Systematic Approach toward the Clinical Diagnosis of Functional Dyspepsia by Pierre Paré

“…By definition, patients with FD have no clinical, biochemical or endoscopic evidence of an organic disease that is likely to explain their symptoms. …”
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Apoptosis Gene Hunting Using Retroviral Expression Cloning: Identification of Vacuolar ATPase Subunit E by Claire L. Anderson, Gwyn T. Williams

“…The delayed realisation that cell death is an essential part of life for any multicellular organism has meant that, despite the recent and rapid developments of the last decade, the precise biochemical pathways involved in apoptosis remain incomplete and potentially novel genes may, as yet, remain undiscovered. …”
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Cold Agglutinin Disease Unfurled in Laboratory and Blood Bank: A Little Poignant Observation Can Speak a Lot! by Archana Shetty, Gurudatta Murthy, Bharadwaj Golithadka

“…The case reiterates the importance of good interdepartmental coordination between clinicians, laboratory, and blood bank, which helped clinch the diagnosis of CAD through the correlation of clinical findings, blood counts, and immunological and biochemical parameters.…”
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Presumptive Acute Neural Toxoplasmosis in a Captive Red-Necked Wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus) by Carlos Hermosilla, Nikola Pantchev, Nicole Gies, Anja Taubert

“…A red-necked male wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus) from a German zoo was presented for acute onset of severe neurological signs, including head tremor, lethargy, unresponsiveness, and weakness. Serum biochemical abnormalities included increased LDH- and AST-levels, hyperproteinaemia, and reduced ALT-, ALP-, and creatinine-levels. …”
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Study of Protein Biomarkers of Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 and Therapy with Vitamin B1 by Samreen Riaz

“…Diabetic patients and normal healthy controls were recruited from the Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan. Total biochemical assays and proteins were estimated by modern proteomic techniques. …”
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A Rare Case of Isolated Ureteral Diaphragmatic Herniation: Case Report and Review of Literature by Nassib Abou Heidar, Hussein Elsemesmani, Ahmad Elamine, Mustafa Natout

“…He was managed conservatively with no evidence of increased hydronephrosis on serial imaging and no deterioration of biochemical renal function. We review all similar cases published in the literature and discuss the optimal treatment strategies.…”
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Safety Evaluation of Artocarpus altilis as Pharmaceutical Agent in Wistar Rats by Sudha Sairam, Asna Urooj

“…There was no significant (P≤0.05) difference in the biochemical parameters analysed between the groups. …”
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Physicochemical Characteristics of Pennar River, A Fresh Water Wetland in Kerala, India by P. V. Joseph, Claramma Jacob

“…Physical parameters such as colour, odour, temperature, electrical conductivity (EC) total suspended solids (TSS) total dissolved substances (TDS), total solids (TS), turbidity and chemical parameters such as pH, alkalinity, hardness, dissolved oxygen (DO), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD), chloride, salinity, flouride, phosphate & nitrate were examined. …”
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Diagnostic and Prognostic Role of Procalcitonin in Infections by Maria Hatzistilianou

“…The problems with sepsis definitions and diagnoses are indications of the need to focus on biochemical mediators capable not only of distinguishing the inflammatory response to infection from other types of inflammation, but also of indicating the severity and prognosis of the disease. …”
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TREATMENT OF WASTEWATER FROM SWINE AND POULTRY SLAUGHTERHOUSES by MIRELA SUCEVEANU, IULIAN SUCEVEANU, LUMINIŢA GROSU, IRINA-CLAUDIA ALEXA

“…The efficiency of this treatment processes was evaluated through the following parameters: biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5), chemical oxygen demand (COD), total suspended solids (TSS), turbidity, both before and after the active sludge treatment. …”
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Synthesis, Characterization and Antibacterial Activity of a New Series of s-Triazines Derived with Quinolines by J. J. Vora, S. B. Vasava, Asha. D. Patel, K. C. Parmar, S. K. Chauhan, S. S. Sharma

“…Their structures were determined and important biochemical properties were studied…”
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LOW TEMPERATURE STORAGE OF ACTINOBACILLUS PLEUROPNEUMONIAE CULTURES by V. S. Rusaleyev, D. A. Vasilyev

“…After one year storage (observation period) at -196 °С the microorganism cultures were demonstrated to preserve vitality and species-specific cultural-morphologic and biochemical properties. Factors relevant for Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae preparation for cryopreservation and affecting storage results are demonstrated.…”
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Extracellular-Matrix Mechanics Regulate the Ocular Physiological and Pathological Activities by Ran Zhang, Bo Li, Heng Li

“…The abnormal changes in ECM can trigger physiological and pathological activities of the eye, suggesting that compared with different biochemical factors, the transmission and transduction of force signals triggered by mechanical cues such as ECM stiffness are also universal in different ocular cells. …”
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IQGAP Family Members in Yeast, Dictyostelium, and Mammalian Cells by Katie B. Shannon

“…The focus of this paper is on recent studies describing new binding partners, mechanisms of regulation, and biochemical and physiological functions of IQGAPs in yeast, amoeba, and mammalian cells.…”
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UPR-Mediated Membrane Biogenesis in B Cells by Joseph W. Brewer, Suzanne Jackowski

“…In activated B cells, the demand for membrane protein and lipid components leads to activation of the UPR transcriptional activator XBP1(S) which, in turn, initiates a cascade of biochemical events that enhance supplies of phospholipid precursors and build machinery for the synthesis, maturation, and transport of secretory proteins. …”
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Distribution and Fate of Military Explosives and Propellants in Soil: A Review by John Pichtel

“…Energetic materials undergo varying degrees of chemical and biochemical transformation depending on the compounds involved and environmental factors. …”
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Markers of Field Cancerization: Proposed Clinical Applications in Prostate Biopsies by Kristina A. Trujillo, Anna C. Jones, Jeffrey K. Griffith, Marco Bisoffi

“…Field cancerization denotes the occurrence of genetic, epigenetic, and biochemical aberrations in structurally intact cells in histologically normal tissues adjacent to cancerous lesions. …”
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HIV-Infected Late Presenter Patients by Antonella D'Arminio Monforte, Andrea Antinori, Enrico Girardi, Francesca Ceccherini-Silberstein, Giulia Marchetti, Caroline Anne Sabin, Julio S. Montaner

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Relapsing Hepatitis A Infection with Immunological Sequelae by Deborah J. Cook, Robert H. Riddell, Max A. Chernesky, Bruno J. Salena, Renata Slapsys

“…A patient with persistent anti-hepatitis A virus (HAV) lgM following icteric hepatitis A, vasculitis, arthritis and peripheral neuropathy is reported. The clinical, biochemical and serological features of re lapsing hepatitis A arc described.…”
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Parkinson's Disease: Clinical Signs and Symptoms, Neural Mechanisms, Positron Emission Tomography, and Therapeutic Interventions by K. L. Leenders, W. H. Oertel

“…This has increased our insight in the pathophysiology of the disease and permits direct study of disease progression at a biochemical level and equally to monitor whether potential neuroprotective interventions are indeed effective. …”
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