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A transcriptional response to Wnt protein in human embryonic carcinoma cells
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Background Wnt signaling is implicated in many developmental decisions, including stem cell control, as well as in cancer. There are relatively few target genes known... -
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Gastric stimulation: influence of electrical parameters on gastric emptying in control and diabetic rats
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Background The aim of this study was to test the effect of different pulse frequencies and amplitudes during gastric stimulation (GS) on gastric emptying in the rat.... -
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The sound of silence: rationing resources for critically ill patients
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Breaching the kinetic barrier to
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Abstract Here we have reviewed the conventional definitions and fundamental characteristics of the two basic types of stem cells, embryonic stem cells (ESCs) and... -
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Early recovery of microvascular perfusion induced by t-PA in combination with abciximab or eptifibatide during postischemic reperfusion
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Background GPIIb/IIIa inhibitors abciximab and eptifibatide have been shown to inhibit platelet aggregation in ischemic heart disease. Our aim was to test the... -
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Small-molecule modulators of Hedgehog signaling: identification and characterization of Smoothened agonists and antagonists
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Background The Hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway is vital to animal development as it mediates the differentiation of multiple cell types during embryogenesis. In... -
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MCMV induces neointima in IFN-γR-/- mice: Intimal cell apoptosis and persistent proliferation of myofibroblasts
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Background CMV infections have been linked to vasculopathies like atherosclerosis and Scleroderma. CMV infects vascular endothelium with intermittent shedding of the... -
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Simultaneous intra/extravascular administration of antiproliferative agents as a new strategy to inhibit restenosis: The peak of reactive cell proliferation as a hallmark for the duration of the treatment
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Background Strictly intravascular approaches for the treatment of postangioplasty restenosis are effective in the intima and the inner parts of the media but may be... -
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Circadian rhythm of glycoprotein secretion in the vas deferens of the moth,
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Background Reproductive systems of male moths contain circadian clocks, which time the release of sperm bundles from the testis to the upper vas deferens (UVD) and... -
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Activation of the kinin system in the ovary during ovulation: Role of endogenous progesterone
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Background Previous work by our group and others has implicated a role for kinins in the ovulatory process. The purpose of the present study was to elucidate whether... -
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The tripeptide feG ameliorates systemic inflammatory responses to rat intestinal anaphylaxis
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Background Food allergies are generally associated with gastrointestinal upset, but in many patients systemic reactions occur. However, the systemic effects of food... -
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S-carboxymethylcysteine in the treatment of glue ear: quantitative systematic review
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Objective To establish the clinical relevance of S-carboxymethylcysteine in the treatment of glue ear in children using measures approximating those saving a child... -
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UNESCO Chair of Biophysics and Molecular Neurobiology
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Analysis of HIV-1 drug resistant mutations by line probe assay and direct sequencing in a cohort of therapy naive HIV-1 infected Italian patients
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Background The routine determination of drug resistance in newly HIV-1 infected individuals documents a potential increase in the transmission of drug-resistant... -
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Epstein-Barr virus reactivation after superinfection of the BJAB-B1 and P3HR-1 cell lines with cytomegalovirus
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Background Studies examining herpesvirus-herpesvirus (cytomegalovirus (CMV)-Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)) interactions are limited, and many of the studies have been... -
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Systemic alendronate prevents resorption of necrotic bone during revascularization. A bone chamber study in rats
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Background Avascular necrosis of bone (osteonecrosis) can cause structural failure and subsequent deformation, leading to joint dysfunction and pain. Structural... -
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Computational prediction of membrane-tethered transcription factors
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Background Sequestration of transcription factors in the membrane is emerging as an important mechanism for the regulation of gene expression. A handful of membrane-... -
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Vitamin D receptor initiation codon polymorphism influences genetic susceptibility to type 1 diabetes mellitus in the Japanese population
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Background Vitamin D has been shown to exert manifold immunomodulatory effects. Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is regarded to be immune-mediated and vitamin D... -
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Adenoviral gene transfer of angiostatic ATF-BPTI inhibits tumour growth
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Background The outgrowth of new vessels – angiogenesis – in the tumour mass is considered to be a limiting factor of tumour growth. To inhibit the matrix lysis that... -
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The PRC-barrel: a widespread, conserved domain shared by photosynthetic reaction center subunits and proteins of RNA metabolism
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The PRC-H β-barrel domain, a distinct cytoplasmic β-barrel domain whose fold has no close structural relationship to any other well known β-barrel domain, is the...