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J Chamberlain

Publications and source records attributed to J Chamberlain.

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Catabolism of [4-14C]testosterone by subcellular fractions of human prostate.

1. Incubation conditions were established in experiments with human-prostate homogenates for almost complete conversion of [4-(14)C]testosterone into at least ten transformation products. 2. Whole homogenates of tissue with benign hypertrophy were shown to contain 3alpha-, 3beta- and 17beta-hydroxy steroid dehydrogenases, Delta(4)-3-oxo steroid 5alpha- and 5beta- reductases and unidentified hydroxylases. 3. Most of the 17beta-hydroxy steroid-dehydrogenase activity was located in the mitochondria, which showed little other activity. 4. The 3alpha- and 3beta-hydroxy steroid dehydrogenases and the 5beta-reductase were located in the high-speed supernatant and required supplementation with NADPH for activity. 5. The 5alpha-reductase was located in both microsomal and high-speed supernatant fractions and also required supplementation with NADPH.

Carbon Isotopes↗

Rapid fluorimetric procedure for the analysis of fendosal in plasma and data following oral dosing.

A simple, rapid, and sensitive procedure is described for the determination of Fendosal in plasma. After extraction of Fendosal from buffered plasma, the drug is determined by measurement of the fluorescence induced by irradiation with short-wave ultra-violet (UV) light. The complete procedure can be completed in less than 2 h; one technician can perform up to 50 assays in one working day. The limit of detection corresponds to 0.1 microgram ml-1 plasma. Drug concentration and induced fluorescence were linearly related over the concentration range 0--8 micrograms ml-1.

Administration, Oral↗

Aortoiliac aneurysm with arteriocaval fistula treated by a bifurcated endovascular stent-graft.

A 71-year-old patient with high-output cardiac failure was found to have an aneurysmal distal aorta with evidence of an arteriocaval fistula on ultrasound scanning. CT demonstrated an aneurysm of the distal aorta and right common iliac artery and an intraarterial digital subtraction angiogram confirmed an arteriocaval fistula. In view of the patient's cardiac failure and general condition an endovascular stent was considered. The right internal iliac artery was occluded with Tungsten coils prior to the insertion of a bifurcated stent-graft. This resulted in total occlusion of the aneurysm and obliteration of the arteriocaval fistula. To our knowledge such a case has not been previously reported.

Aged↗

Primate pulpal response to ultraviolet light-polymerized direct-bonding material systems.

The results of this study, plus those of a previous study, show that a layer of CaOH lining the floor of the tooth cavity will protect the dental pulp against toxic irritants inherent to an UV light-polymerized cavity liner and a UV light-polymerized composite restorative resin. This study also showed that a layer of CaOH lining the floor of the cavity will protect the dental pulp against acid irritants inherent in the enamel etching solution. It is recommended to restorative dentistry that all primary dentin within clinically accessible areas of the cavity preparation be covered with a layer of CaOH before the enamel is etched with the acid-conditioning solution. Precautionary protection of primary dentin in this manner affords a margin of safety should the conditioning solution inadvertently spill onto the primary dentin during the enamel-etching procedure. Second, if the conditioning solution does accidentally spill onto the previously placed protective layer of CaOH during the enamel-etching procedure, then it logically follows that this acid-contaminated layer of CaOH should be mechanically removed and a new layer of CaOH that completely lines at least the floor of the tooth cavity should be placed before the resins are applied.

Acid Etching, Dental↗