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Effect of peritonitis on gallbladder smooth muscle contractility in guinea pigs
(ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE, 2004)
Background. The mechanisms involved in the impaired gallbladder contractile response in peritonitis are unknown. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of peritonitis on the contraction and relaxation responses ...
The association of biomass fuel combustion on pulmonary function tests in the adult population of Mid-Anatolia
(BIRKHAUSER VERLAG AG, 2004)
Objectives: To assess the association of biomass as domestic energy source on respiratory function in rural areas of Mid-Anatolia in Turkey where biomass use is frequent. Methods: In a cross-sectional study, pulmonary ...
A basal chalcidoid (Insecta : Hymenoptera) from the earliest Cretaceous or latest Jurassic of Mongolia
(BRILL ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS, 2004)
Khutelchalcis gobiensis gen. et sp. n. (Khutelchalcididae fam. n.), based on a tiny impression fossil collected from the lowermost Cretaceous or uppermost Jurassic deposits of Khutel-Khara in East Mongolia, was studied ...
Prevalence of atopy in rheumatoid arthritis in Sivas, Turkey. A prospective clinical study
(SPRINGER HEIDELBERG, 2004)
Assumed mutual antagonism of T-helper cell (Th)1 and Th2 diseases suggests that the prevalence of atopy should be decreased in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We tried to determine that prevalence. Sixty-two patients with RA ...
Ultramafic-rock-hosted vein sepiolite occurrences in the Ankara ophiolitic melange, Central Anatolia, Turkey
(CLAY MINERALS SOC, 2004)
A 2 m thick brecciated zone containing magnesian minerals is present at the contact of tectonites and cumulates. Tectonites below this zone comprise serpentinized orthopyroxenite and serpentinite. An alteration zone with ...
Genetic relationships between Anatolian species and subspecies of Aphanius Nardo, 1827 (Pisces, Cyprinodontiformes) based on RAPD markers
(VERSITA, 2004)
Anatolia is regarded as the center of diversification of Aphanius because 6 species and 4 subspecies of 14 Aphanius species described to date occur only in Anatolia.. Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers were ...
Biosorption of cadmium by Myriophyllum spicatum L. and Myriophyllum triphyllum orchard
(PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 2004)
The aim of this study was to characterize the biological treatment of heavy metal-contaminated water employing Myriophyllum species, namely M. spicatum L. and M. triphyllum. Both species were found to be capable of removing ...
Determination of trace amounts of iodide by an inhibition kinetic spectrophotometric method
(SCIENTIFIC TECHNICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL TURKEY, 2004)
In this study, the reaction between Co(III)-EDTA and hypophosphite ion, catalyzed by Pd(II), was chosen as the indicator reaction. The inhibition kinetics of this catalytic reaction were investigated in the presence of ...
The effects of infrared laser and medical treatments on pain and serotonin degradation products in patients with myofascial pain syndrome. A controlled trial
(SPRINGER HEIDELBERG, 2004)
In this controlled study of 46 patients with myofascial pain syndrome, we investigated the effects of infrared (IR) laser application to trigger points and medical treatment on pain reduction and serotonin and its degradation ...
Critical steps in electronic volume quantification of gingival crevicular fluid: the potential impact of evaporation, fluid retention, local conditions and repeated measurements
(WILEY, 2004)
Background and objectives: Various methodological factors may operate during clinical gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) sampling, volume quantification or subsequent laboratory analysis. For precise volume quantification, ...