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Decreases in blood perfusion of the anterior cingulate gyri in Anorexia Nervosa Restricters assessed by SPECT image analysis
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Background It is possible that psychopathological differences exist between the restricting and bulimic forms of anorexia nervosa. We investigated localized... -
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Mechanisms of bone loss in inflammatory arthritis: diagnosis and therapeutic implications
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Rheumatoid arthritis represents an excellent model in which to gain insights into the local and systemic effects of joint inflammation on skeletal tissues. Three... -
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The 26thCongress of the Scandinavian Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Tromso, Norway, 13-17 June 2001
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The Congress took place at the northernmost academic center in the world, in the state-of-the art Tromso University Hospital. There were over 500 participants, mainly... -
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PKA, PKC, and AKAP localization in and around the neuromuscular junction
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Background One mechanism that directs the action of the second messengers, cAMP and diacylglycerol, is the compartmentalization of protein kinase A (PKA) and protein... -
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A quantitative PCR (TaqMan) assay for pathogenic
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Background Leptospirosis is an emerging infectious disease. The differential diagnosis of leptospirosis is difficult due to the varied and often "flu like" symptoms... -
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Transcutaneous flow related variables measured in vivo: the effects of gender
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Backgound The identification of potential sources of error is a crucial step for any new assessment technique. This is the case for transcutaneous variables, such as... -
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Dorsal horn-enriched genes identified by DNA microarray, in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry
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Background Neurons in the dorsal spinal cord play important roles in nociception and pain. These neurons receive input from peripheral sensory neurons and then... -
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The human olfactory receptor repertoire
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Background The mammalian olfactory apparatus is able to recognize and distinguish thousands of structurally diverse volatile chemicals. This chemosensory function is... -
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Normalization and analysis of DNA microarray data by self-consistency and local regression
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A robust semi-parametric normalization technique has been developed, based on the assumption that the large majority of genes will not have their relative expression... -
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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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Analysis of fluorescently labeled substance P analogs: binding, imaging and receptor activation
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Background Substance P (SP) is a peptide neurotransmitter found in central and peripheral nerves. SP is involved in the control of smooth muscle, inflammation and... -
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A protein folding potential that places the native states of a large number of proteins near a local minimum
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Background We present a simple method to train a potential function for the protein folding problem which, even though trained using a small number of proteins, is... -
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Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoproteins C1/C2 identified as autoantigens by biochemical and mass spectrometric methods
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The antigenic specificity of an unusual antinuclear antibody pattern in three patient sera was identified after separating HeLa-cell nuclear extracts by two-... -
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Bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2) and transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) alter connexin 43 phosphorylation in MC3T3-E1 Cells
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Background Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) and transforming growth factor-βs (TGF-βs) are important regulators of bone repair and regeneration. BMP-2 and TGF-β1... -
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Optimizing antibiotic therapy in the intensive care unit setting
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Antibiotics are one of the most common therapies administered in the intensive care unit setting. In addition to treating infections, antibiotic use contributes to... -
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Interactions of pathogens and irritant chemicals in land-applied sewage sludges (biosolids)
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Background Fertilisation of land with processed sewage sludges, which often contain low levels of pathogens, endotoxins, and trace amounts of industrial and household... -
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A comparison of efficacy and toxicity between electroporation and adenoviral gene transfer
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Background Electroporation of skeletal muscle after injection of naked DNA was shown by others to increase transgene expression. Information regarding tissue damage... -
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Imaging of Dynamic Changes of the Actin Cytoskeleton in Microextensions of Live NIH3T3 Cells with a GFP Fusion of the F-Actin Binding Domain of Moesin
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Background The cell surface undergoes continuous change during cell movement. This is characterized by transient protrusion and partial or complete retraction of... -
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Cloning and expression of the rabbit prostaglandin EP2 receptor
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Background Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) has multiple physiologic roles mediated by G protein coupled receptors designated E-prostanoid, or "EP" receptors. Evidence... -
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Empirical characterization of the expression ratio noise structure in high-density oligonucleotide arrays
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Background High-density oligonucleotide arrays (HDONAs) are a powerful tool for assessing differential mRNA expression levels. To establish the statistical...