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Konstantinos Kalafatakis
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Fetal ECG Extraction Based on Overcomplete ICA and Empirical Wavelet Transform
Continuous fetal heart monitoring during pregnancy can be crucial in detecting and preventing many pathological conditions related to fetal heart development. In particular, because of its potential to provide...
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Open AccessAuthor Correction: Self-perceived quality of sleep among COPD patients in Greece: the SLEPICO study
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Open AccessSelf-perceived quality of sleep among COPD patients in Greece: the SLEPICO study
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide accompanied by a substantial social and economic burden for the patient and the society. Poor sleep quality ...
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Open AccessClassification of COPD patients and compliance to recommended treatment in Greece according to GOLD 2017 report: the RELICO study
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a multifactorial clinical condition, characterized by chronic progressive (or worsening) respiratory symptoms, structural pulmonary abnormalities, and impaired l...
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Using the Allen gene expression atlas of the adult mouse brain to gain further insight into the physiological significance of TAG-1/Contactin-2
The anatomic gene expression atlas (AGEA) of the adult mouse brain of the Allen Institute for Brain Science is a transcriptome-based atlas of the adult C57Bl/6 J mouse brain, based on the extensive in situ hyb...
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Open AccessEffects of the pattern of glucocorticoid replacement on neural processing, emotional reactivity and well-being in healthy male individuals: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Deviation from the physiological glucocorticoid dynamics (circadian and underlying ultradian rhythmicity) is a common characteristic of various neuropsychiatric and endocrine disorders as well as glucocorticoi...
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Experimentally-induced maternal hypothyroidism alters crucial enzyme activities in the frontal cortex and hippocampus of the offspring rat
Thyroid hormone insufficiency during neurodevelopment can result into significant structural and functional changes within the develo** central nervous system (CNS), and is associated with the establishment ...
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Postnuclear Supernatants of Rat Brain Regions as Substrates for the In Vitro Assessment of Cadmium-Induced Neurotoxicity on Acetylcholinesterase Activity
Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity is thought to be a major neurotoxicity biomarker. Considering the recently highlighted controversy over the use of AChE activity as a biomarker for the neurotoxicity induce...
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Developmental neurotoxicity of cadmium on enzyme activities of crucial offspring rat brain regions
Cadmium (Cd) is an environmental contaminant known to exert significant neurotoxic effects on both humans and experimental animals. The aim of this study was to shed more light on the effects of gestational (i...
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Modulation of crucial adenosinetriphosphatase activities due to U-74389G administration in a porcine model of intracerebral hemorrhage
Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) represents a partially-understood cerebrovascular disease of high incidence, morbidity and mortality. We, herein, report the findings of our study concerning the role...
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Activation of acetylcholinesterase after U-74389G administration in a porcine model of intracerebral hemorrhage
Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) accounts for 10–15% of all strokes. Despite high incidence, morbidity and mortality, the precise pathophysiology of spontaneous ICH is not fully understood, while the...
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Structural and functional alterations in the hippocampus due to hypothyroidism
Thyroid hormones (THs) exert a broad spectrum of effects on the central nervous system (CNS). Hypothyroidism, especially during CNS development, can lead to structural and functional changes (mostly resulting ...
