MATERIALS AND METHODS Seven patients with documented alcoholic liver disease and
portal hypertension, and nine patients fol lowing coronary artery bypass surgery were studied*…

TcSC in liver and spleen images were collected prospectively over a 12 mo period. All
patients were injected with 3 mCi of TcSC and imaged in the anterior, posterior, and both …

RESULTS A total of 83 Ga-67 scans were ordered in 46 children. Thirty-nine of the scans (47%)
showed a gallium-avid lesion (Table 1). Tissue confirmation showed that all but one of …

… The s/a/A -sla2A double-mutant strains are viable, but are sicker than null alleles of either
SLA/or SL,42 (Fig. 6 A). Double-mutant … Yang were supported by training grants from the …

Previously, we found that the quorum sensing transcription factor SdiA up-regulates AcrAB.
Others found that a 4-quinolone was a quorum-sensing signal in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. …

Background: Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a devastating complication following total
joint arthroplasty. Current animal models of PJI are limited because of a lack of quantitative …

… Shirley Min Yang Shirley Min Yang … where W p/w , weight ratio of PVA to deionized water
in the PVA stock solution; W sl/sv , desired weight ratio of solid to solvent (solid loading); W l/p , …

… Yang was supported by training grants from the National Institutes of Health. K. Ayscough
is an International Prize Travelling Fellow of the Wellcome Trust (038110/Z193/Z). …

Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is one of the leading causes of cancer-related death
worldwide. Although epigenetic deregulation is known to be important for tumor progression, …

The cardiac function of 21 patients with cystic fibrosis was studied using radionuclides and
M-mode echocardiography. The patients (mean age 13.2 years, range 4 to 27) had a wide …