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Measurement of the sensitivity of different commercial assays in the diagnosis of CMV infection in pregnancy
To evaluate the performance of different commercial assays for the detection of recent cytomegalovirus (CMV) in pregnancy, the sensitivity and specificity of assays for CMV-specific IgM antibodies were compare...
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Open AccessPhase II study of sequential chemotherapy with docetaxel–estramustine followed by mitoxantrone–prednisone in patients with advanced hormone-refractory prostate cancer
Sequential chemotherapy may improve treatment efficacy avoiding the additive toxicity associated with concomitant polichemotherapy in hormone-refractory prostate cancer (HRPC). Forty patients received docetaxe...
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Open AccessHypersensitivity reactions related to oxaliplatin (OHP)
Patients treated with platinum compounds are subject to hypersensitivity reactions. Our study has highlighted the reactions related to oxaliplatin (OHP) infusion. One hundred and twenty-four patients affected ...
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Lipid Metabolism in Human Neuroblastoma SK-N-BE Differentiated with Retinoic Acid
Neuroblastoma cells are an important model for the study of neuron differentiation. The inhibition of cell growth and the changes to mature neurons may be induced by different agents. Retinoic acid (RA), the v...
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Activation of Phospholipid Hydrolysis and Generation of Eicosanoids in Cultured Rat Astroglial Cells by PAF, and Modulation by N-3 Fatty Acids
Astroglial cells, in addition to providing mechanical and metabolic support to neurons, interact with neuronal function by binding and metabolizing several types of neuromediators. Glial cells are also involve...
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Modulation of Arachidonic Acid Metabolism In Cultured Rat Astroglial Cells By Long-Chain N-3 Fatty Acids
Glial cells, in addition to providing mechanical and metabolic support to neurons, interact with neuronal function by binding and metabolizing several types of neuromediators. Glial cells are also involved in ...
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Shift of preferred directions of premotor cortical cells with arm movements performed across the workspace
The activity of 156 neurons was recorded in the premotor cortex (Weinrich and Wise 1982) and in an adjoining rostral region of area 6 (area 6 DR; Barbas and Pandya 1987) while monkeys made visually-guided arm ...
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Anaesthesia in Achondroplastic Dwarves
Achondroplasia is an autosomal dominant skeletal dysplasia with disease of endochondral bone formation, due to intrinsic failure of proliferating cartilage in the growth plates (1, 16, 18, 28).
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Precursor-Product Relationship in Vascular Eicosanoid Formation after Manipulation of Dietary Fatty Acids in Experimental Animals
The metabolic relationship between the long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA), arachidonic acid (AA), and the prostaglandin system was discovered two decades ago. Although information on the eicosanoid f...
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Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency and Its Effects on the Central Nervous System
Dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) belonging to the linoleic and linolenic acid families were recognized several years ago as being essential for balanced body growth and the proper function of many ti...