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Nano-sized and micro-sized polystyrene particles affect phagocyte function
Adverse effect of nanoparticles may include impairment of phagocyte function. To identify the effect of nanoparticle size on uptake, cytotoxicity, chemotaxis, cytokine secretion, phagocytosis, oxidative burst,...
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What are a patient's current chances of finding a matched unrelated donor? Twenty years’ central search experience in a small country
Between 1988 and 2007, international searches for matched unrelated donors (MUDs) were performed for 1586 Austrian patients. Between 2004 and 2007, a MUD was identified for 76.7% of the patients. Between 1996 ...
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Blutkoagel in Erythrozytenkonzentraten während der Transfusion
Ein mehrfaches Auftreten von Blutkoageln in leukozytendepletierten Erythrozytenkonzentraten (EKs) während der Transfusion wurde zum Anlass genommen, eine genaue Abklärung zu deren Ursache durchzuführen.
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Therapiekonzepte in der Transfusionsmedizin Bericht über die 1. Grazer Konsensustagung „Transfusionsmedizin”
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The HLA system in transplantation immunology
The genetics of the HLA system are described as well as the phenotypic and genomic HLA polymorphisms. The influence of the HLA system in matching for organ transplantation and the tolerance induced by blood tr...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Prostate Cancer
Adenocarcinoma of the prostate is one of the most common visceral cancers in males. It was estimated that in 1992 132,000 new cases were diagnosed in the United States and 34,000 prostatic cancer deaths occurr...
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Human leucocyte class I and II antigens in coeliac disease: a study in an Austrian paediatric population
Regional variations in the human leucocyte antigen (HLA) distribution patterns of coeliac disease (CD) have been reported. This study focuses on phenotype frequencies of a cohort of Austrian paediatric CD pati...
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Chapter
DR3 and DR7 -Negative Coeliac Disease (CD)- a Clinically Relevant Entity?
The association of CD with B8, DR3, DR7 and DQw2 is well known. However, little is known whether the lack of these antigens in CD patients (2–32%) is clinically relevant. To determine whether there is any hete...
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HLA CLASS I AND II ANTIGENS IN COELlAC DISEASE: A STUBY IN AN AUSTRIAN PEDIATRIC POPULATION
The association of coeliac disease (CD) with certain histocompatibility antigens is well documented, but these vary regionally in frequency. Also, differences in annual incidence of CD have been noted in sever...
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Acute midbrain syndrome as an adverse reaction to tetanus immunization
An acute midbrain syndrome III/IV developed twice after tetanus immunization. The occurrence of nearly identical episodes was remarkable, as well as the relatively rapid return to normal consciousness and neur...
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Chapter
Antigenic Determinants of Migratory Cells
This contribution describes the antigenic surface receptors of migratory cells of the body and gives an introductory overview of techniques of the analysis of such surface receptors.
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Chapter
Chronische Polyarthritis und Felty-Syndrom
Da es den Übergang einer echten akuten Polyarthritis (rheumatisches Fieber) in eine echte chronische Polyarthritis nicht gibt, entfallen folgerichtig die Krankheitsbezeichnungen „sekundär chronische Polyarthri...
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Chapter
Arthropathien bei weiteren metabolischen und ernährungsbedingten Störungen
Synonyma: Chondrocalcinosis articularis; Gelenkchondrokalzinose, Pseudogicht; Pyrophosphat-Arthropathie; englisch: calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) crystal deposition disease, pseudogout sy...
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Article
Bestimmung von Gold in Geweben und Blutzellen durch Kombination von Kaltveraschung und flammenloser Atomabsorption in der Graphitrohrküvette
Goldpräparate werden seit langem in der Medizin zur Behandlung der chronischen Polyarthitis verwendet. Wirkungsweise und Metabolismus der Medikamente sind noch wenig erforscht. Die Goldbestimmung in Blutzellen...
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Concanavalin A-induced suppressor cell activity and in vitro immunoglobulin secretion in rheumatoid arthritis: Correlation with clinical and immunological parameters
Concanavalin A-induced suppressor cell activity was found moderately but significantly (P<0.05) decreased in RA patients treated with nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (31±7% suppression) as compared to patient...
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Chapter
Con A Induced Suppressor Cell Activity in IBD and Other Inflammatory Diseases
During the past several years the regulation of the immune response, particularly regarding suppressor cell activity, has met with considerable interest, and a number of different suppressor cell systems, some...
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Article
Inhibition of the effect of reserpine on motor control by drugs which influence reserpine rigidity
The effect of monoaminergic (DOPA, metamphetamine, propylhexedrine) and cholinolytic agents (atropine, biperiden, caramiphen, trihexyphenidyl) on α and γ reflex discharge from the spinal cord was studied in th...
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Chapter
Inhibition of the Effect of Reserpine on Motor Control by Drugs which Influence Reserpine Rigidity
The effect of monoaminergic (DOPA, metamphetamine, propylhexedrine) and cholinolytic agents (atropine, biperiden, caramiphen, trihexyphenidyl) on α and γ reflex discharge from the spinal cord was studied in th...
