Repositorio Académico de la Universidad de Chile: Recent submissions
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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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(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)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)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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(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, ...
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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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(2008)The relationship between leadership styles, knowledge management and strategy design is analyzed. To this end, a sample of 78 top managers of small and medium-sized firms in northern Chile was gathered. The results show ...
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(2009)Toxic effects of pesticides are commonly associated with DNA damage. To evaluate the effect of the organophosphate diazinon on sperm DNA and to test whether melatonin could prevent this damage, male mice were intraperitoneally ...
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(2001)The urinary tract infection (UTI), a highly prevalent disease, must be confirmed by microbiological diagnosis. The Clinical Microbiology Committee of the Chilean Infectious Diseases Society did a retrospective survey in ...
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(1997)Objective: to determire if height of children at diagnosis of insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (DDM) is different than m normal children, and if therapy by actual standards promotes normal growth, records of 81 diabetic ...
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(Brazilian Journal of Genetics, 2008)Nonsyndromic cleft lip/palate (NSCLP) is a congenital malformation with features of a complex genetic trait. Several studies have reported positive association and linkage between NSCLP and microsatellite markers in the ...
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(2008)Salmonella enterica subspecies I serotypes are responsible for the vast majority of salmonellosis in mammals and birds, yet only a few factors specific to this group that allow them to persist in this niche have been ...
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Congenital hypopituitarism. Report of 23 cases Hipopituitarismo congénito: Experiencia en 23 casos (2008)Background: Congenital hypopituitarism is an uncommon cause of hypophyseal insufficiency. It is less common than growth hormone deficiency, which has an incidence of 1:4.000 to 1:8.000 live newborns. Early diagnosis of ...
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(2008)Background: Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and insulin are structurally related proteins with similar receptors and signal transduction systems. Aim: We postulate that some low birth weight (LBW) children may have ...
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(1997)Height, weight and head circumference growth palerns were recorded to 284 very low birth weight infants, 164 ooecucte [AGE) and 120 small (SGE) for gestational age, coming from medium-Sow income families and folloxved up ...
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(2008)In the last decade, the number of general practitioners has decreased in Chile and there is a lack of interest among new doctors to work in Primary Care. The low number of positions for primary care physicians in the ...
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(2008)Background: Central renin-angiotensin system modulates alcohol intake and inhibition of angiotensin converting enzyme reduces ethanol consumption in rats, and may be potentially useful in the treatment of alcoholism. Aim: ...
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(2008)In this article we check for nonlinear behaviour of the 10 most important Latin American emerging market bonds spreads. Applying the Hinich portmanteau bicorrelation test, the BDS test and the Engle LM test, we observe ...
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(2008)Aim: To study the adiponectin levels during puberty in girls with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM1) and their relationship to body mass index (BMI), Tanner stage, ovarian volume (OV), and androgen levels. Methods: We studied ...
