Incorporating yoga into an intense physical therapy program in someone with Parkinson's disease: a case report.

Purpose: The purpose of this case report was to document outcomes following an intense exercise program integrating yoga with physical therapy exercise in a male with Parkinson's disease.

Method: The participant performed an intense 1½-hour program (Phase A) incorporating strengthening, balance, agility and yoga exercises twice weekly for 12 weeks. He then completed a new home exercise program developed by the researchers (Phase B) for 12 weeks.

Amino-functionalized DNA: the properties of C5-amino-alkyl substituted 2'-deoxyuridines and their application in DNA triplex formation.

The incorporation of C5-amino-modified 2'-deoxyuridine analogues into DNA have found application in nucleic acid labelling, the stabilization of nucleic acid structures, functionalization of nucleic acid aptamers and catalysts, and the investigation of sequence-specific DNA bending. In this study, we describe the physicochemical properties of four different C5-amino-modified 2'-deoxyuridines in which the amino group is tethered to the base via a 3-carbon alkyl, Z- or E-alkenyl or alkynyl linker. Conformational parameters of the nucleosides and their pK(a) values were deduced using 1H NMR.

Contribution of dehydroepiandrosterone and its sulfate to estradiol in baboon pregnancy.

The metabolic clearance rates (MCR), conversion ratios (C), interconversion (rho), production rates (PR), secretion rates (SR), and relative contributions of maternal dehydroepiandrosterone (D) and D-sulfate (DS) to serum estradiol (E2) were determined in five pregnant baboons (Papio papio; 154-167 days gestation, term = 184 days) by constant intravenous infusion of [3H]DS and [14C]D. MCR-D (mean +/- SE) was greater (39.2 +/- 3.

Clearance and production of dehydroepiandrosterone and its sulfate in female baboons.

Serum concentrations of dehydroepiandrosterone (D) are greater and those of D sulfate (DS) are lower in female baboons than in women, suggesting interspecies differences in relative production and catabolism of these steroids. To examine this possibility, the metabolic clearance rate (MCR), interconversion (rho), and production of D and DS were determined in five adult female baboons by constant intravenous infusion of [3H]DS and [14C]D. MCR-D (mean +/- SE) was greater (407 +/- 72.