BACKGROUND
The endocannabinoid system functions through two well characterized receptor systems, the CB1 and CB2 receptors. Work by a number of groups in recent years has provided evidence that the… (More)
Astroglia have the capacity to monitor extracellular glutamate (Glu) and maintain it at low levels, metabolize Glu, or release it back into the extracellular space. Glu can induce an increase in… (More)
PURPOSE
Homozygosity for Hb D-Punjab (or Hb D-Los Angeles; codon 121; GAA-->CAA) is rare among Arabs. The co-inheritance of Hb D with beta(0)-thalassemia trait is even rarer, with only 10 previous… (More)
Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is a potent vasoconstrictor peptide that is also known to induce a wide spectrum of biological responses in nonvascular tissue. In this study, we found that ET-1 (100 nM)… (More)
A severely unstable hemoglobin variant, Hb Hakkari or alpha 2 beta 2 31 (B13)Leu-->Arg, has been observed in a 5-year-old Turkish girl with a severe hemolytic anemia without Heinz body formation. A… (More)
This paper describes the procedures developed for the determining of diparental/uniparental origin of X chromosomes in mosaic Turner females (karyotype 45,X/46,XX), and accounts for results of the… (More)
We have identified a minor hemoglobin component (approximately 5%) in the blood of a healthy Costa Rican female, but not in her mother and two brothers (father not studied), that has an His --> Arg… (More)
The present study provides information about the alpha / beta and alpha 2 / alpha 1-mRNA ratios in reticulocytes of normal adults and individuals with different alpha-globin gene deficiencies; it… (More)
The present study concerns the identification of four alpha-globin gene deficiencies, one alpha 1-globin gene mutation, and one beta-globin gene mutation in a Laotian couple and their newborn baby.… (More)