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Impact of peritoneal solute transport rate on nutritional status and clinical outcome in peritoneal dialysis patients
(2003-04-16)
The transport characteristics of the peritoneal membrane may be influenced by inflammation and various comorbid diseases (CMD) in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. On the other hand, the peritoneal solute transport rate ...
Ischemic brain damage following transient and moderate compression of sensorimotor cortex in Sprague-Dawley and diabetic Goto-Kakizaki rats
(2004-03-05)
in the sensorimotor cortex caused a well-defined functional deficit seen as transient (5-7 days) contralateral paresis of the fore- and/or hindlimbs in Sprague-Dawley rats. The morphological changes and the functional outcome after the ischemic insult were dependent...
Retinoid processing in vivo : characterization and structure-function analysis of retinol dehydrogenases
(2003-05-15)
was in fact the murine homologue of the human RDH5, based on the amino acid similarity, substrate specificity and protein expression patterns. These enzymes are thought to have a role in chromophore generation in the visual cycle. Genetical evidence...
Bile in the oesophagus contributes to the development and complications of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
(2002-05-10)
Objective: To clarify the relationship between duodenogastro- oesophageal reflux (DGOR) and gastro- oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) and its complications.
Methods: As persons who have had their gallbladders removed ...
Local anesthesia for pain relief after surgery
(2001-11-16)
Postoperative pain is a common problem in spite of increased awareness
among patients and healthcare professionals. The prevailing practice is
still to administer opiates, which have a good painrelieving potential
but ...
Studies on autoimmune diabetes in Latvians and other populations
(2001-10-09)
IDDM is an autoimmune disease, characterized by autoimmune mediated loss of insulin secreting B- cells. GAD65 and IA-2 are major B-cell specific autoantibodies and are not found in healthy population. IDDM is associated ...
Quality of life and femoral neck fractures
(2002-11-27)
prospective studies the EQ-5D was validated and it appeared to be an appropriate quality of life instrument in elderly patients with femoral neck fractures. There was a good correlation between the quality of life (EQ-5D index scores) and other outcome...
Telephone advice nursing : callers’ perceptions, nurses’ experience of problems and basis for assessments
(2004-01-02)
At a health care call center, care-seekers can consult telephone nurses 24 hours a day. Telephone advice nursing (TAN) includes triage, advice, support, education, referral, information and coordination. The overall aim ...
Genetic dynamics of HIV-1 : recombination, drug resistance and intrahost evolution
(2004-05-14)
A striking characteristic of HIV is the enormous capacity of genetic
variation. Frequent mutations, deletions, insertions and recombination
events create a population of genetically related but non-identical
viruses ...
Perinatal HIV-1 infection : aspects on clinical presentation, viral dynamics and epidemiology
(2004-09-15)
During the last 20 years HIV-1 infection has changed from being an
unknown disease to being a widespread pandemic, in some areas affecting a
large proportion of the human population. Mother-to-child transmission
(MTCT) ...