Blood samples were stored at 4 °C and DNA extraction and analysis was repeated one year and then five years later. Toxicological sampling did not significantly influence DNA results. DNA concentration and quality significantly decreased over time for all sample types, with DNA from red-top tubes...
From these results, it is clear that to interpret plasma or serum potassium values correctly, it is important to collect the blood samples at the same time of the day and under the same feeding conditions. Plasma or serum potassium values may decrease substantially below normal resting values 1...
The direction and magnitude of the association between sodium and potassium excretion and blood pressure (BP) may differ depending on the characteristics of the study participant or the intake assessment method. Our objective was to assess the relationship between BP, hypertension and 24-h urinary ...
Alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), total proteins VP3.15 (TP), albumin (ALB), blood sugar (Glu) and total cholesterol (TCHO) from the serum had been determined with a computerized biochemical analyzer (Type 7020, Hitachi, Tokyo, Japan)...
On the other hand, a sample of blood, which could possibly contaminate endometrial samples, gave negative results (lane 7). Negative controls were also performed on samples containing not retrotranscribed RNA (lane 8), and no c-DNA no RNA (lane 9). In Figure 1 results are also reported,...
Light controls cerebral blood flow in naive animals. Nat. Commun. 8, 14191 (2017). 50. Christie, I. N. et al. fMRI response to blue light delivery in the naive brain: implications for combined optogenetic fMRI studies. Neuroimage 66, 634–641 (2013). 51. Yizhar, O. et al. ...
Figure 4 shows the results of the task-specific test (panel A) and 1-RM test (panel B) when menstruating (pain) and receiving either diclofenac potassium or placebo and when in the late-follicular phase of the menstrual cycle (no menstruation, no pain). There was a significant difference ...
This finding could not be explained on the basis of differences in the populations other than race or on any imbalances between treatment groups. In addition, blood pressure reductions in both treatment groups were consistent between Black and non-Black patients. Given the difficulty in inter...
Our research found that the knowledge and belief indicators among those with optimal blood pressure are better than those of pre-hypertensive and hypertensive patients. According to the logic, their salt-reduction behavior should be better than that of hypertensive patients. However, the results of ...
Effects of oral potassium on blood pressure. Meta-analysis of randomized controlled clinical trials. JAMA 1997; 277: 1624–1632. 31 Intersalt: An International Study of Electrolyte Excretion and Blood Pressure. Results for 24 hour urinary sodium and potassium excretion. Intersalt Cooperative Research ...