Complete mitochondrial genome of the introduced Indian walking stick (Lonchodidae, Insecta) from California.

We present the complete mitochondrial genome of from Salinas, CA. The mitochondrial genome of is circular, AT rich (78.1%), and 16,671 bp in length.

Thermoluminescent dosimetry in total body irradiation.

The aim of this paper was to develop a thermoluminescent dosimetry method for the absorbed dose determination of 6 MeV high-energy electron beams by thermoluminescent dosimetry. Total body irradiation (TBI) was performed using four dual fields angled at 252° and 285° in high-dose rate (HDR) mode. TBI measurements were investigated to estimate the absorbed dose in different anatomical parts of the patient.

Preparation and evaluation of 99mTc-EDDA/HYNIC-[Lys 3]-bombesin for imaging gastrin-releasing peptide receptor-positive tumours.

Background: Bombesin is a peptide that was initially isolated from frog skin and which belongs to a large group of neuropeptides with many biological functions. The human equivalent is gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP), whose receptors are over-expressed in a variety of malignant tumours.

Aim: To prepare a HYNIC-[Lys 3]-bombesin analogue that could be easily labelled with 99mTc from lyophilized kit formulations and to evaluate its potential as an imaging agent for GRP receptor-positive tumours.

Biokinetics of (99m)Tc-UBI 29-41 in humans.

Antimicrobial peptides have been proposed as new agents to distinguish between bacterial infections and sterile inflammatory processes. (99m)Tc-UBI labeled by a direct method has shown high in vitro and in vivo stability, specific uptake at the site of infection, rapid background clearance, minimal accumulation in non-target tissues and rapid detection of infection sites in mice. The aim of this study was to establish a (99m)Tc-UBI biokinetic model and evaluate its feasibility as an infection imaging agent in humans.