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Chapter and Conference Paper
Capillary Rise in a Taylor-Hauksbee Cell with a Tilted Edge
In this work we discuss a series of experiments to get the equilibrium profiles when a viscous liquid rises spontaneously in the wedge-shaped gap between two vertical plates intersecting at a tight angle ...
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Article
The effects of weight cycling on lifespan in male C57BL/6J mice
With the increasing rates of obesity, many people diet in an attempt to lose weight. As weight loss is seldom maintained in a single effort, weight cycling is a common occurrence. Unfortunately, reports from c...
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Chapter
Role of Biomolecules in Influencing Transformation Mechanisms of Metals and Metalloids in Soil Environments
The aim of this work is to provide information on the factors which affect the mobility of trace elements in soils and related environments The most important processes in which trace elements are involved inc...
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Article
16 BONE MINERALIZATION IN PATIENTS WITH TURNER SYNDROME.
Turner Syndrome (TS) is associated with multiple malformations and skeletal abnormalities, including an alteration in bone mineralization (BM), present since infancy. We were interested in evaluating the curre...
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Article
22 RESPONSE TO THE GRF TEST IN PATIENTS WITH GROWTH HORMONE DEFICTT
The Growth Hormone Releasing Factor (GRF) is a peptide of 44 aminoacids produced in the hypothalamus, which stimulates GH secretion by the hypophysis. Therapeutical use has been reported in some cases of GH de...
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Article
PREMATURE TELARCHE (PT): STUDY OF ITS FRECUENCY AND ETIOLOGICAL FACTORS. PRELIMINARY REPORT
In the last 10 years there has been an apparent increase in the number of cases of PT. 460 normal healthy girls of different socio-economic (SE) groups were specifically examined to detect the presence of PT. ...
