Werner J. H. Koopman,1,2 Michel Renders,2 Arie Oosterhof,2 Toin H. van Kuppevelt,2 Baziel G. M. van Engelen,3 and Peter H. G. M. Willems1,2 1Microscopical Imaging Center and 2Department of Biochemistry, Nijmegen Center for Molecular Life Sciences, University Medical Center Nijmegen; and 3Institute of Neurology, Neuromuscular Center Nijmegen, University Medical Center Nijmegen, NL-6500 HB Nijmeg...

I review aspects of the evolution of horizontal branch (HB) stars. The defining characteristic of this, the core He-burning phase of evolution for M < Mflash ∼ 2.2M⊙, is a spread in observed colour amongst HB stars within the (almost) chemically homogeneous, isochronous populations found in Galactic globular clusters. The inference is that the stars within a given cluster must have undergone va...

We report purification of an 18-kDa heparin-binding growth factor secreted from human cancer cells which is homologous to a developmentally regulated, neurotrophic factor, heparin-binding growth-associated molecule/pleiotrophin (HB-GAM/PTN; Merenmies, J., and Rauvala, H. (1990) J. Biol. Chem. 265, 16721-16724; Li, Y. S., Milner, P. G., Chauhan, A. K., Watson, M. A., Hoffman, R. M., Kodner, C. M...

AIM The present study was undertaken to evaluate the ameliorative potential of dried Moringa oleifera fruit powder in fluorosis affected calves reared around the vicinity of aluminium smelter plant. MATERIALS AND METHODS Total 107 calves were screened on the basis of clinical signs and higher plasma fluoride (more than 0.2 ppm) level for evidence of fluorosis. Out of that, 90 samples found po...

OBJECTIVES This study was undertaken to assess the hematologic, clinical, and biochemical response to intravenous iron in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) and anemia. BACKGROUND Anemia is common in patients with CHF and is associated with higher morbidity and mortality. The combination of erythropoietin (EPO) and iron increases hemoglobin (Hb) and improves symptoms and exercise capac...

PURPOSE Hemoglobin (Hb) regulates the endothelial function by modulating the bio-availability of NO at the tissue level. A significant direct relationship is present between the Hb levels and endothelial functions in patients with Type 2 diabetes. Testing whether this association also exists in subjects with prediabetes is important because prediabetes is associated with an increased risk of ca...

This research was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of fortified flour on micronutrient status in poor rural adult women. A total of 4,700 farmers as the intervention group were supplied with multi-nutrient fortified wheat flour for three years, while 2750 farmers as the control group were supplied with unfortified wheat flour. Wheat flour was fortified with vitamins A, B-1, B-2, niacin, f...

S 873 SICKLE CELL ( Hb-S ) TRAIT IN FAMILY FROM SERBIA-YUGOSLAvIA. A. Sadikario, II. Duma, B. Mladenovski, G. Efremov, M. Andreeva and C. Lazova. From Department of Pediatrics, University of Skopje, Yugoslavia. J. Ped. Ass. Yugo. 11:

The reaction of NO with manganoglobin, manganous porphyrin-substituted hemoglobin (MnHb), shows close correspondence to the reaction of CO with hemoglobin (Hb) in all features examined. All measurements are consistent with cooperative binding of NO by MnHb, associated with a T + R conformation change in the tetramer. An important conclusion based on a comparison of rates of NO ligation by Hb an...