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Detecting Gastrin-Releasing Peptide Receptor by in situ PCR on Archived Tissue

...(GI) tract,GRP receptors are normally expressed by smooth muscle cells and by nerveendings, acting to regulate intestinal motility and to induce the secretion ofother enteric peptide hormones. 1-3 However, GRP receptors are notexpressed by mucosal epithelial cells lining the normal GI tract in the fewmamma...

Easily Amplify Genomic DNA with Long-Distance PCR

...Plus Long DNA polymerase, we genotyped the smooth muscle myosin heavy chain (SMHC) gene ( Figure 1 ). Two microliters of DNA were added to 16 l of PCR mixture [2 l of 10X TaqPlusLong low-salt PCR buffer (Stratagene), 2 l of dNTPs (2.0 mM each), 11.8l H 2 O, and 0.2 l (1 U) of TaqPlus Long D...

PatchMan - Test Report

...or is excellent. Movements are smooth and easy to control. The joystick works well and has just the right spring-loading (almost better than for MM 5171). The resistance is a little larger and the user has the impression that he...

BioRobot MDx standardize your automated protocols in clinical laboratories

...d accessories plus a detailed loading check ensure smooth sample processing Intuitive software QIAsoft MDx Operating System provides a user-friendly interface Efficient protocols Optimized protocols for nucleic acid purification and reaction setup are pr...

Effectene Transfection Reagent

...ent protein (GFP) in primary rabbit aortic smooth muscle cells transfected using Effectene Reagent. 1 x 105 cells were seeded one day prior to transfection, and transfections were performed in 6-well plates using 0.4 g of a GFP-reporter plasmid and 10 l Effectene Reagent per ...

Improved Quantitative Selectivity of Clenbuterol in Human Urine using High Resolution on the TSQ Quantum Mass Spectrometer

...asthma. Clenbuterol also relieves bronchial airway smooth muscle contractions caused by Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and allergyinduced respiratory distress. Clenbuterol also has significant anabolic effects and could be used as a drug of abuse in athletes and ...

Detection of mRNAs on Cryosections of the Cardiovascular System Using DIG-Labeled RNA Probes

...type-specific antibodies (smooth musclecells: anti smooth muscle actin, Enzo; endothelial cells:von Willebra...ation, purple stain) was expressed mainlyby medial smooth muscle cells, some smooth muscle cellsof the tunica intima (Figure 1A), about 50 % of theendothelial...

Deliver siRNAs Into Primary Cells

...elial cells (BAEC), bovine aortic vascular smooth muscle cells (BAVSMC), bovine adrenal microvascular endothelial cells (BAMEC), mouse embryo fibroblast (MEF), rhesus monkey stem cells (RMSC), bovine lung microvascular endothelial cells (BLMVEC) are shown in blue. Hard-to-t...

QuickLane 24 - 48 Hour Sequencing

...oject Manager will work with you to ensure smooth sample submissions and easy data retrieval. Project Managers use our custom bioinformatics software tools to perform real-time assessment of pipeline success rates, quality scores, overall signal strengths and read lengths to ...

Real-Time Quantification of Genomic DNA Using DyNAzyme II DNA Polymerase and SYBR Green I Dye

... copies per reaction. The curve shows the typical smooth decline in fluorescence with an increase in temperature as the strands of dsDNA dissociate and bound SGI is released. The negative first derivative calculation is also shown. Here, the point of inflection for the curve, ...

Development of an NK2 neuropeptide receptor binding assay using LEADseeker Multimodality Imaging System

...cularly sensory neurons) and effector cells (e.g., smooth muscle, glands, and immune cells), a role that is ...K2 receptors are thought to be expressed mainly on smooth muscle cells (4). Additionally, NKA and its truncated form, NKA (4-10), are potent contractors of hu...

Laser Capture Microdissection (LCM) for the Analysis of Macrophage Gene Expression from Atherosclerotic Lesions

...h, besides macrophages, also contains lymphocytes, smooth muscle cells, endothelial cells, and adventitial f...itoneal macro- phages and cultured primary aortic smooth muscle cells. </LI><LI >The probe, labeled at the 5 and 3 ends with 6-carboxyfluore...

Self-Drying Vacuum Pumps... the solution for applications producing condensation

...facture of smaller sized pumps. And, thanks to the smooth diaphragm surface, it has good chemical stability and gastightness compared to flat membranes still in wide use today that employ clamping disks. Sophisticated System Uncomplicated and yet ingenious, sturdy and reliable all ...

Singlet Oxygen measurement

...le from 8001700 nm, the InGaAs detector provides a smooth overlap with the standard R928P photomultiplier tube. <P> Experiment and Results As an example of 1 O 2 detection, generated using a transition-metal complex, a solution of tris2-2-bipyridine ruthenium(II) chlor...

Improving an Integral Part of the Lab: Vacuum

...acture of smaller sized pumps. And, thanks to the smooth diaphragm surface, it has good chemical stability and gas-tightness compared to flat membranes still in wide use today that employ clamping disks. Sophisticated System Uncomplicated and yet ingenious, sturdy and reliable all words appropriate ...

The New Affymetrix GeneChip Scanner 3000

...ner 3000 Specification Sheet. To ensure the smooth transition of customers to the GeneChip Scanner 3000 scanning system, it is critical that data generated using this scanner are comparable to data generated using the current GeneArray 2500 scanner. In other words, there must be high concordance be...

Scaling-Up from Spinners, T-Flasks & Shakers: A versatile bioreactor for mammalian and microbial cells

...ontrollershould therefore be configurable to allow smooth control of pH without oscillation. In mammalian culture, direct addition of acid creates too harsh an environment. A better method of control is through addition ofgasses. Sparging carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) into the liquid solution lowers the over...

Glossary for The BioPharm Guide to Fermentation and Cell Culture

...h because it is covered with ribosomes. The smooth endoplasmic reticulum is the site for synthesis and metabolism of lipids, and it is involved in detoxifying chemicals such as drugs and pesticides. endotoxin A poison in the form of a a fat/sugar complex (lipopolysaccha r...

The business case for software applications

...uired the requisit employee training to make for a smooth cultural transition. The ideal quality assurance scenario is for the users, themselves, to define the requirements and write the test scripts with corresponding requirements. At Alliant, information technology implementations also are expected to c...

And the winners in medical design are

...sis on functional aesthetics. For example, we saw smooth edges that fit better in the hand and attractive p... ingenious little extra step has now converted the smooth operation into the proverbial dog-and-pony show. That's not good for clinicians or patients. The jud...

Motorcycling entrepreneur to speak in Madison on success, failure, capital

...les. In the late 1990s, the company was enjoying a smooth ride, reporting $30 million in annual sales. But that was before its market segment fell out of favor with investors who became enamored with the Internet sector. During that time period, the Internet bubble had a corresponding trough, Hanlon recal...

The Apple iPhone: A call to competitors

...feel for maneuvering around for functionality. The smooth service looks good, but how durable is it? Can you drop it and will it still work? Can you throw it up against a wall? And what about the core application? How good is it as a phone, and how is the voice quality? Voice quality is something that does...

Researcher wants to commercialize adult stem cell discovery

...ell types such as neurons, nerve-supporting cells, smooth muscle cells, and bone and cartilage cells. The conditions to which they can be applied include several that have been identified as targets of embryonic stem cell research. Subsets of the cells express markers for the nerve-supporting cells that...

Medical College team seeks stem cell patent

...vous systems along with endocrine cells, bone, and smooth muscle cells. The cells can be isolated from the hair follicle bulge as multipotent stem cells, and then be expanded in culture into millions of cells without losing stem cell markers. Sieber-Blum said the team grafted the cells into mice that have ...

Careful with that electronic health record, Mr. Leavitt

...t that the efficiency of technology will magically smooth over all the rough spots in security. We have learned to expect such miracles from computers. I will let you in on a business secret that virtually all dentists know, yet nobody wishes to address: Very few dentists encrypt patient data. I would als...

CIO Leadership Series: Bruce Maas, UWM

...o see why it's important that this conversion be a smooth one. The university's server and storage capacity is geared to handle peak usage, but without much left over. And given that UWM has gone through more than $1 million in IT budget cuts and required reallocations over the last two years, it cannot af...

CIO Leadership Series: Kim Pemble, SynergyHealth

... the end, it was a little patience that made for a smooth transition. "It was critical that the initial piece of functionality be successful in its implementation," Pemble said, "because it would set the ground rules for how future Epic installations would occur in the [new] hospital."...

Wisconsin VC rank drops, but absolute numbers are on the rise

...investment data on Wisconsin is historically not a smooth trend line, so its ranking drop may be no big deal. Because of its relatively small volume, investment here can vary significantly from quarter to quarter and year to year based on individual deals. The survey also does not necessarily record all VC...

With Carly gone, new HP CEO reveals plans

...rk contrast to Carly Fiorina, his diamond-studded, smooth talking predecessor. Hurd, hired to improve HP operations and realign its sales force, says he focuses on his customers and use performance metrics to evaluate HP's progress. "I am not the guy to give you entertaining quips!" he said. "We need to le...

Now the real work begins

... from the choppy waters of an early venture to the smooth sailing of success. Will YackPack find the critical early adopters who tap the technology to make group communications most effective? Will ActiveWords become the de facto interface for navigation on a tablet PC? Can Tendril Networks and even t...

UW-Madison helps Imago carry out its big vision for seeing small

...hompson's first task was to whittle those into the smooth surface of a semiconductor. Metal samples for LEAP analysis resemble rough-hewn pins small but easily seen with the naked eye. But the semiconductor samples needed to be much tinier: just 1/200,000 th of a centimeter wide and about 1/100 th of a c...

Google Maps makes navigation a pleasure

...ee, MSN has the best interface by far. It's not as smooth as Google's, but it's actualy not that far off. You can't drag the map around any way you want, but when you click on the cardinal directions or on the zoom tool, the map updates immediately. On Yahoo and MapQuest, the entire Web page has to reload ...

Google and Mozilla e-mail apps offer more space, escape from viruses

..., the Mac and Linux. While the interface is not as smooth as my personal choice, Apple Mail, it has been getting better and is a strong contender on the Windows and Linux platforms. Don't expect an Outlook killer just yet. Alternative e-mail clients can't yet interact with Exchange groupware servers the wa...

UW professor and WARF receive presidential medals

...d with pioneering the scientific study of splines smooth curves that are defined by two or more points that lie along them. He developed practical algorithms for working with them, including one named after him. WARF was awarded a medal in technology for supporting the process of innovation, from inventio...

Business-school IT director points to reasons for wireless trend

...ent intervention gets out of the way, it should be smooth sailing, he said. Engineers arent fools. They know every year they have to take an existing technology and make it better, Converse said. If we can just get more people out there kicking around balls ... I think thatll help. Louis Loeffer, vice pre...

UW Board of Regents approves $134 million medical research facility

...on, its proximity to UW Hospitals and Clinics will smooth the process of transferring basic science discoveries to clinical applications. The $133.9 million center is the final phase of the 1997 Healthstar initiative, which was created to address health-care research and instructional needs of the 21st cen...

MoneyTree Survey reports no venture investment activity in Wisconin in Q2

...ate, the activity that does happen isn't necessary smooth it can happen in bunches, said Dennis Winters, vice president and director of research at NorthStar Economics in Madison. John Neis, co-founder and senior partner at Madison-based Venture Investors , has also observed Wisconsin's uneven investme...

Wingra Technologies releases new e-mail-message migration software

...ormation with high accuracy but also significantly smooth out the entire migration process, and lower the burden on administrators responsible for the project, said Steven Entine, chief information officer, Wingra Technologies. Wingras GroupWise Migrator for Exchange, originally released June 2003, has be...

Merge eFilm announces release of FUSION RIS version 2.5

...ransition between RIS to PACS and PACS to RIS is a smooth and fast experience for the user, and images and information remain consistent," said Tim Kulbago, vice-president, Merge eFilm product innovation. "By utilizing the flexibility and combination of image streaming, PACS and RIS-driven DICOM routing pro...

VoIP experts assess early implementations

...ach with their own phone systems. He is working to smooth out the situation by replacing the patchwork of phone systems with a consistent use of VoIP, which could utilize the citys existing data networks. Rocco pointed out advantages beyond saving costs on the network. Voice and data could be integrated ev...

Technology in the ditch

... if we look beyond what we expect to see. Was that smooth road just a dream, a group hallucination? That doesnt mean the project isnt worth doing. It just may require a swamp buggy as opposed to a car. Did I think I was driving a sports car when really I was driving a bus? Big projects will handle differen...

Berbees success is based on companys history and culture

...ss predictable for revenue than data centers which smooth out Berbees revenue stream, according to Shain. I can tell you absolutely what will have next month in revenue, Shain said of the data centers. As the president of a company that grew during the dot-com bust and the recession, Shain described a few...

WTN Visions: Convergence is changing business

...vergence has provided Inacom Information Systems a smooth statewide expansion and is a key component in our regional expansion. The technology improves our break-even TCO timeframe, gives us a competitive advantage and increases our speed to market. It is also an important factor in meeting our primary goal...

Wisconsin Engineers Devise Cutting-Edge Method to Cut Cheese

... of a 266-nanometer UV laser to make exceptionally smooth cuts in cheese without causing burning. To demonstrate the dexterity of the system, the pair has made CAD (computer aided design) drawings and used them to guide the laser in creating intricate slices of mild cheddar. The main drawback of Li's laser...