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The impact of Oxidative Stress on the sexual health of men and women
Until a few decades ago, sexual health was rarely a topic of public discussion in some parts of the world. While this subject remains a taboo even today in some places, one cannot ignore its importance in an individual’s well-being and overall health. Many factors may lead to sexual health issues, stress being one of…
Performance Assessment of Blood Screening Assays: Early Dynamics of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)-DNA and Surface Antigen (HBsAg) in Ramp-Up Phase of Viremia
In one of our previous articles, we talked about Hepatitis C, a serious liver disease caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV) and exposed the severity of HCV and HIV co-infection. Today we discuss Hepatitis B, also a liver infection that is caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). Hepatitis B is a viral infection…
An Overview of Monoclonal Antibodies and its Applications
Antibodies or immunoglobulins (Ig) are glycoproteins generated by differentiated B lymphocytes called plasma cells in response to susceptibility to antigens. The diversity of antibody responses to various target antigens is because of the gene recombination process in the hyper-variable areas of antibodies. Throughout the recombination technique in their genes, antibodies experience gene rearrangement that enables…