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Dried blood spot versus venous blood sampling for phenylalanine and tyrosine
Abstract Background This study investigated the agreement between various dried blood spot (DBS) and venous blood sample measurements of phenylalanine and tyrosine... -
Phosphodiesterases in non-neoplastic appearing colonic mucosa from patients w...
Abstract Background Intracellular signaling through cyclic nucleotides, both cyclic AMP and cyclic GMP, is altered in colorectal cancer. Accordingly, it is hypothesized that an... -
The effects of green cardamom on blood glucose indices, lipids, inflammatory ...
Abstract Background The relationship between dietary components and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) needs to be further investigated. The potential health benefits of... -
Visualization of guided and leaky wave behaviors in an indium tin oxide metal...
We explored the use of the optically transparent semiconductor indium tin oxide (ITO) as an alternative to optically opaque metals for the fabrication of photonic structures in... -
Circulating cathelicidin levels correlate with mucosal disease activity in ul...
Abstract Background Cathelicidin (LL-37) is an antimicrobial peptide known to be associated with various autoimmune diseases. We attempt to determine if cathelicidin can... -
Contacting out-of-hours primary care or emergency medical services for time-c...
Abstract Background Out-of-hours (OOH) healthcare services in Western countries are often differentiated into out-of-hours primary healthcare services (OOH-PC) and emergency... -
Multiphoton in vivo imaging with a femtosecond semiconductor disk laser
We use an ultrafast diode-pumped semiconductor disk laser (SDL) to demonstrate several applications in multiphoton microscopy. The ultrafast SDL is based on an optically pumped... -
Effect of dose and dose rate on temporal γ-H2AX kinetics in mouse blood and s...
Abstract Background Cesium-137 (137Cs) is one of the major and most clinically relevant radionuclides of concern in a radiological dispersal device, “dirty bomb” scenario as... -
A novel method for the quantification of fatty infiltration in skeletal muscle
Abstract Background Fatty infiltration of the skeletal muscle is a common but poorly understood feature of many myopathies. It is best described in human muscle, where... -
Identification of non-conserved residues essential for improving the hydrocar...
Abstract Background Cyanobacteria produce hydrocarbons corresponding to diesel fuels by means of aldehyde-deformylating oxygenase (ADO). ADO catalyzes a difficult and unusual... -
Evaluating urinary estrogen and progesterone metabolites using dried filter p...
Abstract Background Measuring concentrations of metabolites of estradiol and progesterone in urine, instead of measuring serum concentrations, is common in research and also is... -
Development of a high-throughput screen to identify small molecule enhancers ...
Abstract Background Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is caused by loss of sarcolemma connection to the extracellular matrix. Transgenic overexpression of the transmembrane... -
[18F]tetrafluoroborate as a PET tracer for the sodium/iodide symporter: the i...
Abstract Background [18F]BF4 −, the first 18F-labelled PET imaging agent for the sodium/iodide symporter (NIS), was produced by isotopic exchange yielding a product with limited... -
The Ussing chamber system for measuring intestinal permeability in health and...
Abstract Background The relationship between intestinal epithelial integrity and the development of intestinal disease is of increasing interest. A reduction in mucosal... -
Computed tomography derived bone density measurement in the diabetic foot
Abstract Background The accurate and reliable measurement of foot bone density is challenging and there is currently no gold standard technique. Such measurement is particularly... -
Enzyme adsorption-induced activity changes: a quantitative study on TiO2 mode...
Abstract Background Activity retention upon enzyme adsorption on inorganic nanostructures depends on different system parameters such as structure and composition of the... -
Dynamic OCT measurement of corneal deformation by an air puff in normal and c...
A new technique is presented for the non-invasive imaging of the dynamic response of the cornea to an air puff inducing a deformation. A spectral OCT instrument combined with an... -
Autism spectrum disorders, endocrine disrupting compounds, and heavy metals i...
Abstract Background Evidence has indicated that some non-inherited factors such as exposure to environmental pollutants are associated with neurodevelopment disorders like... -
Subsequent thyroid disorders associated with treatment strategy in head and n...
Abstract Background We investigated the risk of thyroid disorders, namely hypothyroidism, thyrotoxicosis and thyroiditis, in head and neck cancer patients undergoing multimodal... -
Design of the Growth hormone deficiency and Efficacy of Treatment (GET) score...
Abstract Background The adverse effects of growth hormone (GH) deficiency (GHD) in adults (AGHD) on metabolism and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) can be improved with GH...
