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Open AccessSmoking in preeclamptic women is associated with higher birthweight for gestational age and lower soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 levels: a nested case control study
Smoking paradoxically increases the risk of small-for-gestational-age (SGA) birth but protects against preeclampsia. Some studies have reported a "U-shaped" distribution of fetal growth in preeclamptic pregnan...
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Effect of Lead Exposure on the Activity of Some Hepatic Enzymes in the Rat
Summary: Seven-day-old rats were fed 1% lead acetate tetrahydrate solution for 2,4, or 7 days. Adult rats were fed the same lead solution for 6–8 wk. In the newborn rats, hepatic UDP-bilirubin glucuronyl trans...
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Intestinal Osmolality and Carbohydrate Absorption in Rats Treated with Polymerized Glucose
Summary: The intestinal osmolal physiology and absorption of comparable preparations of polymerized glucose and glucose were evaluated in isolated segments of rat duodenum. The acute rise in the osmolality of ...
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EFFECT OF Na BENZOATE ON SERUM BILIRUBIN IN THE GUNN RAT
That Na benzoate will displace bilirubin from albumin has been demonstrated in vitro; however, bilirubin-albumin kinetics may not be altered in vivo by Na benzoate because of its rapid conversion to Na hippura...
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Celiac-sprue Syndrome: Etiologic Considerations
Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (γGTP), an intestinal mucosal enzyme, hydrolyzes γ glutamic carboxyl amide bonds. Subfractions of gluten were obtained by a modification of the hydrolytic scheme of Frazer. A high...
