Repositorio Académico de la Universidad de Chile: Recent submissions
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(2009)Insulin is well known for its effects on carbohydrate metabolism, but this hormone also plays an important role in regulating ovarian function. Granulosa, theca and stromal ovarian cells may be affected by insulin deficiency ...
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Cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease: Links with oxidative stress and cholesterol metabolism (2008)Oxidative stress has been implicated in the progression of a number of neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. We carried out an in-depth study ...
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(2008)This review emphadzes the importance of recent developments and knowledge on cell biology and human genetics man have integrated, through a badc-clinical concept, to an emerging branch of medicine, called Perinatal and ...
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(2008)Background: A few objective indicators support the relevance of articles published in medical journals, such, as the ISI Impact Factor and Citation indices. However, a feedback from the readers can help to improve a journal. ...
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(Sociedad Medica de Santiago, 2008)Cystic tumors of the pancreas are diagnosed with increasing frequency. The main problems associated with their dia gnosis a re to determine if they are benign of' malingnant and to decide their surgical excision or clinical ...
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(2008)Background: An appropriate measurement of physical activity (PA) in children is useful, since inactivity is associated to obesity, cardiovascular and metabolic risk. Aim: To assess me reliability of the INTA questionnaire ...
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(2008)Background: Type I familial hyperaldosteronism is caused by the presence of a chimaeric gene CYP11B1/CYP11B2 which encodes an enzyme with aldosterone synthetase activity regulated by a drenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH). ...
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(2008)The aim of this study was to establish the frequency of gene CYP17 promoter polymorphism in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) from a Chilean population and to examine the association of this polymorphism with ...
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(2008)Background: Development of percutaneous techniques for tracheostomy have facilitated its implementation in the intensive care unit (ICU). Aim: To evaluate the safety of performing percutaneous tracheostomy (PT) using the ...
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(2001)A study was designed aimed to know rates of influenza vaccine prescriptions among medical staff personnel and postgraduate medical student in a tertiary care teaching hospital. Data was collected by a questionnaire asking ...
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(2008)This study was designed to determine the effect of the occlusal scheme on masseter EMG activity at different jaw posture tasks. The sample included 30 healthy subjects with natural dentition and bilateral molar support, ...
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(2008)Background. While statins are increasingly used in cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), the anti inflammatory effects of individual statins, within the context of various treatment regimes, need further examination. The present ...
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(2008)Laparoscopy has experienced significant growth in the last 5 years and became more popular among practicing urologists. Even though laparoscopy is considered a safe technique it is not free of complications, some of which ...
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(2008)Introducción: La cirugía es el único tratamiento que ofrece cura en cáncer renal. La nefrectomía radical laparoscópica (NR-L) constituye hoy en día el estándar terapéutico quirúrgico. Presentamos los resultados de una ...
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(2008)Background and Objective: Dendritic cells are able to prime and polarize naïve T cells towards either a T helper 1 or a T helper 2 response, depending on the antigen type and concentration, the costimulatory signals and ...
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(2008)To identify and characterize chilean samples of Trypanosoma cruzi and their association with hosts, the first 516 bp of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene were sequenced from eight biological samples, and phylogenetically ...
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(2008)Runt-related transcription factor 2 (Runx2) controls lineage commitment, proliferation, and anabolic functions of osteoblasts as the subnuclear effector of multiple signaling axes (e.g. transforming growth factor-β/BMP-SMAD, ...
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(2008)Introduction: Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) remains the gold standard for surgical treatment of benign prostatic hiperplasya (BPH). However, its application is limited to low volume adenomas (< 75 cc). ...
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(2008)Introduction: Nephron sparing surgery in renal cancer is a feasible and safe surgical technique, nonetheless, remains a skills highly demanding procedure. We present the complications events of a large series of laparoscopic ...
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(2003)Objectives: To assess the relative bioavailability of two oral formulations of ambroxol commercialized in Chile, a generic syrup and the original product, Mucosolvan R from Boehringer Ingelheim. Methods: A randomized, ...
