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Investigating Tissue Regeneration Using the DUAL Control Genetic Ablation System
Genetic ablation is a highly efficient method to study regeneration in vivo by stimulating tissue-specific cell death that subsequently induces regrowth and repair in a develo** organism. This approach has b...
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Brain encoding of acupuncture sensation — coupling on-line rating with fMRI
Acupuncture-induced sensations have historically been associated with clinical efficacy. These sensations are atypical, arising from sub-dermal receptors, and their neural encoding is not well known. In this f...
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Traditional Chinese acupuncture and placebo (sham) acupuncture are differentiated by their effects on μ-opioid receptors (MORs)
Controversy remains regarding the mechanisms of acupuncture analgesia. A prevailing theory, largely unproven in humans, is that it involves the activation of endogenous opioid antinociceptive systems and μ-opi...
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Cyclooxygenase-2 (cox-2) blockade in the chemoprevention of cancers of the colon, breast, prostate, and lung
The existing epidemiologic literature was comprehensively reviewed to retrieve all epidemiologic studies (case control and cohort studies) that examined exposure to traditional over the counter nonsteroidal an...
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Reduced-intensity conditioning is effective and safe for transplantation of patients with Shwachman–Diamond syndrome
Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is the only potentially curative treatment for the BM dysfunction seen in patients with Shwachman–Diamond syndrome (SDS). Historically, these patients ...
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Diesel exhaust exposure and bladder cancer risk
A total of 136 cases of men with urinary bladder cancer and 272 matched hospital controls were examined for potential exposure to diesel exhaust. A lifetime occupational history was obtained for all subjects i...
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Uterine anomalies: clinical significance
Significant clinical implications are associated with uterine anomalies. This subject has stimulated interest, debate and controversy over the past 300 years, especially as to the clinical implications of each...
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Assessment of biological nitrogen fixation in grassland and associated sites
The extent of nitrogen fixation in native grassland on clay soil was measured using the C2H2 reduction assay. Undisturbed soil cores incubated in microcanopies in the field indicated fixation rates of 2 kg N/ha p...
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Ab initio MO-SCF calculation on a model of anomalous water
Ab initio calculations are carried out on the planar hexamer model of anomalous water using a variety of basis sets. The results are compared to results of similar calculations on free water and water in the ice...
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Selection of clonal potato seedlings at three widely separated locations
From 210 first clonal generation potato seedlings tested at three widely separated locations 41 different seedlings were selected the first year. Of these only two were selected at more than one location and n...
