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Metabolic Profiling of Prions In The Gastro-Intestinal Tract
<p><strong>Metabolic profiling of prions in the gastro-intestinal tract</strong><strong></strong></p> <p><strong>Uffaf Khan, B.S.</strong></p> <p><strong>Thesis Advisor: Claudio Soto, Ph.D.</strong></p> <p><strong>Abstract</strong></p> <p>Prion diseases, also known as transmissible spongiform …
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The Effects of Diets High in Legumes on The Function of The Gastro-Intestinal Tract
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Profiling mucinous ovarian cancer and comparisons with tumours of the gastro-intestinal tract: identification of markers for diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment targets.
… and spread to the ovary, most commonly from a gastrointestinal (GI) site; and 3) finding better treatment options for patients with advanced stage (III/IV) MOC. Using the international Ovarian Tumor Tissue Analysis consortium, this thesis sought to address these issues. Samples and data were …
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Digestive metabolism of glucosinolates: a novel approach using urinary markers for estimating the release of glucosinolate breakdown products in the gastro-intestinal tract of mammals.
… production of isothiocyanates in the digestive tract of monogastric animals has been achieved. Initially, a range of isothiocyanates were administered to rats and their excretion as mercapturic acids was quantified. Relative recovery of different isothiocyanates was found to be consistent and …
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Diagnosis and treatment in haemorrhage from the upper alimentary tract, with special reference to the massive type
… a high mortality in haemorrhage from the upper gastro- intestinal tract and no universal routine in management has been established.
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Utilization by ruminants of poor quality hay supplemented with different nitrogen and carbohydrate sources
… the partition of digestion of DM and N along the gastro-intestinal tract. ADF digestion in the large intestine was increased by urea supplementation. Mean retention time of food along the gastro-intestinal tract was similar among treatments.
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Beyond the basal ganglia
… the hypothalamus, adipose tissue, and the gastro-intestinal tract. We found that weight loss in both HD patients and R6/2 mice (a transgenic model of HD) is not caused by changes in caloric intake or locomotor activity. Metabolism was, however, increased in R6/2 mice and this may be the …
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Studies of in situ nitrosative stress following nitrate ingestion in the human upper gastrointestinal tract
… oxide exerts nitrosative stress in the upper GI tract, and to assess the influence of acid reflux. We utilised a specialised silicone tube as an epithelial model, inserting it into the upper gastro-intestinal tract of humans. Healthy volunteers were studied with and without ingestion of 15N …
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Clinical Evaluation of RenografinR76% as a Contrast Medium in Urography
… organs to be studied by this method was the gastro-intestinal tract by the use of a bismuth compound taken orally. This was done within two years from the time of Roentgen’s original work. | Almost at the same time, as early as 1897, Tuffier, by using a combination of an opaque ureteral …
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Preparation and Evaluation of Cefuroxime Axetil Gastro-Retentive Floating Drug Delivery System for Improved Delivery via Hot-Melt Extrusion Technology
… of the present study was to develop lipid-based gastro-retentive floating drug delivery system of amorphous Cefuroxime Axetil (CA) to minimize the enzymatic degradation in the gastro intestinal tract utilizing hot-melt extrusion technology for improved absorption. </p><p>Methods: Preliminary …
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Evaluation of the West African Diet of Plant Origin
… supplementation. The effect of red pepper on the gastro-intestinal tract was also reviewed.</p> <p>The purpose of this study was to evaluate three indigenous West African foods--peanuts, black-eyed peas, and egusi seed—as protein supplements when added to the basic West African diet of plant …
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The Impacts of Administering Metabolites of Saccharomyces cerevisiae on Broiler Performance, Yields and Salmonella Content of Component Portions
… of pathogenic bacteria in the host organism’s gastro-intestinal tract. In this dissertation, the impacts of administering a functional ingredient containing Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolites on broiler performance measures and pathogen reduction were measured. One of the studies in this …
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An investigation of the distribution of gastrin-like activity, and its nature, in the gastrointestinal tract of the sheep
Using a modification of the extraction procedure of Gregory and Tracy (1964), and a perfused rat stomach bioassay, gastrin-like activity has been located in the ovine rumen, reticulum, omasum, abomasal body, antrum, duodenum and caecum. The antrum showed the highest concentration of gastrin-like …
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A profile of a paediatric population with feeding and swallowing difficulties at a tertiary hospital in the Western Cape
… Preventable conditions such as lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) and under-nutrition may be caused by FSD. FSD are frequently reported in paediatric populations and may occur with various medical co-morbidities. The nature of FSD is however under described and information specific to …
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Design, analysis and trajectory tracking control of underactuated mobile capsule robots.
… on capsule robots (capsubots) has received attraction in recent years because of their compactness, simple structure and their potential use in medical diagnosis (e.g. capsule endoscopy), treatment and surgical assistance. The medical diagnostic capability of a capsule endoscope - which moves …
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System Level Approach towards Intelligent Healthcare Environment
… In-vivo diagnostics and imaging (the Gastro-Intestinal tract) has shown to be inconvenient for the patients using traditional endoscopic instruments and often these conventional methods are limited in terms of their access to various organs (e.g. small intestines). Embedding sensors …
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Designing and characterizing the plant-based chitosan-modified poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) nanoparticles for salmonella and e. coli-induced gastroenteritis
… 1.6 million deaths was reported in 2017 due to gastroenteritis. The highest mortality rate is reported annually in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. In Namibia, the national prevalence of gastroenteritis was 17% in 2014 and to date, gastroenteritis is responsible for 5% of all deaths in …
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Fermentation and energetic value of fiber in feed ingredients and diets fed to pigs
… middlings diets. The apparent total tract digestibility (ATTD) of dietary fiber was also greater (P < 0.05) in corn-SBM and wheat-SBM diets compared with corn-SBM-DDGS and wheat-SBM-wheat middlings diets, which indicates that the concentration of dietary fiber may influence the degree …
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Sympathy for the Microbiota: How Changes in Gut Microbial Composition Influence the Immune System and Basic Physiology by Way of the Sympathetic Nervous System
<p>The gastro-intestinal tract is the most extensive mucosal surface in mammals and harbors the most numerous immune cell reservoir as well as a complex and autonomous nervous system. The GI tract is continuously exposed to foreign antigen and potentially toxic chemicals through the ingestion of …
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