Volume 13, Number 10, October 2007

Hypothesis

Neural complexity, dissociation, and schizophrenia
Petr Bob, Marek Susta, Jan Chladek, Katerina Glaslova, Peter Fedor-Freybergh
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Basic Research

Absorption rates and free radical scavenging values of vitamin C-lipid metabolites in human lymphoblastic cells
Benjamin Weeks, Pedro Perez
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Can the “brain-sparing effect” be detected in a small-animal model?
Efrat Barbiro-Michaely, Michael Tolmasov, Shunit Rinkevich-Shop, Judith Sonn, Avraham Mayevsky
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The effect of gastric overfilling on the pharyngo-esophageal and lower esophageal sphincter: A possible factor in restricting food intake
Ahmed Shafik, Ali Shafik, Olfat Sibai, Ismail Shafik
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Liver lipid peroxidation in experimental Escherichia coli peritonitis: The role of myeloperoxidase and nitric oxide inhibition
Melek Demir, Ilknur Kaleli, Suleyman Demir, Selahattin Sert, Nural Cevahir, Umut Yildirim, Barbaros Sahin
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Clinical Research

Comparison of contamination between conventional three-way stopcock and needleless injection device: A randomized controlled trial
Jun Oto, Masaji Nishimura, Hiroshi Morimatsu, Hiroshi Katayama, Mutsuo Onodera, Hideo Takahashi, Jun Takezawa
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Satisfaction with breast cancer screening and future screening participation
Alexander Stojadinovic, Leonard Henry, George Peoples, Elizabeth Mittendorf, Sarah Lenington, Aviram Nissan, Craig Shriver
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The relationship between abortion and depression: New evidence from the fragile families and child wellbeing study
Daniel Rees, Joseph Sabia
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Dietary habits, physical activity and prevalence of overweight/obesity among adolescents in Greece: The Vyronas study
Rena Kosti, Demosthenes Panagiotakos, Costas Mihas, Alevizos Alevizos, Antonis Zampelas, Anargiros Mariolis, Yannis Tountas
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Risk of allergy development correlates with IL-4 receptor expression on newborns’ monocytes and Th lymphocytes
Katarzyna Grzela, Tomasz Grzela, Grażyna Korczak-Kowalska, Katarzyna Bocian, Wieslawa Sonczyk, Urszula Jędrasiak, Justyna Niderla-Bielinska, Maciej Łazarczyk, Wioletta Zagórska, Anna Zawadzka-Krajewska, Wojciech Feleszko, Marek Kulus
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The concentration of atrial and brain natriuretic peptide in patients with idiopathic hypertension
Robert Irzmanski, Marcin Barylski, Maciej Banach, Mariusz Piechota, Jan Kowalski, Czesław Cierniewski, Lucjan Pawlicki
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Altered cyclin D1 genotype distribution in human sporadic pituitary adenomas
Nurperi Gazioglu, Nevin Erensoy, Pinar Kadioglu, Müge Sayitoglu, Ismail Ersoy, Ozden Hatirnaz, Bunyamin Kisacik, Buge Oz, Mehmet Sar, Ugur Ozbek, Nejat Ciplak, Penbe Cagatay
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The role of paravertebral block in decreasing postoperative pain in elective breast surgeries
Ali Dabbagh, Hedayatollah Elyasi
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Case Reports

Spontaneous regression of a lumbar disc herniation: Case report
Theodossios Birbilis, Georgios Matis, Efthimia Theodoropoulou
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Advanced systemic sclerosis complicated by pulmonary hypertension and complete atrioventricular block: A case report
Michał Ciurzyński, Piotr Bienias, Agnieszka Szewczyk, Barbara Lichodziejewska, Maria Błaszczyk, Danuta Liszewska-Pfejfer, Piotr Pruszczyk
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Varicella zoster-associated severe aplastic anemia in a child and its successful treatment with peripheral blood stem cell transplantation from HLA-5/6-identical donor
Baris Kuskonmaz, Mualla Cetin, Duygu Uckan, Sevgi Yetgin
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Diagnostics and Medical Technology

Transcranial cerebral oximetry and transcranial doppler sonography in patients with ruptured cerebral aneurysms and delayed cerebral vasospasm
Constantine Constantoyannis, George Sakellaropoulos, George Kagadis, Paraskevi Katsakiori, Theodoros Maraziotis, George Nikiforidis, Nikolas Papadakis
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Reviews

Recent advances in tumor hypoxia: Tumor progression, molecular mechanisms, and therapeutic implications
Yuqing Zhang, Min Li, Qizhi Yao, Changyi Chen
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A new scheme for grading the quality of scientific reports that evaluate imaging modalities for cerebrovascular diseases
Adnan Qureshi
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Letters to Editor

Diagnostic cerebral angiography affects the tonus of the major cerebral arteries Comment to: Diagnostic cerebral angiography affects the tonus of the major cerebral arteries
Vijay Sharma, Bernard Chan
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