Real-time PCR has become one of the most widely used methods of gene quantitation
because it has a large dynamic range, boasts tremendous sensitivity, can be highly sequence-…

Background: Systematic reviews on the effects of problem-based learning have been
limited to knowledge competency either during medical school or postgraduate training. We …

Genetic factors contribute to the phenotype of drug response. We systematically analyzed
all available pharmacogenetic data from Medline databases (1970–2003) on the impact that …

… 5-ml fractions were collected at a flow rate of 3 ml min". This step gives about 70% recovery
… (40 ml) were then passed through the 1-ml antibody column at a flow rate of 25 ml h T'. After …

… 2d): pulse increment was 11.60 t 1.19 ng/ml in the obese subject and 1.87 + 0.17 ng/ml in
the normal-… of 0.2 ng/ml (the commercially available Linco assay has a sensitivity of 0.5 ng/ml). …

Background: Identification of risk factors for the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
is important for HCC surveillance in chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Our aim …

The human body hosts an enormous abundance and diversity of microbes, which perform a
range of essential and beneficial functions. Our appreciation of the importance of these …

Depression is a major cause of disability worldwide, but we know little about the underlying
fundamental biology. Research is hindered by the difficulties of modelling a disorder of …

… Six 1-ml aliquots initially were placed in the refrigerator for 30 min and then placed on dry
ice. The 1-ml aliquot taken between 30 and 40 min was assayed for CSF CRH and the 1-ml …

… First, mean 24-h plasma concentrations of leptin increased 16-fold from 0.77 ± 0.01 to
12.67 ± 0.83 ng/ml. The level of regularity of plasma leptin concentrations increased markedly …