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P4‐056: Association of Serum Leptin Levels With Cognitive Decline is Dependent on Body Mass Index
(The Alzheimer’s AssociationWiley Periodicals, Inc., 2010-07)
Quantifying Prefibrillar Amyloids in vitro by Using a “Thioflavin-Like” Spectroscopic Method
(WILEY-VCH Verlag, 2010-09-03)
In Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other neurodegenerative disorders, proteins accumulate into ordered aggregates, called amyloids. Recent evidence suggests that these structures include both large, insoluble fibrils and ...
Potential role for bone marrow-derived fibrocytes in the orbital fibroblast heterogeneity associated with thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2010-10)
Fibroblast heterogeneity has been recognized for decades, but the basis for multiple phenotypes among these cells has been investigated only recently. More than 15 years ago, Bucalla and his colleagues described for the ...
Physical and Psychosocial Health in Older Women with Chronic Pain: Comparing Clusters of Clinical and Nonclinical Samples
(Blackwell Publishing Inc, 2010-04)
This investigation examined why some elderly women with severe pain symptoms and impairment in health status were not seen in a tertiary care pain center.Three groups of older (≥60 years) women were included in the study: ...
Sodium channel gene family: epilepsy mutations, gene interactions and modifier effects
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2010-06-01)
The human sodium channel family includes seven neuronal channels that are essential for the initiation and propagation of action potentials in the CNS and PNS. In view of their critical role in neuronal firing and their ...
Environment for nursing scholarship and journal impact factors in Taiwan
(Blackwell Publishing Asia, 2010-06)
Universities are seeking objective measures to assess their faculty members' research output in order to improve their national and international standing. Despite concerns, many have adopted the impact factor of journals ...
Value of fine-needle aspiration biopsy in initial evaluation of floor of the mouth masses: Report of a case of low-grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2010-02)
Low-grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma (LG MEC) is a rare tumor which can occur in the minor salivary glands as intraoral lesion, more frequently in the palate and very rarely in the floor of the mouth. Traditionally, the ...
Does it matter where you go for breast surger? Attending surgeon's influence on variation in receipt of mastectomy for breast cancer
(2010-10)
BACKGROUND:
Concerns about the use of mastectomy and breast reconstruction for breast cancer have motivated interest in surgeon's influence on the variation in receipt of these procedures.
OBJECTIVES:
To evaluate ...
Factors associated with the appearance of gingival papillae
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2010-08)
Chow YC, Eber RM, Tsao Y-P, Shotwell JL, Wang H-L. Factors associated with the appearance of gingival papillae. J Clin Periodontol 2010; 37: 719-727 doi: . The purpose of this study was to evaluate factors associated ...