Monoclonal antibodies against the alkaline phosphatase of Pseudomonas aeruginosa were produced from spleen cells of BALB/c mice primed with purified alkaline phosphatase of P. aeruginosa ATCC 10145 and SP20/Ag-14 myeloma cells. The eight stable clones established produced antibodies that reacted by enzyme-linked immunosorbent and indirect immunofluorescence assays with all bacterial strains of ...

The virus earlier reported from spinach (S. oleracea) from Yugoslavia under the tentative name of spinach latent virus has been shown — by symptomatology in test plants, properties in sap, transmission through seed and serological reactions — to be identical with the ilarvirus characterised under the same name in the Netherlands. After mechanical inoculation the Yugoslav isolate (SpLV/ /H) of s...

RpfB, one of the five resuscitation-promoting factors (Rpfs) produced by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), plays an important role in the resuscitation and growth of the dormant MTB. RpfB is likely the target antigen recognized by the host immune system. Studies have shown that Rpf genes exist in many bacteria and their encoded proteins all contain Rpf-like domain. It is likely that this domain...

Background. Acupuncture is applied to treat numerous diseases in pediatric patients. Few reports have been published on the depth to which it is safe to insert needle acupoints in pediatric patients. We evaluated the depths to which acupuncture needles can be inserted safely in chest acupoints in pediatric patients and the variations in safe depth according to sex, age, body weight, and body ma...

multiple sclerosis is an inflammatory disease of the central nervous system in which t cells experience a second phase of activation, which ultimately leads to axonal demyelination and neurological disability. the recent advances in stem cell therapies may serve as potential treatments for neurological disorders. there are broad types of stem cells such as neural, embryonic, mesenchymal and hem...

germline and somatic stem cells are distinct types of stem cells that are dedicated to reproduction and somatic tissue regeneration, respectively. germline stem cells (gscs), which can self-renew and generate gametes, are unique stem cells in that they are solely dedicated to transmit genetic information from generation to generation. we developed a strategy for the establishment of germline st...