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Anaerobic threshold and the oxygen consumption–cardiac output relationship during exercise
There is some evidence that, above anaerobic threshold (AT), the arteriovenous oxygen difference may increase due to a reduced hemoglobin affinity for oxygen. Thus, it should be expected that above AT, the oxy...
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Responsiveness of human natural killer cells during acute, incremental exercise up to exhaustion
Eight healthy male subjects performed a cycle ergometer incremental exercise up to exhaustion to study possible relationships between excess CO2 production (CO2-exc) and natural killer (NK) cells, measured in ter...
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Bisphosphonates in the Treatment of Thalassemia-Induced Osteoporosis
The aim of our randomized, placebo-controlled study was to investigate the effects of 2 years’ daily oral administration of alendronate or intramuscular administration of clodronate every 10 days, on bone rem...
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Osteoporosis and β-thalassemia major: Role of the IGF-I/IGFBP-III axis
Patients with β-thalassaemia major are susceptible to osteopenia due to several factors which interfere with bone remodeling. It is known that bone metabolism and skeletal consolidation result from a complex s...
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Prevalence survey of major neurological disorders in Sicily
A pilot study on the prevalence of neurological disorders in Sicily was carried out with a protocol nerve previously used in Italy. A screening questionnaire was administered to 1,601 subjects of a community, ...