studies relating form and functions of cities indicate sprawl as an intriguing research issue, especially for certain typologies of cities. although with inherent differences on a local scale, mediterranean cities offer a kaleidoscopic overview of sprawl morphologies that require dedicated monitoring tools. the present study provides an original assessment of recent urbanization processes in th...

Genetically encoded Ca(2+) indicators (GECIs) are promising tools for cell type-specific and chronic recording of neuronal activity. In the mammalian central nervous system, however, GECIs have been tested almost exclusively in cortical and hippocampal pyramidal cells, and the usefulness of recently developed GECIs has not been systematically examined in other cell types. Here we expressed the ...

The glutathione S-transferases are a family of dimeric enzymes that catalyze the reaction between GSH and a variety of electrophiles. Two closely related isozymes, referred to as YaYa and YcYc, were purified from rat liver. A radiolabeled azido derivative of glutathione (S-(p-azidophenacyl)[3H]glutathione) was prepared and used to label covalently the active site of the above two glutathione S-...

Chang CH, Chang FM, Yu CH, Liang RI, Ko HC, Chen HY. 2000. Fetal ear assessment and prenatal detection of aneuploidy by the quantitative three-dimensional ultrasonography. Ultrasound Med Biol 26: 743–749. Chang LW, Chang FM, Chang CH, Yu CH, Cheng YC, Chen HY. 2002. Prenatal diagnosis of fetal multicystic dysplastic kidney with two-dimensional and three-dimensional ultrasound. Ultrasound Med Bi...

The sex-dependent expression and growth hormone (GH) regulation of rat liver glutathione S-transferase (GST) was examined using oligonucleotide probes that distinguish between closely related class Alpha (Ya1, Ya2, Yc) and class Mu (Yb1, Yb2, Yb3) GST mRNAs [Waxman, Sundseth, Srivastava and Lapenson (1992) Cancer Res. 52, 5797-5802]. Northern-blot analysis revealed that the steady-state levels ...