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Among different PET tracers, 18F-fludeoxyglucose (FDG) and 11C-choline are known to have a high tumor uptake correlated with a high mitotic index of tumor cells. Thus, the uptake of 18F-FDG and 11C-choline may be...
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The first 22 years of a search for exoplanets by gravitational microlensing that is being conducted by the Japan/NZ collaboration known as MOA are described. A range of techniques that was developed in associa...
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The first 22 years of a search for exoplanets by gravitational microlensing that is being conducted by the Japan/NZ collaboration known as MOA are described. A range of techniques that was developed in associa...
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Cytokine/chemokine profile in J774 macrophage cells persistently infected with DA strain of Theiler’s murine encephalomyelitis virus (TMEV)
Theiler’s murine encephalomyelitis virus (TMEV) is a picornavirus and persists in the spinal cords of mice, followed by inflammatory demyelinating disease. Viral persistence is a key determinant for the TMEV-i...
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This paper presents the features of the “eleven-year” cycle of radiocarbon content during the period of prolonged sunspot minimum called the Maunder Minimum (1645–1715 AD). Whether or not the Sun had maintained t...
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