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Unraveling the interactions between cold atmospheric plasma and skin-components with vibrational microspectroscopy.

Kartaschew K1, Mischo M1, Baldus S2, Bründermann E1, Awakowicz P2, Havenith M1.
Biointerphases.Biointerphases.2015 Jun 6;10(2):029516. doi: 10.1116/1.4919610.
Using infrared and Raman microspectroscopy, the authors examined the interaction of cold atmospheric plasma with the skin's built-in protective cushion, the outermost skin layer stratum corneum. Following a spectroscopic analysis, the authors could identify four prominent chemical alterations caused
PMID 25947390

Pharmacological characterization of mGlu1 receptors in cerebellar granule cells reveals biased agonism.

Hathaway HA1, Pshenichkin S2, Grajkowska E2, Gelb T2, Emery AC3, Wolfe BB2, Wroblewski JT2.
Neuropharmacology.Neuropharmacology.2015 Jun;93:199-208. doi: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2015.02.007. Epub 2015 Feb 17.
The majority of existing research on the function of metabotropic glutamate (mGlu) receptor 1 focuses on G protein-mediated outcomes. However, similar to other G protein-coupled receptors (GPCR), it is becoming apparent that mGlu1 receptor signaling is multi-dimensional and does not always involve G
PMID 25700650

Degradation of the ethyl glucuronide content in hair by hydrogen peroxide and a non-destructive assay for oxidative hair treatment using infra-red spectroscopy.

Ammann D1, Becker R2, Kohl A1, Hänisch J1, Nehls I1.
Forensic science international.Forensic Sci Int.2014 Nov;244:30-5. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2014.07.029. Epub 2014 Aug 13.
The assessment of quantification results of the alcohol abuse marker ethyl glucuronide (EtG) in hair in comparison to the cut-off values for the drinking behavior may be complicated by cosmetic hair bleaching. Thus, the impact of increasing exposure to hydrogen peroxide on the EtG content of hair wa
PMID 25180828