Optic neuritis, which is an acute inflammatory demyelinating syndrome of the central nervous system, is one of the major complications in multiple sclerosis (MS). Herein, we investigated the… (More)
The energy and oscillator strength of electronic transitions of chlorophyll (Chl)-amino acid complexes were calculated by using molecular orbital methods. The energies varied widely with coordinated… (More)
Alzheimer-disease-associated beta-amyloid (Abeta) is produced by sequential endoproteolysis of beta-amyloid protein precursor (betaAPP): the extracellular portion is shed by cleavage in the… (More)
The role of catecholamine activity in the GnRH-LH system among cases of polycystic ovary syndrome was investigated by high-performance liquid chromatography using an electrochemical detector. We… (More)
The present study was undertaken to investigate the relationship between serum testosterone levels, the menstrual cycle, and polycystic ovaries as shown by ultrasonographic methods. The patients were… (More)
Tail-vein injections of streptozotocin (STZ) in various doses (20-60 mg/kg body weight) were used to induce diabetes mellitus in male rats of the Sprague-Dawley strain. Resulting pathosis was… (More)
Using real-time ultrasonography, 25 adrenal glands from prenatal to neonatal periods were prospectively examined to assess the process of shrinkage. A similar sonographic structure was seen in both… (More)
It has been postulated that catecholamine metabolism may be altered in cases of polycystic ovary syndrome. To search for possible correlations between catecholamine metabolism and hormonal… (More)
Three forms of light-harvesting chlorophyll a/b-protein complexes of photosystem II (LHC II) were isolated from the thylakoid membranes of Dunaliella salina grown under different irradiance… (More)
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is characterized by chronic anovulation, elevated serum estrogen and androgen levels, and inappropriate gonadotropin secretion. The present study compares the… (More)