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Change of dopamine receptor mRNA expression in lymphocyte of schizophrenic patients
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Though the dysfunction of central dopaminergic system has been proposed, the etiology or pathogenesis of schizophrenia is still uncertain partly due to... -
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Bone mineral density and the subsequent risk of cancer in the NHANES I follow-up cohort
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Backgroud Bone mineral density (BMD) is a marker of long-term estrogen exposure. BMD measurement has been used in this context to investigate the association of... -
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New immunosuppressive drugs in heart transplantation
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Only a few randomized clinical trials have been performed so far in heart transplant recipients, mainly because of the relatively small number of heart transplants... -
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Prevention and diagnosis of venous thromboembolism in critically ill patients: a Canadian survey
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Venous thromboembolism (VTE) confers considerable morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients, although few studies have focused on the critically ill... -
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Pulse pressure and age at menopause
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background The objective of this study was to study the association of early age at menopause with pulse pressure (PP), a marker of arterial stiffness, and PP change.... -
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The genetic structure of recombinant inbred mice: high-resolution consensus maps for complex trait analysis
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Recombinant inbred (RI) strains of mice are an important resource used to map and analyze complex traits. They have proved particularly effective in... -
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Phenotype-Genotype Integrator (PheGenI)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Supports finding human phenotype/genotype relationships with queries by phenotype, chromosome location, gene, and SNP identifiers. Currently includes information from... -
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A cohort study of possible risk factors for over-reporting of antihypertensive adherence
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background The identification of poor medicinal adherence is difficult because direct observation of medication use is usually impractical. Up to 50% of individuals... -
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Effect of vitamin D on bone mineral density of elderly patients with osteoporosis responding poorly to bisphosphonates
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Bisphosphonates are indicated in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. However, bone mineral density (BMD) continues to decline in up to 15% of... -
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Auto-protective redox buffering systems in stimulated macrophages
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Macrophages, upon encounter with micro-organisms or stimulated by cytokines, produce various effector molecules aimed at destroying the foreign agents and... -
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Recruitment, augmentation and apoptosis of rat osteoclasts in 1,25-(OH)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Although much is known about the regulation of osteoclast (OC) formation and activity, little is known about OC senescence. In particular, the fate of of... -
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Characterisation and expression of a PP1 serine/threonine protein phosphatase (PfPP1) from the malaria parasite,
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Reversible protein phosphorylation is relatively unexplored in the intracellular protozoa of the Apicomplexa family that includes the genus Plasmodium, to... -
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Phospholipase Cδ regulates germination of
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Many eukaryotes, including plants and fungi make spores that resist severe environmental stress. The micro-organism Dictyostelium contains a single... -
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Pancreatic hyperamylasemia during acute gastroenteritis: incidence and clinical relevance
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Many case reports of acute pancreatitis have been reported but, up to now, pancreatic abnormalities during acute gastroenteritis have not been studied... -
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Association of mesenchymal cells and immunoglobulins with differentiating epithelial cells
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Mesenchymal-epithelial interactions play an important role in the physiology and pathology of epithelial tissues. Mesenchymal cells either associate with... -
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The Carvedilol Prospective Randomized Cumulative Survival (COPERNICUS) trial
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Previous trials (Metoprolol CR/XL Randomised Intervention Trial in Congestive Heart Failure [MERIT-HF], Cardiac Insufficiency Bisoprolol Study [CIBIS] II) have... -
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Accessing and distributing EMBL data using CORBA (common object request broker architecture)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background: The EMBL Nucleotide Sequence Database is a comprehensive database of DNA and RNA sequences and related information traditionally made available in flat-... -
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Oral cancer treatment costs in Greece and the effect of advanced disease
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background The main purpose of the study was to quantify the direct costs of oral cancer treatment to the healthcare system of Greece. Another aim was to identify... -
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Conceptual framework of public health surveillance and action and its application in health sector reform
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Because both public health surveillance and action are crucial, the authors initiated meetings at regional and national levels to assess and reform...