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A comparative study of gallstones from children and adults using FTIR spectroscopy and fluorescence microscopy
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Background Cholelithiasis is the gallstone disease (GSD) where stones are formed in the gallbladder. The main function of the gallbladder is to concentrate bile by... -
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Patent AT-E400177-T1: [Translated] HERBICIDAL COMPOSITION
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The present invention relates to surfactant systems and in particular herbicidal compositions comprising a water soluble herbicide and/or a salt thereof and a... -
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Distinct functions of
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Background In most organisms proper reductional chromosome segregation during meiosis I is strongly correlated with the presence of crossover recombination structures... -
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Delta-Notch signaling and lateral inhibition in zebrafish spinal cord development
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Background Vertebrate neural development requires precise coordination of cell proliferation and cell specification to guide orderly transition of mitotically active... -
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Identification of bacteria in drinking and purified water during the monitoring of a typical water purification system
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Background A typical purification system that provides purified water which meets ionic and organic chemical standards, must be protected from microbial proliferation... -
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Antigen-specific cytometry
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From its origins in the 16thcentury, microscopy has allowed the cell, as the basic unit of eukaryotic life and disease, to be identified and analyzed. Today,... -
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Patent AT-E399849-T1: [Translated] DETERGENT BAGS
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Single or multi-compartment detergent pouch having walls composed of a water-soluble or dispersible water-containing polymer film, the pouch having at least one... -
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Assessment of the infectious diseases surveillance system of the Republic of Armenia: an example of surveillance in the Republics of the former Soviet Union
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Background Before 1991, the infectious diseases surveillance systems (IDSS) of the former Soviet Union (FSU) were centrally planned in Moscow. The dissolution of the... -
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A conditional form of Bruton's tyrosine kinase is sufficient to activate multiple downstream signaling pathways via PLC Gamma 2 in B cells
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Background Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk) is essential for B cell development and function. Mutations of Btk elicit X-linked agammaglobulinemia in humans and X-linked... -
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Evidence for modulation of pericryptal sheath myofibroblasts in rat descending colon by Transforming Growth Factor β and Angiotensin II.
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Background Absorption of water and Na+ in descending colonic crypts is dependent on the barrier function of the surrounding myofibroblastic pericryptal sheath. Here... -
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High frequency of association of rheumatic/autoimmune diseases and untreated male hypogonadism with severe testicular dysfunction
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Our goal in the present work was to determine whether male patients with untreated hypogonadism have an increased risk of developing rheumatic/autoimmune disease... -
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Distinct gene expression profiles of human type 1 and type 2 T helper cells
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Background The development and activation of CD4+ helper T cell (Th) subsets with distinct patterns of unbalanced production of cytokines play an important part in... -
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Effects of chronic inflammatory bowel diseases on left ventricular structure and function: a study protocol
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Background Experimental evidences suggest an increased collagen deposition in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). In particular, large amounts of collagen type I, III... -
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Comparative evaluation of gene delivery devices in primary cultures of rat hepatic stellate cells and rat myofibroblasts
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Background The hepatic stellate cell is the primary cell type responsible for the excessive formation and deposition of connective tissue elements during the... -
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The dynamics of venous return and response to hypervolemia in the toad,
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Background Venous return from the posterior region of amphibians travels by either two renal portal veins to the kidney or a central abdominal vein that drains into... -
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Lung surfactant in subacute pulmonary disease
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Pulmonary surfactant is a surface active material composed of both lipids and proteins that is produced by alveolar type II pneumocytes. Abnormalities of surfactant... -
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The inhibitory effects of camptothecin, a topoisomerase I inhibitor, on collagen synthesis in fibroblasts from patients with systemic sclerosis
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The main manifestation of systemic sclerosis (SSc) is the overproduction of extracellular matrix, predominantly type I collagen. This study was undertaken to evaluate... -
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Comparative mutational analysis of
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Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and human T cell leukemia virus type II (HTLV-2) use a similar mechanism for –1 translational frameshifting to overcome... -
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A new prototype of an electronic jet-ventilator and its humidification system
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Background: Adequate humidification in long-term jet ventilation is a critical aspect in terms of clinical safety. Aim: To assess a prototype of an electronic jet-... -
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Generation of choline for acetylcholine synthesis by phospholipase D isoforms
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Dedication This article is dedicated to the memory of Sue Kim Hanson, a graduate student in the department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Boston University...