Lysophosphatidylcholine: A Novel Modulator of Trypanosoma cruzi Transmission by Mário A. C. Silva-Neto, Alan B. Carneiro, Livia Silva-Cardoso, Georgia C. Atella

“…Also, LPC increases macrophage intracellular calcium concentrations that ultimately enhance parasite invasion. …”
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Supraspinal facilitation of painful stimuli by glutamatergic innervation from the retrosplenial to the anterior cingulate cortex. by Shun Hao, Man Xue, Qi-Yu Chen, Jinjin Wan, Yu-Jie Ma, Wantong Shi, Xuanying Chen, Xu-Hui Li, Jing-Shan Lu, Fang Xu, Guo-Qiang Bi, Wucheng Tao, Min Zhuo

“…In this study, we employed a combination of whole-brain imaging, in vitro electrophysiology, and two-photon calcium imaging techniques to confirm the presence of direct excitatory glutamatergic projections from the RSC to the ACC in mice. …”
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Protective effects of tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) skin gelatin hydrolysates on osteoporosis rats induced by retinoic acid by Bingtong Liu, Liping Sun, Yongliang Zhuang

“…The osteoporosis (OP) rat model induced by retinoic acid was prepared, and the effects of different doses of TSGH on OP in vivo were evaluated. Serum calcium (Ca) and phosphate (P), alkaline phosphatase activity, and osteocalcin levels in OP rats were regulated by TSGH. …”
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Progress in the Relationship between Vitamin D Deficiency and the Incidence of Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Children by Lian-Ping He, Yu-Xin Song, Ting Zhu, Wei Gu, Chang-Wei Liu

“…Vitamin D is a fat-soluble sterol derivative that not only participates in calcium and phosphorus metabolism but also acts as an immunomodulatory role by binding to nuclear vitamin D receptors to regulate the expression of transcription factors. …”
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Zooplankton Diversity, Dynamics and Correlation with Physicochemical Parameters at Ugbevwe Pond in Delta State, Nigeria by J.A. Edoreh, T.O.T IMoobe, E. Ikpokpo, M.M. Ubrei-Joe, C.M. Ubrei-Joe

“…The relationship between zooplankton and the investigated physicochemical parameters showed that all the zooplankton correlated positively with depth, lead and total  hydrocarbon and negatively with colour, sodium, Calcium, Iron and Zinc. …”
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Anticalculi and antibacterial activity of methanol extract of Holothuria atra by Irwan Irwan, Jefri Saputra Mulia, Softyatuddin Karina, Eli Nurliza

“…The maximum decline of calcium stones was regarded at a concentration of 500 ppm of sea cucumber extract. …”
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In Vitro Contracture Test Results and Anaesthetic Management of a Patient with Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy for Cardiac Transplantation by Frank Schuster, Carsten Wessig, Christoph Schimmer, Stephan Johannsen, Marc Lazarus, Ivan Aleksic, Rainer Leyh, Norbert Roewer

“…In vitro contracture test results of two pectoralis major muscle bundles of the patient suggest that exposition to triggering agents does not induce a pathological sarcoplasmic calcium release in the lamin A/C phenotype. However, due to the lack of evidence in the literature, we would recommend TIVA for patients with EDMD if general anaesthesia is required.…”
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Human keratinocyte sensitivity towards inflammatory cytokines varies with culture time by G. Elliott, D. van de Meent, J. van Dijk, M. Mol

“…Both arachidonic acid (AA) and the calcium ionophore A23187 stimulated PGE2 synthesis by 7 and 14 day cultures although the increase was greatest when 7 day cultures were used. …”
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Proximate and Nutritional Composition of Stored Bulb Onions as Affected by Harvest and Postharvest Treatments by Irene N. Kiura, Bernard M. Gichimu, Felix Rotich

“…Bulbs that were harvested at 75% top fall and cured for one or two weeks before topping retained higher moisture content, bulb weight, crude protein, vitamin C, zinc, potassium, calcium, and iron but lower sodium content after three-month storage. …”
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Therapy of resistant hypertension in patients with chronic kidney disease complications of anemia in hemodialysis: a case report by Yenry Sumarlim, Emilia Gan, Desantika Wuryana, M. Hari Pristantiningtyas, Herya Putra Dharma, Muhammad Muchlis, Jainuri Erik Pratama, Adji Prayitno Setiadi, Marisca Evalina Gondokesumo

“…The patient has been taking antihypertensive drugs such as Angiotensin Receptor Blockers, Calcium Channel Blockers and Diuretics. However, the administration of three antihypertensive drugs still could not help achieve the expected blood pressure target where the systolic blood pressure was still above 160 mmHg. …”
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Predictive modeling of soil profiles for precision agriculture: a case study in safflower cultivation environments by Megha Sharma, Shailendra Goel, Ani A. Elias

“…The robustness, versatility, and predictive ability of two statistical learning models in correctly classifying the soil profile to clusters were tested. Calcium, sand, soil organic carbon, phosphorous, potassium, and sodium were found to be most influential in classifying the representative TE. …”
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Optimization of Bioslurry-Available Plant Nutrients Using T. brownii and Acanthaceae spp. Biocatalysts by Bakari A. Chaka, Aloys M. Osano, Justin K. Maghanga, Martin M. Magu

“…On the contrary, Acanthaceae spp. additives significantly increased the levels of calcium, potassium, nitrates, total ammoniacal nitrogen, sulfates, and phosphates in the bioslurry samples. …”
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Floral morphological and chemical analyses of Dienia flowers (Orchidaceae, Malaxidinae) relative to pollination processes by Hanna B. Margońska, Małgorzata Kozieradzka-Kiszkurno, Emilia Brzezicka, Łukasz P. Haliński, Kevin L. Davies

“…Tree different form of calcium oxalate crystals were raported in Dienia ophrydis flowers.…”
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Biochemical and Clinical Features of Insulinoma in a Patient with Turner Syndrome by Darius A. Schneider, M. Zare, F. Behnia, M. Matesan, T. Tylee

“…Subsequent hepatic vein blood sampling after intra-arterial calcium stimulation showed sharp increase in insulin and modest increase in proinsulin levels. …”
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A Comparative Study on Structural, Morphological, and Tensile Properties of Binary and Ternary Epoxy Resin-Based Polymer Nanocomposites by Dalia M. T. Mustafa, Sarkawt Rostam, Shujahadeen B. Aziz

“…The epoxy resin (EPR) was mixed with differing amounts of calcium titanate (CaTiO3) nanoparticles (NPs) and glass fiber. …”
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NF2 can mediate the expression of CAMK2A in a tissue specific manner by Zhaoying Lei, Huajian Cai, Qingfeng Yan

“…Moreover, the different regulatory patterns of Ca2+ and calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II alpha (CAMK2A) that play a decisive role in NF2 tissue-specific regulation were deciphered. …”
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Oxidative stability of sacha inchi oil microparticles covered with ovalbumin by Ermelindo de Souza Silva Neto, Margarida Masami Yamaguchi, Marianne Ayumi Shirai, Claudio Takeo Ueno, Izabela Dutra Alvim, Fabio Yamashita, Carlos Raimundo Ferreira Grosso, Lyssa Setsuko Sakanaka

“…In this work, the effect of different concentrations of alginate and calcium on the production of microparticles and the oxidative stability of microencapsulated sacha inchi oil coated with ovalbumin was evaluated. …”
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Nutritional and Phytochemical Variation of Marula (Sclerocarya birrea) (Subspecies caffra and birrea) Fruit among Nine International Provenances Tested in Malawi by Mussa Kamanula, Chimuleke Yagontha Munthali, John Finias Kamanula

“…This study was conducted to assess nutritional and phytochemical variation of Sclerocarya birrea (subspecies caffra and birrea) fruits planted in an international provenance trial in Malawi. Vitamin C, calcium, iron, zinc, fat, and fibre content ranged from 6 to 81 mg/100 g; 1.8 to 5.3 mg/100 g; 1.4 to 3.3 mg/100 g; 0.3 to 0.8 mg/100 g; 51.6 to 57.7%; and 4.1 to 6.9%, respectively. …”
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Valorization of Wasted Black Tea as a Low-Cost Adsorbent for Nickel and Zinc Removal from Aqueous Solution by Amirhossein Malakahmad, Sandee Tan, Saba Yavari

“…Initial findings showed WBT potential to be applied as an effective sorbent due to high concentrations of carbon and calcium and high porosity and availability of functional groups. …”
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Kidney Stone Disease: An Update on Current Concepts by Tilahun Alelign, Beyene Petros

“…The most common type of kidney stone is calcium oxalate formed at Randall’s plaque on the renal papillary surfaces. …”
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