associated symptoms in patients with nephritis (5). Variability in these findings can be explained by the different ethnic background of the studied sample. We have studied associated symptoms in 71 patients with lupus nephritis and 142 SLE patients without renal involvement. This sample includes all lupus patients with nephritis followed in the last five years in our service, with biopsy prove...

In nature, primate lentiviruses infect humans and several Old World monkeys and apes. However, to date, lentiviruses infecting New World monkeys have not been described. We studied the susceptibility of common marmoset cells to HIV-1 infection and observed the presence of post-entry blocks to the early phase of HIV-1 infection in peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBLs) and a B lymphocytic cell line...

Whole-crop wheat (WCW) is rich in nutrients and widely used as a forage crop. This study consisted of 2 experiments: Experiment 1 studied the yield, nutritive value silage quality WCW at 3 seeding rates (320 kg/ha, S320; 385 S385; 450 S450) different fertilizing times, i.e. 60% seedling stage remaining 40% jointing vs. heading stage; examined receiving fertilizer types, urea, compound (N:P:K) u...

The aim of this paper was to study of the effect of fenugreek seed (Trigonella foenum-graecum) and asparagus root (Asparagus officinalis) on in vitro digestibility and kinetics of gas production of alfalfa hay. Fenugreek seed (FS) and asparagus root (AR) were added at different levels (0, 5, 10, 15 and 20% of DM). Total phenolic components of alfalfa hay (AH), fenugreek seed (FS) and asparagus ...

Objectives were to evaluate the effects of replacing corn in feedlot finishing diets with processed corn stover (CS), processed by various combinations of chemical and physical methods, and modified wet distillers grain with solubles (MWDGS) on growth performance, carcass characteristics, digestibility, and ruminal metabolism of cattle. Corn stover was physically processed (ground or extruded) ...

Newly replicated Plasmodium falciparum parasites escape from host erythrocytes through a tightly regulated process that is mediated by multiple classes of proteolytic enzymes. However, the identification of specific proteases has been challenging. We describe here a forward chemical genetic screen using a highly focused library of more than 1,200 covalent serine and cysteine protease inhibitors...

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