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Neurotoxic esterase: Characterization of the solubilized enzyme and the conditions for its solubilization from chicken brain microsomal membranes with ionic, zwitterionic, or nonionic detergents
(Elsevier, 1987-05-01)
Neurotoxic esterase (NTE) is a membrane-bound protein found in highest concentration in brain and lymphocytes. The enzyme has no known physiological function, but its organophosphorylation and aging in neural tissue are ...
Prevalence of radiologically defined osteoarthritis in the finger and wrist joints of adult residents of Tecumseh, Michigan, 1962-65
(Elsevier, 1988)
Radiographs of the fingers and wrists of adult participants in the Tecumseh Community Health Study in 1962-1965 were examined for signs of osteoarthritis (OA). The severity of OA for each of 32 joints of the fingers and ...
Composition and origin of summertime air pollutants at Deep Creek Lake, Maryland
(Elsevier, 1989)
A 1 month intensive summertime field study conducted in rural western Maryland resulted in a comprehensive set of fine particle, gaseous and meteorological data. Sulfur in the assumed form of ammonium sulfate accounted for ...
Contingency contracting to enhance patient compliance: A review
(Elsevier, 1984)
Researchers and practitioners have expressed considerable interest in contingency contracting as a promising intervention strategy for enlisting patient cooperation, particularly with regard to long-term treatment regimens. ...
The use of informal and formal help: Four patterns of illness behavior in the black community
(Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; Plenum Publishing Corporation ; Springer Science+Business Media, 1984-12)
Evaluation of a medication refill reminder system for a community pharmacy
(Elsevier, 1985-06)
The problem of maintaining compliance in patients taking chronic medications is well established. One recommended approach to reducing this problem is to develop a system which identifies non-compliers in order that ...
Social effects of diazepam use: A longitudinal field study
(Elsevier, 1985)
A longitudinal panel study examined the effects of actual use of diazepam (ValiumR) on subjective reports of life quality, affect, performance, stress, social support, control, coping and other variables related to mental ...
Public policy and automobile occupant restraint: An economist's perspective
(Elsevier, 1987-02)
Cost-benefit analyses (CBAs) of policies intended to increase occupant restraint in automobiles typically find that such policies generate social benefits that exceed social costs, often by a considerable margin. The ...
Tonofilament protein, a keratin from rat epidermis
(Elsevier, 1981-11-16)
Tonofilament protein from newborn rat epidermis was found to be antigenically related to mouse keratins. Tonofilament protein, like keratins, could be extracted with 8 M urea in Tris buffer. The yield was enhanced by the ...