Summary: Hepatocytes are the primary functional cells of the liver, performing its metabolic, detoxification, and endocrine functions.Functional hepatocytes are extremely valuable in drug discovery and evaluation, as well as in cell therapy for liver diseases.However, it has been a long-standing challenge to maintain the functions of hepatocytes in
A novel immunological assay for hepcidin quantification in human serum.
BACKGROUND: Hepcidin is a 25-aminoacid cysteine-rich iron regulating peptide.Increased hepcidin concentrations lead to iron sequestration in macrophages, contributing to the pathogenesis of anaemia of chronic disease whereas decreased hepcidin is observed in iron deficiency and primary iron overload diseases such as hereditary hemochromatosis.Hepci
Molecular detection of Aspergilli from commercial chicken in selected areas of Bangladesh
Objectives: This study was designed to isolate, identify, and determine the prevalence of Scrubs Aspergilli in commercial chicken in selected areas of Bangladesh.Materials and Methods: A total of 50 lung samples from suspected dead chickens, comprising broilers (n = 32) and layers (n = 18), aged between 5 days and 45 weeks, were collected from poul
Antiplasmodial, antimalarial activities and toxicity of African medicinal plants: a systematic review of literature
Abstract Background Malaria still constitutes a major public health menace, especially in tropical and subtropical countries.Close to half a million people mainly children in Africa, die every year from the disease.With the rising resistance to frontline drugs (artemisinin-based combinations), there is a need to accelerate the discovery and develop
Isu HAM dalam Kontestasi Pemilu 2014 Sebuah Pendekatan Framing dan Ideologi Media
Research related to the problem of how the media frame the issue of human rights violations committed by the presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto and the background ideology behind the media presentation of the issue.This research aims to Treadmill Deck answer how vivanews.com mediaindonesia.com and framing the issues surrounding human rights vi