Repositorio Académico de la Universidad de Chile: Recent submissions
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(2009)Background: Androgen serum levels significantly decrease in older men, causing quality of life impairment and increasing the risk of chronic disease. This disorder is defined as PADAM (Partial Androgen Deficiency of Aging ...
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(2009)Background: Gastric cancer is the first cause of death by cancer in Chile. Quality of Life is a multidimensional construct that explores functionality and well-being, including physiological, psychological and social ...
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(2009)Background: Adolescence is the most vulnerable development stage to start drug abuse in our country. Moreover, adolescent personality may be an individual risk factor for drug abuse. Aim: To characterize the personality ...
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(2009)Background. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection remains as an important cause of morbidity and mortality in children undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Our aim was to assess the incidence, risk factors, ...
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(2009)Andrographis paniculata (Burm. f.) Wall ex Nees (Acanthaceae) possesses anti-inflammatory effects, attributed to the main constituent andrographolide proposed as alternative in the treatment of autoimmune disease. A ...
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(2009)To enhance analgesia, combination of analgesics drugs of proven efficacy is a strategy which is accompanied by a reduction of adverse effects. The present study was undertaken to characterize the antinociceptive interaction ...
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(2009)OBJECTIVE: Alcohol is detoxified in the liver by oxidizing enzymes that require nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) such that, in the rat, the availability of NAD contributes to control voluntary ethanol intake. The ...
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(2009)Sound stimulates the tympanic membrane (TM) of anuran amphibians through multiple, poorly understood pathways. It is conceivable that interactions between the internal and external inputs to the TM contribute to the nonlinear ...
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(2009)Females in several ungulates transfer milk to non-filial (NF) offspring, in a process known as allonursing. This behavior is less common in monotocous species, including most ungulates, and it has been associated ...
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(2009)The neuro-scientific study of moral actions and judgments is particularly relevant to medicine, especially when assessing behavior disorders secondary to brain diseases. In this paper, moral behavior is reviewed from an ...
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(2008)Background: ß adrenergic receptors (AR) are highly polymorphic and important regulators of cardiovascular homeostasis. Among these, ß1 and ß2 AR regulate cardiac contractility and frequency and are important pharmacological ...
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(2009)Hepatitis C virus (HCV) downregulates the retinoblastoma tumor suppressor protein (Rb), a central cell cycle regulator which is also targeted by oncoproteins expressed by DNA tumor viruses. HCV genome replication is also ...
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(2009)Aim: We investigated whether the insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I response to growth hormone (GH) is regulated by body mass index (BMI) in short children with normal weight. Methods: We studied 37 prepubertal children ...
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(2009)Background: Depletion of ovarian follicles is associated with the end of reproductive function in ageing females. Recently, it has been described that this process parallels increases in the concentration of norepinephrine ...
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(Iniestares, S.A., 2009)The natural orifice translumenal endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) approach has been successfully reported by several surgical teams in different specialties. Urologic teams have recently presented several experimental and clinical ...
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(Universidad de la Frontera, 2008)The rabbit has demonstrated to be an outstanding implanting model. As an obligated ovulating animal, its pregnancy time can be established exactly. The morphologic observation of uterus cuts of 7, 8, 9 and 10 days post ...
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(Universidad de la Frontera, 2008)The aim of this study was observe differences in the immunological distribution of the placental lactogene and IGF-1 receptor on free-chorionic villi, between studied groups and to relate the neonatal diagnosis of PEG with ...
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(2009)This study examined the effect of concurrent presentation of a highly palatable saccharin solution on ethanol consumption during the acquisition or maintenance of ethanol drinking by high-alcohol-drinking (UChB) rats. Rats ...
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(2009)Introduction. The inhibition of angiotensin-converting enzyme could be useful to avoid sarcopenia in the elderly. Materials and methods. We compared in a prospective double blind trial, the effects of treatment with enalapril ...
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(2008)Graft versus Host Disease (GVHD) is a common complication in allogenic bone marrow transplants and in some cases, it involves the oral mucosa. Therefore, the appropriate diagnosis and timely treatment is essential to prevent ...
