2,009 datasets found
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Manipulation of the follicular phase: Uterodomes and pregnancy - is there a correlation?
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Background Manipulation of the follicular phase uterine epithelium in women undergoing infertility treatment, has not generally shown differing morphological effects... -
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TNF-α induced endothelial MAdCAM-1 expression is regulated by exogenous, not endogenous nitric oxide
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Background MAdCAM-1 is an adhesion molecule expressed in Peyer's patches and lymphoid tissues which is mobilized by cytokines like TNF-α and is a major determinant of... -
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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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Nerve growth factor selectively regulates expression of transcripts encoding ribosomal proteins
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background NGF exerts a variety of actions including promotion of neuronal differentiation and survival. The PC12 rat pheochromocytoma cell line has proved valuable... -
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A cohort study of possible risk factors for over-reporting of antihypertensive adherence
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background The identification of poor medicinal adherence is difficult because direct observation of medication use is usually impractical. Up to 50% of individuals... -
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Characterisation and expression of a PP1 serine/threonine protein phosphatase (PfPP1) from the malaria parasite,
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Reversible protein phosphorylation is relatively unexplored in the intracellular protozoa of the Apicomplexa family that includes the genus Plasmodium, to... -
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Compulsive checking behavior of quinpirole-sensitized rats as an animal model of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder(OCD): form and control
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background A previous report showed that the open field behavior of rats sensitized to the dopamine agonist quinpirole satisfies 5 performance criteria for compulsive... -
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Role of CD28/B7 costimulation and IL-12/IL-10 interaction in the radiation-induced immune changes
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background The present paper aims at studying the role of B7/CD28 interaction and related cytokine production in the immunological changes after exposure to different... -
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Supervised harvesting of expression trees
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background We propose a new method for supervised learning from gene expression data. We call it 'tree harvesting'. This technique starts with a hierarchical... -
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Novel mutations in the
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Breast cancer is the most common female malignancy and a major cause of death in middle-aged women. So far, germline mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes... -
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Lung surfactant in subacute pulmonary disease
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
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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Dietary antioxidants protect gut epithelial cells from oxidant-induced apoptosis
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background The potential of ascorbic acid and two botanical decoctions, green tea and cat's claw, to limit cell death in response to oxidants were evaluated in vitro.... -
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Genetic modification of glaucoma associated phenotypes between AKXD-28/Ty and DBA/2J mice
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Glaucoma is a common disease but its molecular etiology is poorly understood. It involves retinal ganglion cell death and optic nerve damage that is often... -
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Desferrioxamine decreases NAD redox potential of intact red blood cells: evidence for desferrioxamine as an inducer of oxidant stress in red blood cells
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Background Desferrioxamine (DFO) is an important iron chelating agent. It has also been thought of as an agent with anti-oxidant potential as it chelates ferric iron... -
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The evolutionary position of nematodes
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background The complete genomes of three animals have been sequenced by global research efforts: a nematode worm (Caenorhabditis elegans), an insect (Drosophila... -
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Is clopidogrel superior to aspirin in secondary prevention of vascular disease?
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The cornerstone in clinical evidence of the relative efficacy of thienopyridines (clopidogrel, ticlopidine) versus aspirin in the secondary prevention of vascular... -
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Metabolic flux balance analysis and the
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Genome sequencing and bioinformatics are producing detailed lists of the molecular components contained in many prokaryotic organisms. From this 'parts... -
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Medicinal and ethnoveterinary remedies of hunters in Trinidad
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Ethnomedicines are used by hunters for themselves and their hunting dogs in Trinidad. Plants are used for snakebites, scorpion stings, for injuries and... -
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'Round-table' ethical debate: is a suicide note an authoritative 'living will'?
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Living wills are often considered by physicians who are faced with a dying patient. Although popular with the general public, they remain problems of authenticity and...
2,009 datasets found