A recent study was performed to assess the morphometric variation of otoliths Decapterus kurroides collected in northern Sulu and southern Sibuyan seas delineating fish stocks. Seven otolith descriptors (otolith length, OL; height, OH; weight OW; area, OA; perimeter, OP; ellipticity, EL; aspect ratio, AR) demonstrated a significant positive correlation with length six (rectangularity, RE; squar...

The aim of this paper was to assess the nonsurgical treatment of oral leukoplakia (OL). A medline search from 1983 to 2009 was conducted. The topical or systemic nonsurgical treatments or combination of both was reviewed. The primary outcomes of interest were clinical resolution, malignant transformation, follow-up, and recurrence of OL. Studies showed a rate higher than 50% of clinical resolut...

Oligodendrocyte (OL) differentiation and myelin development are complex events regulated by numerous signal transduction factors. Here, we report that phosphoinositide-3 kinase enhancer L (PIKE-L) is required for OL development and myelination. PIKE-L expression is up-regulated when oligodendrocyte progenitor cells commit to differentiation. Conversely, depleting phosphoinositide-3 kinase enhan...

In the present study, we show that four unusual cholesterol precursors, 5α-cholesta-8,14-dien-3β-ol, 4-methyl-5α-cholesta-8,24-dien-3β-ol (4-methylzymosterol), 4,4,14-trimethyl-5α-cholesta-8,24-dien-3β-ol (lanosterol), and 4,4-dimethyl-5α-cholesta-8,24-dien-3β-ol (4,4-dimethylzymosterol) are present in testes of the limpet Cellana grata, which is part of one of the most primitive gastropod fami...

Seven parguerane diterpenes: 15-bromo-2,7,19-triacetoxyparguer-9(11)-en-16-ol (1), 15-bromo-2,7,16,19-tetraacetoxyparguer-9(11)-ene (2), 15-bromo-2,19-diacetoxyparguer-9(11)-en-7,16-diol (3), 15-bromo-2,16,19-triacetoxyparguer-9(11)-en-7-ol (4), 15-bromo-2,16-diacetoxyparguer-9(11)-en-7-ol (5), 15-bromoparguer-9(11)-en-16-ol (6), 15-bromoparguer-7-en-16-ol (7), two polyether triterpenes: thyrsi...

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Irradiation of rat skeletal muscles before increased loading has been shown to prevent compensatory hypertrophy for periods of up to 4 wk, possibly by preventing satellite cells from proliferating and providing new myonuclei. Recent work suggested that stem cell populations exist that might allow irradiated muscles to eventually hypertrophy over time. We report that irradiation essentially prev...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the frequency of unlicensed (UL) and off-label (OL) prescriptions in neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit of a tertiary care hospital and to determine their association with patients' severity. METHODS Observational cohort study including drugs prescribed during hospitalization of neonates over a 6-week period between July and August 2011. The drugs were ...

Open lesson (OL), similar to the Japanese study in many aspects, is a professional development model regularly used schools Commonwealth of Independent States Countries. The purpose this was examine teachers’ and students’ attitudes beliefs about OL practices activities, using both quantitative qualitative methods. sample consisted 72 instructors 239 university students Kazakhstan. MANOVA resul...