... weight reduction and suppression of leptin in females, indicating gonadal factors mediate this alteration in weight gain in response to ritonavir Figure Weight gain in mice treated with ritonavir Weight ... correlation between tissue expression and serum levels is an alteration in leptin binding proteins by ritonavir Ritonavir may regulate serum binding proteins or the soluble leptin receptor These binding ... food intake in both male and female mice This increase in food intake did not translate to increased abdominal fat deposition or weight gain Interestingly, ritonavir increased epicardial fat in...
... athletes showing high reproducibility [3,13] DXA was originally developed to examine bone mineral density and examines the bodyin mm3 dividing the human bodyin three parts: bone, fatand bone free ... measuring impedance using a spectrum of frequencies and calculates bodycomposition using non-linear mathematical models [16] BIS has not yet been explored inathletes A method to be used in the ... performed in SPSS 13.0 for Windows (SPSS Inc, Chicago, USA) Methods Authors' contributions Adult male athletes were recruited during spring 2006 – spring 2007 from athletic clubs in the Göteborg region,...
... deletion in the population (currently, information about the deletions in exon and exon 12 of CSN1S is used for the genetic evaluation) Additional material Additional file 1: SNP and genotyping condition ... intron), six SNP in CSN2 (five in the promoter and one in an exon), four SNP in CSN1S2 (all in exons) and 14 SNP in CSN3 (13 in the promoter and one in an exon) The SNP numbering follows Hayes et al ... deletion in exon 12 of CSN1S1 (SNP14) had significant dominance effects for milk production in kg and milk composition (the heterozygote at this position had significantly higher milk production in...
... BIS against DXA and to report BIS reference values of bodycomposition among elderly Swedes for use in evaluation of bodycomposition changes in disease and aging Furthermore, we wanted to investigate ... measurements on different days in subjects with coefficients of variation of BMC 1.1%, LST 1.1% and BFDxA 2.4% Table Bodycompositionin elderly Comparison of bodycompositionin elderly populations, ... prediction equation Usually, a combination of impedance and anthropometrics are used as predictors inbodycomposition equations.15 We developed three TBSMM-equations; one using the same independent...
... in response to changing tree-health conditions or with increasing inoculation densities [10, 14] Induced reaction zones occur both in the phloem and the sapwood in response to bark inoculation ... in the infection cycle, and plays probably only a minor role in the potential success of insect installation The latter is probably strongly relying on the dynamic balance between rapid responses ... hydraulic conductivity in response to mass inoculations with increasing attack or inoculation densities could therefore be an efficient method to obtain an early marker of successful invasion and...
... production and reproduction traits in a line of Merino sheep, in: Dickerson G.E., Johnson R.K (Eds.), Proceedings of the 3rd World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, Lincoln, ... fixed effects affecting weights (line, sex, type of birth, age of dam and year-season of birth), (3 are fixed effects affecting litter size (line, age of ewe and year-season of lambing) The individual ... analysis is binary with a low incidence [12, 14, 16-18, 20, 23, 25J In the most recent work, the conclusion is still the same: although a non-linear method, under certain conditions, yields higher...
... proportion during the course of selection as a check of the in nitesimal model Hastings and Hill [14] give further information on the consequences of the first 20 generations of selection onbody composition, ... determined by a finite number of loci, normal distribution theory can no longer be invoked In effect, the regression of offspring on parents is likely to be non-linear, and under continued selection ... generations in populations of this size and minimises the variation in inbreeding level within the population each generation Litter size was adjusted from to 12 pups soon after birth by culling...
... related infections, mechanical ventilation) Moreover, P aeruginosa respiratory tract chronic infections are common in cystic fibrosis (CF) and other chronic lung conditions generating excessive inflammatory ... suppressive effects of dietary n-3 PUFAs on mucin expression used a direct or pro-inflammatory cytokine-dependent mechanism Conclusion In summary, lung infection by P aeruginosa induced a disregulation ... diet enriched in n-6 PUFAs exacerbated mucin expression We determined the mucin expression pattern in lung of healthy wild-type mice and then in vivo mucin regulation of Pseudomonas-infected mice...
... abnormalities in lung function [5-7] There is limited information on the effects of long-acting β2-agonists and leukotriene receptor antagonists on eosinophilic airway inflammation in asthma A ... concentration of methacholine chloride was reached The cumulative provocation concentration of methacholine causing a 20% reduction in FEV1 (PC20) was determined by linear interpolation between log concentrations ... formulations, or taking medication contraindicated in combination with the study formulations; and previous entry to the study or receipt of any investigational drugs within four weeks of screening The study...
... apolipoprotein E; AS: ankylosing spondylitis; BC: body composition; BF: body fat; BMD: bone mineral density; CASPAR: Classification Criteria for Psoriatic Arthritis; CDKAL1: cyclin-dependent kinase ... E, Nguyen NU, Dumoulin G, Aubin F, Cédoz JP, Wendling D: Relationship between growth hormone-IGF-I-IGFBP-3 axis and serum leptin levels with bone mass and bodycompositionin patients with rheumatoid ... and in low dosages Although joint activity among PsA patients has been considered moderate to severe, the skin condition was considered mild in both groups Moreover, dermatological recommendations...
... severe decline bur plays a crucial role in absorbing its shocks, replacing lost income, containing/reducing poverty, maintaining health care, strengthening social solidarity, reducing inequalities ... salary and contributions (reduction or elimination of the employer comribucion in Argemina and Chile) and a decline in real capital remrns; 3) rising administrative costs resulting from personnel salary ... pension and the solidarity state contribution to improve pensions placed the country in a stronger position to confront the recession On the other hand, the reform deepened liberalisation in the investment...
... 1) to determine the effects of supplemental fish oil onbodycomposition and resting metabolic rate in healthy adults, and 2) to determine the effects of supplemental fish oil on morning salivary ... morning salivary cortisol concentrations, and determine if there is a relationship between changes in salivary cortisol concentrations and changes inbodycomposition following fish oil treatment ... laboratory first thing in the morning following a 10-12 h overnight fast for RMR determination using open circuit indirect calorimetry (n = 26) and bodycomposition assessment using air displacement...
... with resistance training can alter bodycomposition to a greater extent than resistance training alone for weeks Woodgate and Conquer [29] investigated the effects of consuming a daily stimulant-free ... resistance training on maximum strength and bodycompositionin trained postmenopausal women J Strength Cond Res 2004, 18:689-694 27 Mayhew JL, Gross Gross PM: Bodycomposition changes in young women ... and fluid intake on dietary record forms on four consecutive days preceding each experimental testing session in order to standardize nutritional intake Dietary intake was assessed using the Food...
... acquisition system (Chart for Windows) and displayed on a computer monitor, in real time Posture definition Autonomic and cardiovascular functions were measured during prone, supine, and sitting postures ... greater in the prone position Comparing prone and sitting postures, HRV parameters indicated sympathetic dominance during sitting (supporting work of others), and BP was higher during the prone posture ... (following the rest period) to synchronise their breathing to a metronome set at 0.25 Hz (15 times a minute) for minutes Day 1: prone-supine In the prone posture, HR and BP were measured continuously...
... should increase in magnitude as full-sib families are maintained for a long time under these conditions.To prevent high common environmental effectsin harvest and confounding effect with dominance, ... to investigate the magnitude of dominance genetic and common environmental variances, and the consequences of including these effects plus inbreeding on the genetic evaluation of harvest body ... dominance respectively; β is the linear regression of y on inbreeding coefficients; F is the coefficient of inbreeding; X, Z1, Z2, Z3 are the corresponding incidence matrices relating the effects...
... walk in a straight line, in a circle, descend and ascend a slope and stairs Figure 2-7: Superpositioning of each socket reaction component over during level walking in a straight line for only one ... PLANE INCLINOMETER CALIBRATION 73 FIGURE 3-43: INCLINOMETER SAGGITAL PLANE CALIBRATION RESULTS 73 FIGURE 3-44: CORONAL PLANE INCLINOMETER CALIBRATION 74 FIGURE 3-45: INCLINOMETER ... flexion during the swing phase Symmetries in other parameters such as knee flexion at loading response, acceleration impulse and peak saggital propulsive force had little relationship in determining...
... Verification of the correct insertion of adiponectin by restriction analysis 64 1.1.3 Destination vector generation and transformation in E coli 65 1.2 Protein overexpression in E coli ... 2.2.5 Ontogenesis of adiponectin secretion The findings in human studies have led to the assumption that AdipoQ might be involved in fetal development One indication for this is that the expression ... 11 14 17 21 Days in lactation Fig 8: Relative adiponectin concentrations (means ± SEM) in skimmed milk of three cows from day until day 21 in lactation Adiponectin concentration in milk appears...
... heavy metal speciation by physical fractioning and sequential extraction in sludge composted soil systems In Proceedings of 8th International Conference of Heavy Metals in the Environment, Vol 1, ... metals Based on the redox potential for the redox reaction with other metal ions, the Zn 2+ can be expected to stay in ionic form in solution Since the total concentration of Zn was high in sludge ... Factoring out the dilution effect, red mud addition converted the exchangeable Zn into carbonate fraction due to the increase of pH, and suppressed the changes of Zn speciation during the composting...