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Angiomyolipoma (aml) of the kidney is a clonal neoplasm, derived from perivascular epitheloid cells . The most common serious complication of renal aml is hemorrhage, especially aggravated by renal trauma . Aml with renal calculus is a challenge for the treating physician because of aml's vulnerability to bleed . The b... |
Hyponatraemia, defined as an excess of water in relation to sodium in the extracellular fluid, is the most common electrolyte disorder in hospitalized patients . It is usually mild and relatively asymptomatic, but acute severe hyponatraemia can cause substantial morbidity and mortality . In addition, overly rapid corre... |
Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is caused by abnormal metabolism of bilirubin, and is characterized by a syndrome of skin, mucous membrane, and sclera jaundice . While most cases are physiological, when the serum bilirubin concentrations are higher than 12.9 mg / dl in full - term infants and for a prolonged period of time... |
Membrane scaffold proteins msp2n2 and msp1e3 were expressed and purified from e. coli, and detergent solubilized trpv1 protein incorporated into lipid nanodisc as previously described, with modifications . Briefly, 2.5 mg soybean polar lipid extract (avanti) dissolved in chloroform was dried using argon stream and resi... |
Convergence is one of the most important binocular functions of stereopsis and is a common vision disorder characterized by excess and insufficiency . Convergence insufficiency (ci) has great potential to induce exophoria at near1, 2 . The adverse impact of ci, during near viewing, results in typical symptoms including... |
Solitary fibrous tumor (sft) is a neoplasm that mimics other skull base lesions.1 we present a case of malignant regional metastasis of sft, initially misdiagnosed as schwannoma, occurring> 10 years after treatment with stereotactic radiation . Stereotactic radiation combined with subtotal resection is often considered... |
Huntington's disease is an autosomal dominant inherited disease that results in the progressive loss of both motor and cognitive function for which there is no disease modifying therapy . Disease is directly linked to the expansion of a region in the huntingtin gene rich in cag nucleotides, encoding the amino acid glut... |
Posts and cores are commonly used in endodontically treated teeth suffering from excessive loss of the coronal tooth structure . Bond strength between the postmaterial and a resin luting agent, as well as the bond strength between the resin luting agent and postspace dentin remains an important factor for the retention... |
Vascular disorders of the upper extremity in young and physically active patients present a complex and challenging problem for the treating physician . Initial presentation may often be subtle and the consequences of misdiagnosis, delayed diagnosis or mistreatment can be severe . In this report, we discuss a case of a... |
The associated techniques have had a huge impact in a range of fields, from computer science to neurology, from social science to statistical physics . However, it could be argued that epidemiology has embraced the potential of network theory more than any other discipline . There is an extremely close relationship bet... |
Perforation is one of the most serious complications of endoscopic procedures and is associated with a high rate of morbidity and mortality 1 2 . In most series, this complication occurs in less than 0.1% of diagnostic colonoscopies 3 4 5 and in 1 in 2500 to 1 in 11 000 diagnostic upper gastrointestinal endoscopies 6 .... |
Protein tyrosine phosphatases (ptpases) comprise a structurally diverse family of transmembrane and cytoplasmic - type enzymes that, together with protein tyrosine kinases (ptkases) control protein tyrosine phosphorylation . Tyrosine phosphorylation is known to regulate such physiological events as cell - cell, and cel... |
Kallmann syndrome (ks) is an inherited disorder characterized by hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism and anosmia or hyposmia . It was described by maestre de san juan in 1856 and characterized as a hereditary condition by franz josef kallmann in 1944 . Actually, it is designated as olfactogenital dysplasia to emphasize the ... |
We performed a retrospective cohort study in 354 participants recruited from the outpatient clinic at the kyoto prefectural university of medicine from april 2008 to september 2012 . Type 2 diabetes was diagnosed according to the report of the expert committee on the diagnosis and classification of diabetes mellitus (1... |
Dogs and other canidae such as foxes serve as definitive hosts, while snails and slugs act as intermediate hosts . It has a worldwide distribution and in europe it is considered enzootic in certain areas in france, denmark, ireland and the uk [2 - 4,9]. The adult metastrongyle (13 - 21 mm) resides in the pulmonary arte... |
The levels of lactate invariably rise in the donor following hepatectomy both due to a small remnant liver and time taken for regeneration of the residual liver . Metabolism of lactate can be affected during hepatectomy particularly if intermittent clamping or inflow occlusions are performed . Lactate levels have also ... |
It is caused by one of the members of the mucoraceae family, including the absidia, mucor, and rhizopus which may be found in decaying food, in the soil, or other organic matter, such as animal excreta . They have the ability to rapidly grow and release large numbers of spores that become airborne and gain entrance to ... |
Metabolic disturbances may contribute to poor outcome after acute myocardial infarction (ami) in diabetic patients . Increased lactate production was noted in unregulated diabetes, especially with the occurrence of hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state . Arterial ph usually does not fall below 7.3, but occasionally mild met... |
Most common knee joint problems result from overuse of the knee joint and the resulting pressure and abrasion, as well as from weakness of the surrounding muscles due to instability1, 2 . As the knee is a complex joint, composed of the anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments (acl and pcl) as well as medial and latera... |
Although the role of the two functional bundles (anteromedial (am) and posterolateral (pl)) has been defined, few studies exist that attempt to establish the exact pattern or patterns of injury that may occur . Similarly, specific factors that can influence the relative pattern of injury are yet to be defined . Biomech... |
From january 2000 to january 2004 we treated 49 patients with subtrochanteric fractures (fig . Nineteen patients (38.8%) had multiple injuries (three with head trauma, five with thorax trauma, five with blunt abdominal injury and fifteen with various other fractures). There were 28 males and 21 women with a mean age of... |
Systemic lupus erythematosus (sle) is an autoimmune inflammatory disease characterized by multiorgan involvements and various clinical manifestations . Current treatments have achieved successes, but some patients with refractory sle are still suffering from poor prognosis . Allogenic mesenchymal stem cells transplanta... |
Atypical teratoid / rhabdoid tumors (at / rts) are highly malignant central nervous system (cns) tumors that primarily affect young children, and characterized by varying numbers of distinctive rhabdoid cells . In 1995, rorke et al first reported this tumor in the brain and termed it at / rt . At / rts are often misdia... |
In most severe cases of untreated progressive early onset spinal deformities, respiratory insufficiency and pulmonary and cardiac hypertension can develop (cor pulmonale), characterizing the thoracic insufficiency syndrome (tis), which can sometimes lead to death.1234 rabbits (oryctolagus cuniculus) are widely used for... |
It is well known that a higher tgf1 production and a high - producer tgf1 genotype are associated with the development of increased lung fibrosis . Provided as the first evidence that individuals with the tgf1 + 869tt genotype developed a more rapid decline in fev1 compared to patients carrying one or two tgf1 + 869c a... |
Sinus node dysfunction (snd) can be associated with bradycardia / bradyarrhythmias, sinus node exit block, and increased susceptibility to atrial fibrillation (benditt et al ., 1995; mangrum and dimarco, 2000; dobrzynski et al ., 2007). This condition, also known as sick sinus syndrome, occurs commonly within the aging... |
The united states scoliosis research society defines idiopathic scoliosis as a cobb s angle> 10, which increases the displacement and curvature of spine in the left and right sagittal plane1,2,3 . Patients with idiopathic scoliosis have a three - dimensional deformation with lateral curvature and rotation of the verteb... |
Colon samples were collected at a cooperating swine slaughter facility from 305 swine carcasses during evisceration . Two to three inches of distal colon that contained feces at the first point proximal to the rectum was resected and maintained on ice for approximately 2 hours before processing (figure). Ten grams of f... |
Open - water swimming is defined by the international swimming federation (federation internationale de natation (fina)) as any competition that takes place in rivers, lakes or oceans.1 marathon open - water competitions over 10 km appeared for the first time as an olympic event in the beijing olympic games of august 2... |
Haemophilus influenzae is a gram - negative, coccobacillary, facultatively anaerobic bacterium belonging to the pasteurellaceae family . Haemophilus influenzae strains, which commonly reside as commensals within the human pharynx and may cause respiratory or invasive infections, are variable for the presence of a polys... |
Headaches affect more than half of the people in the developmental age - single headache incident has been reported by 54 - 60% of children and adolescents (including more than 60% at the age of 14), while recurring ailments have been noticed by almost 7% of children and adolescents . Headache is one of the symptoms wh... |
Half of the world still uses solid biomass or coal fuels for the basic cooking and heating (1, 2). These fuels are often burned inside poorly ventilated spaced with simple stoves that release substantial pollutants such as respirable particulate matter (pm). Indoor air pollution (iap) from solid fuel use in developing ... |
We report a case of intravesical polyvinyl - coated electric wire in the urinary bladder . A 34-year - old man presented in our clinic with irritative lower urinary tract symptoms . Three weeks earlier he had seen and felt a wire in his urethra of which he was unaware of the origin . Patients are usually too ashamed to... |
Laparoscopic surgery is currently one of the most common procedures performed for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes . As laparoscopic instruments and technical skills have improved, the use of laparoscopy has expanded to different areas including gynecology, general surgery, and urology . It has replaced the ope... |
Escherichia coli and klebsiella pneumoniae are two important members of gram - negative rods (enterobacteriaceae), which belongs to a part of human gastrointestinal normal flora (1, 2). These organisms are substantial human pathogens which lead to a wide spectrum of hospital and community - acquired infections such as ... |
The nurses' health study began in 1976 with the enrollment of 121,700 female nurses aged 3055 years who received biennially mailed questionnaires on lifestyle factors and health outcomes . Blood samples were obtained from 32,826 study participants from 1989 to 1990 . Among participants who returned blood samples, 1,188... |
Subjects were participants in the avon longitudinal study of parents and children (alspac). Details on alspac have been published previously, and a fully searchable data dictionary is available online (www.bristol.ac.uk/alspac/). In brief, alspac recruited pregnant women with expected dates of delivery between april 1,... |
Psoriasis is a common skin disease that usually presents with sharply demarcated, erythematous, and scaly plaques that are predominantly located over the extensor surfaces of the body . As the disease is so common in clinical practice, unusual localizations and atypical presentations recognition and proper interpretati... |
Autosomal recessive renal tubular dysgenesis (rtd) is a rare lethal disease affecting renal tubular development before birth . Absent or low numbers of differentiated proximal tubules is a histological feature of this renal disease, leading to an appearance of closely packed glomeruli . Rtd is manifested by anuria, hyp... |
At age 56, mp presented with a diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis that was progressively worsening despite aggressive medication therapy . He experienced severe pain, decreased range of motion, and swelling in his feet, ankles, knees, and hands . He had been taking etodolac and methotrexate for the past 3 years, and adal... |
Severe generalized recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (rdeb - sev gen) is an autosomal recessive disease with a poor prognosis that is characterized by generalized blistering of the skin and mucous membranes in response to slight mechanical stimulation . The main causes of death in patients with rdeb - sev gen ... |
Endoscopy has a critical role in acute esophageal variceal bleeding.1 endoscopic injection sclerotherapy and band ligation has been proven to be effective in prevention and control of acute variceal bleeding . Recently, endoscopic ultrasound (eus) has shown its potential for evaluation of gastroesophageal varices.2 dur... |
Functional mitral regurgitation (fmr) is common in systolic heart failure and is increasingly thought to contribute to both the symptomatology and progressive remodelling which accompanies the condition . Despite its importance, surgical annuloplasty has been shown to reduce new york heart association (nyha) and left v... |
Enamel demineralization and caries, commonly correspond with the use of cemented bands and bonded brackets.1,2 orthodontic bands are believed to cause more enamel demineralization than brackets as they are more difficult to clean due to their posterior position in the mouth, resulting in greater accumulation of plaque.... |
Opioid derivatives, particularly -opioid receptor agonists such as morphine, are the most effective and widely prescribed therapy for treatment of moderate - to - severe pain (1, 2). However, when opioids are repeatedly used for pain relief, the analgesic effects of these agents are accompanied by unwanted side effects... |
Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (pavms) are abnormal direct communication between pulmonary arteries and veins and usually are congenital in origin . They may occur as an isolated anomaly or as one of the lesions with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia . Solitary or multiple abnormal communications may result ... |
Orf (ecthyma contagiosum, contagious pustular dermatitis) first described by newson and cross, is caused by parapoxvirus - a double - stranded deoxyribonucleic acid virus that is prevalent among farming communities . The disease known as a professional disease of farmers, veterinarians, butchers and shearers appears on... |
An 84-year - old man was admitted to our emergency department complaining of pain and swelling of the left scrotum associated with fever, chills, and abdominal distension . The patient's medical history revealed a 20-year - old unrepaired left inguinal hernia and type ii diabetes mellitus that was poorly controlled . U... |
A survey of 18 ocularist websites320 found to provide advice about mucoid discharge and/or prosthetic eye cleaning regimes was carried out . Ethics approval to send a questionnaire to prosthetic eye wearers in new zealand was obtained from the multi - region ethics committee of the ministry of health, new zealand . The... |
In 2005, vitaliani et al reported 4 young women who developed acute psychiatric symptoms, seizures, memory deficits, and decreased level of consciousness (often requiring ventilator support), associated with ovarian teratoma . In 2007, dalmau et al described 8 additional patients with the same symptoms; these authors f... |
Pancreatic cystic lesions are a diagnostic challenge, particularly because they are increasingly often discovered on cross - sectional imaging [1, 2]. Cystic tumors of the pancreas may be precursors of pancreatic cancer, which is still one of the most difficult cancers to treat and has an extremely poor prognosis . Mos... |
The formation of mammalian palate is a multistep process coordinated by a network of transcription factors and signalling molecules together with proteins conferring cell polarity and cell cell interactions that includes palatal shelf growth, elevation of shelves, fusion between paired shelves and the disappearance of ... |
Cardiovascular diseases (cvd) are the leading causes of death worldwide and account for billions of dollars in hospital costs [1, 2]. Coronary artery disease with subsequent myocardial infarction (mi) is the most prevalent cvd and commonly progresses to heart failure (hf) in affected individuals [3, 4]. The inflammator... |
Cutaneous metastasis is an uncommon manifestation of visceral malignancy and in extremely rare cases it may be the presenting sign of underlying malignancy . The presence of cutaneous metastasis is a grave prognostic indicator with an average survival time of 7.5 months . The incidence of metastasis of adenocarcinoma o... |
Lung cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed and the most common cause of cancer - related death among both men and women in the united states (us). The american cancer society estimates that in 2012, 226,160 patients (men, 116,470; women, 109,690) will be diagnosed with lung cancer and 160,340 (men, 87,750; w... |
Mucoceles are most common benign lesions of the oral cavity developing as a result of retention or extravasation of mucus material from the minor salivary glands . They are derived from latin words muco and coele, meaning mucus and cavity, respectively; henceforth by definition, mucus filled cavities . They represent t... |
In the past decade, positron emission tomography (pet) has rapidly become a popular diagnostic imaging modality for tumor detection and cancer staging . Pet generates three - dimensional (3d) tomographic images of the distribution of positron - emitting radiotracers within an object, which provides quantitative functio... |
Freezing / thawing sperm techniques are a widely used method to manage equine breeds and maintain genetic stallion pool . Different sperm cryopreserving methods have been developed for a lot of species, such as sea urchin (evechinus chloroticus), carp (cyprinus carpio), pacific oyster (crassostrea gigas), red deer (cer... |
Endoscopic ultrasonography - guided transgastric drainage of pancreatic pseudocyst (ppc) is the mainstay of treatment . Drainage can be achieved either by plastic stents or fully covered self - expandable metal stent (fcsems). Plastic stents have small lumen diameter, which may limit drainage and may necessitate re - i... |
Translocator protein 18 kda (tspo), formerly known as the peripheral benzodiazepine receptor, is located predominantly at the mitochondrial membrane in association with a voltage - dependent anion channel and an adenine nucleotide transporter . Tspo is present in several major organs, and is particularly dense in adren... |
Insulin like growth factor receptor1 (igf-1r) is a transmembrane receptor with tyrosine kinase activity found to be over - expressed in many tumor types . The crucial role of igf-1r receptor signaling in malignant transformation and in tumor cell proliferation and survival makes it a very attractive therapeutic target ... |
Eg carried out and analyzed the experiments and co - wrote the manuscript; gdp, gc and vg recruited the patients and critically reviewed the manuscript; cm - l contributed with the laboratory work and co - wrote the manuscript, mlp, lb and ef contributed with the laboratory work; f l - c and nin coordinated the researc... |
The incidence in old autopsy - series is about 0.080.25%; however, nowadays it is being diagnosed more and more frequently because of the widespread use of ultrasound, computed tomography (ct) and magnetic resonance imaging (mri). It represents about 35% of primary tumors of the adrenal gland . In general these tumors ... |
Babesiosis, caused by babesia ovis, is one of the most important tick - borne diseases of sheep and goats in northwest of iran and is characterized by apathy, fever, anemia, jaundice, and haemoglobinuria and in some cases mortality may occur . Knowledge about host - parasite interrelationship has been gainedthrough exp... |
Terrible triad of the elbow (tte) is known as the dislocation of the elbow in conjunction with fractures of both radial head and the ulnar coronoid . The main mechanism of this injury is the posterior dislocation of the elbow, which may result from a falling on the outstretched hand, with forearm externally rotated . I... |
The use of cemented acetabular components during total hip replacement procedures has yielded high tenyear postoperative failure rates.1,2 acetabular reconstruction with human and bovine freezedried bone grafts and a reinforcement device has been described.3 on the other hand, the success of uncemented acetabular compo... |
The emergence of extended spectrum beta lactamase (esbl) among gram negative bacteria has become a major public health problem during recent years (1). It confers a substantial resistance to penicillins, and a broad spectrum of cephalosporins and monobactams, but not to carbapenems . Plasmids often are the major cause ... |
Approximately 1.7 billion people are overweight, and 312 million are obese [1, 2]. In germany in 2009, 60.1% of male and 42.9% of female population was overweight . There are currently no conservative treatments having long - term effect on weight loss and amelioration of comorbidities . A bmi 35 kg / m is associated w... |
Tibial fractures, in which approximately 15% of all adult fractures are seen, frequently caused by direct or indirect traumas due to slimness of cutaneous and subcutaneous tissues which are anterior of tibial shaft . Epidemiologic studies have shown that compound fractures are 23.5% of all tibial shaft fractures . In t... |
Community - acquired pneumonia (cap) is an infection of the lung parenchyma, acquired in the community, as distinguished from hospital - acquired pneumonia, and is classically associated with a novel radiological infiltrate and typical clinical symptoms.1 current australian epidemiological data are scarce2; however, in... |
A clinical pharmacist offers invaluable support in the development of a final prescription with better patient management and enhanced safety . Increasingly, medical practice is becoming a team effort with a specialized skill matrix, concentrating on multifaceted support for patient management . A physician undoubtedly... |
The rapid increase in childhood overweight and obesity in recent decades represents a major health problem, not only in the western world[13], but also in developing countries . There is certainly a need for a simple method to assess overweight or underweight in children, which weight - for - height standards appear to... |
Adrenoleukodystrophy (ald) is an x - linked metabolic disorder caused by a peroxisomal enzyme deficiency that typically presents with neurodegenerative symptoms or adrenal insufficiency . Young males with x - linked ald may be asymptomatic . With new preventive and treatment modalities, we are presenting a case of a fi... |
Fluoroquinolones are the second - generation members of quinolone antibiotics fluorinated in position 6 and bearing a piperazinyl moiety at position . They are considered to be the most effective gram - positive and gram - negative pathogens to combat infection caused by microorganisms that are resistant to other micro... |
Acute coronary syndrome (acs) refers to a spectrum of clinical presentations caused by acute myocardial ischemia, ranging from those for st - segment elevation myocardial infarction (stemi) to presentations found in non - stemi (nstemi) or in unstable angina (ua), which are categorized based on the 12-lead electrocardi... |
The features of asthma are airway inflammation, reversible airflow obstruction, and an increased sensitivity to bronchoconstricting agents, termed airway hyperresponsiveness (ahr), excess production of th2 cytokines, and eosinophil accumulation in the lungs . The immune cells involved in regulating allergic airway infl... |
Graves' ophthalmopathy (go), thyroid eye disease (ted), or thyroid associated orbitopathy (tao) is an immunomediated inflammatory disorder that produces expansion of the extraocular muscles and fat in the orbit . Edema, accumulation of glycosaminoglycans and collagen, and adipogenesis cause most patients to have enlarg... |
Influenza a (h1n1) virus was the most common cause of human influenza in 2009, which was declared as a pandemic by the world health organization (who). By mid 2010, more than 214 communities reported although it is difficult to estimate the burden of this new type of influenza (such as the number of death and inpatient... |
Soccer is one of the most popular sports in the world . A variety of age groups, from youth to senior, play it1, 2 . Soccer is a team sport played for at least 8090 minutes in official games3 . The game requires a high level of skill and stamina, and participants tend to show particular physical and physiological chara... |
The immature brain can be considered under construction.7 the development of the human central nervous system follows a protracted, orchestrated chain of events . Brain change and adaptation are part of a lifelong process, but the earliest phases of maturation are particularly important.8 understanding the timing of ne... |
Noncommunicable chronic disease represents a major burden worldwide, irrespective of individual country wealth and economic situation.1 obstructive pulmonary disease (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease copd and asthma) and heart failure (hf) remain important challenge for modern medicine, both from diagnostic as wel... |
Increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes is well established . In morocco, the diabetes prevalence was 6.6% in 2000, while in 2003 it was progressed to 10% . Patients with type 2 diabetes have a high level of cardiovascular risk due to lipid abnormalities and lipid peroxidation ... |
The chemiosmotic theory of mitchell predicts that a proton leak in the inner mitochondrial membrane, not coupled to atp synthesis, would cause the uncoupling of respiration . It is obvious that uncoupling (e.g., mediated by the mitochondrial subfamily of uncoupling proteins, ucp) decreases the efficiency of atp synthes... |
Diabetes is one of the most challenging diseases of the 21st century that affects essential biochemical pathways of the body (carbohydrate, protein, and lipid metabolism) and whose prevalence is rising globally, including the rural nigerian populations [1, 2]. Due to the inability of the modern therapy to control all t... |
Animals: bird species analyzed in this study were selected considering clade of phylogenetic tree based on dna sequences . A one - year - old female blue - eared pheasant (crossoptilon auritum), a male ruddy shelduck (tadorna ferruginea), a one - year - old male mallard (anas platyrhynchos), two male great horned owls ... |
We present a case of emphysematous cystitis in a diabetic patient with a poor glycemia control and we discuss diagnostics and treatment items of this uncommon and serious infection . A 45-year - old man was admitted to the emergency department with confusion and abdominal pain . The clinical examination found a septic ... |
Vietnam's geographic location and topographical conditions generate particular climate characteristics that result in severe and diversified natural disasters but the greatest threat is flooding . The frequency of floods in vietnam has increased rapidly during the last 50 years (7); see fig . (source: cred - emdat, 201... |
If your question is too broad, your search will yield more information than you can possibly look through . Suppose you are interested in determining the incidence of commonly reported complications following artificial disc replacement (adr) as compared with fusion . Similarly, if your study was prognostic rather than... |
A dna array consists of a solid support, (nylon membrane, glass chip) that carries dna sequences representing genes - the probes . In hybridization experiments with the target sample of labeled complementary ribonucleic acids (crnas) and through subsequent data, labeling is done either radioactively (phosphorus, p) and... |
From an anatomical point of view, the stomach consists of the cardia, the fundus, the gastric body, the antrum and the pylorus . Functionally, the stomach consists of a proximal part and a distal part, with a sphincter muscle at both ends . The proximal stomach consists of the fundus and the proximal part of the gastri... |
The right to health is a universal human right which underpins the continuous call for universal health care . This call is ever more so in developing countries where there is limited access to basic health care . As a result, the world health organization (who) advocates primary health care (phc) as the key towards ac... |
Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (dish) is a common disorder in caucasian people, especially in the middle - aged or elderly, and is characterized by bony proliferation along the anterior side of the spine and at extraspinal locations with ossification of other joints.1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 on the other hand, ossifi... |
The major obstacle to the large - scale commercial application of in vitro produced (ivp) embryos, particularly in buffalos, is the lack of a suitable cryopreservation method . Approaches like slow freezing, fast cooling, slow or fast warming and vitrification have been employed to cryopreserve the embryos of domestic ... |
Mild traumatic brain injury (mtbi) is due to considerable changes in acceleration and resultant impact forces on the brain (niogi et al ., 2008; xu et al ., 2007 these forces may damage white matter, comprising stretching, inflammation, disruption, and separation from grey matter structures (ball et al ., 1977; gloor e... |
Primary bone lymphoma (pbl) comprises less than 5% of all malignant bone tumors and almost 7% of all extra - nodal lymphomas . Only 1.7% of all pbls have been reported to involve the vertebrae.1,2 the most frequent spinal localization are lumbar or lower dorsal segments.3,4 skeletal involvement by lymphoma is more comm... |
The disease can affect all age groups, but studies have shown that most patients seem to develop the disease about the age of 20 . Different theories have been proposed for the pathogenesis of vitiligo in which autoimmunity in genetically susceptible individuals is considered to play an important role . The autoimmune ... |
Hepatic steatosis is a well - documented histological characteristic of chronic hepatitis c virus (hcv) infection . Insulin resistance or impaired glucose metabolism, is linked to hepatic steatosis in patients with chronic hepatitis c (ch - c). It is widely considered that hepatic steatosis in patients with ch - c is c... |
22 patients with history of cardiovascular disease (cvd) who were candidate for elective coronary angioplasty and stent implantation were admitted in our study by convenient sampling method and underwent pci in shahid chamran hospital between january 2007 and february 2008 . All the patients underwent coronary angiogra... |
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