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Mini-laparoscopic versus laparoscopic approach to appendectomy
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Background The purpose of this clinical study is to evaluate the feasibility of using 2-mm laparoscopic instruments to perform an appendectomy in patients with... -
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Research Article: BMC Pharmacology
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Background Leishmaniasis is a common parasitic disease in Southern Europe, caused by Leishmania infantum. The failures of current treatment with pentavalent... -
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Reinforcement of genetic coherence in a two-locus model
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Background In order to maintain populations as units of reproduction and thus enable anagenetic evolution, genetic factors must exist which prevent continuing... -
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Modulation of cathepsin G expression in severe atopic dermatitis following medium-dose UVA1 phototherapy
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Background During the last decade, medium-dose UVA1 phototherapy (50 J/cm2) has achieved great value within the treatment of severe atopic dermatitis (AD). The... -
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Subunit modification and association in VR1 ion channels
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Background The capsaicin (vanilloid) receptor, VR1, is an agonist-activated ion channel expressed by sensory neurons that serves as a detector of chemical and thermal... -
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Retroviral vectors for establishing tetracycline-regulated gene expression in an otherwise recalcitrant cell line
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Background Tetracycline-regulated systems have been used to control the expression of heterologous genes in such diverse organisms as yeast, plants, flies and mice.... -
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Sequence requirements for RNA strand transfer during nidovirus discontinuous subgenomic RNA synthesis
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Nidovirus subgenomic mRNAs contain a leader sequence derived from the 5′ end of the genome fused to different sequences (‘bodies’) derived from the 3′ end. Their... -
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Blood borne transit of CJD from brain to gut at early stages of infection
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Background In Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) and other related transmissible spongiform encephalopathies it is critical to understand the various pathways by which... -
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Rational use of computerized protocols in the intensive care unit
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Excess information in complex ICU environments exceeds human decision making limits, increasing the likelihood of clinical errors. Explicit decision-support tools... -
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Patent AT-E401677-T1: [Translated] ANTENNA WITH AT LEAST ONE DIPOL OR A DIPOL-LIKE RADIATOR ARRANGEMENT
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Disclosed is an antenna or antenna array comprising at least one dipole or a dipole-like radiator arrangement or radiator structure (11) and a reflector (3). Said... -
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Expression of p53, inducible nitric oxide synthase and vascular endothelial growth factor in gastric precancerous and cancerous lesions: correlation with clinical features
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Background The growth and metastasis of tumors depend on the development of an adequate blood supply via angiogenesis. Recent studies indicate that the inducible... -
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Treatment of achalasia: the short-term response to botulinum toxin injection seems to be independent of any kind of pretreatment
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Background It has been suggested that intrasphincteric injection of botulinum toxin (BTX) may represent an alternative therapy to balloon dilatation in achalasia. The... -
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Hepatic glucokinase promoter polymorphism is associated with hepatic insulin resistance in Asian Indians.
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Background The role of glucokinase (GCK) in the pathogenesis of maturity-onset diabetes of the young is well established. However, its role in the common form of type... -
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Detection of mutations in the dystrophin gene via automated DHPLC screening and direct sequencing
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Background Currently molecular diagnostic laboratories focus only on the identification of large deletion and duplication mutations (spanning one exon or more) for... -
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Acquisition of tolerance against oxidative damage in
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Background Living cells constantly sense and adapt to redox shifts by the induction of genes whose products act to maintain the cellular redox environment. In the... -
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The Metal Coordination of sCD39 during ATP Hydrolysis
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Background The hydrolysis of ATP and ADP by ecto-nucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolase 1 (CD39) requires divalent cations, like Ca2+ and Mg2+. In spite of... -
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Agitation in the ICU: part one Anatomical and physiologic basis for the agitated state
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Multi-exon deletions of the
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Background Mutations in the fibrillin -1 gene (FBN1) cause Marfan syndrome (MFS), an autosomal dominant multi-system connective tissue disorder. The 200 different... -
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Upregulation of the SERCA-type Ca
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Background Ca2+-ATPases of endoplasmic reticulum (SERCAs) are responsible for maintenance of the micro- to millimolar Ca2+ ion concentrations within the endoplasmic... -
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Patent AT-E401535-T1: [Translated] TROG-LIKE GRATE AND FIREPLACE
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The invention relates to a fireplace comprising a firebox (1) and a trough-shaped grate (3) including an upper end (4) and a lower end (5) and a wall construction (6...