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Teaching Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine (EBCAM); Changing behaviours in the face of reticence: A cross-over trial
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Background The effectiveness of teaching critical appraisal to students of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) has not been studied. In this study we attempt... -
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Ultrastructure of acetylcholine receptor aggregates parallels mechanisms of aggregation
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Background Acetylcholine receptors become aggregated at the developing neuromuscular synapse shortly after contact by a motorneuron in one of the earliest... -
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Expression of ionotropic glutamate receptors in the retina of the
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Background The expression of retinal CaMKII is up-regulated in the retina of the rdta mouse in which rod photoreceptors are genetically ablated. As ionotropic... -
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Cell fate decision: T-helper 1 and 2 subsets in immune responses
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After activation CD4+ helper T cells differentiate into T-helper (Th) 1 or Th2 effector cells. These two subsets are characterized by their distinct cytokine... -
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Effects of microcosm scaling and food resources on growth and survival of larval
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Background We used a simple experimental design to test for the effects of microcosm scaling on the growth and survival of the mosquito, Culex pipiens. Microcosm and... -
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Immunodetection of nmt55/p54
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Background We previously identified and characterized a novel 55 kDa nuclear protein, termed nmt55/p54nrb, whose expression was decreased in a subset of human breast... -
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Does lindane (gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane) increase the rapid delayed rectifier outward K
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Background The effects of lindane, a gamma-isomer of hexachlorocyclohexane, were studied on transmembrane potentials and currents of frog atrial heart muscle using... -
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The role of Serine Proteases and Serine Protease Inhibitors in the migration of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone neurons
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Background Mechanisms regulating neuronal migration during development remain largely undefined. Extracellular matrix cues, target site released factors, and... -
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δ-Aminolevulinic acid cytotoxic effects on human hepatocarcinoma cell lines
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Acute Intermittent Porphyria is a genetic disorder of heme metabolism, characterized by increased levels of porphyrin precursors, δ-aminolevulinic acid... -
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Isolation and characterization of a novel lepidopteran-selective toxin from the venom of South Indian red scorpion,
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Scorpion venom contains insect and mammal selective toxins. We investigated the venom of the South Indian red scorpion, Mesobuthus tamulus for the purpose... -
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VIDA: a virus database system for the organization of animal virus genome open reading frames
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VIDA is a new virus database that organizes open reading frames (ORFs) from partial and complete genomic sequences from animal viruses. Currently VIDA includes all... -
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Shorter courses of parenteral antibiotic therapy do not appear to influence response rates for children with acute hematogenous osteomyelitis: a systematic review
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Acute hematogenous osteomyelitis (AHO) occurs primarily in children and is believed to evolve from bacteremia followed by localization of infection to the... -
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Twenty-nine day study of stability for six different parenteral nutrition mixtures
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Background: The aim of the study was to assess the particle size stability of six parenteral nutrition regimens, fitted to various pathologies, and used by the... -
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Identification of conserved C2H2 zinc-finger gene families in the Bilateria
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Background: Identification of orthologous relationships between genes from widely divergent taxa allows partial reconstruction of the gene complement of ancestral... -
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Time-dependency of improvements in arterial oxygenation during partial liquid ventilation in experimental acute respiratory distress syndrome
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background: The mechanisms by which partial liquid ventilation (PLV) can improve gas exchange in acute lung injury are still unclear. Therefore, we examined the time-... -
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Patterns in abundance and diversity of faecally dispersed parasites of tiger in Tadoba National Park, central India
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Background Importance of parasites in ecological and evolutionary interactions is being increasingly recognized. However, ecological data on parasites of important... -
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Retroviral transfer of the p16INK4a cDNA inhibits C6 glioma formation in Wistar rats
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Background The p16INK4A gene product halts cell proliferation by preventing phosphorylation of the Rb protein. The p16INK4a gene is often deleted in human... -
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Systematic assessment of the quality of osteoporosis guidelines
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Numerous agencies have developed clinical practice guidelines for the management of postmenopausal osteoporosis. The study objective was to conduct a... -
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Alterations in osteoclast morphology following long-term 17beta-estradiol administration in the mouse
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Although the role of the osteoclast in bone resorption is becoming better understood, much remains to be learned about osteoclastogenesis and the exact... -
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Pharmacogenetics, pharmacogenomics and airway disease
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The availability of a draft sequence for the human genome will revolutionise research into airway disease. This review deals with two of the most important areas...