Evaluation of renal cortical echogenicity in healthy cats using anisotropic backscatter artifacts and echogenicity differences among internal organs

AbstractBackground Renal cortical anisotropic backscatter artifact (CABA) is a hyperechoic region of the renal poles where the insonation of sound beams is perpendicular to the renal tubules within the renal cortex.Aims To determine whether renal CABA can be observed in healthy cats and to compare the echogenicity of renal CABA with that of the spl

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Subcellular localization of an intracellular serine protease of 68 kDa in Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis promastigotes

Here we report the subcellular localization of an intracellular serine protease of 68 kDa in axenic promastigotes of Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis, using subcellular fractionation, enzymatic assays, immunoblotting, and immunocytochemistry.All fractions were evaluated by transmission electron microscopy and the serine protease activity was mea

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Dietary Lipid Intervention in the Prevention of Brain Aging

As people live longer, the burden of aging-related brain diseases, especially dementia, is increasing.Brain aging increases the risk of cognitive impairment, which manifests as a progressive loss of neuron function caused by the impairment of EFX Pedal synaptic plasticity via disrupting lipid homeostasis.Therefore, supplemental dietary lipids have

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Mapping for Engagement: Setting up a Community Based Participatory Research Project to Reach Underserved Communities at Risk for Hepatitis C in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

BackgroundApproximately 1.07 million people in Vietnam are infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV).To address this epidemic, the South East Asian Research Collaborative in Hepatitis (SEARCH) launched a 600-patient cohort study and two clinical trials, both investigating shortened treatment strategies for Abdominal Support chronic HCV infection with d

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