Vitamin K deficiency is a relatively common condition in neonates. However, the role of vitamin K in neonatal bone metabolism remains to be determined. Osteocalcin (OC) is the most abundant ...

Shiga toxin (Stx) 2 causes hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS), an intractable and often fatal comphcation of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 infection. Here, we show that serum amyloid P ...

The effect of human serum and some of its components on the process of transepithelial migration of human neutrophils was investigated in an in vitro system. 10% autologous serum caused an increase in ...

The ability to freeze blood and its constituents is very important to preserve them for a long time. However, freezing and thawing blood can cause damage to its components, resulting in reduced ...

Blood is a readily available and rich source of biomarkers that have the potential for use in diagnostics and companion diagnostics development, disease characterization and monitoring, and predictive ...

Clinical implication of PET/CT and skeletal bone survey in evaluation of multiple myeloma and related monoclonal disorders. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2012 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This ...

Serum, derived from blood, is obtained through centrifugation to separate cellular components. When blood is anticoagulated, plasma containing fibrinogen and clotting factors is produced. In contrast, ...