tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post4017413499214478572..comments2024-03-28T18:08:20.711-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Doofus Of The Day #1,050Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-41695392057876385002019-08-07T15:49:42.165-05:002019-08-07T15:49:42.165-05:00https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC38189...https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3818947/?report=classic<br /><br />"Human chorionic gonadotropin<br /><br />GCTs produce an intact hCG molecule (a 38 kilodalton protein composed of α and β subunits normally secreted by placental syncytiotrophoblasts) and/or the β subunit of this protein alone. The α subunit closely resembles that of pituitary hormones, including luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle-stimulating hormone, and thyroid-stimulating hormone. As a result, only the β subunit is measured by the most commonly available serum assays. The β subunit is a 70% homolog with LH but has a unique c-terminal extension that allows for differential identification by radioimmunoassay techniques.<br /><br />The serum half-life of hCG is approximately 24–36 hours. Normalization of hCG levels after orchiectomy (expected 4–6 days after surgery) for patients with stage I disease indicates likely elimination of the tumor, but persistently elevated levels should raise concern for residual disease. The extent of its elevation depends on histologic tumor subtype and the overall disease burden. With regard to NSGCTs, hCG can be markedly elevated with pure choriocarcinomas but is often only moderately elevated in conjunction with embryonal cell carcinoma and mixed GCTs. Elevations of hCG can also be seen in approximately 10%–20% of patients with stage I seminoma and up to 30%–50% of disseminated seminoma secondary to the presence of syncytiotrophoblastic elements within the tumor, but at serum levels rarely above 500 mIU/mL.7,8"Robin Dattahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15358491380192365005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-69455847002305174542019-08-07T03:04:15.541-05:002019-08-07T03:04:15.541-05:00Wifmann used to work at a lab.
The fishing boat cr...Wifmann used to work at a lab.<br />The fishing boat crews all had to be drug tested.<br />As here, one guy came up pregnant.<br />It happens more than one would expect.waepnedmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07114411043832799988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-37432079308262053282019-08-06T18:02:28.778-05:002019-08-06T18:02:28.778-05:00But.... if he has prostate cancer he could produce...But.... if he has prostate cancer he could produce gHC Hormone as a by-product of that CA. Just saying, he also should have a check up with his Family doc or a urologist to be sure. And have his girl friend pee on the stick... Cederqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05603951063463035196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-2580256813756463812019-08-06T15:46:29.595-05:002019-08-06T15:46:29.595-05:00@Unknown: Thanks. Fixed it.@Unknown: Thanks. Fixed it.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-37833785518272456932019-08-06T14:23:36.887-05:002019-08-06T14:23:36.887-05:00Either way, we await the outcome expectantly.Either way, we await the outcome expectantly.Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-10822410303742662152019-08-06T13:43:54.212-05:002019-08-06T13:43:54.212-05:00Are you sure we are not just assuming Cooper's...Are you sure we are not just assuming Cooper's gender? :P Some people are slow to learn.1LLoydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16963814112725103971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-15096660897030498112019-08-06T13:22:04.515-05:002019-08-06T13:22:04.515-05:00D. B. Cooper jumped out of an airliner, over Washi...D. B. Cooper jumped out of an airliner, over Washington State, with a big bag of other people's money. May or may not have lived through it.<br /><br />D. J. Cooper is the guy in Bosnia.Bart Noirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18222764643931683174noreply@blogger.com