Rickettsial diseases in Russia.

abstract：:The search for tumor markers suitable for use in diagnosis and management of patients with lung cancer has met with limited success because each available marker lacks sufficient sensitivity and specificity. We have begun a collaborative study to evaluate multiple simultaneous serum markers to determine whether there ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： McIntire KR,Radovich BT,Gail MH,Go VL

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathophysiological events in biological tissue are characterized by a shift in electrical impedance spectra of the tissue under study. In this paper, techniques based on electrical impedance are reviewed with emphasis on their possible role in evaluating the skin reactivity of an individual, including results from imp...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Nyrén M,Hagströmer L,Emtestam L

更新日期：1999-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Caloric restriction (CR) is well described and has received extensive attention for its multiple benefits, including longevity and stress resistance. However, some studies have shown that CR negatively influences bone, although a mechanism hasn't been provided. Adiponectin, an adipocyte-derived hormone, can affect bon...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Zhu J,Liu C,Jia J,Zhang C,Yuan W,Leng H,Xu Y,Song C

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have established that methanolic extracts of bovine brain and lung possess CDS activity with an agonist-like profile at alpha(2)-adrenoceptor binding sites (i.e., greater potency against [(3)H]-clonidine sites than against [(3)H]-RX-821001 sites). Following prolonged reflux in ethylacetate, monovalent...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Pinthong D,Kendall DA,Wilson VG

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a result of intensive investigation, particularly in the pharmaceutical industry, a number of potent and selective metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 (mGluR5) antagonists have been discovered. The structure activity relationship studies that led to the discovery of these mGluR5 antagonists are presented in t...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Carroll FI

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The adrenal glands are a major source of steroid hormone biosynthesis. In normal physiology, the pituitary hormone corticotropin (ACTH) regulates the secretion of glucocorticoids via its G protein-coupled receptor (ACTHR), the product of the MC2R gene. Aldosterone is another major product of the adrenal gland; its reg...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Bourdeau I,Stratakis CA

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:These findings support the hypothesis that a frontal-subcortical abnormality is necessary to produce symptoms of depression (e.g., mood-related signs, behavioral disturbances, neurovegetative signs) in dementia. Behavioral disturbances (e.g., disinhibition, agitation, social withdrawal) were more likely to occur in FL...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Lopez OL,Gonzalez MP,Becker JT,Reynolds CF 3rd,Sudilovsky A,DeKosky ST

更新日期：1995-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Schizophrenia is a major mental disorder associated with core neurocognitive impairments. The ability to recreate these deficits in animal models is limited, hampering ongoing translational drug development efforts. This paper reviews the use of electroencephalography (EEG)-based neurophysiological measures, such as e...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Javitt DC

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The statistical techniques developed herein show strong promise as a nonparametric extension of the classical Wing-Kristofferson decomposition of variance in isochronous tapping to include tempo drift. It is now important to establish the relative role of the three sources of variance in discriminating among unselecte...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Collier GL,Ogden RT

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the aforementioned complications, noninvasive saliva collection has provided the medical and research community with an excellent medium for the monitoring of plasma steroid levels. This noninvasive method has permitted the evaluation and assessment of a multitude of endocrine studies that would have been extr...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Quissell DO

更新日期：1993-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The quasibiennial oscillation (QBO) dominates the variability of the equatorial stratosphere and also affects the circulation and temperature of the extratropical region. In this paper we review previous work showing that the mid- to high-latitude circulation is weaker (stronger) when QBO easterlies (westerlies) domin...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Peña-Ortiz C,García-Herrera R,Ribera P,Calvo N

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) have been defined by their ability to establish long-term hematopoiesis in myelo-ablated hosts. Prospective isolation using combinations of cell-surface markers and/or dye exclusion can yield highly purified and nearly homogeneous phenotypically defined cells that repopulate irradiated h...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Schaniel C,Moore KA

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adult musicians show superior neural sound discrimination when compared to nonmusicians. However, it is unclear whether these group differences reflect the effects of experience or preexisting neural enhancement in individuals who seek out musical training. Tracking how brain function matures over time in musically tr...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Putkinen V,Tervaniemi M,Saarikivi K,Huotilainen M

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hematopoietic growth factors are glycoproteins of 15-70 kDa. Although much clinical success has been obtained using recombinant proteins produced in mammalian cell lines and in microbial fermentation processes, the full-length polypeptides necessarily are expensive to produce, require parenteral administration, and in...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Kaushansky K

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The last decade has witnessed a surge in studies on steroid hormones of maternal origin present in avian eggs and affecting offspring development. The value of such studies for the understanding of maternal effects and individual differentiation is endorsed and a series of methodological and conceptual issues in the c...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Groothuis TG,von Engelhardt N

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To test the utility of the UCLA posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Index for DSM-IV (U-PTSD-I)(c) for predicting PTSD diagnosis in children with and without medical illnesses. The U-PTSD-I and a standard psychiatric interview were administered to medically ill children (n = 76) and children who experienced other tra...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Shemesh E,Annunziato RA,Newcorn JH,Rockmore L,Bierer LM,Cohen JA,Schmeidler J,Yehuda R

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reproduction usually is characterized by a mean-population fecundity pattern. Such a pattern has a maximum at earlier ages and a subsequent gradual decline in egg production. It is shown that individual fecundity trajectories do not follow such a pattern. In particular, the regular individual fecundity pattern has no ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Novoseltsev VN,Arking R,Carey JR,Novoseltseva JA,Yashin AI

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In amphibians, alpha-MSH secreted by the pars intermedia of the pituitary plays a pivotal role in the process of skin color adaptation. Reciprocally, the skin of amphibians contains a number of regulatory peptides, some of which have been found to regulate the activity of pituitary melanotrope cells. In particular, th...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Vaudry H,Chartrel N,Desrues L,Galas L,Kikuyama S,Mor A,Nicolas P,Tonon MC

更新日期：1999-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Questions about music's evolution and functions have long excited interest among scholars. More recent theoretical accounts have stressed the importance of music's social origins and functions. Autism and Williams syndrome, neurodevelopmental disorders supposedly characterized by contrasting social and musical phenoty...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Heaton P,Allen R

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rats subjected to various accelerations (+G) exhibited increased levels of plasma epinephrine (EPI), norepinephrine (NE), and corticosterone. However, the collection of blood was performed after a centrifugation finished, and therefore the levels could be affected by the process of deceleration. The aim of this study ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Petrak J,Mravec B,Jurani M,Baranovska M,Tillinger A,Hapala I,Frollo I,Kvetnanský R

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex (KGDHC) is an important mitochondrial constituent, and deficiency of KGDHC is associated with a number of neurological disorders. KGDHC is composed of three proteins, each encoded on a different and well-characterized gene. The sequences of the human proteins are known. Th...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Sheu KF,Blass JP

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Galanin is widely distributed in enteric nerves and nerve terminals throughout the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Within the GI tract galanin is best known for its ability to alter smooth muscle contractility and regulate intestinal motility. However, recent studies also indicate that galanin can modulate epithelial ion...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Benya RV,Matkowskyj KA,Danilkovich A,Hecht G

更新日期：1998-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Analyses of the RNA metabolism of hyperthermophilic archaea highlight the efficiency of regulatory RNAs and RNA-guided processes at extreme temperatures. These organisms must overcome the intrinsic thermolability of RNAs. Elevated levels of RNA modifications and structured GC-rich regions are observed for many univers...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Gomes-Filho JV,Randau L

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ancestral haplotype (AH) 8.1(HLA-A1, Cw7, B8, TNFAB*a2b3, TNFN*S, C2*C, Bf*s, C4A*Q0, C4B*1, DRB1*0301, DRB3*0101, DQA1*0501, DQB1*0201) seems to be associated with susceptibility to autoimmune diseases. Different mechanisms are probably involved in increasing autoimmunity, such as unbalanced cytokine production and t...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Candore G,Campagna AM,Cuppari I,Di Carlo D,Mineo C,Caruso C

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence is emerging that calcium-activated neutral proteinases (CANPs) not only participate in intracellular protein turnover but help to regulate the functional reorganization of cytoskeletal proteins in response to calcium and second-messenger stimulation. The high concentration of CANPs in certain neurons has sugg...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Nixon RA

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Noninvasive and/or nondestructive techniques can provide structural information about bone, beyond simple bone densitometry. While the latter provides important information about osteoporotic fracture risk, many studies indicate that bone mineral density (BMD) only partly explains bone strength. Quantitative assessmen...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Genant HK,Jiang Y

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kinetics of extracellular RNA accumulation in culture medium and at the cell surface along with their composition and distribution among cell-free and cell-surface-bound fractions were investigated in mycoplasma-contaminated and mycoplasma-free HeLa cells. It was shown that the mycoplasma infection influenced the conc...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Morozkin ES,Rykova EY,Vlassov VV,Laktionov PP

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously identified 30 differentially expressed genes when comparing recently diagnosed type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM-1) patients and controls paired for sex, age, and ethnic background. In this article we performed the hierarchical clustering of these genes taking into account the human-leukocyte-antigen (HL...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Rassi DM,Junta CM,Fachin AL,Sandrin-Garcia P,Mello SS,Fernandes AP,Deghaide NN,Foss-Freitas MC,Foss MC,Sakamoto-Hojo ET,Passos GA,Donadi EA

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The extensive literature and the work from our laboratory illustrate the large number of complex processes affected by estrogen that might contribute to the striking ability of 17-beta estradiol (E2) and its derivatives to inhibit clinical and histological signs of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) in mi...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Offner H,Polanczyk M

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While dopamine (DA) receptors mediate acute effects of amphetamine and cocaine, chronic drug administration produces many glutamate-dependent adaptations, including LTP in reward-related neuronal circuits. An important question presents itself: How do DA receptors influence glutamate-dependent synaptic plasticity? Alt...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Wolf ME,Mangiavacchi S,Sun X

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00