Repositorio Académico de la Universidad de Chile: Recent submissions
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(2010)Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common adult-onset motoneuron degenerative disease characterized by the selective loss of motoneurons in the spinal ventral horn, most brainstem nuclei, and the cerebral ...
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(2010)Ovogenesis and foliculogenesis in the mare differ from other farm animals and therefore, gamete manipulation, in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer have been very difficult. The histologic traits of ovaries from 12 ...
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(2010)There is ample documentation supporting the fact that androgens are required for normal spermatogenesis. A minority of infertile men have abnormal testosterone blood levels or mild androgen receptor mutations. We investigated ...
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(2010)Objective The University of Washington Quality of Life (UW-QOL) questionnaire is one of the most widely used instruments to evaluate the quality of life of head and neck cancer patients. The aim of this study was to perform ...
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(2010)Objectives: To characterize the seroepidemiological features of Pneumocystis jirovecii infection in healthy Chilean children using overlapping fragments (A, B, C) of the P. jirovecii major surface glycoprotein (Msg). ...
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(2010)HTLV-1 Tax expression exerts an inhibitory effect on the Foxp3 transcription factor in CD4 +CD25 + T-regulatory cells (Treg). For a better understanding of the role of Tax mRNA in the gene expression of cellular markers ...
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(2010)In order to regenerate organs and functions has become known to the stem cells. Adult stem cells have the advantage that can be obtained from adult individuals without the ethical problems that brings the use of embryonic ...
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(2010)It is unknown why heart failure progresses even when patients are treated with the best therapy available. Evidences suggest that heart failure progression is due to loss of neurohumoral blockade in advanced stages of the ...
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(Society of Biology of Chile, 2010)We examined 103 nucleotide sequences of the HIV-1 env gene, sampled from 35 countries and tested: I) the random (neutral) distribution of the number of nucleotide changes; II) the proportion of bases at molecular equilibrium; ...
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(2010)Necrosis is associated with an increase in plasma membrane permeability, cell swelling, and loss of membrane integrity with subsequent release of cytoplasmic constituents. Severe redox imbalance by overproduction of reactive ...
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(2010)Stress can be understood as a threat to psychological or physiological integrity of the individual. Stress has previously shown to alter morphology and function of diverse structures of the Central Nervous System related ...
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(2010)Background: Chronic Hashimoto Thyroiditis (CHT) is the main cause of hypothyroidism. Aim: To report a series of patients with CHT. Material and Methods: Retrospective analysis of a series of 27 men aged 38 ± 14 years and ...
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(2010)Intestinal microbiota (IM) plays a role in the development of obesity and its associated low-grade inflammation. Bacterial colonization of the gastrointestinal tract of germ-free mice (without microbiota) increases by 60% ...
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(2010)The origin of Bacteriology in Chile is intimately bound to the life of the physicians Vicente Izquierdo Sanfuentes and Francisco Puelma Tupper. Both were awarded in 1874 with a government fellowship to study in the most ...
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(2010)This article focuses on understanding teaching activities, especially in the field of health science, as a set of tasks and actions that teachers undertake when transforming scientific knowledge into curriculum contents ...
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(2010)Background: Mortality for colon cancer duplicated in the last 15 years in Chile. Aim: To analyze immediate and late results of surgical treatment of colon cancer. Material and Methods: Retrospective analysis of 439 patients ...
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(2011)Trans isomers, contained in partially hydrogenated oils, which are used in the food industry,have been questioned and nowadays trends are heading towards reducing their consumption. The food industry is facing a dilemma, ...
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(2010)Massive pulmonary thromboembolism has a high mortality. Early thrombolysis is the treatment of choice. We report a 79-year-old man admitted in shock. A chest angio-CAT scan showed a massive pulmonary thromboembolism. A ...
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(2010)We have examined the effect of two small interference RNA against Jnk-1 and Jnk-2 in the breast cancer cell line MCF-7. The expression of the JNK-1 and JNK-2 is frequently elevated in breast cancer and is a frequent genetic ...
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(2010)This work describes the development of an urban vehicle emissions inventory for South America, based on the analysis and aggregation of available inventories for major cities, with emphasis on its application in regional ...
