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C Bahr

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PubMed1989

[Investigations on methods of quantitative polarization optical estimation of neutral carbohydrates in extracellular matrix].

By means of the fluorescence PAS-reaction using a Schiff-type reagent substituted with acriflavine, the neutral carbohydrates were demonstrable selectively in the human trophoblast basement membrane. The reaction product is characterized by a typical birefringence that can be measured in the polarized light. The results obtained from ascertainment of the dispersion of the birefringence before and after the histochemical reaction, as well, gave further evidence for specificity and a definite improvement of the measurement of path differences.

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Diabetes, parental diabetes, and obesity in Oklahoma Indians.

The relationship between diabetes and parental diabetes status and obesity in Oklahoma Indians was studied. Data from 2095 adult Oklahoma Indians (1085 type II diabetic subjects and 1010 nondiabetic subjects) through a complete physical examination and personal interview showed a strong association between diabetes and parental diabetes status. Frequency of diabetes among siblings was significantly higher in families with affected parents than those without diabetic parents. No significant difference was found between families with one diabetic parent and those with two diabetic parents. The diabetic individuals were more obese than the nondiabetic individuals at age 18 and at interview. Obesity was defined as percent body mass index greater than 120. After adjusting for possible age and sex effects, the risk of diabetes for the obese was estimated as almost twice that for the nonobese.

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