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Friday, June 27th, 2008
Developmental and lactational exposure to environmentally relevant concentrations of dieldrin does not alter pregnancy outcome and mammary gland morphology in BALB/c mice.
The objectives of this study were to: (1) determine the dosing range necessary to produce serum levels of dieldrin in mice representative of human ...
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Friday, June 27th, 2008
Representational change and magnitude estimation: Why young children can make more accurate salary comparisons than adults.
Development of estimation has been ascribed to two sources: (1) a change from logarithmic to linear representations of number and (2) development of general mathematical skills. To test the representational ...
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Friday, June 27th, 2008
Novel iminobenzoxathiolone compound inhibits nuclear factor-kappaB activation targeting inhibitory kappaB kinase beta and down-regulating interleukin-1beta expression in lipopolysaccharide-activated macrophages.
Benzoxathiolone derivatives have been reported to show pharmacological potentials in the psoriasis and acne. However, molecular basis for these pharmacological properties is little known. We postulated that ...
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Friday, June 27th, 2008
Different initial steps of apoptosis induced by two types of antineoplastic drugs.
O(6)-Methylguanine and O(6)-chloroethylguanine are primary DNA lesions produced by two types of antineoplastic drugs, 8-carbamoyl-3-methylimidazo[5,1-d]-1,2,3,5-tetrazin-4(3H)-one (temozolomide, TMZ) and 1-(4-amino-2-methyl-5-pyrimidinyl) methyl-3-(2-chloroethyl)-3-nitrosourea (ACNU), respectively. They can be repaired by O(6)-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase, coded by the Mgmt gene. ...
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Friday, June 27th, 2008
Fluoxetine-induced proliferation and differentiation of neural progenitor cells isolated from rat postnatal cerebellum.
Previous studies have shown that the serotonin-reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) fluoxetine affects neural progenitors derived from postnatal cerebellum or adult hippocampus and stimulates their proliferation. In the human cerebellum, the proliferation of cerebellar granule ...
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Friday, June 27th, 2008
Activation and integration of motor components in a short-term priming paradigm.
The aim of the present research was to study the processes involved in knowledge emergence. In a short-term priming paradigm, participants had to categorize pictures of objects as either \"kitchen objects\" or \"do-it-yourself tools\". The ...
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Friday, June 27th, 2008
Gender Differences in patient-provider symptom agreement in reporting respiratory complaints on a questionnaire.
Background: Men and women communicate differently, but it is unclear whether this influences health care outcomes. Objective: Because women patients frequently choose women health care providers, we examined whether this preference was affected ...
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Friday, June 27th, 2008
Gender differences in help-seeking behavior on two internet forums for individuals with self-reported depression.
Background: The published literature reflects differences between the sexes in the help-seeking behavior of individuals with depression. Professional mental health services reach men to a lesser extent than women. Internet forums are ...
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Friday, June 27th, 2008
Gender differences in self-rated health, quality of life, quality of care, and metabolic control in patients with diabetes.
Background: Because the projected increase in the number of diabetic patients is expected to strain the capabilities of health care providers worldwide, we are challenged to find ways ...
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Friday, June 27th, 2008
Age-related renal disease in female Dahl salt-sensitive rats is attenuated with 17(2)-estradiol supplementation by modulating nitric oxide synthase expression.
Background: The incidence of chronic renal disease in women increases with aging, especially after menopause, suggesting that loss of sex hormones may contribute to the development and ...
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Friday, June 27th, 2008
Influence of sex on the interaction between dizocilpine (MK-801) pretreatment and acute cold-restraint stress in epilepsy susceptibility in an animal study.
Background: Stress is a part of our daily life, inducing neurochemical and neurophysiological changes in the central nervous system. Objective: The present study was designed ...
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Friday, June 27th, 2008
Drug-induced long QT syndrome in women: Review of current evidence and remaining gaps.
Background: Women are at an increased risk of drug-induced long QT syndrome (LQTS). This major cardiac adverse effect may lead to malignant polymorphic ventricular tachycardias, termed torsades de pointes, which may degenerate into ...
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Friday, June 27th, 2008
Sex differences in the effects of aerobic and anaerobic exercise on blood pressure and arterial stiffness.
Exercise can be used as an antihypertensive prescription for individuals with pre- to stage-1 essential hypertension, but the outcomes differ between the sexes and depend on the mode of exercise ...
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Friday, June 27th, 2008
Physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia: Disproportionate prevalence of women among Kevorkian\'s patients.
End-of-life decisions are among the most difficult to make or study. When we examined these decisions made under the auspices and protection of stringent state laws, we found no gender bias among patients who chose ...
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Friday, June 27th, 2008
Tissue distribution, ontogeny and induction of the transporters Multidrug and toxin extrusion (MATE) 1 and MATE2 mRNA expression levels in mice.
Transporters are expressed in a wide variety of tissues where they perform the critical function of enabling anionic and cationic chemicals of exogenous and endogenous ...
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Friday, June 27th, 2008
The versatility of mitochondrial calcium signals: From stimulation of cell metabolism to induction of cell death.
Both the contribution of mitochondria to intracellular calcium (Ca(2+)) signalling and the role of mitochondrial Ca(2+) uptake in shaping the cytoplasmic response and controlling mitochondrial function are areas of intense ...
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Friday, June 27th, 2008
Myocardial regenerative therapy: immunologic basis for the potential \"universal donor cells\".
Stem cell transplantation is a promising approach for improving cardiac function after severe myocardial damage for which use of autologous donor cells have been preferred to avoid immune rejection. Recently however, rodent, porcine, and even ...
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Friday, June 27th, 2008
Technical tricks to facilitate totally endoscopic major pulmonary resections.
Lobectomies using video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) are becoming more and more accepted since several recent studies have demonstrated their safety and efficacy for stage I lung cancer. However, \"video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy\" usually means that a utility ...
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Friday, June 27th, 2008
Primary repair of infracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection using a modified sutureless technique.
Primary repair of infracardiac total anomalous pulmonary venous connection is associated with a significant risk of recurrent pulmonary venous obstruction. Herein we describe a technique of primary repair in which a modified ...
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Friday, June 27th, 2008
An arterial and venous graft holder for coronary artery bypass grafting.
An innovative arterial and venous graft holder has been developed for use during proximal and distal anastomosis in coronary artery bypass grafting. The device consists of a flexible arm and a handle. The handle in ...
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Friday, June 27th, 2008
Brain metastases secondary to tumor emboli from primary lung cancer during lobectomy.
It is assumed that dissemination of tumor cells during pulmonary resection may be followed by metastases. A 70-year-old man with pleomorphic carcinoma of the lung had brain metastases develop secondary to brain infarction caused ...
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Friday, June 27th, 2008
Transdiaphragmatic amyloidoma.
The term \"amyloidoma\" has been used to describe localized pulmonary nodular amyloidosis when it is a solitary lesion. Amyloidoma is an uncommon and infrequently reported cause of benign pulmonary lesions. We report the case of a 45-year-old man with hemoptysis, eosinophilia, and a large ...
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Friday, June 27th, 2008
Tracheal malignant melanoma: successful outcome with tracheal resection.
Primary tracheal malignant melanomas are uncommon neoplasms: only five cases have been reported. Different therapeutic approaches are described, with a short life expectancy observed. We report a case of a young woman with a primary tracheal malignant melanoma ...
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Friday, June 27th, 2008
Bronchial artery aneurysm refractory to transcatheter embolization.
Bronchial artery aneurysms occur rarely, but they are potentially life threatening and require treatment to avoid rupture and other complications. A 37-year-old man, who was otherwise healthy, presented with chest discomfort and was found to have a large right ...
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Friday, June 27th, 2008
Intercostal muscle flap reconstruction and primary sternal closure for mediastinal abscess.
Poststernotomy mediastinal abscess is a life-threatening complication after cardiac operations. A 21-year-old woman had a late presentation of mediastinal abscess 9 years after ascending aortic graft replacement. Three days after the initial débridement and vacuum-assisted ...
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