• Objective -To compare effects of short-term administration of a soy diet with those of a soy-free diet on serum thyroid hormone concentrations in healthy adult cats. (avma.org)
  • Assays included CBC, serum biochemical profile, thyroid hormone analysis, and measurement of urinary isoflavone concentrations. (avma.org)
  • Soy is a common dietary component that increases serum T 4 concentration in cats. (avma.org)
  • Zinc supplementation has the potential to improve the serum zinc concentrations and immunity of nursing home elderly with a low serum zinc concentration. (eurekamag.com)
  • We aimed to determine the effect of supplementation with 30 mg Zn/d for 3 mo on serum zinc concentrations of zinc-deficient nursing home elderly. (eurekamag.com)
  • The primary outcome measure was change in serum zinc concentrations between baseline and month 3. (eurekamag.com)
  • The difference in the mean change in serum zinc was significantly higher, by 16%, in the zinc group than in the placebo group (P = 0.007) when baseline zinc concentrations were controlled for. (eurekamag.com)
  • The increase in serum zinc concentration was associated with the enhancement of T cell function mainly because of an increase in the number of T cells. (eurekamag.com)
  • We reviewed the medical records of 494 cats with a variety of nonthyroidal diseases in which serum thyroxine (T4) concentration was determined as part of diagnostic evaluation. (avmi.net)
  • When the serum T4 concentrations in cats with mild, moderate, and severe illness were compared, mean concentrations were progressively lower (21.3 +/- 6.8, 14.8 +/- 8.1, and 6.5 +/- 5.8 nmol/L, respectively) as degree of illness increased. (avmi.net)
  • Severity of illness had a more significant (P less than 0.001) effect in lowering serum T4 concentrations than did disease category. (avmi.net)
  • Although high TSH and normal T4 concentrations have been reported in humans with chronic kidney, liver, or heart disease, low serum concentrations of T4 and TSH commonly develop with severe NTI in humans. (avmi.net)
  • Serum TSH concentrations have not been evaluated in cats with NTI, except for a small number of cats with mild chronic kidney disease in which TSH levels were normal. (avmi.net)
  • Serum T4, free T4 (FT4) by equilibrium dialysis, and TSH concentrations were measured in 120 clinically healthy cats and 46 cats presenting for evaluation of NTI. (avmi.net)
  • 0.05) lower median serum concentrations of T4, FT4, and TSH (Figure 2). (avmi.net)
  • In conclusion, our data demonstrate that median serum concentrations of T4 and FT4 are lower in sick compared to healthy cats, and these parameters may be inversely correlated with disease severity. (avmi.net)
  • During the intervention period, geometric mean (GSD) of serum vitamin B12 concentrations increased from 304 (1.40) to 359 (1.42) pmol/L in the fish protein group ( P vs. controls = 0.004) and mean (SD) serum selenium increased from 1.18 (0.22) to 1.30 (0.20) μmol/L ( P vs. controls = 0.002). (springer.com)
  • Including a salmon fish protein supplement in the daily diet for 8 weeks, increases serum vitamin B12 and selenium concentrations. (springer.com)
  • Median concentrations of T4, FT4, and TSH were compared using the Mann-Whitney U test with P ≤0.05 considered significant. (avmi.net)
  • Supplementation with beta-carotene produced a persistent 9- to 10-fold increase in median plasma beta-carotene concentrations (225 nmol/L at baseline to 2255 nmol/L at 3 mo) and a persistent 2-fold increase in median plasma alpha-carotene concentrations (45 nmol/L at baseline to 95 nmol/L at 3 mo). (nih.gov)
  • AcCtn concentrations at baseline, as well as changes in AcCtn concentrations over time were similar between GHD patients and CS (ANOVA p for group effect = 0.45). (unibas.ch)
  • The treatments composed of five vinegar concentration (10, 1, 0.1, 0.01 and 0.001%) and a control. (researchgate.net)
  • The result showed that application of 0.001% vinegar concentration showed significant effects in terms of percent germination and germination rate. (researchgate.net)
  • Thus, application of vinegar with 0.001% concentration is effective in germination of eggplant seeds. (researchgate.net)
  • High doses of beta-carotene, a lipid-soluble nutrient, may affect the plasma concentrations of other lipid-soluble nutrients. (nih.gov)
  • To elucidate the effect of contrasting nutrient concentrations and water levels on the microbial community in fully mixed shallow lakes, we manipulated water depth and nutrients in a lake mesocosm experiment in north temperate Estonia and followed the microbial community dynamics over a 6-month period. (au.dk)
  • Overall, increased nutrient concentrations and decreased water level resulted in an enhanced bacterial biomass and a decrease in their main grazers. (au.dk)
  • Ghrelin plasma concentrations increase during fasting and fall rapidly after nutrient ingestion. (diabetesjournals.org)
  • Using different concentrations of sucrose (which is unable to cross the membrane) will allow us to examine the net movement of water across the membrane. (bartleby.com)
  • E.g. i take 1gram of sample(sludge), and dilute it with 20g of water(mass-mass), then i find the ammonium concentration using a photometer and got value of 210 mg/L how much ammonium is present in actual sample. (chemicalforums.com)
  • To verify the effect of ammonium transporter protein (AmtB) of cell membrane on assimilation, a P. stutzeri F2-ΔamtB mutant strain was obtained by constructing a knockout plasmid (pK18mobsacB-ΔamtB), and it was found that the growth characteristics and ammonium removal rate of the mutant strain were significantly reduced at high ammonium concentration. (bvsalud.org)
  • The carbon source components and dissolved oxygen conditions were optimized after analyzing the transcriptome data, and the ammonium removal rate was increased from 41.23% to 94.92% with 500.0 mg/L ammonium concentration. (bvsalud.org)
  • Effect of systemic inflammatory response to SARS-CoV-2 on lopinavir and hydroxychloroquine plasma concentrations. (uzh.ch)
  • On each day, stepwise increasing systemic glucose concentrations of 5.0, 8.3, and 11.1 mmol/l were attained by intravenous infusion of glucose, representing fasting and postprandial conditions. (diabetesjournals.org)
  • In contrast, systemic ghrelin concentrations are decreased by somatostatin. (diabetesjournals.org)
  • The median LPV trough concentration on day 3 of treatment was 26.5 μg/ml (IQR, 18.9 to 31.5). (uzh.ch)
  • However, no significant difference in median TSH concentration was detected between ill and healthy cats (Figure 1). (avmi.net)
  • Increase in T 4 concentration relative to T 3 concentration may result from inhibition of 5'-iodothyronine deiodinase or enhanced T 3 clearance. (avma.org)
  • CRP values significantly correlated with LPV but not HCQ plasma concentrations, implying inhibition of cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) metabolism by inflammation. (uzh.ch)
  • Ghrelin plasma concentration was studied during concomitant exogenous hyperinsulinemia, inhibition of endogenous insulin production by somatostatin infusion, and placebo time control, respectively. (diabetesjournals.org)
  • Compared with the soy-free diet, cats that received the soy diet had significantly higher total thyroxine (T 4 ) and free T 4 (fT 4 ) concentrations, but unchanged total triiodothyronine (T 3 ) concentrations. (avma.org)
  • In cats, non-thyroidal illness (NTI) may result in decreased total thyroxine (T4) concentration, similar to the "euthyroid sick syndrome" in dogs. (avmi.net)
  • Urinary metabolite concentrations were also reduced when workers wore the coveralls. (cdc.gov)
  • While it is well established that the fatty acid composition of dietary fat is important in determining plasma lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations, the effects of changing the absolute quantities of the individual fatty acids are less clear. (cambridge.org)
  • As the mass of TO in the diet increased, plasma VLDL-cholesterol concentrations rose. (cambridge.org)
  • The TM-rich diets produced a concentration-dependent increase in total plasma cholesterol which was a result of significant increases in both VLDL and HDL levels. (cambridge.org)
  • The TP-rich diets increased plasma LDL- and HDL-cholesterol levels in a concentration-dependent manner. (cambridge.org)
  • This cascade affects drug concentrations in the plasma. (uzh.ch)
  • We investigated the association between lopinavir (LPV) and hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) plasma concentrations and the levels of the acute-phase inflammation marker C-reactive protein (CRP). (uzh.ch)
  • LPV plasma concentrations in 92 patients hospitalized at our institution were prospectively collected. (uzh.ch)
  • High LPV plasma concentrations were observed in COVID-19 patients. (uzh.ch)
  • We compared training load and analyzed changes in plasma concentrations of Hcy before and after the intervention. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Plasma ghrelin is elevated in cachectic patients with chronic heart failure ( 18 ), bulimia ( 19 ), or anorexia nervosa, where weight gain substantially reduces ghrelin concentrations ( 20 ). (diabetesjournals.org)
  • Co-administration with elbasvir (EBR) and grazoprevir (GZR) due to the potential for significant decreases in plasma concentrations of EBR and GZR (see section 4.5). (who.int)
  • Hepatic LDL-receptor mRNA concentrations were significantly decreased in animals fed on TP, while apolipoprotein B mRNA concentrations were significantly increased. (cambridge.org)
  • This means that as the enzyme concentration decreases, the reaction rate will decrease. (meltingpointathens.com)
  • The hypothesis was that hydrogen peroxide will be broken down by catalase into hydrogen and oxygen, where a higher concentration of inhibitor will yield less oxygen, resultant of a lower rate of reaction. (educationindex.com)
  • Another is a hypertonic solution where there is a higher concentration of dissolved particles then inside the cell. (bartleby.com)
  • With the dry weather we had to pull water from our lower points in the lake, our main resource is Lyman Lake, and that water has higher concentration of naturally occurring minerals like iron and manganese," Cothran said. (wspa.com)
  • No correlation was found between HCQ concentrations and CRP values. (uzh.ch)
  • By using self investigative and experimental skills, the experiment was done in order to determine how the rate of reaction will be altered, whether it will increase, decrease or remain constant when the different concentration of enzymes added. (educationindex.com)
  • Enzymes are affected by changes in pH. (meltingpointathens.com)
  • The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of long-term daily supplementation with beta-carotene (50 mg/d) on circulating concentrations of other carotenoids, retinol, and alpha-tocopherol over time. (nih.gov)
  • Up to 5 y of daily supplementation with beta-carotene increased circulating concentrations of alpha- and beta-carotene, but did not alter concentrations of lycopene, lutein/zeaxanthin, retinol, or alpha-tocopherol. (nih.gov)
  • The aims of this study were to evaluate nutritional status for macronutrients and folic acid in members of a high-performance handball team, and determine the effect of a nutritional intervention with folic acid supplementation and education. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Integral monitoring and education are needed for practitioners of handball sports to record their folic acid status, a factor that directly affects Hcy metabolism. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The Effect of Substrate Concentration, Enzyme. (educationindex.com)
  • For an enzyme-catalysed reaction, there is usually a hyperbolic relationship between the rate of reaction and the concentration of substrate, as shown below: (A) At low concentration of substrate, there is a steep increase in the rate of reaction with increasing substrate concentration. (meltingpointathens.com)
  • In most biological environments, the concentration of the enzyme is lower than the concentration of the substrate. (meltingpointathens.com)
  • The rate of chemical reactions can be altered by changing pH, temperature, and/or the substrate concentration. (meltingpointathens.com)
  • We hypothesized that reduced substrate availability within the exercising muscle, reflected by a diminished increase of intramyocellular AcCtn concentration during exercise, might be an underlying mechanism for the impaired exercise performance observed in adult patients with growth hormone deficiency (GHD). (unibas.ch)
  • The main aim of the present study was to examine the effect of a fish protein supplement made from by-products from production of Atlantic salmon, on blood concentration of micronutrients. (springer.com)
  • protein was identical to the common form encephalopathy (BSE) is a In accordance with the guidelines bovine PrP amino acid sequence (as feed-borne prion disease that affects of the World Organisation for Animal translated from GenBank accession mainly cattle but also other ruminants, Health ( 5 ), BSE was confi rmed for no. (cdc.gov)
  • If a drug with rapid distribution characteristics is given as i.v. bolus dose large enough to elicit a maximum response, the log concentration-response plot obtained will be as shown in Fig. 13.1. (pharmacy180.com)
  • The relationship between dose, intensity of effect and time can be established by considering the plots depicted in Fig. 13.5. (pharmacy180.com)
  • The initial concentration of drug after i.v. bolus dose lies in this region if the dose injected is sufficient to elicit maximal response. (pharmacy180.com)
  • Researchers analyzed a dose-response association between f-Hb concentrations and the presence of any advanced neoplasia (ie, advanced adenoma or CRC) in an ongoing study of colonoscopy screening in Germany. (medscape.com)
  • In the study of inhaled anesthetics, the concentration effect is the increase in the rate that the Fa (alveolar concentration)/Fi (inspired concentration) ratio rises as the alveolar concentration of that gas is increased. (wikipedia.org)
  • investigate the effects of the increase in the enzyme concentration on the rate of reaction. (educationindex.com)
  • The 0.5% and 2% concentrations of chlorhexidine presented similar behavior and caused no adverse effects on the bond strength to dentin in primary teeth. (bvsalud.org)
  • These concentrations are very close to those affecting fish behavior. (janusinfo.se)
  • In order to achieve high breakdown voltage, the concentration of point defects unintentionally introduced during the material growth must be significantly reduced. (nature.com)
  • Hydride vapor phase epitaxy (HVPE) is a superior technique to obtain high-quality GaN with a low density of structural defects and a low concentration of point defects 5 . (nature.com)
  • In one cat with mild neoplastic disease, high TSH concentration with normal T4 and FT4 was identified (Figures 1 & 2). (avmi.net)
  • For osmosis to occur, water molecules must move across a semipermeable membrane from an area of low concentration to an are of high concentration. (bartleby.com)
  • We found that participants who had high concentrations of salivary oxytocin tended to feel strong ownership of the rubber hand. (frontiersin.org)
  • A master's degree in chemistry with the Education Concentration qualifies you for teaching chemistry at the high school level, or at the junior or community college level. (unco.edu)
  • may cause a burning sensation to the eyes, nose, and lungs at high concentrations. (cdc.gov)
  • The biological treatment of wastewater with high concentrations of ammonia nitrogen has become a hot research issue, but there are limited reports on the mechanism of ammonia nitrogen utilization by microorganisms. (bvsalud.org)
  • Low calcium and magnesium ions and high sodium ions in soft water adversely affect the results of routine H&E stain. (who.int)
  • Globally, there are more carriers (i.e. healthy people who have inherited only one mutant gene from one parent) of thalassaemia than of sickle-cell anaemia, but the high frequency of the sickle-cell gene in certain areas leads to a high rate of affected newborns. (who.int)
  • 4. Incubation of tubule fragments in hypothalamic extracts caused a significant rise in intracellular sodium concentration of the tubules when compared with incubation in Ringer, whereas incubation in cortical extracts caused a rise which was not significant. (portlandpress.com)
  • Nevertheless the rise in intracellular sodium concentration produced by incubating the tubules in hypothalamic extracts was not significantly different from the rise produced by incubation in cortical extracts. (portlandpress.com)
  • La teneur faible en ions calcium et magnésium et élevée en ions sodium de l'eau douce affecte négativement les résultats de la coloration de routine à l'hématoxyline-éosine. (who.int)
  • In modern practice it is only relevant for nitrous oxide since other inhaled anesthetics are delivered at much lower concentrations due to their higher potency. (wikipedia.org)
  • To detect and quantify impurities and native defects with lower concentrations, photoluminescence (PL) can be used 10 . (nature.com)
  • As dissolved particles move to a region of lower concentration, water moves the opposite direction as a result of there being less water in the highly concentrated region. (bartleby.com)
  • The concentration pot is composed of an upper pot body and a lower pot body. (juiceprocessline.com)
  • Rural or suburban air generally contains lower concentrations of formaldehyde than urban air. (cdc.gov)
  • The objective of this study was to measure TSH in a larger series of cats suffering from a variety of mild-to-severe NTI to determine if the spectrum of TSH concentrations reported in humans also develops in cats. (avmi.net)
  • Effect concentrations of PEG in PolyChoAcry-ITO shown from FTIR spectrum, shown not different. (uns.ac.id)
  • A C-rich sediment sample from the Peru Margin was sorted into nine hydrodynamically-determined grain size fractions to explore the effect of grain size distribution and sediment surface area on organic matter content and composition. (usgs.gov)
  • Conclusions and Clinical Relevance -Short-term administration of dietary soy has a measurable although modest effect on thyroid hormone homeostasis in cats. (avma.org)
  • The ratio of calculated unbound drug fraction to published SARS-CoV-2 50% effective concentrations (EC$_{50}$) indicated insufficient LPV concentrations in the lung. (uzh.ch)
  • Effect studies of alimemazine are very insufficient. (janusinfo.se)
  • In this paper , a transcriptomic approach was used to investigate the differences in gene expression at 500.0 mg/L (Amo 500) and 100.0 mg/L (Amo 100) ammonium concentrations to reveal the mechanism of ammonia nitrogen removal from water by Pseudomonas stutzeri F2. (bvsalud.org)
  • Effect of micro-scale wind on the measurement of airborne pollen concentrations using volumetric methods on a building rooftop. (admin.ch)
  • The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of melanin concentration in skin on the HR measurement accuracy of the Apple Watch Series 6, FitBit Versa 3, MI Band, Fitbit Inspire 2, Letsfit Smartwatch, and Garmin Vivo 4 in treadmill walking, and activities of daily living (climbing stairs, vacuuming, picking up toys, and carrying groceries). (wku.edu)
  • David Autor, Christina Patterson and John Van Reenen show that while the local concentration of sales in the US has also risen, the concentration of local employment has fallen. (lse.ac.uk)
  • In case of a drug that produces quantal response, the pharmacodynamic parameter that correlates better with its concentration is duration of action. (pharmacy180.com)
  • In order to investigate the effect of G. clarum IK97 and Pseudomonas sp. (scirp.org)
  • Transcriptomics reveals the effect of ammonia nitrogen concentration on Pseudomonas stutzeri F2 assimilation and the analysis of amtB function. (bvsalud.org)
  • Direction and concentration gradients Bradley Benton ABSTRACT In this experiment, we will investigate the effect of solute concentration on osmosis. (bartleby.com)
  • For molar concentration of your sample the density of your sample is rather needed ( or volume of 1 g of sample - for dilution of sample with water assume additivity of volumes). (chemicalforums.com)
  • Use of oxazepam has been estimated to pose a risk to environmental impact based on measured concentrations in Swedish surface water and in Swedish wild fish. (janusinfo.se)
  • His research focuses on the factors that affect how students learn chemistry. (unco.edu)
  • According to secondary ion mass-spectrometry (SIMS) analyses, undoped GaN grown by HVPE contains low concentrations of impurities. (nature.com)
  • In the present secondary analysis, the main aim was to examine the effect on blood concentration of micronutrients related to fish intake or abundant in fish by-products. (springer.com)
  • Most affected people have chronic anaemia with a haemoglobin concentration of around 8 g/dl. (who.int)
  • the objective was to determine the presence of interaction between the rest-breaking effect of HC and oil when combined at varied concentrations, and to determine appropriate concentrations of HC and oil, to enhance budburst, yield and fruit quality. (uchile.cl)
  • In the present study, we investigated the relationship between salivary oxytocin concentration and the feeling of rubber hand ownership. (frontiersin.org)
  • This study was conducted to determine effect of vinegar on the germination of eggplant seeds and to identify, which vinegar concentration is suitable for seeds germination. (researchgate.net)
  • This research want to study effect Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) in polymer choAcry/ITO for stability structure of blending choAcry/ITO. (uns.ac.id)
  • There was no significant effect of diet on any other measured parameter. (avma.org)
  • This degenerate GaN layer shunts the conductivity of the bulk GaN and may introduce significant errors in the concentration of free electrons when it is determined with the Hall effect method at room temperature. (nature.com)
  • Recently, we have demonstrated that time-resolved PL can be a powerful tool to determine the concentration of free electrons and the concentration of point defects in semiconductors 14 . (nature.com)
  • The concentration of uncompensated shallow donors in the vicinity of the GaN surface can also be estimated from capacitance-voltage measurements 13 . (nature.com)
  • In order to find the concentration of free electrons from time-resolved PL measurements, the electron-capture coefficients ( C nA ) for the defect-related PL bands must first be found. (nature.com)
  • The drug concentration falls rapidly in this region but intensity of response remains maximal and almost constant with time. (pharmacy180.com)
  • Once the enzyme concentration was changed the reaction was slight but evident the tubes had a varying color of light amber to a yellow color change. (educationindex.com)
  • How does temperature affect enzyme catalyzed reaction? (meltingpointathens.com)
  • How does pH affect the rate of chemical reaction? (meltingpointathens.com)