... the early stageof atherosclerosis, the number of Cx43 gap junction plaques increased and the diameter of gap junction became smaller in during endometrial thickening During the progression of ... connections The present study aimed to detect the expression of Cx40 and Cx43 in the artery at early stageof high fat diet induced atherosclerosis and to investigate the effects of AT1 antagonist ... changes The internal wall of vessels was slick in the normal group, while lumens were smaller in the high fat diet group than in the normal group Vessel wall is in the condition of rugosity and the...
... the Soviet Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) were engaged in a dangerous confrontation The end ofthe Cold War, the collapse ofthe Warsaw Pact, and the dissolution ofthe ... commitments ofthe NATO Treaty’s Article 5.5 Yet, like other members ofthe EAPC/PFP, Russia is excluded from these aspects of NATO’s role as a nonsignatory ofthe treaty From the North ... attack occurs, each of them, in exercise ofthe right of individual or collective self-defence recognised by Article 51 ofthe Charter ofthe United Nations [UN], will assist the Party or Parties...
... from the stand Presently the stand is in the final phase ofthe intermediate forest stage An important role for the relatively fast emergence ofthe intermediate stage forest was played by the ... ofthe total fine root biomass in the intermediate forest correspond to the data presented by other authors The distribution ofthe total fine root length in the soil profile corresponds to the ... assumed that the reason for the fast decrease in the root tip number is the higher proportion of roots from the larger diameter classes together with the decline ofthe root length in the finest...
... comparison ofthe early events of infection between E urophylla and both strains of P tinctorius shows important differences at the interface Indeed, it seems that the plant reacts to the presence of ... with strain was in evidence at the surface ofthe fungal plasmalemma as well as in the vacuoles The plasmalemmal activity was detected when the hyphae were close to the roots, while it was nearly ... surface Where the hyphae are in contact with the root, a thickening ofthe host plant cell wall can be observed, resulting from deposition of dense granular or fibrillar materials on the internal...
... affected by degeneration ofthe articular cartilage In the present study, we cannot answer how the error of ignoring nonsulfated disaccharides could affect the measurement ofthe total keratan sulfate ... of hyaluronan suppressed progression of osteoarthritis One ofthe mechanisms was to prevent release of keratan sulfate from the cartilage matrix This could be monitored by the concentration of ... cartilage, and that the effects are mostly beneficial [5] These studies indicate that the influences of physical exercise are bidirectional, the net result dependent on the degree of joint loading...
... prevent the progression of cervical cancer Additionally, establishment of a role of cell fusion in carcinogenesis of cervical cancer is of reference value for understanding the pathogenesis of other ... to detect the existence of cell fusion [23] Implication ofthe hypothesis Understanding the cause of cancer is critical for effective diagnosis, prevention and therapy The recent view that human ... on the observations mentioned above, we hypothesize that high-risk HPV E5-induced cell fusion is a critical event in the early stageof HPV-associated cervical cancer Presentation ofthe hypothesis...
... define the origin ofthe observed changes such as axonal conduction defects, neuromuscular junction pathologies, or reduction ofthe number ofthe muscle fibers that led to the decrease ofthe amplitude ... majority ofthe related articles is the presence of a decrease of CMAP amplitude CMAP is produced by synchronized activation ofthe muscle fibers after axonal innervations, which is the sum ofthe responses ... pad The animals were euthanized 24 hours after the CLP for the next recording Because we aimed to assess EMG recordings in the early stageof sepsis, we obtained EMG recordings ofthe rats in the...
... About half ofthe contigs (44%) matched sequences in at least one of these three databases at a threshold value of E = 1e-20 Examination ofthe BLAST match distribution revealed that 19% ofthe contigs ... rate (FDR) of 5% when observed over the entire life cycle of H glycines This group of probesets equals 89% of all H glycines probesets on the microarray In other words, the vast majority of H glycines ... suggesting that the effectors of dauer biology might be diverged across nematode species Results However, a common feature among the dauer stageof C elegans and the infective stageof parasitic...
... tongue tip contact made against the alveolar ridge is not removed, so the plosive is released by the lowering of one or both sides ofthe tongue The important point that the foreign learner should ... sought is the omission of an intrusive vowel in these cases, the concept of lateral release is also extended by some writers to sequences of heterorganic plosive and lateral sounds The alveolar ... fourth stages will not take place The second stop consonant, at the same time, will lack its closing stage, due to the pre-existing homorganic closure made for the plosive To put it simply, the...
... pushing on its bow? The leverage lies in going to the stern and pushing the tail end ofthe tanker to the right, in order to turn the front to the left This, of course, is the job ofthe rudder But ... illustration of leverage that also served as his metaphor for the principle of leverage the "trim tab." A trim tab is a small "rudder on the rudder" of a ship It is only a fraction the size ofthe rudder ... easier to turn the rudder, which, then, makes it easier to turn the ship The larger the ship, the more important is the trim tab because a large volume of water flowing around the rudder can...
... in the one-cell stage to visualize the localization and to measure the mobility ofthe components in the PGCs The medaka embryo was peeled off the chorion, and the segment containing the part of ... of OlvasGFP reveals the dynamic nature ofthe nuage Schematic diagram ofthe preparation of PGCs of medaka specimen (A) OlvasGFP was expressed in the medaka PGC at stage 24 and localized in the ... protein in the HeLa cell [24], suggesting the existence of some interactive cellular partner FRAP analysis ofthe nuage revealed the slow recoveryof OlvasGFP (Fig 3B) When the whole part ofthe single...
... staining), and that the inhibition of PPasecatalyzed PPi hydrolysis by these inhibitors, is likely to prevent the synthesis ofthe new cuticle from the hypodermis and/or ecdysis ofthe old cuticle ... which synthesizes components ofthe cuticle, may offer a useful target for studies into the mechanism ofthe development and molting process in the roundworms Investigation into the effects of fluoride ... ecdysis of an old cuticle and deposition ofthe components of a new cuticle that are synthesized in the hypodermis and are secreted across the hypodermal membrane into the space between it and the...
... to the maintenance ofthe true Protestant religion, with due consideration to the just ease of tender consciences, to the settling ofthe rights ofthe crown and of parliament, the laws ofthe ... as in the case ofthe earl of Strafford The commons had not been present at the trial of Laud; they had not heard the evidence, they had not even read the depositions ofthe witnesses; they pronounced ... selection ofthe papers for the press was made unfairly The contents ofthe cabinet were several days in possession ofthe officers, and then submitted to the examination of a committee ofthe lower...
... and references therein), suggesting the presence of detectable amounts of PMLA synthetase-specific mRNA The absence of PMLA and polymalatase in other cell types could be the result of cell specific ... clarify whether the stage- specific expression of polymalatase [4,10] is regulated at the transcriptional or the translational level We report on the identification of plasmodiumspecific mRNAs on the basis ... changes related to the depression of PMLA were not observed Level of polymalatase mRNA at different stages in the life cycle The amount of polymalatase transcript at different stages in the life cycle...
... structure The thirteen exons ofthe fad49 gene on chromosome 11 are represented by vertical bars in the top part ofthe figure The size of each exon is indicated in the bottom panel the database ... isolate the full-length ORF of human fad49 We first used the human genome database to predict the ORF region of human fad49 by splicing out the introns and combining the exons ofthe ORF of human ... studied relatively thoroughly In contrast, the overall mechanisms of events in the early stageofthe differentiation programme, including MCE and induction ofthe C ⁄ EBPb and C ⁄ EBPd genes, remain...
... of office Other members ofthe Ministerial Board will include the WHO Regional Director for Europe, the Executive Secretary of UNECE, the Director ofthe UNEP Regional Office for Europe and the ... agreement Article 24 ofthe Convention on the Rights ofthe Child (17) relates to health, making it one ofthe most important conventions underpinning the ideals ofthe CEHAPE The Strategic Approach ... countries as possible in the six-year span ofthe Task Force To ensure continuity ofthe process, at the end of his/her one-year term of office, the co-chairperson will become the chairperson, and...
... image in likeness ofthe Mother ofthe present lord the King, ornamented with diverse arms ofthe kings of England, and placed over the tomb ofthe said king's mother, within the King's College ... King (Richard the Second) the birth of a daughter ofthe Queen of Spain, consort of John, King of Castile and Leon, and Duke of Lancaster." The marriage of John of Gaunt with Catherine Swynford ... They are washed by the streams ofthe Monnow, and are embosomed in gardens and orchards, clothing the knoll on which they stand; the aspect ofthe southern walls, and the rocky character of the...
... relatively modest changes to the size of their workforce Ninety-one percent of those firms estimate their planned layoffs will amount to 15 or fewer positions being cut For most ofthe firms anticipating ... working in the South plan to add new staff, the smallest percentage A higher percentage of contractors working in the Midwest plan layoffs this year (15 percent) than any other region ofthe country, ... small percentage of firms (11 percent) report they plan to purchase new financial and job cost software in 2013 Yet, 76 percent ofthe firms planning to purchase such software report they plan to...
... discuss with the patient the current understanding ofthe natural history of clinical stage renal masses, the relative risks of benign vs malignant pathology and the potential role of active surveillance ... estimates of effect sizes and is the most appropriate given the type of data available Limitations of Available Data Limitations of study design: The overwhelming majority of studies available to the ... comments; the Panel revised the document based on the comments received The guideline was submitted first for approval to the Practice Guidelines Committee ofthe AUA and then forwarded to the AUA...
... in the earthquake In their distress they cast their eyes to the land of their fathers, and applied for the charity of their countrymen There is something very affecting in the language ofthe ... founded for the honour of God, the good ofthe founders, the government and relief ofthe parishioners, and the advancement ofthe clergy," then states "that the spiritual patrons, the regular ... treasure ofthe realm in great sums to the court of Rome, to the confusion of their own souls, the grievous (p 041) desolation ofthe parishioners[36] and the whole country, the ultimate ruin of the...