Fifteen actively growing lambs were divided into 3 groups and fed diets similar in all respects except for their calcium (Ca) and phosphorus (P) levels. The diets (Group 1; 1,47% Ca, 0,36% P: Group 2; 0,85% Ca, 0,47% P: Group 3; 0,37% Ca, 0,64% P) were fed to the animals for 98 days, when rib biopsy specimens were removed and analysed for Ca and P (Group 1; 21,20% Ca, 10,49% P: Group 2; 19,54% ...

To clarify the mechanism of the antihypertensive effect of oral calcium loading, we studied the effect of low versus high calcium intake on salt-induced blood pressure elevations in patients with borderline hypertension. After a 7-day period of dietary salt restriction (50 meq/day), 27 patients were placed on a high salt (300 meq/day), low calcium (250 mg/day) diet for 7 days; 14 of these patie...

Glitsch, Maike. Selective inhibition of spontaneous but not Ca dependent release machinery by presynaptic group II mGluRs in rat cerebellar slices. J Neurophysiol 96: 86–96, 2006. First published April 12, 2006; doi:10.1152/jn.01282.2005. Two main forms of neurotransmitter release are known: action potential-evoked and spontaneous release. Action potential-evoked release depends on Ca entry thr...

The detoxification of crops grown in Cadmium (Cd)-contaminated acid soil has been widely studied, but for contaminated alkaline soil, there is still inadequate research or information. In order to investigate the effects calcium and sulfur fertilizers, accompanied by different side elements, on growth Cd uptake Spinacia oleracea Cd-contaminated plants were subjected five treatments, including s...

Emerging evidence indicates that group I metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) play a significant role in the addictive plasticity of striatal neurons. The plasticity is probably mediated by altered cellular gene expression in relation to stimulation of group I mGluRs and associative signaling proteins. In this study, we investigated the signaling linkage of surface group I mGluRs to the nu...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to assess the predictive effect of preoperative CEA and CA 19-9 levels on the prognosis of colorectal and gastric cancer patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS CEA and CA 19-9 were evaluated preoperatively in patients undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer (n=116) and gastric cancer (n=49). Patients with CEA levels <5 ng/mL were classified as CEA Group 1, 5...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to build a model to predict the risk of lymphovascular space invasion (LVSI) in women with endometrial cancer (EC). METHODS From December 2010 to June 2013, 211 patients with EC undergoing surgery at Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital were enrolled in this retrospective study. Those patients were divided into a positive LVSI group and a negative L...