St. Louis, MO, USA). For determination of amino acid (AA) composition and concentration, 100 mg samples of lyophilized tissues were homogenized in 1.2 mL of 10% sulfosalicylic acid, then centrifuged ...

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Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Federal Fluminense University─UFF, Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro 24241-000, Brazil Institute of Chemistry, Federal Fluminense University─UFF, Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro ...

Knowing foods that cause acid reflux can help you prevent and manage this condition. Common triggers include carbonated drinks, spicy foods, chocolate, and tomatoes. Acid reflux, also known as ...

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Figure 1: Growth rates and relative telomerase activity in fibroblasts transfected with TERT. Figure 2: The retinoblastoma protein phosphorylation status in normal and telomerase–expressing ...

The 10 drought tolerance indicators were plant height (PH), spike number (SN), spikelet per spike(SP), canopy temperature (CT), leaf water content (LWC), photosynthetic rate (A), intercellular CO2 ...

This important study addresses the idea that defective lysosomal clearance might be causal to renal dysfunction in cystinosis. With mostly solid data, the authors observe that restoring expression of ...