1 immunostaining is supposed to be caused by a redistribution of the channel protein. The data indicate that Muller glial cells respond to excessive light with an alteration in the localization of Kir4.1 and aquaporin-4 proteins; this alteration is thought to be a response to the edema in the outer retina and may support the resolution of edema. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.”
“Indirect and capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) for detection of Hantaan virus (HTNV)-specific immunoglobulins

G (IgG) and M (IgM) in human serum samples were developed on the basis of recombinant yeast-expressed nucleocapsid (N) protein of HTNV. Tozasertib The sensitivities and specificities of the indirect and capture ELISAs were evaluated by comparing the reactivity of sera from patients with hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) from China with that of

a commercial IgG/IgM kit. The sensitivity of the indirect IgG and IgM ELISA tests was both 100% and the specificity of the indirect IgM and IgG ELISA test was 98% and 99%, respectively. The sensitivity and specificity of the capture IgM ELISA was 100% and 97%, respectively. The novel assays were found to detect HTNV-specific antibodies in acute phase sera from suspected HFRS patients in China. The results indicate that these novel ELISAs are suitable for the diagnosis of HTNV and for sero-epidemiological studies. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.”
“The before potential of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) in brain imaging in terms of the in vivo mapping of neuroanatomy is generally accepted. Mostly, analyses of deep brain structures were based Etomoxir on complex methodical backgrounds. In the present study, the delineation of groups of thalamic nuclei with similar projection characteristics was investigated in healthy human subjects using a novel differentiated colour encoding approach of DTI data without the use of statistical calculations. With the application of this directional colour encoding of the longest eigenvector of every voxel-specific tensor, at least three functional groups in the

thalamus with different projection directions could be differentiated. The method displayed, furthermore, a high symmetry and stability in the analysis of the individual subjects. In summary, substantial neuroanatomical information can be gained for deep subcortical gray matter structures such as the thalamus with an improved detection and directional differentiation of voxel-specific tensors. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.”
“An oligonucleotide microarray for the detection of some fruit-tree viruses was designed and its theoretical detection limit was assessed using Cy3-labelled oligonucleotides. The real sensitivity of the microarray was compared for different kinds of fluorescently labelled targets: (a) cDNA and PCR amplified targets, (b) PCR amplified targets labelled using three different labelling methods.