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Diagnostic strategies for C-reactive protein
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Serum C-reactive protein (CRP) has been identified in prospective epidemiological research as an independent risk marker for cardiovascular disease. In... -
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Sex differences in risk factors for coronary heart disease: a study in a Brazilian population
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background In Brazil coronary heart disease (CHD) constitutes the most important cause of death in both sexes in all the regions of the country and interestingly, the... -
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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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Oral contraceptive use before first birth and risk of breast cancer: a case control study
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background The aim of this study was first, to investigate whether women starting oral contraceptive (OC) use at a young age and before first birth have an increased... -
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Risk factors for breast cancer in Iran: a case-control study
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Iranian breast cancer patients are relatively younger than their Western counterparts. The objective of the present study was to investigate risk factors... -
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Manipulation of prenatal hormones and dietary phytoestrogens during adulthood alter the sexually dimorphic expression of visual spatial memory
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background In learning and memory tasks, requiring visual spatial memory (VSM), males exhibit higher performance levels compared to females (a difference attributed... -
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Kinetic comparison of tissue non-specific and placental human alkaline phosphatases expressed in baculovirus infected cells: application to screening for Down's syndrome
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background In humans, there are four alkaline phosphatases, and each form exibits a characteristic pattern of tissue distribution. The availability of an easy method... -
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Alterations of E-cadherin and β-catenin in gastric cancer
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background The E-cadherin-catenin complex plays a crucial role in epithelial cell-cell adhesion and in the maintenance of tissue architecture. Perturbation in the... -
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Continuous haemofiltration in the intensive care unit
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) was first described in 1977 for the treatment of diuretic-unresponsive fluid overload in the intensive care unit (ICU).... -
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Asthma and PM
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
PM10 (the mass of particles present in the air having a 50% cutoff for particles with an aerodynamic diameter of 10 μm) is the standard measure of particulate air... -
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Cardiac rehabilitation: a comprehensive review
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a commonly used treatment for men and women with cardiovascular disease. To date, no single study has conclusively demonstrated a... -
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Atrial fibrillation in a primary care practice: prevalence and management
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Atrial fibrillation is a common serious cardiac arrhythmia. Knowing the prevalence of atrial fibrillation and documentation of medical management are... -
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Effect of alpha-tocopherol on pulmonary antioxidant defence system and lipid peroxidation in cigarette smoke inhaling mice
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Free radicals generated in biological systems by cigarette smoke (CS) inhalation can cause oxidative stress in tissues, resulting in lipid peroxidation... -
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Exertional dyspnea as initial manifestation of Takayasu's arteritis – A case report and literature review
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Takayasu's arteritis is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease that usually affects the aorta, its primary branches and occasionally the pulmonary and... -
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Early immune development, atopy and asthma: insights from ATS 2001, May 18-23, San Francisco
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
There is rising evidence that the initiation of atopy and asthma may occur in early life or even during fetal life. At the American Thoracic Society meeting 2001 in... -
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Determinants of abstract acceptance for the Digestive Diseases Week – a cross sectional study
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background The Digestive Diseases Week (DDW) is the major meeting for presentation of research in gastroenterology. The acceptance of an abstract for presentation at... -
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Endothelial [Ca
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Although various endothelium-dependent relaxing factors (endothelial autacoids) are released upon the elevation of endothelial cytosolic free Ca2+... -
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The human exosome: an autoantigenic complex of exoribonucleases in myositis and scleroderma
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The anti-PM/Scl autoantibodies are known to characterize a subset of autoimmune patients with myositis, scleroderma (Scl), and the PM/Scl overlap syndrome. The major... -
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The evaluation of yeast derivatives as adjuvants for the immune response to the Bm86 antigen in cattle
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background The Gavac™ vaccine against the cattle tick Boophilus microplus has proven its efficacy in a large number of controlled and field experiments. However, this... -
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Clinical review: Splanchnic ischaemia
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Inadequate splanchnic perfusion is associated with increased morbidity and mortality, particularly if liver dysfunction coexists. Heart failure, increased intra-...