Effect of sampling method and storage conditions on albumin, retinol-binding protein, and N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase concentrations in canine urine samples [PDF]
, 2010 Urinary markers for renal dysfunction are gaining interest but effects of sampling method, storage conditions, and urinary tract inflammation or infection on these markers are unclear Therefore, the objectives of the current study were to determine the ...
Daminet, Sylvie +4 more
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Proteomic investigation of falciparum and vivax malaria for identification of surrogate protein markers. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 This study was conducted to analyze alterations in the human serum proteome as a consequence of infection by malaria parasites Plasmodium falciparum and P.
Sandipan Ray +14 more
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The retina visual cycle is driven by cis retinol oxidation in the outer segments of cones [PDF]
, 2017 Vertebrate rod and cone photoreceptors require continuous supply of chromophore for regenerating their visual pigments after photoactivation. Cones, which mediate our daytime vision, demand a particularly rapid supply of 11-cis retinal chromophore in ...
Cornwall, M. Carter +3 more
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Journal of Lipid Research, 1990 A study was conducted to explore the effects of retinoic acid, fed to retinol-deficient rats, on the tissue distribution and levels of cellular retinol-binding protein (CRBP) and cellular retinoic acid-binding protein (CRABP).
W S Blaner +4 more
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All-Purpose Containers? Lipid-Binding Protein - Drug Interactions. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 The combined use of in vitro (19F-NMR) and in silico (molecular docking) procedures demonstrates the affinity of a number of human calycins (lipid-binding proteins from ileum, liver, heart, adipose tissue and epidermis, and retinol-binding protein from ...
Tiziana Beringhelli +7 more
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Pulse of inflammatory proteins in the pregnant uterus of European polecats (Mustela putorius) leading to the time of implantation [PDF]
, 2017 Uterine secretory proteins protect the uterus and conceptuses against infection, facilitate implantation, control cellular damage resulting from implantation, and supply pre-implantation embryos with nutrients.
Burchmore, Richard J.S. +2 more
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Metabolic interactions between vitamin A and conjugated linoleic acid [PDF]
, 2014 Lipid-soluble molecules share several aspects of their physiology due to their common adaptations to a hydrophilic environment, and may interact to regulate their action in a tissue-specific manner.
BANNI, SEBASTIANO +7 more
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Vitamin A Status of Women and Children in Yaoundé and Douala, Cameroon, is Unchanged One Year after Initiation of a National Vitamin A Oil Fortification Program. [PDF]
, 2017 Vitamin A (VA) fortification of cooking oil is considered a cost-effective strategy for increasing VA status, but few large-scale programs have been evaluated. We conducted representative surveys in Yaoundé and Douala, Cameroon, 2 years before and 1 year
Brown, Kenneth H +7 more
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Journal of Lipid Research, 1996 The acute inflammatory response to tissue injury and infection is associated with low concentrations of plasma retinol and its specific transport proteins, retinol-binding protein (RBP) and transthyretin (TTR).
F J Rosales +4 more
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A Prognostic Model for In-Hospital Mortality in Critically Ill Patients with Pneumonia
Infection and Drug Resistance, 2022 Le Hu,1,2 Ying Zhang,1,2 Jia Wang,1,2 Jingchao Xuan,1,2 Jun Yang,1,2 Junyu Wang,1,2 Bing Wei1,2 1Emergency Medicine Clinical Research Center, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 2Beijing Key ...
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