Objectives: The haphazard distribution of fibrous tissue can interfere with quantitative methods for evaluating hepatic fibrosis. Inter-sample variation may represent a crucial issue when hydroxyproline measurement is ...

The effect of extruded foods intake with different contents of starch, protein and hydroxyproline were evaluated on water balance, oxalate renal excretion, urine chemical composition and the relative urine supersaturation ...

Plant cell walls are composite structures mainly composed of polysaccharides, also containing a large set of proteins involved in diverse functions such as growth, environmental sensing, signaling, and defense. Research ...

The impact of lung remodelling in respiratory mechanics has been widely studied in bleomycin-induced lung injury. However, little is known regarding the relationship between the amount of lung inflammation and pulmonary ...