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Considering the frontomedian cortex in revised criteria for behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia
The Actin Binding Protein, Fesselin, is a Member of the Synaptopodin Family
Fesselin is a natively unfolded protein that is abundant in avian smooth muscle. Like many natively
unfolded proteins, fesselin has multiple binding partners including actin, myosin, calmodulin and
ĂĆœĂ±-actinin. Fesselin accelerates actin polymerization and bundles actin. These and other observations
suggest that fesselin is a component of the cytoskeleton. We have now cloned fesselin and have
determined the cDNA derived amino acid sequence. We verified parts of the sequence by Edman
analysis and by mass spectroscopy. Our results confirmed fesselin is homologous to human
synaptopodin 2 and belongs to the synaptopodin family of proteins. Originally published Biochem Biophys Res Commun. Vol. 371, No. 3, July 200
A Re-Examination of Multistage Economies in Hog Farming
Current trends in the structure of hog production in the U.S. are toward facilities that are not only larger, but also more likely to be specialized, carrying out only some of the vertically linked phases of production in the same facility. This paper investigates the cost efficiency incentives for these changes by estimating a multistage cost function for hog production. Data are from the Hog Production Practices and Costs portion of the USDAâs 2004 Agricultural Resource Management Survey
A Re-Examination of Multistage Economies in Hog Farming
Current trends in the structure of hog production in the U.S. are toward facilities that are not only larger, but also more likely to be specialized, carrying out only some of the vertically linked phases of production in the same facility. This paper investigates the cost efficiency incentives for these changes by estimating a multistage cost function for hog production. Data are from the Hog Production Practices and Costs portion of the USDAâs 2004 Agricultural Resource Management Survey
S100B is increased in mood disorders and may be reduced by antidepressive treatment
Previous studies have reported alterations of glial cells and particularly astrocytes in mood disorders. Therefore, serum concentration of the astrocytic marker S100B was ascertained with an immunoluminometric assay in 20 patients with mood disorder and 12 healthy age-matched controls. Serum S100B was elevated in major depression (median after admission 410 ng/l, at discharge < 100 ng/l) and mania (130, 160 ng/l), when compared with controls (< 100 ng/l; rho< 0.01). Antidepressive treatment reduced S100B in conjunction with severity of depressive symptoms ( rho< 0.01). The severity of depression (Hamilton Depression Rating Scale) was positively correlated with S100B (r(s) = 0.51, rho< 0.005). Elevated serum S100B during depressive and manic episodes of mood disorders may indicate alterations of astrocytes, which are reversed by antidepressive treatment
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