THE RELATIONSHIP OF SEX AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION TO SELF-ESTEEM, BODY SHAPE SATISFACTION, AND EATING DISORDER SYMPTOMATOLOGY

The relationship of sex and sexual orientation to self-esteem, body shape satisfaction, and eating disorder symptomatology

There is increasing interest in understanding what role, if any, sex and sexual orientation play in body dissatisfaction, its correlates to distress, and its relationship to disordered eating.The goals of the present study were to examine: (a) differences in sex and sexual orientation in internalization of societal pressure to modify physical appea

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Rapid Purification of Endotoxin-Free RTX Toxins

Cytolytic leukotoxins of the repeat in toxin (RTX) family are large proteins excreted by gram-negative bacterial pathogens through the type 1 secretion system (T1SS).Due to low yields and poor stability in cultures of the original pathogens, it is useful to purify recombinant fatty-acylated RTX cytolysins from inclusion bodies produced in E.coli.Su

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