Repositorio Académico de la Universidad de Chile: Recent submissions
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(2011)Tissue factor (TF) serving as the receptor for coagulation factor VII (FVII) initiates the extrinsic coagulation pathway. We previously demonstrated that progesterone increases TF, coagulation and invasion in breast cancer ...
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(2011)Background: Hypertension in children is a frequently overlooked problem that is an important cardiovascular risk factor. Aim: To determine the prevalence of hypertension among school age children. Material and Methods: ...
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(2011)After the eruption of the Chaitén Volcano (Chile) and the destruction of the neighboring Chaitén city, some alternative sites were evaluated for the relocation of administrative facilities and housing for the displaced. ...
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(2011)Calcineurin inhibitor (CNI) immunosuppressive therapy postliver transplantation (OLT) is important to reduce graft rejection episodes. However, these drugs show important side effects, particularly renal dysfunction (RDF). ...
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(2011)Objective To evaluate the efficacy of sertraline versus placebo in the management of somatic and psychological complaints of the climacteric syndrome. Methods We conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled ...
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(2011)This paper explores the relationship between the quality of university educational services and institutional quality. For this purpose, a conceptual framework that links quality of service with the university quality is ...
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(2011)Mitochondria are dynamic organelles able to vary their morphology between elongated interconnected mitochondrial networks and fragmented disconnected arrays, through events of mitochondrial fusion and fission, respectively. ...
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(2011)Nocturnal sleep patterns may be a contributing factor for the epidemic of obesity. Epidemiologic and experimental studies have reported that sleep restriction is an independent risk factor for weight gain and obesity. ...
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(2011)Objectives: This study compared three parasitological methods applied simultaneously in individuals with untreated chronic Chagas' disease in order to determine their individual and combined performances. Methods: From a ...
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(2011)Background: Ambient particulate matter (PM) derived from coal-fired power plants may have important cardiovascular effects, but existing toxicological studies are inadequate for understanding these effects. The Toxicological ...
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(Oxford University Press, 2011)Background The significance of polycystic ovarian morphology (PCOM) during adolescence is not clear. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between PCOM and anti-Mllerian hormone (AMH), inhibin B, testosterone ...
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(2011)The epidemic of heart failure continues apace, and development of novel therapies with clinical efficacy has lagged. Now, important insights into the molecular circuitry of cardiovascular autophagy have raised the prospect ...
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(2011)Introduction: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is difficult to diagnose because of the absence of a gold standard. Aim: To evaluate the use of quantitative cultures of endotracheal aspirates for diagnosis of pediatric ...
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(2011)Background: Insulin resistance (IR) is associated with a higher risk of multiple diseases and its early detection would allow to minimize the associated risk; the presence of acanthosis nigricans (AN) it's associated to ...
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(2011)Calcium is the only known component in the diet that may affect absorption of both nonheme and heme iron. However, the evidence for a calcium effect on iron absorption mainly comes from studies that did not isolate the ...
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(2011)Atorvastatin is a statin that inhibits the 3-hydroxy-methyl-glutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase. Several landmark clinical trials have demonstrated the beneficial effects of statin therapy for primary and secondary ...
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(2011)Chagas disease has a variable clinical course with different manifestations and heterogenous geographical distribution. Some studies suggest that this clinical variability could be influenced by the genetic variability of ...
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(2011)The right of the children to be heard and to have their opinion considered properly constitutes a legal mandate that forces family judges to gather their desires and feelings in a wide range of matters. Nevertheless, neither ...
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(2011)Background: Effects of urbanisation on diabetes risk appear to be greater in indigenous populations worldwide than in populations of European origin, but the reasons are unclear. This cross-sectional study aimed to determine ...
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(2011)Background The performance of eight currently available paediatric propofol pharmacokinetic models in target-controlled infusions (TCIs) was assessed, in healthy children from 3 to 26 months of age. Methods Forty-one, ASA ...
