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Endocrine aspects of obesity and weight reduction by bariatric surgery : with special emphasis on beta cell function
(2003-09-11)
Severe obesity is the most predictive acquired risk factor for the development of type 2 diabetes. Bariatric surgery induces marked weight loss and reverses the diabetic state significantly. This could be explained not ...
Experience-based VAS values for EQ-5D-3L health states in a national general population health survey in China
(2016-04-18)
PURPOSE: To investigate the feasibility of deriving experience-based visual analogue scale (VAS) values for EQ-5D-3L health states using national general population health survey data in China.
METHODS: The EQ-5D-3L ...
Cell cycle and differentiation in Giardia Lamblia
(2008-04-30)
Giardia lamblia is the major cause of waterborne diarrhea worldwide.
Giardiasis is initiated by ingestion of cysts, which after passing
through the stomach are triggered to excyst. Excystation, or awakening
from dormancy, ...
Immunological consequences of Epstein-Barr virus replication
(2008-04-04)
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a ubiquitous human herpesvirus involved in
the pathogenesis of a wide spectrum of malignant and non-malignant
diseases. In healthy EBV carriers, the virus is believed to infect two
major ...
Surviving cystectomy due to urinary bladder cancer with maintained quality of life
(2010-10-15)
In 2008 1694 men and 626 women in Sweden were diagnosed as having bladder cancer. The character of bladder cancer is highly variable ranging from moderately serious development of superficial tumors to much more serious ...
Calcium signaling in development and disease
(2011-01-13)
The calcium ion (Ca2+) is a highly versatile signaling messenger involved in a diverse range of physiological processes such as gene transcription/expression, proliferation, differentiation and cell death. Intracellular ...
Colonoscopic surveillance in familial colorectal cancer
(2014-10-03)
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a disease with a high and rising incidence in the industrialized countries. It is the third leading cause of death among cancers in Sweden and the forth worldwide. Important etiological factors ...