<title>Comprehensive test of low-level-light image intensifiers</title>

TH-C-I-611-02: Exposure Rate Limitations for Light Image Intensifiers with Microchannel Plate Amplifiers Used in a Micro-Angiographic Fluoroscope

Medical Physics ◽

10.1118/1.1998637 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 32 (6Part20) ◽

pp. 2156-2157

Author(s):

Y Wu ◽

S Rudin ◽

D Bednarek

Keyword(s):

Microchannel Plate ◽

Exposure Rate ◽

Light Image ◽

Image Intensifiers

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Transformation and analysis of pixels based on low-level-light image

10.1117/12.810985 ◽

2008 ◽

Author(s):

Youtang Gao ◽

Yuan Xu ◽

Si Tian ◽

Benkang Chang

Keyword(s):

Low Level ◽

Light Image

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Tryptophan-Niacin Metabolism in Rat with Puromycin Aminonucleoside-Induced Nephrosis

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research ◽

10.1024/0300-9831.76.1.28 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 76 (1) ◽

pp. 28-33 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Yukari Egashira ◽

Shin Nagaki ◽

Hiroo Sanada

Keyword(s):

Body Weight ◽

Urinary Excretion ◽

Enzyme Activities ◽

Treated Group ◽

Control Group ◽

Puromycin Aminonucleoside ◽

Low Level ◽

Key Enzyme

We investigated the change of tryptophan-niacin metabolism in rats with puromycin aminonucleoside PAN-induced nephrosis, the mechanisms responsible for their change of urinary excretion of nicotinamide and its metabolites, and the role of the kidney in tryptophan-niacin conversion. PAN-treated rats were intraperitoneally injected once with a 1.0% (w/v) solution of PAN at a dose of 100 mg/kg body weight. The collection of 24-hour urine was conducted 8 days after PAN injection. Daily urinary excretion of nicotinamide and its metabolites, liver and blood NAD, and key enzyme activities of tryptophan-niacin metabolism were determined. In PAN-treated rats, the sum of urinary excretion of nicotinamide and its metabolites was significantly lower compared with controls. The kidneyα-amino-β-carboxymuconate-ε-semialdehyde decarboxylase (ACMSD) activity in the PAN-treated group was significantly decreased by 50%, compared with the control group. Although kidney ACMSD activity was reduced, the conversion of tryptophan to niacin tended to be lower in the PAN-treated rats. A decrease in urinary excretion of niacin and the conversion of tryptophan to niacin in nephrotic rats may contribute to a low level of blood tryptophan. The role of kidney ACMSD activity may be minimal concerning tryptophan-niacin conversion under this experimental condition.

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