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Imperiled freshwater mussels in drainage channels associated with rare agricultural landscape and diverse fish communities
Identification of landscape structures that predict the distribution of aquatic organisms has the potential to provide a practical management tool for species conservation in agricultural drainage channels. We...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Fluctuation of Heart Rate in Neonates
In 15 normal full-term neonates (weighed more than 2,500 g) delivered normally (Apgar scores: 8-10), ECG and respiratory movement were measured for about 15 min each, at 30 min , 1 hr, 3 hrs and 5 hrs after bi...
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Open AccessDetection of Merkel cell polyomavirus with a tumour-specific signature in non-small cell lung cancer
We searched for a viral aetiology for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), focusing on Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV).
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The role of microRNA-150 as a tumor suppressor in malignant lymphoma
MicroRNA (miRNA; miR) is a class of small regulatory RNA molecules, the aberrant expression of which can lead to the development of cancer. We recently reported that overexpression of miR-21 and/or miR-155 lea...
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Laryngeal stenosis associated with chronic graft-versus-host disease following unrelated bone marrow transplantation
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Successful and optimized in vivo gene transfer to rabbit carotid artery mediated by electronic pulse
Several gene transfer methods, including viral or nonviral vehicles have been developed, however, efficacy, safety or handling continue to present problems. We developed a nonviral and plasmid-based method for...
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35th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Implications of Heat Shock Proteins During Liver Surgery and Liver Perfusion
Cells primed by sublethal stress transiently overproduce heat shock proteins (HSPs) and thereby develop tolerance to the next lethal stress. This response in organisms is called the stress response and involve...
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Crystal growth in syndiotactic poly(vinyl alcohol) hydrogels
Aqueous solutions of syndiotacticity-rich poly(vinyl alcohol) (s-PVA) form gels easily. The optimum condition of growth of the calcium tartrate crystal formed by diffusing calcium chloride into hydrogels containi...