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Alfred B. Heilbrun, Jr. (1924–2022). AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGIST 2022; 78:268. [PMID: 36548047 DOI: 10.1037/amp0001122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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This article memorializes Alfred B. Heilbrun, Jr. (1924-2022), a distinguished clinical and research psychologist whose career spanned multiple areas of research and practice. Born in Los Angeles on April 26, 1924, he received degrees from Oberlin College (BA, 1949; MA, 1950) and the University of Iowa (PhD, 1954). He served as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II and as a first lieutenant in the USMC during the Korean War. For most of his career, he was based at a university and involved in research, training and teaching, and practice. Highlights of Heilbrun's career and professional contributions are noted. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).
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Importance of a Partnered Heart Failure Network to Increase Access to Advanced Heart Failure Therapies. J Heart Lung Transplant 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2019.01.957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Inter-facility Collaboration to Decrease Acute Care Length of Stay Post LVAD Implantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2018.01.687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Targeted next generation sequencing (NGS) identifies higher proportions of monosomies in the larger chromosome groups than QPCR. Fertil Steril 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2017.07.839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Blastocyst collapse and downgrading of inner cell mass morphology score after vitrification-warming is predictive of reduced implantation and increased early pregnancy loss. Fertil Steril 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2017.07.531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The duration of cryostorage of biopsied embryos neither impacts implantation potential nor surrogate markers of placentation. Fertil Steril 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2017.07.529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The mechanics of aneuploidy: chromosome structure and patient age. Fertil Steril 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2017.07.462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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How does morphologic assessment correlate with implantation of euploid embryos? Fertil Steril 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2017.07.1000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Integrated ultrafiltration process for the recovery of bromelain from pineapple waste mixture. J FOOD PROCESS ENG 2016. [DOI: 10.1111/jfpe.12492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Does vitrification day matter: euploid embryos with identical day 5/6 morphology grade and frozen embryo transfer cycle outcomes. Fertil Steril 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.07.1015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Fertilization rates are not improved by use of ICSI versus conventional insemination in IVF cases using donor sperm. Fertil Steril 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.07.550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Does elapsed total time from biopsy to vitrification and warming to transfer of a euploid embryo affect pregnancy outcome? Fertil Steril 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.07.1063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Serum anti-mullerian (AMH) levels do not predict embryo ploidy after comprehensive chromosomal screening (CCS) of trophectoderm cells during preimplantation genetic screening (PGS). Fertil Steril 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.07.605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Effects on specific promoter DNA methylation in zebrafish embryos and larvae following benzo[a]pyrene exposure. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2014; 163:37-46. [PMID: 24576477 PMCID: PMC4032594 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2014.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2013] [Revised: 02/15/2014] [Accepted: 02/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) is an established carcinogen and reproductive and developmental toxicant. BaP exposure in humans and animals has been linked to infertility and multigenerational health consequences. DNA methylation is the most studied epigenetic mechanism that regulates gene expression, and mapping of methylation patterns has become an important tool for understanding pathologic gene expression events. The goal of this study was to investigate aberrant changes in promoter DNA methylation in zebrafish embryos and larvae following a parental and continued embryonic waterborne BaP exposure. A total of 21 genes known for their role in human diseases were selected to measure percent methylation by multiplex deep sequencing. At 96hpf (hours post fertilization) compared to 3.3hpf, dazl, nqo1, sox3, cyp1b1, and gstp1 had higher methylation percentages while c-fos and cdkn1a had decreased CG methylation. BaP exposure significantly reduced egg production and offspring survival. Moreover, BaP decreased global methylation and altered CG, CHH, and CHG methylation both at 3.3 and 96hpf. CG methylation changed by 10% or more due to BaP in six genes (c-fos, cdkn1a, dazl, nqo1, nrf2, and sox3) at 3.3hpf and in ten genes (c-fos, cyp1b1, dazl, gstp1, mlh1, nqo1, pten, p53, sox2, and sox3) at 96hpf. BaP also induced gene expression of cyp1b1 and gstp1 at 96hpf which were found to be hypermethylated. Further studies are needed to link aberrant CG, CHH, and CHG methylation to heritable epigenetic consequences associated with disease in later life.
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Implantation of euploid embryos may be enhanced by transfer into an unstimulated endometrial environment. Fertil Steril 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.07.1609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Does delayed embryonic expansion correlate with aneuploidy as identified by comprehensive chromosomal screening? Fertil Steril 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.07.1338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Universal implementation of extended culture and efficient embryology enhance patient outcomes. Fertil Steril 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.07.146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The progression of PGS: technological advancements and application improves implantation and clinical pregnancy rates by enhancing diagnostic accuracy in identifying the euploid embryo. Fertil Steril 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.07.391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study compared affect recognition abilities between adults with and without ADHD. METHOD The sample consisted of 51 participants (34 men, 17 women) divided into 3 groups: ADHD-combined type (ADHD-C; n = 17), ADHD-predominantly inattentive type (ADHD-I; n = 16), and controls (n = 18). The mean age was 34 years. Affect recognition abilities were assessed by the Diagnostic Analysis of Nonverbal Accuracy (DANVA). RESULTS ANOVA showed that the ADHD-I group made more fearful emotion errors relative to the control group. Inattentive symptoms were positively correlated, whereas hyperactive-impulsive symptoms were negatively correlated with affect recognition errors. CONCLUSION These results suggested that affect recognition abilities may be impaired in adults with ADHD and that affect recognition abilities are more adversely affected by inattentive than hyperactive-impulsive symptoms.
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SerpinB2, also known as plasminogen activator inhibitor type-2, is a major product of macrophages and is upregulated during many infections. Although SerpinB2 inhibits urokinase plasminogen activator in vitro, evidence that this represents its physiological role in vivo is not compelling. We have recently shown that SerpinB2-/-mice generate enhanced Th1 responses after immunization with a Th1 immunogen. Herein,we show that Schistosoma japonicum granulomas induced liver SerpinB2 mRNA expression by >600-fold in wild-type mice. In SerpinB2-/- mice, worm and egg burden, and granuloma number and volume were unaffected. However, granulomas in these mice were associated with reduced fibrosis (as determined by Sirius red staining and image analysis) and increased iNOS, IL-6, IL-10 and TNFa and decreased Arg 1 and IL-13 mRNA expression. SerpinB2-/- mice immunized with soluble egg antigen (SEA) also showed reduced levels of SEA-specific IgG1. SerpinB2 deficiency thus promoted certain Th1 and reduced certain Th2 responses in response to this Th2 immunogen.
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Membrane reactor modelling, validation and simulation for the WGS reaction using metal doped silica membranes. ASIA-PAC J CHEM ENG 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/apj.382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Should ICSI be recommended routinely in patients with fewer than four oocytes retrieved? Fertil Steril 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.07.087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Economic downturn has resulted in a corresponding increase in patients choosing to discontinue frozen embryo storage. Fertil Steril 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.07.132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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“Patient-friendly” frozen-thawed embryo transfer (FET). Fertil Steril 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.07.487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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High-order multiple pregnancies (HOMP) in international patients traveling to the United States for IVF. Fertil Steril 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.07.506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Are patients with structural chromosomal abnormalities at increased risk of a decreased response to controlled ovarian hyperstimulation? Fertil Steril 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.07.1274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) in non-male factor cases does not improve outcome over conventional insemination (CI). Fertil Steril 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.07.560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Embyro transfer recommendations that resulted in high-order multiple pregnancies (HOMP): who recommended the extra embryo and why? Fertil Steril 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.07.505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Prophylactic Oocyte Cryopreservation for Fertility Preservation in Cancer Patients. Fertil Steril 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.02.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Inorganic membranes for hydrogen production and purification: A critical review and perspective. J Colloid Interface Sci 2007; 314:589-603. [PMID: 17588594 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2007.05.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 450] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2007] [Revised: 05/17/2007] [Accepted: 05/21/2007] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Hydrogen as a high-quality and clean energy carrier has attracted renewed and ever-increasing attention around the world in recent years, mainly due to developments in fuel cells and environmental pressures including climate change issues. In thermochemical processes for hydrogen production from fossil fuels, separation and purification is a critical technology. Where water-gas shift reaction is involved for converting the carbon monoxide to hydrogen, membrane reactors show great promises for shifting the equilibrium. Membranes are also important to the subsequent purification of hydrogen. For hydrogen production and purification, there are generally two classes of membranes both being inorganic: dense phase metal and metal alloys, and porous ceramic membranes. Porous ceramic membranes are normally prepared by sol-gel or hydrothermal methods, and have high stability and durability in high temperature, harsh impurity and hydrothermal environments. In particular, microporous membranes show promises in water gas shift reaction at higher temperatures. In this article, we review the recent advances in both dense phase metal and porous ceramic membranes, and compare their separation properties and performance in membrane reactor systems. The preparation, characterization and permeation of the various membranes will be presented and discussed. We also aim to examine the critical issues in these membranes with respect to the technical and economical advantages and disadvantages. Discussions will also be made on the relevance and importance of membrane technology to the new generation of zero-emission power technologies.
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The incidence of monozygotic pregnancies after extended embryo culture diminishes as laboratory experience with the technique increases. Fertil Steril 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.07.373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Natural selection of single embryos provides acceptable pregnancy rates when compared to elective single embryo transfer. Fertil Steril 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.07.1110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Comparison of two ICSI techniques using sibling oocytes. Fertil Steril 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.07.536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Fast day 3 embryos often result in high quality blastocysts and liveborns in an art program. Fertil Steril 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.07.369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Identification of a diagnostic antibody-binding region on the immunogenic protein EpC1 from Echinococcus granulosus and its application in population screening for cystic echinococcosis. Clin Exp Immunol 2007; 149:80-6. [PMID: 17403055 PMCID: PMC1942036 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2007.03386.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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An Echinococcus granulosus cDNA sequence coding for EpC1, a proven serodiagnostic marker for cystic echinococcosis (CE, hydatid disease), has high amino acid sequence identity to a paralogue from Taenia solium, the cause of neurocysticercosis (NCC). To determine diagnostic antibody-binding regions on EpC1 recognized specifically by CE sera, 10 truncated regions (P1-10) of the immunogenic protein were expressed in Escherichia coli and subjected to immunoblotting. One peptide, designated peptide 5 [P5, fused with glutathione-S-transferase (GST)] was positively recognized by sera from mice experimentally infected with oncospheres of E. granulosus and sera from surgically confirmed CE patients. Sera from NCC patients did not react with any of the peptides used. There are four amino acid substitutions in P5 compared with the T. solium sequence and these may form part of the epitope inducing CE-specific antibody. Ninety-seven per cent (58 of 60) of sera from confirmed CE patients recognized P5-GST, which was higher than the parent EpC1 fused with GST which reacted with 92% (55 of 60) of the sera. A population screening survey showed that 424 human sera collected from communities in Xinjiang, an area in China endemic for CE, exhibited 4.5% and 3.3% positivity in immunoblotting analysis to EpC1 and P5, respectively; 19.8% of these sera reacted positively against hydatid cyst fluid (HCF) antigen B. Low numbers of surgical CE cases have been reported from this population, suggesting that HCF-based serology lacks specificity and that EpC1 or its contained P5 peptide may prove more accurate for seroepidemiological surveys of CE.
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Oocyte Cryopreservation for Fertility Preservation: The Effect of Age on the Quantity and Maturity of Oocytes. Fertil Steril 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.01.198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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P-473. Fertil Steril 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.07.836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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P-956. Fertil Steril 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.07.1349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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P-243. Fertil Steril 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.07.596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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P-598. Fertil Steril 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.07.970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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O-275. Fertil Steril 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.07.313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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P-275. Fertil Steril 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.07.629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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P-947. Fertil Steril 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.07.1340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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eCrystals: a route for open access to small molecule crystal structure data. Acta Crystallogr A 2006. [DOI: 10.1107/s0108767306097613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Investigation of recombinant Schistosoma japonicum paramyosin fragments for immunogenicity and vaccine efficacy in mice. Parasite Immunol 2006; 28:77-84. [PMID: 16441505 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3024.2005.00814.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Schistosoma japonicum paramyosin, a 97 kDa myofibrillar protein, is a recognized vaccine candidate against schistosomiasis. To improve its expression and to identify protective epitopic regions on paramyosin, the published Chinese Schistosoma japonicum paramyosin cDNA sequence was redesigned using Pichia codon usage and divided into four overlapping fragments (fragments 1, 2, 3, 4) of 747, 651, 669 and 678 bp, respectively. These gene fragments were synthesized and expressed in Pichia pastoris (fragments 2 and 3) or E. coli (fragments 1 and 4). The recombinant proteins were produced at high level and purified using a two-step process involving Ni-NTA affinity chromatography and gel filtration. BALB/c mice were immunized subcutaneously three times at 2-week-intervals with the purified proteins formulated in adjuvant Quil A. The protein fragments were highly immunogenic, inducing high, though variable, ELISA antibody titres, and each was shown to resemble native paramyosin in terms of its recognition by the anti-fragment antibodies in Western blotting. The immunized mice were subjected to cercarial challenge 2 weeks after the final injection and promising protective efficacy in terms of significant reductions in worm burdens, worm-pair numbers and liver eggs in the vaccinated mice resulted. There was no apparent correlation between the antibody titres generated and protective efficacy, as all fragments produced effective but similar levels of protection.
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Monochorionic Twin Pregnancies: An Analysis of Potential Correlations With Stimulation Protocols and Embryology Laboratory Techniques. Fertil Steril 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.07.252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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