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The Relationship between Mean Pulmonary Artery Pressure and Quality of Life in Patients with Mitral Stenosis
(KARGER, 2011)
Objectives: We aimed to evaluate echocardiography-guided hemodynamic determinants of quality of life (QoL) via the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form (SF-36) questionnaire in patients with mild to moderate mitral stenosis ...
Treatment failure of gentamicin in pediatric patients with oropharyngeal tularemia
(INT SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE, INC, 2011)
Background: Tularemia is a zoonotic infection, and the causative agent is Francisella tularensis. A first-line therapy for treating tularemia is aminoglycosides (streptomycin or, more commonly, gentamicin), and treatment ...
Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Clivus and Its Age-Related Changes in the Bone Marrow
(KOWSAR PUBL, 2011)
Background: The clivus is a bone region between dorsum cella and foramen magnum. It can be evaluated very clearly in routine brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) due to its central location. Objectives: Quantitative and ...
Breast Cancer Risk Factors in Turkey: a Hospital-based Case-control Study
(ASIAN PACIFIC ORGANIZATION CANCER PREVENTION, 2011)
Background: Regional disparities in breast cancer (BC) outcomes have been reported in Turkey. Methods: In a hospital-based case-control study in Sivas, Turkey, 172 patients with histologically confirmed BC were compared ...
Evaluation of the Chemical Composition and Antioxidant Activity of the Essential Oils of Peucedanum longifolium (Waldst. & Kit.) and P. palimbioides (Boiss.)
(ACG PUBLICATIONS, 2011)
This study was designed to evaluate the chemical composition and antioxidant activity of the essential oils of Peucedanum longifolium and P. palimbioides. According to the GC-MS analysis, 35 compounds were accounted for ...
Pulmonary toxicity of chronic exposure to tobacco and biomass smoke in rats
(HOSPITAL CLINICAS, UNIV SAO PAULO, 2011)
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to examine the separate and combined effects of tobacco and biomass smoke exposure on pulmonary histopathology in rats. INTRODUCTION: In addition to smoking, indoor pollution in ...
Investigation of the Relaxant Effect Mechanism of Ketamine on Normal and Ovalbumin-Induced Trachea in Guinea Pigs
(ORTADOGU AD PRES & PUBL CO, 2011)
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate of effects and the possible mechanisms of effects of ketamine on the isolated trachea preparations from control and ovalbumin sensitized guinea pigs. Material and Methods: ...
Serum cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate levels in schizophrenic patients and their first-degree relatives
(WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2011)
Aims: Alterations in cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S) levels are thought to play a role in the pathophysiology of neuropsychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia. The aim of this study was to ...
Association between ABCB1 (MDR1) Gene 3435 C > T Polymorphism and Colchicine Unresponsiveness of FMF Patients
(TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 2011)
The multidrug resistance gene-1 (MDR1, adenosine triphosphate-binding cassette transporter: ABCB1, P-glycoprotein) encodes membrane proteins that play a crucial role in protecting cells from xenobiotics, chemicals, and ...
Dietary effects of Ca-zeolite supplementation on some blood and tibial bone characteristics of broilers
(SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCES, 2011)
This study was conducted to investigate the effects of differing amounts of natural Ca-zeolite on bone and some blood parameters. A total of 240 day-old Ross 308 broiler chicks were assigned to four treatments with three ...