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Figure 9. One-legged exercise studies showing the muscle glycogen content of the exercised (—) and rested legs (—) in two subjects. A. Muscle biopsy samples were obtained immediately after exercise (a) and during three days when fed a carbohydrate-rich diet (a). B and C. The diet was total starvation (z) for two days following exercise (B) or carbohydrate-poor (o) for three days following exercise (C). This was followed by a second one-leg exercise bout (T) and a carbohydrate-rich diet ). Redrawn from Bergstrom and Hultman (1966) in panel A, and from Hultman and Bergstrom (1967) in panels B and C.

Histopathological evidence of renal damage has been observed in lead-exposed workers. Renal ultrastructure and function were examined in five men with heavy occupational exposure to lead (Cramer et al. 1974). In addition, renal function was evaluated in two men from whom renal biopsies were not obtained. PbB levels ranged from 71 to 138 pg/dL. Renal function tests were normal in all except for a reduced glomerular filtration rate in one worker. Two subjects with relatively short exposure to lead (6 weeks and 8 months) and PbB levels of 89-129 pg/dL had intranuclear inclusions in the proximal tubules. Renal biopsies from workers with longer periods of lead exposure (4-20 years, PbB levels of 71-138 pg/dL) had diffuse interstitial or peritubular fibrosis. Glomeruli were normal in all subjects. 

This is important when considering your subsequent period of fixation. For example, suspended cells in fixative for 24h are not being subjected to the same effects as a 5-mm biopsy for the same period. The formalin penetration and fixation effects are greater across a 50-100p cell versus a 5-mm piece of tissue. Penetration and the actual fixation of the tissue, cells, and protein are two different things. 

Blood from normal subjects contains 14-60 m ig/ml, serum 25-75 mpg/ml, urine 100-200 m[ig of B8/ml of fluid cerebrospinal fluid contains less than 1 m ig/ml. Normal human liver, obtained by biopsy, contains between 10-20 mpg of B6/mg of dried tissue rat brain between 3.5-5 m(ig/mg. (cf. Table 9). 

Vulnerability of the liver to injury necessitates routine evaluation of hepatic function in patients and asymptomatic individuals to avert or control adverse clinical conditions. Thus, a plethora of methods has been developed for the diagnosis of liver diseases and dysfunctions. One such method uses physical palpation to determine alterations or changes in the orientation of the liver, which provides valuable information about the organ status but the quality of information is subjective and imprecise [3]. Another common method for the diagnosis of more serious hepatic injuries involves liver biopsies coupled with biochemical tests to determine the extent of liver injury and prognosis [4-7]. However, in acute and some chronic hepatic disorders, dynamic and continuous hepatic function monitoring would be advantageous. 

Bronchial biopsies of subjects with occupational asthma induced by TDI revealed pathologic features such as increased number of inflammatory cells in the airway mucosa and thickening of subepithelial collagen. ... 

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