In USA more than 12.5% of all infants are born preterm. Approximately 75% of all perinatal deaths occur among these preterm infants. Preterm infants are frequently very low in birth weight (VLBW) and receive multiple red blood cell (RBC) transfusions. These transfusions pose inc…
The avidin/biotin-liposome system is a new modality recently developed for targeting lymph nodes through the lymphatic system after local injection in a cavity as the route of delivery. In this dissertation we show that the avidin/biotin-liposome system has potential advantages …
Lectins are proteins or glycoproteins of non-immune origin, capable of specificinteraction with, and reversible binding to carbohydrate moieties of complexglycoconjugates. Lectins are ubiquitous in nature and are present in all living organisms.In nature lectins are implicated i…
Natural products have long furnished medical science playing a significant role in drug discovery and development. Their importance notwithstanding, it is estimated that less than 1% of microorganisms can be cultivated from environmental sources using standard laboratory techniq…