Two-color immunofluorescence histochemistry and immunohistochemistry in combination with retrograde tract-tracing techniques were used to examine the relationship of alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole proprionic acid (AMPA)-selective glutamate receptor subunits (GluR1, GluR2/3/4c and GluR4) to identified populations of striatal projection neurons and interneurons. The majority of striat...

The title compound, potassium silver tetra-niobium nona-oxide arsenate, K(0.8)Ag(0.2)Nb(4)O(9)AsO(4), was prepared by a solid-state reaction at 1183 K. The structure consists of infinite (Nb(2)AsO(14))(n) chains parallel to the b axis and cross-linked by corner sharing via pairs of edge-sharing octa-hedra. Each pair links together four infinite chains to form a three-dimensional framework. The ...

Listeria monocytogenes lineage III strains belonging to subgroups IIIA (n = 8), IIIB (n = 5), and IIIC (n = 6) were examined along with other known serotype strains (n = 11) by PCR and Southern hybridization using several recently described species-, virulence-, and serotype-specific primers and probes. The virulence of seven representative lineage III strains was then evaluated in mice via the...

We prepared murine monoclonal antibodies to porcine platelet membrane glycoprotein (GP) lb and GP llb/Illa for further study of the porcine hemostatic mechanism. One monoclonal antibody, designated PP3-4C. blocked Ristocetin-induced platelet agglutination and caused 80% inhibition of Ristocetin-induced ‘25l-von Willebrand factor (vWF) binding to porcine platelets at a concentration of 1 2 gsg l...

Background: In CT systems, the machine utilizes a bowtie filter to shape the X-ray beam and remove lower energy photons. The shape of this bowtie filter is complicated and its geometry is often not available in detail. These renders the CT dose index (CTDI) to have different values in measurement versus Monte Carlo simulation studies and other analytical calculations especially in dosimetry of ...

Thrombosis disease has been the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In the discovery of antithrombotic agents, three complexes of Cu(2+) and repetitive arginine-glycine-aspartic acid (RGD) sequences, Cu(II)-Arg-Gly-Asp-Ser-Arg-Gly-Asp-Ser (Cu[II]-4a), Cu(II)-Arg-Gly-Asp-Val-Arg-Gly-Asp-Val (Cu[II]-4b), and Cu(II)-Arg-Gly-Asp-Phe-Arg-Gly-Asp-Phe (Cu[II]-4c), were previously repor...

BACKGROUND Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) provides an affordable and practical assessment of multiple whole body and regional body composition. However, little information is available on the assessment of changes in body composition in top-level athletes using DXA. The present study aimed to assess the accuracy of DXA in tracking body composition changes (relative fat mass [%FM], absol...