Repositorio Académico de la Universidad de Chile: Recent submissions
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(2009)A method for the simultaneous determination of 1-octacosanol and 1-triacontanol and their main metabolites in rat plasma was developed. The procedure involved ethanolic NaOH saponification of the sample, acidification, ...
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(Sociedad de Biologia de Chile, 2009)In this contribution we studied the developmental phenotypic plasticity of respiratory structures involved in the exchange of gases in an altricial rodent, the leaf-eared mouse (Phyllotis darwini). We studied morphological ...
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(2009)Background: Factors such as personal issues, family, sexuality and sexual partner characteristics are strongly associated with contraceptive continuation among single, nulliparous female adolescents. Aim: To determine ...
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(2009)The lipopolysaccharide O antigen of Shigella flexneri 2a has two preferred chain lengths, a short (S-OAg) composed of an average of 17 repeated units and a very long (VL-OAg) of about 90 repeated units. These chain length ...
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(2009)Background: Studies investigating effects of periodontal treatment (PT) on markers of inflammation in healthy subjects show conflicting results. Few studies have investigated the effects of PT among subjects with coronary ...
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(2009)We report a term neonate who developed early-onset sepsis due to Morganella morganii. The child was vaginally delivered after a short labor, and presented signs of perinatal asphyxia. Blood cultures taken soon after birth ...
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(John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2009)Four genes responsible for recessively inherited forms of Parkinson's disease (PD) have been identified, including the recently discovered ATP13A2 (PARK9) gene. Our objective was to investigate the role of this gene in a ...
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(2009)Background: Diabetic retinopathy is one of the most common causes of blindness among adults. Aim: To report the natural history of diabetic retinopathy among Chilean patients with type 1 diabetes followed for a mean of 18 ...
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(2009)Conclusion: No significant changes in hearing thresholds were observed during vertigo attacks associated with Meniere's disease. Objectives: To determine if the hearing alters during the period of the attacks of vertigo ...
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(2009)Osteosarcomas are the most prevalent primary bone tumors found in pediatric patients. To understand their molecular etiology, cell culture models are used to define disease mechanisms under controlled conditions. Many ...
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(2009)Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV (CaMKIV) plays a key role in the regulation of calcium-dependent gene expression. The expression of CaMKIV and the activation of CREB regulated genes are involved in memory ...
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(2009)Bone formation and osteoblast differentiation require the functional expression of the Runx2/Cbfβ heterodimeric transcription factor complex. Runx2 is also a suppressor of proliferation in osteoblasts by attenuating cell ...
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(2009)Background: Obesity has reached epidemic proportions worldwide. In Latin America, 10% to 35% of the population is obese. Obese critically ill patients are at greater risk for requiring intubation and prolonged mechanical ...
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(2009)Lpf (stands for long polar fimbriae) is one of the few adhesive factors of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 associated with colonization of the intestine. E. coli O157:H7 strains possess two lpf loci encoding ...
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(2009)Objectives: Frequently, the term "quality of life" has been used to justify personal and professional decisions in all fields of medicine. Nowadays, quality of life studies are based on development and validation of sensitive ...
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(2009)Endometriosis is a benign gynecological pathology in which immune system deregulation may play a role in its initiation and progression. In endometriotic lesions, intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM1) is released from ...
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(1959)Nervous accommodation of the sensitive elements of the pulp was determined in 152 teeth by measuring the accommodation index with 2 exponentially increasing currents -of different rise-times.Thirty-five teeth with pulpal ...
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(2009)Background: Thyroid nodules are common and associated to a low risk of malignancy. Their clinical assessment usually includes a fine neddle aspiration biopsy (FNAB). Aim: To identify ultrasonographic characteristics ...
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(2009)There is concern about the possible consequences caused by the proliferation of private Medical Schools in Chile. Most of these schools have consolidated as health professional training centers, but its presence is changing ...
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(Nature Publishing Group, 2009)The therapeutic efficacy of anticancer chemotherapies may depend on dendritic cells (DCs), which present antigens from dying cancer cells to prime tumor-specific interferon-γ (IFN-γ)-producing T lymphocytes. Here we show ...
