(1) After Western blot, 2 of the 5 protein bands of swine-cag (27 and 57 kD) and 3 of the 8 protein bands of human cag (27, 32, and 57 kD) reacted with the anti-Toxoplasma antibody used in the ELISA.
(2) In order to determine an histological high-risk group, we chose cases with preneoplastic conditions (60 CAG, 10 biopsies of gastric remnants, 3 flat adenomas and 55 gastrectomies by cancer or ulcer).
(3) A few cases of GD and CAG showed a cytologic overlap with PC and FN, respectively.
(4) Circulating hydatid antigen (cAg) was detectable in some infected sheep, but not in all of those with low Sab.
(5) These changes are the result of a deletion of nine nucleotides, namely two base pairs (bp) of codon 141, all of codons 142 and 143, and one bp of codon 144; the remaining CAG triplet (C from codon 141 and AG from codon 144) codes for the inserted glutamine.
(6) The correlation between progression of atherosclerotic lesions and the compensatory development of collaterals which prevent ischemic events, particularly myocardial infarction, were examined in patients who underwent repeated coronary angiography (CAG) after medical therapy.
(7) Furthermore, to evaluate the age-related change of the clinical and prognostic significance of EA, exercise tests, angiographic findings and 29 months follow-up data were assessed in 142 patients without prior myocardial infarction who underwent treadmill test and coronary angiography (CAG) for the investigation of coronary artery disease.
(8) In SDS CAG sediments as a 20S species in the absence of mercaptoethanol and as a 5S species in the presence of mercaptoethanol.
(9) After parallel processing factor VIII:C and factor VIII:CAg were measured.
(10) CAG with total atrophy showed significantly higher percentages of cells in S-phase than CAG with mild and moderate atrophy.
(11) Hypergastrinaemia is among causative agents of argyrophil ECL cell hyperplasias and, possibly, of tumours of the oxynticopeptic mucosa, while chronic inflammation and gland atrophy with or without concomitant hypergastrinaemia are important factors in inducing both hyperplastic and tumour argyrophil growths in CAG mucosa.
(12) The severity of stenosis using DSCAG with a 512 x 512 x 8 bit matrix was semiautomatically measured on the cathode ray tube (CRT) based on enlarged images on the screen of a Vanguard cine projector which were of the same size as those of or 10 times larger than images of Cine-CAG.
(13) To better understand the mechanisms by which vaccination prevents S mutans implantation and dental caries, and to prepare antigens whose effectiveness and safety can be tested in animal models of caries, we set out to purify and chemically characterize the CAG of S mutans.
(14) This method could be quite useful to detect not only CAG repeats in SBMA but also other polymorphic dinucleotide and trinucleotide repeats.
(15) For the study of both proliferative and antigenic changes in epithelial cells in a disease predisposing to gastric cancer, endoscopic biopsy specimens were analyzed following removal from individuals with chronic atrophic gastritis (CAG); comparisons were made with specimens from normal gastric mucosa.
(16) Correlationship between CAG score and delta LVEF by handgrip exercise test was y = -1.34 x +3.61 (n = 44, r = -0.400, p less than 0.01).
(17) A single nonsense mutation, CAG (Gln170)----TAG (stop) in mutant B59-1, became a missense mutation, TAG (stop)----TAC (Tyr) in revertant R4-3.
(18) Postoperative CAG a month after showed a patent graft to LAD and improved exercise treadmill test.
(19) The CAG in a chronic stage again revealed intact coronary arteries.
(20) Eighty-nine patients were prospectively studied to determine psychological and psychosocial impairment prior to and after coronary artery graft surgery (CAGS).
Nag
Definition:
(n.) A small horse; a pony; hence, any horse.
(n.) A paramour; -- in contempt.
(v. t. & i.) To tease in a petty way; to scold habitually; to annoy; to fret pertinaciously.
Example Sentences:
(1) There were no significant differences in the NAG indices either between fullterm and preterm babies or between appropriate for gestational age (AGA) and small for gestational age (SGA) neonates of the normal group.
(2) Urinary excretion of the tubular enzymes NAG and AAP was investigated during gentamicin treatment of 105 newborn infants.
(3) Elevated urinary levels of the renal tubular enzyme N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase (NAG) have been shown to be associated with tubular damage.
(4) Urine N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase (NAG) was measured 3 times weekly and serum creatinine was measured 5 times during the study.
(5) The nag genes appear to be organized in an operon: nagD nagC nagA nagB nagE.
(6) About 10% of the exposed workers had an enhanced NAG value, corresponding to the level of diabetic patients with subclinical nephropathy.
(7) The aim of the present study was to evaluate the trend of excretion of the lysosomal enzyme N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase (NAG) and the brush border enzyme alanine aminopeptidase (AAP) during uncomplicated pregnancies.
(8) A prospective study in 16 healthy and 16 gentamicin-treated neonates was undertaken to compare the urinary excretion of proximal tubular markers such as beta 2-microglobulin (beta 2-m) and total N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase (NAG) and its isoenzymatic form NAGB.
(9) Although NaY and NaG are effective heavy metal chelators and renal function is spared and kidney platinum levels are substantially reduced by the dithiocarbamates, no parallel loss of antineoplastic activity by Cis-Pt on the rat Walker carcinoma was observed.
(10) Epididymal spermatozoa also contained moderate beta-NAG activity.
(11) ), Botryodiplodia theobromae, Pat., Rhizopus arrhizus Fischer., Phomopsis psidii Nag Raj and Ponnappa apud Ponnappa and Nag Raj, and Pestalotiopsis versicolor (Speg.)
(12) In the song Christmas and Owen argue that if women were a Pot Noodle it would be "farewell to nagging and random tantrums".
(13) Urinary retinol binding protein, myoglobin, and N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase (NAG), expressed as a ratio with urinary creatinine, were measured and excretion profiles repeated at 3-6 days in 15 infants and at 7-14 days in 11 infants.
(14) My nagging suspicion is that the White House is very happy to have a vacuum in the under-secretary and assistant secretary levels, not only at state but across government agencies, because it relieves them of even feeling an obligation to consult with experts before they take a new direction.” In normal times, the state department is a constant part of an inter-agency policymaking process coordinated by the national security council.
(15) A synthetic oligonucleotide probe was developed to identify the gene for the heat-stable enterotoxin (NAG-ST) of non-serovar O1 Vibrio cholerae.
(16) The pH optima of NAG I-IV ranged from 4.2 to 4.4, and Km values from 0.61 to 0.83 mM.
(17) Removal of the endothelium, treatment of endothelium-intact preparations with L-NAG or L-NMMA, or exposure of these vessels to the guanylate cyclase inhibitor, methylene blue (10 microM) increased reactivity of the aortas to the guanosine 3':5'-cyclic monophosphate (cGMP) analogue, 8-Br cGMP.
(18) No correlation was found between activity of beta-NAG and of GPT, gammaGT and CHE.
(19) Although DDTC or NaG pretreatment is highly effective when used in conjunction with NaG post-treatment, DDTC or NaG pretreatment alone has no renal sparing effect on renal function or renal platinum accumulation.
(20) Supplemental fosfomycin or steroids inhibited an increase in urinary NAG level 3 days after the anticancer therapy.