The combined effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and stretching on muscle hardness and pressure pain threshold.

[Purpose] This study aimed to clarify the immediate effects of a combined transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and stretching protocol. [Subjects] Fifteen healthy young males volunteered to participate in this study. The inclusion criterion was a straight leg raising range of motion of less than 70 degrees.

Magenta pigment produced by fungus.

A fungus producing magenta was isolated from cellulosic material by visual observation on Czapek's agar media and the product was conventionally analyzed. The fungal strain that produced magenta pigment was closely related to Phoma herbarum. The type of fibers added to Czapek's medium influenced which pigments were produced.

In situ observation of bovine serum albumin-adsorbed stearic acid monolayer by Brewster angle microscopy.

The morphology of protein-adsorbed stearic acid monolayers containing a fluorescent probe (rhodamine B octadecylester perchloride: RBO) was observed by using fluorescence spectroscopy, fluorescence microscopy, and Brewster angle microscopy (BAM). The quenching of fluorescence of RBO was observed at the limiting area of the stearic acid monolayer. Thus, the fluorescence of RBO could be a good marker for packing of the matrix monolayer.

Morphology of a cytochrome c-adsorbed stearic acid monolayer on Brewster angle microscopy.

The morphologies of stearic acid and cytochrome c (cyt.c)-adsorbed stearic acid monolayers were investigated by Brewster angle microscopy (BAM) with various molecular areas of stearic acid. With an area of more than 0.

Interaction of calponin with phospholipids.

The interaction between chicken gizzard calponin and phospholipids was examined by sedimentation assay and affinity chromatography. Calponin was sedimented with phosphatidylserine (PS) and phosphatidylinositol (PI) vesicles but not with phosphatidylcholine (PC) vesicles. The apparent Kd values of calponin to PS and PI were calculated to be 1.