An interlaboratory trial of the quantitation of Hb A(2) and Hb F has been carried out on two samples of blood by 90 laboratories in the British Isles. The results have been compared with those obtained by four reference laboratories. Overall, the correlation was very poor and indicated that the methods used have to be standardized before interlaboratory values become meaningful. Moreover, in ma...

This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of PRP and dextrose PRL in stifle joint arthritis rabbits.Sixteen healthy adult male rabbits were allocated into groups A (n=8) B (n=8). After induction all experimental animals, animals group treated with intra-articular injection PRP, while PRL. Pain scoring was evaluated by Simple Descriptive scale at 0d, 6d, 13d, 19d, radiographic examined Kellgr...

The effect of fluorination on the conformational and hydrogen-bond (HB)-donating properties of a series of benzyl alcohols has been investigated experimentally by IR spectroscopy and theoretically with quantum chemical methods (ab initio (MP2) and DFT (MPWB1K)). It was found that o-fluorination generally resulted in an increase in the HB acidity of the hydroxyl group, whereas a decrease was obs...

A chromatographic method for determining glycated hemoglobin (Hb A1c) by use of a new monodisperse cation-exchanger has been investigated. Hb A1c was separated from other "minor hemoglobins": Hb F, Hb A3 (the glutathione adduct), and the acetaldehyde adduct in alcoholics. The method was fully automated and a single column could be used for more than 1000 runs. The normal reference interval was ...

New phosphino-borinate ester Lewis pairs of the type (t)Bu(2)PCH(2)C(R)(2)OB(C(6)F(5))(2) (R = Me or CF(3)) are synthesised from the corresponding phosphino-alcohol and HB(C(6)F(5))(2). Dihydrogen release from the zwitterionic (t)Bu(2)PHCH(2)C(R)(2)OBH(C(6)F(5))(2) is facile.

LH beta-subunit (LHbeta), which is essential for ovulation and reproductive fitness, is synthesized specifically in pituitary gonadotropes. In this study, we show that LHbeta gene expression is induced by activin in mouse primary pituitary cells if the cells are treated within 24 h after dispersion in culture. Furthermore, male mice deficient in Smad3, and therefore in activin signaling, have l...

Abstract Background Prevalence of hereditary blood diseases such as sickle cell anemia, sickle thalassemia and thalassemia major are high in Khuzestan province. Sickle cell anemia and beta-thalassemia are predominantly common in Iranian Arabs. Pulmonary complications account for a large proportion of morbidity and mortality in patients with and sickle cell disease. Periodic lung function asse...

Let f : X −→ S be a smooth projective family and let (L, h) be a singular hermitian line bundle on X with semipositive curvature current. Let Ks := K(Xs, KXs +L | Xs, h | Xs)(s ∈ S) be the Bergman kernel of KXs +L | Xs with respect to h | Xs and let hB the singular hermitian metric on KX + L defined by hB |Xs := 1/Ks. We prove that hB has semipositive curvature. This is a generalization of the ...