It is possible that ALR is highly selective in performing its enzymatic function for specific proteins.
Considering its selective protective function in normal non-cancerous tissues, ease of use, and mild and easily manageable toxicity profile, Gln appears to be an ideal radioprotector.
An important characteristic of samples is that they are selective in the way they function symbolically (see also Goodman 1978h, 63 70).
Small, S. A., Stern, Y., Tang, M. & Mayeux, R. Selective decline in memory function among healthy elderly.
Our data suggest that muscle selective alterations in mitochondrial function might initiate NMJ pathology and participate in triggering motor neuron degeneration in ALS.
Preliminary evidence suggests that also in normal aging there are selective deficits in executive function rather than a general decline [ 23- 26].
These results are in line with those in Weickert et al. [ 33], who found a selective impairment in executive function and attention in a group of schizophrenia patients defined as cognitively preserved.
Thus, the absence of severe neurodegenerative processes in chimpanzees can hardly be considered a dogma and rather than the often claimed trade-off between human specific neurological adaptations, or the even more unlikely human-specific relaxation of selective pressures in neurological function, neurodegeneration might have been reported only in humans due to our extended lifespan.
Using quantitative T2* at 7 Tesla (T) magnetic resonance imaging, we investigated whether impairment in selective cognitive functions in multiple sclerosis (MS) can be explained by pathology in specific areas and/or layers of the cortex.
Transcriptional profiling reveals the full consequences of PKD2 loss and maps in detail the selective, but critical, function for PKD2 in signalling by α/β mature TCR complexes in peripheral T-cells.
Alongside its hematopoietic function and its role in the early selection of lymphocytes, the BM is an immune regulatory organ involved in migration, selective retainment and function of innate and adaptive immune cells [ 11].
