-
Federal
Survival of patients transferred to tertiary intensive care from rural community hospitals
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background: Accessibility to tertiary intensive care resources differs among hospitals within a rural region. Determining whether accessibility is associated with... -
Federal
Use of intravenous antiarrhythmics to identify concealed Brugada syndrome
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Cardiology has recently witnessed the production of an overwhelming amount of data through the advances made in genetics and molecular biology research. Understanding... -
Federal
Genetic polymorphisms in lung disease: bandwagon or breakthrough?
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The study of genetic polymorphisms has touched every aspect of pulmonary and critical care medicine. We review recent progress made using genetic polymorphisms to... -
Federal
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... -
Federal
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... -
Federal
Assessment of Equine Autoimmune Thrombocytopenia (EAT) by flow cytometry
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Rationale Thrombocytopenia is a platelet associated process that occurs in human and animals as result of i) decreased production; ii) increased utilization; iii)... -
Federal
Effect of mivacurium 200 and 250 μg/kg in infants during isoflurane anesthesia: a randomized controlled trial [ISRCTN07742712]
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Infants usually respond differently to a neuromuscular relaxant compared to children or adults. Isoflurane is commonly used as an anesthetic gas in... -
Federal
Korean women: breast cancer knowledge, attitudes and behaviors
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Introduction Clustered within the nomenclature of Asian American are numerous subgroups, each with their own ethnic heritage, cultural, and linguistic... -
Federal
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... -
Federal
Cloning and expression of the rabbit prostaglandin EP2 receptor
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) has multiple physiologic roles mediated by G protein coupled receptors designated E-prostanoid, or "EP" receptors. Evidence... -
Federal
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... -
Federal
House dust mite barrier bedding for childhood asthma: randomised placebo controlled trial in primary care [ISRCTN63308372]
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background The house dust mite is the most important environmental allergen implicated in the aetiology of childhood asthma in the UK. Dust mite barrier bedding is... -
Federal
Weight-modification trials in older adults: what should the outcome measure be?
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Overweight older adults are often counseled to lose weight, even though there is little evidence of excess mortality in that age group. Overweight and... -
Federal
Unusual hypotension in the ITU
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Unusual hypotension in the ITU -
Federal
Experience collecting interim data on mortality: an example from the RALES study
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Introduction The Randomized Aldactone Evaluation Study (RALES) randomized 822 patients to receive 25 mg spironolactone daily and 841 to receive placebo. The primary... -
Federal
The significance of opthalmologic evaluation in the early diagnosis of inborn errors of metabolism: the Cretan experience
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background The Inborn Errors of Metabolism (IEM) are far from the rare systemic diseases that mainly affect the neural tissue. There are very few written reports on... -
Federal
Fibroblast biology: Signals targeting the synovial fibroblast in arthritis
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Fibroblast-like cells in the synovial lining (type B lining cells), stroma and pannus tissue are targeted by many signals, such as the following: ligands binding to... -
Federal
Response to Fionula Brennan's Commentary "A follow-up to 'Anti-cytokine therapy in chronic destructive arthritis' by Wim B van den Berg"
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Response to Fionula Brennan's Commentary "A follow-up to 'Anti-cytokine therapy in chronic destructive arthritis' by Wim B van den Berg" -
Federal
High calcium and dobutamine positive inotropy in the perfused mouse heart: myofilament calcium responsiveness, energetic economy, and effects of protein kinase C inhibition
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background In perfused hearts, high calcium-induced inotropy results in less developed pressure relative to myocardial oxygen consumption compared to the β-adrenergic... -
Federal
A new way to rapidly create functional, fluorescent fusion proteins: random insertion of GFP with an
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background The jellyfish green fluorescent protein (GFP) can be inserted into the middle of another protein to produce a functional, fluorescent fusion protein....