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    Impairment of ATP hydrolysis decreases adenosine A1 receptor tonus favoring cholinergic nerve hyperactivity in the obstructed human urinary bladder

    This study was designed to investigate whether reduced adenosine formation linked to deficits in extracellular ATP hydrolysis by NTPDases contributes to detrusor neuromodulatory changes associated with bladder...

    M. Silva-Ramos, I. Silva, M. Faria, M. T. Magalhães-Cardoso in Purinergic Signalling (2015)

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    Lab Experiences with a Linkage Exoskeleton for Walking Assistance

    Results of experimental tests are reported and discussed by using a linkage exoskeleton for walking assistance. The exoskeleton is actuated by a single actuator and has been designed with adjustable link mecha...

    I. Silva, M. Ceccarelli, C. Copilusi in New Trends in Mechanism and Machine Science (2015)

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    Insights on the Genotype Distribution Among Cryptococcus neoformans and C. gattii Portuguese Clinical Isolates

    This study provides a comprehensive picture of the C. neoformans/C. gattii molecular types most often associated with human cryptococcosis in Portugal and assesses the impact of C. gattii in these infections. One...

    A. P. Maduro, K. Mansinho, F. Teles, I. Silva, W. Meyer in Current Microbiology (2014)

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    PReS-FINAL-2122: Autologous stem cell transplantation in a patient with severe systemic sclerosis in Portugal

    M Guedes, C Zilhão, L Palhau, I Almeida, I Silva, C Vasconcelos in Pediatric Rheumatology (2013)

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    Raynaud's phenomenon in pediatric age

    M Tavares, A Novo, H Sousa, I Silva, I Almeida, M Guedes in Pediatric Rheumatology (2011)

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    Is there a difference in response rate and degree of satisfaction among family members of survivors and nonsurvivors at admission to intensive care?

    C Teixeira, J Keating, I Silva, A Veloso, O Ribeiro, I Aragão in Critical Care (2011)

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    L-DOPA inhibits depolarization-induced [3H]GABA release in the dopamine-denervated globus pallidus of the rat: the effect is dopamine independent and mediated by D2-like receptors

    The effect of L-DOPA on [3H]GABA release in slices of globus pallidus from 6-OHDA-lesioned rats was studied. Release was evoked by high (15 mM) K+. The lesion reduced dopamine content and dopamine synthesized fro...

    I. Silva, H. Cortes, E. Escartín, C. Rangel, L. Florán in Journal of Neural Transmission (2006)

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    Magnetic Field Imaging of Steel Reinforcing Bars in Concrete Using Portable Scanning Systems

    Concrete structures throughout the world face the danger of sudden collapse if the condition of their steel reinforcement is not monitored regularly. Bridges are the most vulnerable to catastrophic failure as ...

    Z. Z. Yu, P. A. Gaydecki, I. Silva in Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondest… (1999)

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    An assessment of the phytoplankton biomass and primary productivity of Parakrama Samudra, a shallow man-made lake in Sri Lanka

    Phytoplankton biomass was assessed from microscopic counts and from measurements of chlorophyll-a. Figures ranged from 2 to 35 mg FW 1-1(FW, fresh weight) and from 5 to 105 µg Chl-a 1-1, respectively. The phytopl...

    M. Dokulil, I. Silva, K. Bauer in Limnology of Parakrama Samudra — Sri Lanka (1983)