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On Pseudopotential Calculations of Point Defects in Metals
Results of pseudopotential calculations of the relaxational parameters and formation energy of point defects in aluminum and sodium are presented. The results are encouraging and suggest that the apprehension ...
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Hypothalamic peptide hormones and their analogues
Although various anatomical and physiological data discussed elsewhere in this book supported the concept of hypothalamic control of the pituitary gland (Green and Harris, 1947), direct evidence for the existe...
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Circulating B Lymphocytes in Multiple Myeloma Patients Contain an Autocrine IL-6 Driven Pre-Myeloma Cell Population
Among the unanswered questions in the development of multiple myeloma are the level of hematopoietic development of the myeloma stem cell,1 the tissue site of initiation (bone marrow? lymph node?) 2,3 and the rol...
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Acute Renal Failure in the ICU: Approaches to Nutritional Support
For many years it has been apparent that the provision of nutritional support is fundamental in the treatment of patients with acute renal failure (ARF). There is now an extensive literature concerning the met...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
A computer assisted image analysis system for diagnosing movement disorders
Video image analysis is able to provide quantitative data on postural and movement abnormalities and thus has an important application in neurological diagnosis and management. The conventional techniques requ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
From Inward Spread of Activation, Active Elongation to the Effect of Organic Calcium Channel Blockers in Muscle Excitation-Contraction Coupling