Repositorio Académico de la Universidad de Chile: Recent submissions
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(2006)Lipids comprize from 50-60% of the structural matter of the brain and docosahexaenoic acid (C22:6, DHA) is the most important omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid in the brain phospholipids comprizing 25% of the ...
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(1997)Determination of plasmatic and tissular cytokine concentrations in inflammatory bowel diseases have frequently resulted in conflicting data. The aim of this study is to determine, in patients with ucerative colitis (UC), ...
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(2006)To introduce innovation in clinical practice is a difficult task. Although there is no universal recipe, education of involved actors has been identified as a key factor, including managers, health care workers, patients, ...
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(2006)Background: It has been proposed that the toll-like receptor-4 gene (TLR4) may participate in the development of obesity and osteoporosis, in addition to its well-known role in the immune response. On the other hand, the ...
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(2007)Glutamyl-tRNA (Glu-tRNA), formed by Glu-tRNA synthetase (GluRS), is a substrate for protein biosynthesis and tetrapyrrole formation by the C 5 pathway. In this route Glu-tRMA is transformed to δ-aminolevulinic acid, the ...
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(2006)Fish oils are the main sources of omega-3 (ω3) polyunsaturated acids (PUFA) such as eicosapentaenoic (C20:5ω3) and docosahexaenoic (C22:6ω3) acids. World demand for ω3 PUFA shows an increasing trend mainly due to the growth ...
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(2007)During cell division, cessation of transcription is coupled with mitotic chromosome condensation. A fundamental biological question is how gene expression patterns are retained during mitosis to ensure the phenotype of ...
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(2007)This study examined the placentation in the degu, the origin of the extrasubplacental trophoblast (EST) (extravillous trophoblast in human), and the activity of Na+/K+ ATPase in the placental barrier during different ...
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(BioScientifica Ltd., 2007)Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) stimulates estradiol and progesterone release from ovarian granulosa cells in vitro. Very little information is available as to the role VIP plays in the control of steroid secretion ...
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(2007)We report a 42 years old HIV negative male admitted for fever of unknown origin. Initial laboratory evaluation showed elevated hepatic transaminases and alkaline phosphatase and an hipodense hepatic imagen was visualized ...
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(2006)Variegate porphyria (VP) results from a hereditary deficiency of protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPOX) that is transmitted in an autosomal dominan fashion. The diagnosis is based on the clinical symptoms and is confirmed ...
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Adrenarche in Prader-Willi syndrome appears not related to insulin sensitivity and serum adiponectin (2007)Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a genetic disorder characterized by dysmorphic features, obesity, hypogonadism, hypotonia and mental retardation. Obesity has been linked to insulin resistance and the latter has also been ...
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(2006)This paper consists of a theoretical review and the construction, through analytic induction, of a model that establishes structural relations between leadership styles, the strategic decision-making process and efficacy ...
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(2007)A number of psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease, are characterized by abnormalities in the neuronal cytoskeleton. Here, we find that the enhancement in actin polymerization induced by ...
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(2007)Rotavirus is the most common cause of severe gastroenteritis in children younger than 3 years of age worldwide. New rotavirus vaccine candidates were required to confer early protection against the most common rotavirus ...
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(2007)Objective: Our aim was to study the fatty acid (FA) composition of liver phospholipids and its relation to that in erythrocyte membranes from patients with obese nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), as an indication ...
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(1997)The kidney response to exogenous inducers is known to he different to the liver, but its response to endogenous factors is poorly known. The <ioxidation of palmitoil CoA catalized by the peroxisomes and the lanrir arid ...
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(2006)This paper reviews basic aspects of the knowledge society and establishes a relationship between the requirements arising in this society and strategic management. A theoretical discussion describes the main characteristics ...
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(2007)Liolaemus monticola is a mountain lizard species, with a widespread distribution from central Chile that displays several highly polymorphic chromosomal races. Our study determined the phylogeographic structuring and ...
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(2007)Lizard tail autotomy is considered an efficient anti-predator strategy that allows animals to escape from a predator attack. However, since the tail also is involved in many alternative functions, tailless animals must ...
