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Ways of thinking: from crows to children and back again.
This article reviews some of the recent work on the remarkable cognitive capacities of food-caching corvids. The focus will be on their ability to think about other minds and other times, and tool-using tests of physical problem solving. Research on developmental... | {
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[Effect and mechanism of intermedin in acute rat cardiac ischemic injury].
To investigate the effect and potential mechanism of intermedin (IMD) in acute cardiac ischemic injury and to provide a new approach for exploring mechanism of sudden cardiac death. Seventy-two healthy male rats were randomly divided into 3 grou... | {
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Replication of mitochondrial DNA occurs throughout the mitochondria of cultured human cells.
Replication of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is dependent on nuclear-encoded factors. It has been proposed that this reliance may exert spatial restrictions on the sites of mtDNA replication within the cytoplasm, as a previous stud... | {
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Recent cancer trends in the United States.
Cancer incidence rates have been reported to be increasing in the United States, although trends vary according to form of cancer. We identify the cancers accounting for the rising incidence, quantify the changes that have occurred from the mid-1970s to the early 1990s, and co... | {
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Ideal CdSe/CdS Core/Shell Nanocrystals Enabled by Entropic Ligands and Their Core Size-, Shell Thickness-, and Ligand-Dependent Photoluminescence Properties.
This work explored possibilities to obtain colloidal quantum dots (QDs) with ideal photoluminescence (PL) properties, i.e., monoexponential PL decay dynamics, uni... | {
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Oral administration of lyophilized Dunaliella salina, a carotenoid-rich marine alga, reduces tumor progression in mammary cancer induced rats.
Dunaliella salina is a photosynthetic cell factory used for the commercial production of food additives, cattle stock feed and cosmetics as well as active ingredients for pharma... | {
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Variation in the aerobic demand of running among trained and untrained subjects.
Variation in the aerobic demand (VO2) of submaximal running was quantified among trained and untrained subjects stratified by performance capability. Based on a retrospective analysis of seven published studies, maximal aerobic power (VO2m... | {
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Effect of intrarectal povidone-iodine in the incidence of infectious complications after transrectal prostatic biopsy.
To assess the incidence of genitourinary infections associated with transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy (TRUS-BX) using endorectal povidone-iodine gel as a bactericidal agent. We prospectivel... | {
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Isoflurane-induced dilation of porcine coronary microvessels is endothelium dependent and inhibited by glibenclamide.
Isoflurane has been reported to cause dose-dependent constriction in isolated coronary microvessels. However, these results are inconsistent with data from in situ and in vivo heart preparations which s... | {
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Endonasal dacryocystorhinostomy in children: Our experience.
Epiphora affects approximately 20% neonates, but most resolve spontaneously. Dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) is indicated only when conservative management fails. To observe clinical presentation, treatment modalities and effectiveness of endoscopic DCR in paedia... | {
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[Formation of virulent antigen-modified mutants (Fra-, Fra-Tox-) of plague bacteria resistant to rifampicin and quinolones].
Experiments were performed with two strains of plague bacteria--231 (isolated from marmot) and 358 (isolated from human) and their isogenic variants with Fra- and Fra-Tox- phenotype. Mutants resi... | {
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Readability and Suitability of Spanish Language Hypertension and Diabetes Patient Education Materials.
Hispanics who speak Spanish are at risk for low health literacy. We evaluated Spanish language hypertension (HTN) and diabetes mellitus (DM) patient education materials from U.S. federal agency public sector sources u... | {
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Amitriptyline treatment of chronic pain in patients with temporomandibular disorders.
Randomized clinical trials of amitriptyline will require data from pilot studies to be used for sample size estimates, but such data are lacking. This study investigated the 6-week and 1-year effectiveness of low dose amitriptyline (1... | {
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Nitric oxide metabolites and arginase I levels in β-thalassemic patients: an Egyptian study.
Stored red blood cells become deficient in nitric oxide that limits their ability to transfer oxygen to tissues that need it. The aims of this study are to assess the endogenous nitric oxide metabolites (NOx) and arginase I lev... | {
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Animal evolution: the enigmatic phylum placozoa revisited.
A recent report of high levels of genetic variation between strains of Trichoplax adhaerens challenges the traditional view that the phylum Placozoa comprises only one species. At the morphological level, placozoans are amongst the simplest extant animals, but ... | {
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Microfluidic flow fractionation device for label-free isolation of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) from breast cancer patients.
Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are dissociated from primary tumor and circulate in peripheral blood. They are regarded as the genesis of metastasis. Isolation and enumeration of CTCs serve as v... | {
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Obstructive jaundice in small cell lung carcinoma.
Small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC) commonly metastasizes to distant organs. However, metastasis to the pancreas is not a common event. Moreover, obstructive jaundice as a first clinical presentation of SCLC is extremely unusual. This case reports a 51-year-old male with ... | {
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[Polyarthritis revealing hairy cell leukemia].
A female patient simultaneously developed hematologic evidence of hairy cell leukemia and marked but short-lived inflammatory involvement of a number of joints. Both these groups of symptoms resolved simultaneously and rapidly under alpha-2 interferon therapy. This course ... | {
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Multi-substituted 8-aminoimidazo[1,2-a]pyrazines by Groebke-Blackburn-Bienaymé reaction and their Hsp90 inhibitory activity.
Using a 2,3-diamino pyrazine substrate and yttrium triflate catalyst, various 2-alkyl and aryl substituted 3,8-diaminoimidazo[1,2-a]pyrazines were efficiently prepared through Groebke-Blackburn-B... | {
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Sequence variation in the src gene product affects metastasis formation: the central, but not exclusive, role of the tumor immune response.
Sequence variation in the src gene product could, in principle, influence metastasis formation through either of 2 effects: an alteration in tumor antigenicity or a non-immune-medi... | {
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Neuroprotective properties of aucubin in diabetic rats and diabetic encephalopathy rats.
In this study, we determined the neuroprotective effect of aucubin on diabetes and diabetic encephalopathy. With the exception of the control group, all rats received intraperitoneal injections of streptozotocin (STZ; 60 mg/kg) to ... | {
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Successful prevention of tunneled, central catheter infection by antibiotic lock therapy using vancomycin and gentamycin.
Tunneled, cuffed central vein catheters (TCC) are widely used for delivering hemodialysis (HD). Among the complications associated with central vein catheters in HD patients, infection is the princi... | {
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Endoscopic lung volume reduction.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a category of diseases characterized by chronic airflow obstruction and hyperinflation. The GOLD committee and the American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society have published detailed, evidence-based reviews of management approa... | {
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Psychodrama: group psychotherapy through role playing.
The theory and the therapeutic procedure of classical psychodrama are described along with brief illustrations. Classical psychodrama and sociodrama stemmed from role theory, enactments, "tele," the reciprocity of choices, and the theory of spontaneity-robopathy an... | {
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Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases: Expected Economic Impact on Europe-A Call for a Uniform European Strategy.
The purpose of this study is to analyze the economic burden of persons with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD) in Europe. On the basis of available data about the number of persons with de... | {
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Overview of the pharmacokinetics of fleroxacin.
The pharmacokinetic properties of fleroxacin in relation to other quinolones are presented. Fleroxacin, like all quinolones, is well absorbed, reaching peak concentrations within 2 hours. Interactions with Ca2+ and Al3+ are minimal and possibly of little clinical importan... | {
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Synthesis and characterization of nano-HA/PA66 composites.
Based on the bioactivity and biocompatibility of hydroxyapatite (HA) and the excellent mechanical performance of polyamide 66 (PA66), a composite of nanograde HA with PA66 was designed and fabricated to mimic the structure of biological bone which exhibits a co... | {
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SOC1 translocated to the nucleus by interaction with AGL24 directly regulates leafy.
Suppressor of overexpression of constans1 (SOC1) is one of the flowering pathway integrators and regulates the expression of LEAFY (LFY), which links floral induction and floral development. However, the mechanism by which SOC1, a MADS... | {
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Mouse cyp2g1 gene: promoter structure and tissue-specific expression of a cyp2g1-lacz fusion gene in transgenic mice.
The structure of the mouse Cyp2g1 gene was determined to identify regulatory regions important for its olfactory mucosa-specific expression. Two Cyp2g1 genomic clones were isolated and characterized. A ... | {
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[Systemic chemotherapy for advanced colorectal cancer with liver metastasis].
We report the progress of systemic chemotherapy for advanced colorectal cancer with liver metastasis. It must be noted that the purpose of this treatment is to prolong the symptom-free period. Review of hepatic arterial infusion (HAI) compare... | {
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Comparative carcinogenicity in F344 rats of the tobacco-specific nitrosamines, N'-nitrosonornicotine and 4-(N-methyl-N-nitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone.
The tobacco-specific carcinogens, N'-nitrosonornicotine (NNN) and 4-(N-methyl-N-nitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK), were tested for carcinogenicity in F3... | {
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Initiation and reinitiation of anticoagulation therapy.
A thorough understanding of the pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of the most commonly prescribed anticoagulants is necessary to ensure optimal therapeutic outcomes and patient safety. Evidence is available to guide some, but not all aspects of ... | {
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Effect of 1DMe, a neuropeptide FF analog, on acetylcholine release from myenteric plexus of guinea pig ileum.
Since neuropeptide FF (NPFF) is a putative neurotransmitter to exert anti-opioid activity, we examined the effects of [D-Tyr', (NMe)Phe3]neuropeptide FF (IDMe), a stable NPFF analog, on acetylcholine (ACh) rele... | {
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Pathogenesis of parathyroid dysfunction in end-stage renal disease.
The parathyroid functions to maintain normal calcium and phosphate homeostasis and is central to normal bone physiology. In end-stage renal disease (ESRD), there is a failure of these normal homeostatic mechanisms with the frequent development of secon... | {
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Synthesis and cytotoxicity evaluation of biaryl-based chalcones and their potential in TNFα-induced nuclear factor-κB activation inhibition.
A series of biaryl-based chalcones were designed as a combination of the natural chalcone and biphenyl moieties, and synthesized by two step chemistry involving Knoevenagel reacti... | {
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[Different steps in construct validation of the Basel Drug and Alcohol Questionnaire (BDA)].
In a first study we developed a test (BDA) for measuring the degree of dependence on alcohol, medicaments and drugs in alcoholics as well as drug addicts. The present study analysed this test according to the principles of cons... | {
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Origin of Disagreements in Tandem Mass Spectra Interpretation by Search Engines.
Several proteomic database search engines that interpret LC-MS/MS data do not identify the same set of peptides. These disagreements occur even when the scores of the peptide-to-spectrum matches suggest good confidence in the interpretatio... | {
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Malignant mesothelioma in Israel, 1961-1992.
The authors monitored time trends in the incidences and distributions of malignant mesotheliomas during 1961-92 in 223 Israeli persons, including 21 men from a cohort of 3,057 asbestos-cement workers (83,122 person-years). The annual incidence rates of malignant mesothelioma... | {
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Technology evaluation: BL22, NCI.
BL22 (RFB4(dsFv)-PE38) is a recombinant Pseudomonas exotoxin-based immunotoxin under development by the National Cancer Institute for the treatment of B-cell malignancies. It is composed of the disulfide-stabilized Fv portion of the anti-CD22 antibody RFB4 genetically fused to a trunca... | {
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Perioral Ruler in Routine Esthetic Surgery: Convenient and Exact.
Lip and perioral surgery, like any other esthetic surgery, requires an exact and convenient measurement tool to ensure reliable and reproducible outcomes. Although three-dimensional measuring equipment has proven its effectiveness in measuring facial par... | {
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Reliability and reproducibility of a clinical application of a simple technique for repeated circumferential leg measurements.
The aim of this study is to determine the reliability and reproducibility of repeated tape measurements to assess the leg circumference during a long period. A tape measure is a simple instrume... | {
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Novel method for estimation of chlorinated pesticide residues in milk.
A new, simple, and rapid procedure for determining chlorinated pesticide residues in milk is described. The entire acetonitrile extract from milk is passed through a 0.5 g activated charcoal chromatographic column. Chlorinated pesticides adsorbed on... | {
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Lymph node biopsy does not impair survival after therapeutic dissection for palpable melanoma metastases.
To determine the effects of disrupting a nodal basin in patients with American Joint Committee on Cancer stage III melanoma with clinically palpable lymph nodes, we studied patients who underwent therapeutic lymph ... | {
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Identification of salivary basic proline-rich proteins as receptors for Candida albicans adhesion.
The adherence of Candida albicans cells to oral surfaces is believed to be an important step in the development of oral candidosis. Electrophoretically separated parotid salivary proteins were transferred to nitrocellulos... | {
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Two novel mutations of the vasopressin gene associated with familial diabetes insipidus and identification of an asymptomatic carrier infant.
Familial diabetes insipidus (FDI) is a syndrome of central vasopressin deficiency that is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner and that typically becomes clinically apparent... | {
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Romidepsin in relapsed/refractory T-cell lymphomas: Italian experience and results of a named patient program.
Clinical trial results indicate that romidepsin, a histone deacetylase inhibitor, is a promising treatment in relapsed/refractory T-cell lymphomas (TCLs). This retrospective multicenter study was conducted in ... | {
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Solution structure of BmP01 from the venom of scorpion Buthus martensii Karsch.
From the venom of scorpion Buthus martensii Karsch,a short peptide (BmP01, 29 amino acid residues) was isolated and characterized as previously reported (Lebren, R. R., et al. (1997) Eur. J. Biochem. 245, 457-464). It was shown to reduce 33... | {
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Coronary artery bifurcation narrowing treated by Axxess stent implantation: The CARINAX registry.
To compare the safety and efficacy of the Axxess™ biolimus-eluting stent with the second-generation drug-eluting stent (DES) in the treatment of bifurcation lesions. The Axxess™ is a dedicated bifurcation stent, designed t... | {
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DFB fiber laser hydrophone with band-pass response.
A distributed-feedback fiber laser hydrophone with band-pass response is presented. The design of the hydrophone aims to equalize static pressure and eliminate signal aliasing of high-frequency acoustic components. Theoretical analysis is presented based on electro-ac... | {
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Alterations in vascular gene expression in invasive breast carcinoma.
The molecular signature that defines tumor microvasculature will likely provide clues as to how vascular-dependent tumor proliferation is regulated. Using purified endothelial cells, we generated a database of gene expression changes accompanying vas... | {
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[Strict additivity of the antispasmodic effects of papaverine and tiemonium: an example of sequential blockage].
The interaction of papaverine and tiemonium alone or combined, with BaCL2 and histamine on guinea pig ileum and with acetylcholine on rat jejunum have been studied with the help of molecular pharmacology tec... | {
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A task analysis of the shift from teacher instructions to self-instructions in performing an in-common task.
Three preschool children repeatedly did four kinds of sorts with a deck of stimulus cards: a difficult, untaught target sort and three other sorts considered analytic of self-instructing the target performance. ... | {
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Pediatric kidney transplantation.
Kidney transplantation in pediatric patients has become a routinely successful procedure, with 1- and 5-year patient survival rates of 98% and 94%, and 1- and 5-year graft survival rates of 93% to 95% and 77% to 85% (the range takes into account differences between living and deceased ... | {
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Identification and characterization of human ZNF274 cDNA, which encodes a novel kruppel-type zinc-finger protein having nucleolar targeting ability.
A human cDNA encoding a novel zinc-finger protein, ZNF274, was identified by the "nuclear transportation trap" method (Ueki, N., Oda, T., Kondo, M., Yano, K., Noguchi, T.,... | {
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DAB389EGF fusion protein therapy of refractory glioblastoma multiforme.
Primary brain tumors including anaplastic astrocytomas and glioblastoma multiforme are difficult to treat because of their locally invasive nature and chemoradioresistance. Novel therapies are needed. One class of therapeutics is fusion proteins co... | {
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Magnetic resonance imaging techniques for monitoring changes in tumor oxygenation and blood flow.
The application of functional magnetic resonance (MR) imaging techniques to the measurement of oxygenation and blood flow in tumors is described. Gradient recalled echo MR imaging (GRE-MRI) offers a real-time noninvasive m... | {
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Management of tumor adherent to the vertebral column.
Twelve patients with non-small cell lung cancer had tumors that were adherent to the vertebral column and clinically suspected of invading the bone. All were free of mediastinal node involvement as assessed by pretreatment mediastinoscopy. All received 3000 rads of ... | {
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Milestones or furlongstones?
A study was carried out over five years of 15000 children aged between one day and three months. It was observed that many infants passed their important 'milestones' much earlier than is suggested in present textbooks. A plea is made for discarding the traditional ages for the various land... | {
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Evaluation of the cytotoxicity, genotoxicity and mucus permeation capacity of several surface modified poly(anhydride) nanoparticles designed for oral drug delivery.
The main concerns with drugs designed for oral administration are their inactivation or degradation in the harsh conditions of the gastrointestinal tract,... | {
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Diabetes does not influence oral oncogenesis through fibroblast growth factor receptors.
Increased expression of fibroblast growth factors and their receptors (FGFRs) has recently been described in oral squamous cell carcinoma. In addition, we have previously described a molecular basis for an association between oral ... | {
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Expression of antigens on haemopoietic progenitor cells in bovine bone marrow.
We analysed the surface phenotype of bovine bone marrow erythroid and myeloid progenitor cells with monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) from the Second Workshop. For the antibodies tested, no difference could be observed in burst-forming unit (eryt... | {
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Characterization of the binding of radioiodinated hybrid recombinant IFN-alpha A/D to murine and human lymphoid cell lines.
The hybrid recombinant human interferon (IFN) rIFN-alpha A/D was radioiodinated. Specific binding of [125I]rIFN-alpha A/D was observed with both human and murine cell lines. The binding of [125I]r... | {
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Evaluation of internal standardization for the determination of semivolatile analytes in difficult matrices by simultaneous multielement atomic absorption spectrometry.
The aim of the present work is to investigate the use of the internal standardization technique combined with permanent chemical modification for the d... | {
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Followup of psychoanalysis five to ten years after termination: III. The relation between the resolution of the transference and the patient-analyst match.
As part of a long-term followup study of the outcome of psychoanalysis, we examined the relation between the extent of resolution of the transference at termination... | {
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Evidence for two distinct lysophospholipase activities that degrade lysophosphatidylcholine and lysophosphatidic acid in neuronal nuclei of cerebral cortex.
Neuronal nuclei were isolated from immature rabbit cerebral cortex and nuclear lysophospholipase activities studied using two different 1-acyl lysophospholipids: l... | {
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[Demonstration of the presence during acute inflammatory reactions of a serum factor mitogenic macrophages (author's transl)].
1. The authors have searched for the existence of mitogenic factor for macrophages in the serums of rats having undergone diverse immune and non-immune inflammatory reactions. 2. The evolution ... | {
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Will gene therapy trump factor treatment in hemophilia?
Hemophilia treatment is entering a new phase, with the exciting possibility of gene therapy promising a cure. Novel gene transfer strategies are being considered for patients with inhibitors.Improvement of factor-replacement therapy is being aggressively pursued w... | {
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Inter- and intraindividual correlations of background abundances of (2)H, (18)O and (17)O in human urine and implications for DLW measurements.
The method of choice for measuring total energy expenditure in free-living individuals is the doubly labeled water (DLW) method. This experiment examined the behavior of natura... | {
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Piracetam in elderly motorists.
101 elderly motorists with reduced reaction capacity were examined under real traffic conditions with regard to their driving ability. They were given a daily dose of 4.8 g piracetam or placebo over a six-week period in a randomised double-blind study. The percentage of correctly solved ... | {
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Client beliefs about a multicouple group service for intimate partner violence: a narrative analysis.
Despite the ongoing debate about intervention best practices for intimate partner violence (IPV), few researchers have elicited the perspectives of clients themselves about what interventions most effectively decrease ... | {
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Migrating lumbar facet joint cysts.
The majority of lumbar facet joint cysts (LFJCs) are located in the spinal canal, on the medial aspect of the facet joint with characteristic diagnostic features. When they migrate away from the joint of origin, they cause diagnostic problems. In a 7-year period we examined by comput... | {
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Motoring along the hyphae: molecular motors and the fungal cytoskeleton.
This review discusses molecular motors that use the microfilament and microtubule cytoskeletal systems in filamentous fungi. There has been an explosion in our knowledge of kinesins over the past year, because of the integration of genetic and bio... | {
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Aerosol addiction.
A case of dependency on prescribed pressurised aerosols in a patient with asthma and mild mental handicap is reported. The majority of reported cases involve young asthmatics, abuse being reported mainly using salbutamol inhalers although other inhalers have also given cause for concern. The agent of... | {
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Development of a 5-step multi-chamber reactor as a simulation of the human intestinal microbial ecosystem.
A five-stage reactor was developed to simulate the gastro-intestinal microbial ecosystem of humans. The small intestine was simulated by a two-step "fill and draw" system, the large intestine by a three-step react... | {
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Cholinergic regulation of striatal Nova mRNAs.
Alternative splicing is an important mechanism for expanding proteome diversity from a limited number of genes, especially in higher vertebrates. Brain-specific splicing factors play an important role in establishing specific patterns of alternative splicing in the brain a... | {
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Zoonotic potential of infection with Fasciola spp. by consumption of freshly prepared raw liver containing immature flukes.
Mice were successfully infected with metacercariae of the Japanese Fasciola sp., resulting in the recovery of a mean number of 110 live immature flukes per mouse 4-5 days after inoculation. Twenty... | {
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Current and historical involvement of dentistry in child protection and a glimpse of the future.
Dental teams have been involved with child protection for over 40 years. This brief review summarises their involvement in the detection of various types of child abuse and goes on to discuss the gap between the proportions... | {
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Learned discrimination of pattern orientation in walking flies.
To determine the pattern-orientation discrimination ability of blowflies, Phaenicia sericata, a learning/memory assay was developed in which sucrose served as the reward stimulus and was paired with one of two visual gratings of different orientations. Ind... | {
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Restriction of the human in vivo immune response against the mouse monoclonal antibody OKT3.
The murine monoclonal antibody OKT3 (IgG2a) was administered prophylactically to 17 renal allograft recipients (5 mg/day, i.v.), either alone or in association with corticosteroids (0.25 mg/kg/day) and azathioprine (3 mg/kg/day... | {
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Severe hypertension caused by alleles from normotensive Lewis for a quantitative trait locus on chromosome 2.
Pursuing fully a suggestion from linkage analysis that there might be a quantitative trait locus (QTL) for blood pressure (BP) in a chromosome (Chr) 2 region of the Dahl salt-sensitive rat (DSS), four congenic ... | {
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Adipose conversion of 3T3-L1 cells in a serum-free culture system depends on epidermal growth factor, insulin-like growth factor I, corticosterone, and cyclic AMP.
A culture system for 3T3-L1 preadipocytes based on a serum-free chemically defined medium containing fetuin, transferrin, and pantothenate is described. In ... | {
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Pd-Catalyzed Selective Remote Ring Opening of Polysubstituted Cyclopropanols.
The distant functionalization of ω-ene cyclopropanols is induced by a Pd-catalyzed Heck reaction triggering a "metal-walk" and selective ring-opening of the three-membered ring. This approach provides a new class of acyclic aldehydes possessi... | {
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[White nevus of the oral mucosa].
A white sponge nevus of the oral mucosa is described in a 12-year-old girl and her 36-year-old mother. This anomaly, which is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait, deserves no treatment. Because of the bilateral involvement, which is found in the majority of cases, the white sponge... | {
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Enhancement of (Ca2+ + Mg2+)-ATPase activity of human erythrocyte membranes by hemolysis in isosmotic imidazole buffer. I. General properties of variously prepared membranes and the mechanism of the isosmotic imidazole effect.
1. Membranes prepared from human erythrocytes hemolyzed in isosmotic (310 imosM) imidazole bu... | {
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Serum total cholesterol levels and risk of mortality from stroke and coronary heart disease in Japanese: the JACC study.
The relation between serum total cholesterol and coronary heart disease is well established, but the relations with total stroke and stroke subtypes are controversial. We conducted a nested case-cont... | {
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Prospective, five-year follow-up study of patients with symptomatic uncomplicated diverticular disease.
The natural history of diverticular disease is largely unknown. Most studies are retrospective and treatment recommendations are derived from outdated literature. This study was a prospective, long-term assessment of... | {
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[Screening for ovarian cancer-associated genes with cDNA microarrays].
The molecular mechanism leading to the development and progression of ovarian carcinoma are not completely understood. It may be the result of a series of molecular changes in the cell caused by changes in the expression level of numerous genes of t... | {
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Results and complications after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (SG) has gained popularity and acceptance among bariatric surgeons, mainly due its low morbidity and mortality. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of SG on weight loss, and to determine the postop... | {
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Adaptation, Evolution And Reproduction Of Gaia By The Means Of Our Species.
Nowadays, the idea that life affects the development of the planetary environment, and can, in turn, affect the future evolution of itself (in a coevolutionary way) is well-accepted. However, since the proposal of the Gaia hypothesis, there has... | {
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Highly efficient production of phosphorylated hepatitis B core particles in yeast Pichia pastoris.
Virus-like particles (VLPs) of the recombinant hepatitis B virus (HBV) core protein (HBc) are routinely used in HBV diagnostics worldwide and are of potential interest as carriers of foreign peptides (e.g., immunological ... | {
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} |
Two species of human Fc epsilon receptor II (Fc epsilon RII/CD23): tissue-specific and IL-4-specific regulation of gene expression.
The Fc epsilon receptor II (Fc epsilon RII, CD23) functions in B cell growth and differentiation and in IgE-mediated immunity. The Fc epsilon RII structure expressed on various cell types ... | {
"pile_set_name": "PubMed Abstracts"
} |
Apple (Malus x domestica).
Apple (Malus x domestica) is one of the most consumed fruit crops in the world. The major production areas are the temperate regions, however, because of its excellent storage capacity it is transported to distant markets covering the four corners of the earth. Transformation is a key to sust... | {
"pile_set_name": "PubMed Abstracts"
} |
Expanded turn conformations: characterization and sequence-structure correspondence in alpha-turns with implications in helix folding.
Like the beta-turns, which are characterized by a limiting distance between residues two positions apart (i, i+3), a distance criterion (involving residues at positions i and i+4) is us... | {
"pile_set_name": "PubMed Abstracts"
} |
Bone Metabolism of the Patient with a Malignant Melanoma during the Entry Examination and the Check-up of Whole-body Bone Scintigraphy.
Malignant melanoma is a malignancy located predominantly in the skin and the incidence of melanoma increases. We compared the markers of bone metabolism - osteocalcin (OC), beta-carbox... | {
"pile_set_name": "PubMed Abstracts"
} |
Generation of histo-blood group B transferase by replacing the N-acetyl-D-galactosamine recognition domain of human A transferase with the galactose-recognition domain of evolutionarily related murine alpha1,3-galactosyltransferase.
The alpha1,3-galactosyl epitope (alpha1-3Gal epitope), a major xenotransplant antigen, ... | {
"pile_set_name": "PubMed Abstracts"
} |
The effect of oral contraceptives on reproductive function during semichronic exposure to ethanol by the female rat.
1. Female rats were placed on water, 5% ethanol (ET), or 20% ET drinking solutions for 8 weeks. The last 2 weeks, the rats received orally either ethinyl estradiol (EE), norethindrone acetete (NED), or a... | {
"pile_set_name": "PubMed Abstracts"
} |
Genotype and allele frequencies of C3435T polymorphism of the MDR1 gene in various Jewish populations of Israel.
The human multidrug-resistant gene (MDR1) encodes for P-glycoprotein (P-gp), which is a membrane-bound efflux-transporter conferring resistance to a number of natural cytotoxic drugs and potentially toxic xe... | {
"pile_set_name": "PubMed Abstracts"
} |
Acute and chronic toxicity of azinphos-methyl to two estuarine species, Mysidopsis bahia and Cyprinodon variegatus.
The acute and chronic toxicity of azinphos-methyl (Guthion) was evaluated for two estuarine species in the laboratory. Mysids (Mysidopsis bahia) and sheepshead minnows (Cyprinodon variegatus) were selecte... | {
"pile_set_name": "PubMed Abstracts"
} |
Tissue microarray technology for high-throughput molecular profiling of cancer.
Tissue microarray (TMA) technology allows rapid visualization of molecular targets in thousands of tissue specimens at a time, either at the DNA, RNA or protein level. The technique facilitates rapid translation of molecular discoveries to ... | {
"pile_set_name": "PubMed Abstracts"
} |
Ribavirin disposition in high-risk patients for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
Ribavirin is a broad-spectrum antiviral drug that has in vitro activity against human immunodeficiency virus. To determine the kinetics of ribavirin, 17 symptom-free homosexual men with lymphadenopathy were studied. Single doses of riba... | {
"pile_set_name": "PubMed Abstracts"
} |
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