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Performance evaluation of the new chemiluminescent intact FGF23 assay relative to the existing assay system
This study assessed the performance of a new fully automated immunoassay for fibroblast growth factor (FGF) 23 (Determinar CL FGF23 CL) among healthy individuals and those with chronic hypophosphatemia compare...
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Open AccessA novel strategy to engineer pre-vascularized 3-dimensional skin substitutes to achieve efficient, functional engraftment
Autologous split-thickness skin grafts are the preferred treatment for excised burn wounds, but donor sites for autografting are often limited in patients with extensive burns. A number of alternative treatmen...
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Open AccessThe reduced bactericidal activity of neutrophils as an incisive indicator of water-immersion restraint stress and impaired exercise performance in mice
The incisive evaluation of psychological stress may be required to determine the exercise performance of stressed hosts. We investigated objective markers of psychological stress that reflect exercise performa...
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Jamming and Spoofing Protection for ADS-B Mode S Receiver Through Array Signal Processing
Automatic-dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) receivers are vulnerable to jamming and spoofing attacks. Air traffic management is expected to heavily rely on ADS-B in the future so it is important to prov...
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Open AccessActivation and increase of radio-sensitive CD11b+ recruited Kupffer cells/macrophages in diet-induced steatohepatitis in FGF5 deficient mice
We have recently reported that Kupffer cells consist of two subsets, radio-resistant resident CD68+ Kupffer cells and radio-sensitive recruited CD11b+ Kupffer cells/macrophages (Mφs). Non-alcoholic steatohepat...
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Open AccessNoradrenalin effectively rescues mice from blast lung injury caused by laser-induced shock waves
Blast lung injuries (BLI) caused by blast waves are extremely critical in the prehospital setting, and hypotension is thought to be the main cause of death in such cases. The present study aimed to elucidate t...
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Thoracic shock wave injury causes behavioral abnormalities in mice
Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is caused by complex mechanisms of systemic, local and cerebral responses to blast exposure. However, the molecular mechanisms of cognitive impairment after exposure to blast...
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Preventive and improvement effects of exercise training and supplement intake in white adipose tissues on obesity and lifestyle-related diseases
Recent increases in the number of obese individuals and individuals suffering from lifestyle-related diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, that accompany obesity have become a serious social problem. White adipos...
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Strenuous endurance training in humans reduces oxidative stress following exhausting exercise
The aim of this study was to evaluate whether high-intensity endurance training would alleviate exercise-induced oxidative stress. Nine untrained male subjects (aged 19–21 years) participated in a 12-week tra...
