Pan African Medical Journal. 2016; 25:230 doi:10.11604/pamj.2016.25.230.10857 This article is available online at: http://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/25/230/full/ © Abdi Ahmed Bonahy et al. The Pan African Medical Journal ISSN 1937-8688. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

The rat is a common model system for the study of a number of biological processes, in particular toxicology, neurobiology, and immunology. Gene expression profiling is an important tool in understanding the genetic interactions underlying these basic processes. This document is an overview of the approach and parameters used in the design of the GeneChip Rat Expression Set 230. Technical Note ...

2 Machine tool performance from the point of view of compliance to tolerances, surface definition, etc., is determined essentially by the accuracy of machine movement. For precision machining it is therefore important to measure and, if necessary, compensate for deviations in motion. Standards and directives for inspecting machine tools, such as ISO 230-2, ISO 230-3, ISO 230-4 and VDI/DGQ 3441,...

Liver plasma membranes contain a morphologically distinct protein complex which serves as a substrate for the plasma membrane-associated transglutaminase. The complex, which appears as a two-dimensional sheet, is insoluble in sodium dodecyl sulfate and reducing agents and has been named SITS for sodium dodecyl sulfate-insoluble transglutaminase substrate (Tyrrell, D. J., Sale, W. S., and Slife,...

The precise roles of gamma interferon-inducible immunoproteasome-associated molecules in generation of cytotoxic T-lymphocyte (CTL) epitopes have yet to be fully elucidated. We describe here a unique epitope derived from the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) latent membrane protein 2A (LMP2A) presented by HLA-A*2402 molecules. Generation of the epitope, designated LMP2A(222-230), from the full-length pr...