Background. Corticotropin-independent nodular adrenal hyperplasia is a rare cause of
Cushing's syndrome, and the factors responsible for the adrenal hyperplasia are not known. …

The bird's nest fungus Cyathus striatus Willd. ex, Pers. yielded the known triterpenes
glochidone (1), glochidonol (2), glochidiol (3) and glochidiol diacetate (4) as well as four new …

Methods: Atrialnattiuretic peptide (ANP) was labeled in high specificactivityusing 1231 (p, 2n).
The biodistributionof 1@ l-ANP was studiedin green vervetmonkeysby gamma …

The synthetic route to 6-chloromercuricholest-5-en-3β-ol has been studied and the yield
improved from 2% to 20%. The reaction of 6-chloromercuricholest-5-en-β-ol with fluorine, …

The synthesis of [ 131 I]6-iodoandrost-5-en-3β,17β-diol, [ 131 I]6-iodoandrost-5-en-3β-ol,17-one,
[ 131 I]6-iodopregn-5-en-3β-ol-20-one and [ 131 I]6-iodopregn-5-en-3β,20-diol has …

Reaction of [2- 14 C]-cyanamide (1) with D(-) arabinose (2) afforded the oxazoline 3. The
reaction of 3 with methyl propiolate gave [2- 14 C]-2,2′-anhydrouridine (4) having a specific …

Iodine-i 25 (1251) and iodine-i 31-(1311) 6-iodochoIest-5-en-3@ 9-olhas been prepared
directly from 6-chloromercuñcholest-5-en-3@ 3-oIand [1251] or [131l] sodiumiodide. This …

The FoodChek E. coli O157 assay [AOAC Research Institute (RI) Performance Tested
Method (PTM) 060902] is a rapid detection system that incorporates the use of antibody-coated …

Organomercury chemistry began in 1852 with the synthesis of dimethylmercury by Frankland
1 . Since that time thousands of organomercurials have been described. One of the most …

Monosaccharides labeled with appropriate gammaemitting radionuclides have a potential
for use as diagnostic agents in medicine. Their development has accelerated in recent years …