Microsurgical MTP

Microsomal triglyceride transfer protein (MTP) regulation in HepG2 cells: insulin negatively regulates MTP gene expression.

The microsomal triglyceride transfer protein (MTP) is a heterodimeric lipid transfer protein that is required for the assembly and secretion of apoB-containing lipoproteins. In this study, four factors that modulate lipid and lipoprotein metabolism were tested for their ability to regulate MTP levels in HepG2 cells. Of the factors tested, only insulin (> or = 10(-9) M), and high concentrations ...

Congestion Control in the MTP of SS7

Microsurgical vasovasostomy.

Up to 6% of men who have undergone vasectomy will ultimately elect for reversal in the form of vasovasostomy or vasoepididymostomy for various reasons. Vasovasostomy performed to regain fertility is a technique that has undergone numerous advances during the last century, including the use of microsurgical equipment and principles to construct a meticulous anastomosis. It is important during va...

MTP: A Streaming-Friendly Transport Protocol

Today’s streaming applications typically use TCP or UDP to transmit media over the Internet. However, streaming over UDP is problematic due to firewalls that restrict UDP penetration and because of the potential for excessive congestion induced by unresponsive UDP flows. Streaming over TCP is also troublesome because media scaling is difficult given current TCP’s application programming interfa...

Vibratory microsurgical sectioning.

Today, the ready availability of finer instruments, suture material, and operating microscopes has provided the stimulus to further refinements in ophthalmic and other microsurgical techniques, where, only a decade ago, with adequate operative results from old techniques, interest could not be sustained in new ideas or inventions. The present paper describes the general features of a new vibrat...