A total of 160 d-old male broiler chicks (Cobb) were brooded for three weeks and then maintained at 24±1°C. Commencing from d 21, chicks were assigned to one of four feeding regimens: (1) diet with 8% palm oil (PO), (2) diet with 8% soybean oil (SO), (3) diet without added fat (control), (4) a choice of PO, SO and control (CH). The diets were formulated to maintain a constant ratio of energy an...

PURPOSE To develop a magnetic resonance (MR) imaging approach to noninvasively image quantitative Po(2) in the human vitreous. MATERIALS AND METHODS Human studies were approved by the institutional review board with informed consent obtained from all subjects and were HIPAA compliant. Animal studies were performed with animal care committee approval. An MR imaging method to measure the longit...

Recent studies of transplanted pancreatic islets have indicated incomplete revascularization. We investigated the pH, in relation to oxygen tension (Po(2)), in endogenous islets and islets syngeneically transplanted to the renal subcapsular site of nondiabetic and streptozotocin-diabetic recipients. Tissue pH and Po(2) were measured using microelectrodes. In the endogenous islets, tissue pH was...

Because of increased concern about surface water eutrophication from nutrient-enriched agricultural runoff, many swine producers are encouraged to decrease application rates of waste-based P. Precipitation and subsequent removal of magnesium ammonium phosphate (MgNH(4)PO(4) x 6H(2)O), commonly known as struvite, is a promising mechanism for N and P removal from anaerobic swine lagoon effluent. ...

A version of the law of small numbers is analyzed in information-theoretic terms. Specifically, let f = {fi, i = 0, 1, . . .} be a probability mass function (pmf) on nonnegative integers with mean λ < ∞. Denote the nth convolution of f by f and denote the α-thinning of f by Tα(f). Then, as n → ∞, the entropy H(T1/n(f )) tends to H(po(λ)), where po(λ) denotes the pmf of the Poisson distribution ...

To determine the effects of an increase in lipolysis on the glycogenolytic effect of epinephrine (EPI), the catecholamine was infused portally into 18-h-fasted conscious dogs maintained on a pancreatic clamp in the presence [portal (Po)-EPI+FFA, n = 6] and absence (Po-EPI+SAL, n = 6) of peripheral Intralipid infusion. Control groups with high glucose (70% increase) and free fatty acid (FFA; 200...

To study fibrin incorporation into thrombi at different wall shear rates, a new method to study fibrin deposition on extracellular matrixes underlying stimulated endothelial cells under flow conditions was developed. For this method, we used fibrinogen labeled with peroxidase (Fg-PO). Fg-PO was fully exchangeable for Fg in the clotting assays tested, and PO activity was bound to fibrin-specific...

Purpose: Thus far, no promising drug for Alzheimer disease has been developed. Previously, we documented the beneficial effects of 1,2-dilinoleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DL-PC) and/or 1palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (PO-PC), which enhanced learning and memory abilities and improved cognitive disorders in both animals and humans. The present study reviews the usefulness of ...

the Dutch Pancreatitis Study Group 1 Dept. of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus University Medical Center, PO 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam; the Netherlands, 2 Dept. of Surgery, St. Antonius Hospital, PO 2500, 3430 EM Nieuwegein; the Netherlands, 3 Dept. of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, St. Antonius Hospital, PO 2500, 3430 EM Nieuwegein; the Netherlands, 4 Dept. of Gastroenterology and Hepa...

The development of peroxidase (PO) reaction in the nuclear envelope (NE) and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) of monocytes differentiating in vitro and its relationship with arachidonic acid metabolism were studied. The PO, as visualized by the diaminobenzidine (DAB) technique, appeared in the NE and ER of the majority of monocytes within 24 hours of culture, with a substantial decrease thereafter. T...