(1) Ava had moved to London to star opposite James Mason as the Empress of Austria in the film Mayerling .
(2) On the basis of these pharmacokinetic studies it can be concluded that both vinpocetine and AVA show linear pharmacokinetics at the doses used and that there is no accumulation or autoinduction.
(3) Using four restriction sites (Hinc II psi beta, Ava II beta, Hind III beta, and BamH I beta), prenatal diagnosis is feasible in all families.
(4) In the presence of 5-AVA (1 mM) the concentration response curve to GABA was shifted to the right without a reduction of the maximal effect attainable.
(5) In this study, Doppler techniques were used to predict PG and aortic valve areas (AVA) in adults with aortic stenosis (AS).
(6) People often wrongly assume that young relationships are fleeting and so cannot be abusive, says Joanna Sharpen, of Against Violence and Abuse (Ava) .
(7) We have determined that the type II restriction enzyme Ava II, isolated from Anabaena variabilis, recognizes and cuts the sequence (formula: see article).
(8) RPMI-4265 (B cell) and HUT-78 (T cell) constitutively express HLA-DR. HL-60 (myelomonocyte) and U-937 (monocyte) can be induced to express HLA-DR. Jurkat and Molt-4 (T cells) do not and cannot be induced to express HLA-DR. Based on the known nucleotide sequence of the HLA-DR alpha gene, methylation-sensitive restriction endonucleases Msp I, Hpa II, Hha I, Ava I, Hae II, and Sma I were used to detect the CpG methylation in three regions of the HLA-DR alpha gene: the 5'flanking region, the exon 1 region, and the coding region containing exons 2, 3, 4, and 5.
(9) Reproducibility of the AVA program (version 3.5) was tested (1) by analyzing the same analog tracing 10 times in 150 patients, and (2) by studying the influence of 12 different sets of prior probabilities (PRP), using the digital data from a total of 2718 patients.
(10) Up to an infusion rate of 3.0upg kg - I min- 1 the decrease in AVA-flow was due to a fall in arterial blood pressure, but at the highest infusion rate both the decrease in arterial perfusion pressure and an increase in their resistance contributed to a further decrease in AVA blood flow.
(11) The increase in AVA resistance with SFNS apparently resulted from a combination of alpha 1 and alpha 2 receptor stimulation but not histaminergic effects.
(12) Although SP is a potent vasodilator there is little evidence of its role in thermoregulation; however it may be involved in a local axon reflex and cause antidromic vasodilatation of local vessels particularly AVAs.
(13) All patients had the aortic valve area (AVA) determined by cardiac catheterization.
(14) After the oral or intravenous administration of 10 mg vinpocetine to dogs the pharmacokinetics of its main metabolite, apovincaminic acid (AVA) can be described by a two-compartment open model.
(15) Cold acclimation of the chickens increased the density of AVAs by a factor of 2.1-3.2.
(16) Due to differences in distribution and density, AVAs play a more significant role in thermoregulation in the northern fur seal than in the California sea lion.
(17) When these results are considered together with recently defined differential influences of reflex and direct effects of temperature on blood flow through cutaneous AVA's and capillaries, it is concluded: (1) That thermally-induced reflex changes in skin blood flow are mediated via sympathetic nervous action on AVA's; (2) Changes in blood flow evoked by direct heating take place through the capillaries, not the AVA's, quite independently of SkNA.
(18) A higher thoracic skin temperature (Tths) for broody hens compared to non-broody hens suggests that brood patches are the probable site of this increased flow through arteriovenous anastomoses (AVAs).
(19) This study presents evidence that AVA antagonizes central pharmacological actions of baclofen at both spinal and supraspinal sites without affecting the actions of a GABAA agonist, muscimol.
(20) The beta A chromosomes were mapped by scoring the presence (+) or the absence (-) of seven different restriction sites (Hinc II site 5' to the epsilon-globin gene; Hind III sites in the G gamma- and A gamma-globin genes; Hinc II sites in and 3' to the psi beta 1-globin gene; Ava II site in the beta-globin gene; Bam HI site 3' to the beta-globin gene).
Kava
Definition:
(n.) A species of Macropiper (M. methysticum), the long pepper, from the root of which an intoxicating beverage is made by the Polynesians, by a process of mastication; also, the beverage itself.
Example Sentences:
(1) Kava resin also decreased apomorphine-induced hyperreactivity and partially reversed tetrabenazine-induced ptosis.
(2) Kava resin decreased spontaneous motility and caused a loss of muscle control.
(3) All seven major, and several minor, kava lactones were identified in human urine.
(4) As the first of a series of studies on the neuropharmacological interactions of kava with CNS receptors we tested purified pyrones and kava resin for activity on GABA and benzodiazepine binding sites in rat and mouse brain membranes.
(5) These observations indicate that further studies of the clinical effects and the human metabolism of high dosage kava are needed.
(6) A scaly rash suggestive of ichthyosis and eye irritation were present in some heavy kava drinkers.
(7) The same concerns apply to taking kava kava with alcohol, barbiturates, anti-epileptic drugs or muscle relaxants, and there are also signs that extracts may increase muscular weakness and twitching in people with Parkinson's disease.
(8) The effects of the kava extract and its constituents were compared with those produced by the typical anticonvulsant, memantine.
(9) In addition, kava-lactones bind to GABA-receptors in the brain - docking sites for the natural chemical GABA, responsible for feelings of wellbeing and euphoria.
(10) Bornyl cinnamate has been identified as a constituent of kava resin and of the steam distillate of Piper methysticum.
(11) If echinacea is the Lemsip of the herbal pharmacopia and St John's Wort the Prozac, kava kava is the valium.
(12) On the basis of these findings, there is a strong rationale for urgent social action to improve health in Aboriginal communities and, in particular, to reduce the consumption of kava and to improve the nutritional status of kava users.
(13) In this German study, symptoms were greatly reduced in those taking kava kava compared with the placebo group.
(14) Using the tail immersion test the time course of action of the extracts of the four effective pyrones of kava were studied.
(15) The compounds responsible for the herb's calming yet stimulating qualities are kava-lactones - also known as kava-pyrones - which comprise up to 70% of most commercially available extracts.
(16) Similar lack of activity was observed in in vivo binding studies; injection of kava resin failed to influence the CNS binding of the benzodiazepine-receptor ligand [3H]Ro15-1788 injected into mice prior to sacrifice.
(17) The results showed that kava kava could dangerously increase the effects of anaesthesia.
(18) The kava bowl, a traditional feature of Pacific Island societies, has been adopted and adapted by a number of Aboriginal (Yolngu) communities of northern Australia, where it was introduced in the hope that it would challenge alcohol.
(19) Neither D,L-kavain nor the kava extract changed the threshold of the EEG arousal reaction.
(20) The effect of kava extract was slight compared to that of the standard antipsychotic drugs chlorpromazine and haloperidol in our procedure.