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Heilig CW, Saunders T, Brosius FC 3rd, Moley K, Heilig K, Baggs R, Guo L, Conner D (2003) Glucose transporter-1-deficient mice exhibit impaired development and deformities that are similar to diabetic embryopathy
If the condition causes emotional distress or affects a persons social interactions, treatment can help alleviate these psychological aspects
Current interventions focus on surgical decompression, reduction of secondary pathology, and steroid use to suppress inflammation and edema (240)
Its two distinguishing features are: The central proline imposes backbone rigidity through its cyclic side chain The lysine provides a positive charge and the valine a hydrophobic side chain, giving the peptide an amphipathic character There is no coordination chemistry and no redox-active center