BACKGROUND Chromogranin A (CgA) in plasma (P-CgA), a neuroendocrine marker of sympathetic stress, has been shown to predict mortality in medical intensive care. We hypothesized that the magnitude of CgA release would reflect stress load, and thereby injury severity in burn intensive care patients. METHODS Fifty-one consecutive patients with a burn area exceeding 10% were included. P-CgA was m...

Mucinous tubular and spindle cell carcinoma (MTSCC) is a new tumorous entity which has been recently established. In this article, we examined the expression of neuroendocrine markers including neuron specific enolase (NSE), chromogranin A and synaptophysin in 16 cases of MTSCC using immunohistochemistry. The sex ratio (male: female) of the patients was 4:12. In normal kidney, distal tubules or...

The secretory granules of adrenal medullary chromaffin cells synthesize, store and then liberate catecholamines by exocytosis after cell stimulation with acetylcholine, itself liberated from the splanchnic nerve (for review, see Viveros, 1975). Apart from adrenaline and noradrenaline, chromaffin granules contain a great number of molecules, essentially proteins, which are co-secreted with the c...

background: certain marker studies have practical importance in the biology of prostate cancer. the purpose of this study was to determine whether the quantification of certain neuroendocrine and proliferative markers obtained during transurethral resection or prostatectomy, would help in the prognostic evaluation of prostatic adenocarcinomas.   methods: the present study was performed on sampl...

This book is called a ‘Guide to Geometric Algebra in Practice’. It is composed of chapters by experts in the field and was conceived during the AGACSE-2010 conference in Amsterdam. As you scan the contents, you will find that all chapters indeed use geometric algebra but that the term ‘practice’ means different things to different authors. As we discuss the various Parts below, we guide you thr...

BACKGROUND Facial emotion perception is a major social skill, but its molecular signal pathway remains unclear. The MET/AKT cascade affects neurodevelopment in general populations and face recognition in patients with autism. This study explores the possible role of MET/AKT cascade in facial emotion perception. METHODS One hundred and eighty two unrelated healthy volunteers (82 men and 100 wo...