination ofthe study, performed the statistical analysis and drafted the manuscript AS participated in the design of the...
... mentioned The men, especially the husband andthe grandfather, sip alcohol and tell their family members what they see and hear or remind them of right or wrong things in life The others also ... denoting the objects covered by the scope ofthe notion expressed in the word, andthe significative function is the function of expressing the content ofthe respective notion The function of rendering ... difficult The oldest or the husband ofthe family sits at the head ofthe table and others sit in descending order according to age or wherever they like The meal starts when everyone has their own...
... “Introduction” states the rationale ofthe study, Semantics can be simply defined as the study of meaning It defines the aims, objectives andthe significance, presents the is central to the study of communication ... review ofthe research Chapter 3: “Methodology and Procedures” mentions the method and procedures ofthe research Chapter 4: “Findings and Discussions” is the main frame of need to understand semantics ... element ofthe meaning of a word; a description ofthe characteristic feature of what the word refers to E.g the sense of “grasshopper” is “an insect which can jump high the study, which describes and...
... recognition ofthe field Andthe findings of semantic aspects often borrow the WDBs for not only conveying the denotative as well as analysis of pragmatic aspects of these kinds of words will ... understand their cases of Secondly, English considers the WDB “owl” as the symbol meaning, it is important to consider them in their collocations From of “wisdom” on the basis of their experience and ... pragmatic features ofthe WDBs The finding ofthe pragmatic features ofthe WDBs leads both teachers and learners of study may be in one way or another beneficial to the language English and Vietnamese...
... II The hood domain is mainly built up by residues from the C-terminus and consists of a two-stranded anti-parallel b-sheet composed of b2 and b9 and an a-helix from the C-terminus (Fig 1A) The ... Lys173 interacts with both O6 and N7 (Fig 1C) The 2¢OH ofthe ribose is hydrogen bonded to the main chain andthe side chain of Asp142 (Fig 1C) Both hydroxyl groups ofthe ribose are involved in ... Asp142, 2¢ and 3¢OH ofthe ribose and three water molecules with ˚ coordination distances of approximately 2.4 A The phosphate ofthe GMP is hydrogen bonded to main chain and side chain atoms of amino...
... position at the present day The present theories ofthe transmission of light and sound; ofthe production of winds, and sun-spots, andofthe method of development and dissemination of heat, are ... except in the direction of other spheres These theories throw new light upon the character and extent ofthe atmosphere ofthe moon and planets, andthe consequent availability of those and other ... intimate and inherent nature of those forces? Do they, or either of them, belong to the domain ofthe supernatural? Are they the products of some supreme force, or forces, heretofore unappreciated? The...
... regards as the equivalent of thc npper part of t h e Portland Beds of southern England If, with ARKELL (1946, pp 24-28), we place the Portland Beds in the upper part ofthe Lower Volgian, they, the ... whorls of Tollia pnyeri Bitween 360 and 370 m, on the same flank ofthe moontain, the writer found similar doggers and platy-weathering sandstones, which contained occasional exarnples of Surifes and ... but further than this I am not prepared to go The dip ofthe rocks exposed in the 17all~gsides is often vcry nearly 1v Stratigraphy and Anr~noniteFauna of East Greenland 13 the same as the gradient...
... cause of offence In these habits we resemble the Aborigines of our country They load their huge pipes with the dried leaves of this plant, and when lighted, they breathe the dark cloud of smoke ... men void of understanding; capable of soothing the sorrows ofthe afflicted, of healing the wounds ofthe spirit, and assuaging the anguish of a broken heart But how it fulfils these desirable indications, ... form or other, either to ease the pains of dyspepsia, to allay the horrors of tedium vitæ, or to drown the anguish of a guilty conscience And may not many of these patients say to those ofthe Faculty,...
... component to the model ofthe choice ofthe length of stay The decision depends on the value ofthe unobservable taste We can now construct the probability of observing a series of stay decisions ... ofthe ACP program in effect during the period covered by the data used to estimate the parameters ofthe model (By specifics we mean, for example, the amount ofthe annual bonus, the amount ofthe ... response to the creation ofthe DRM by Glenn Gotz and John McCall At the time the DRM was originally created it was pushing the limits ofthe capabilities of even the fastest computers The model...