TARGETING AN EQUINE ESTROGEN CATECHOL METABOLITE TO THE NUCLEUS* Zhican Wang, Gihani T. Wijewickrama, Kuan-wei Peng, Birgit M. Dietz, Long Yuan, Richard B. van Breemen, Judy L. Bolton, Gregory R. J. Thatcher Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy (M/C 781) College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago 833 S. Wood Street, Chicago, Illinois 60612-7231 Running title: Estrogen...

UNLABELLED Our goal in this investigation was to develop a method for iodinating annexin V that would be suitable for the in vivo detection of apoptosis. METHODS Annexin V was iodinated with (125)I using 2 different techniques: direct iodination with IODO-BEADS, resulting in the iodination of tyrosine residues; and use of the Bolton-Hunter reagent, which binds to lysine. The active fraction o...

The taxonomy of the Tetramorium naganum, T. plesiarum, T. schaufussii, and T. severini species groups are revised for the Malagasy region. A total of 31 species are treated, of which 22 are newly described and nine redescribed. This increases the richness of the hyper-diverse genus Tetramorium in the Malagasy region to 106 species, which makes it the most species-rich genus in the region. Twent...

The concepts of language variety and variation lie at the heart of the world Englishes enterprise, not least because many researchers in this field have identified their interests as the study of "varieties of English," "localized varieties of English," "non-native varieties of English," "second-language varieties of English," and "new varieties of English." The issue of linguistic variety is a...

This study aimed to assess and compare the overall and anterior ratios of tooth size discrepancies in all Angle malocclusion groups. The following null hypothesis (H0) was tested: no difference between tooth size discrepancies (overall and anterior) would be observed among Angle malocclusion groups. The sample comprised of 711 pre-orthodontic treatment study casts of Brazilian patients with a m...

in the present study, we examined the antioxidative activities of satureja khuzestanica essential oil (ske) and possible protective effect of ske on lipid profile, atherogenic index and liver enzyme markers in alloxan-induced type 1 diabetic rats. thirty male rats were randomly divided into three groups; group one as control, group two diabetic untreatment, and group three treatments with ske b...

AUTHOR Julia Herbert, MSc, MCSP, Grad Dip Phys, is specialist continence physiotherapist, Bolton PCT continence team, NHS Bolton, and independent practitioner and lecturer. ABSTRACT Herbert, J. (2009) Pregnancy and childbirth: the e!ects on pelvic "oor muscles. Nursing Times; 105: 7, 38–41. This article examines the risks of damage to the pelvic "oor that are associated with pregnancy and deliv...