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The ginkgo nuts are commonly eaten because of its nutritive value. It also taken as an herbal medicine for its antitussive and expectorant properties throughout Korea, Japan, and China. A...
BACKGROUND: Pyridoxal-5'-phosphate (P5P), a coenzyme of the aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) reactions, is required to measure aminotransferase levels (IFCC method). However, a modified IFCC method that uses...
Elevated plasma homocysteine is an independent risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease. Exercise is generally believed to reduce the plasma homocysteine levels and therefore, being beneficial for cardiovascular...
Present study demonstrated that fibrillar beta-amyloid peptide (fAbeta(1-42)) induced ATP release, which in turn activated NADPH oxidase via the P2X(7) receptor (P2X(7)R). Reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in fAbeta(1-42)-treated microglia...
OBJECTIVE: To compare the efficacy of Mangafodipir trisodium (Mn-DPDP) -enhanced MR cholangiogrphy (MRC) and Gadobenate dimeglumine (Gd-BOPTA) -enhanced MRC in visualizing a non-dilated biliary system. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Eighty-eight healthy...