Repositorio Académico de la Universidad de Chile: Recent submissions
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(2006)Background : Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) has an increased expression in the adipose tissue of obese subjects and is involved in insulin resistance. Aim: To screen for associations between -308G/A, -238G/A, ...
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(Society of Biology of Chile, 2006)We used the single-microelectrode voltage-clamp technique to record ionic currents from pancreatic β-cells within intact mouse islets of Langerhans at 37C, the typical preparation for studies of glucose-induced "bursting" ...
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(2006)Background: Recently, the cut-off point for normal fasting glucose (FG) level, was decreased to 100 mg/dl. Aim: To determine the frequency of abnormal carbohydrate abnormalities in children with obesity and evaluate if the ...
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(1998)The increase in human natural killer cell activity (NKCA) in samples of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) elicited by their incubation with bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS), appears to result from an indirect ...
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(2006)Objective. To investigate remodeling of the basal lamina of labial salivary glands (LSGs) from patients with Sjögren's syndrome (SS) by analyzing the expression of specific components that participate in its assembly and ...
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(2006)Infertility is an increasing problem all over the world, and it has been estimated that 10-15% of couples in fertile age have fertility problems. Likewise induced unsafe abortion is a serious threat to women's health. ...
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(2006)Introduction: The objective of this study was to explore which are the limits to confidentiality that 31 psychiatrists, from Santiago (Chile) and Medellín (Colombia), consider as appropriate when dealing with information ...
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(1997)The relationship between the free radical-induced loss of lysozyme activity and the occurrence of oxidative modifications, evidenced as gain in DNPHreactive carbonyl groups (CO) and loss of tryptophan-associated fluorescence ...
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(2006)Iron and copper are essential microminerals that are intimately related. The present study was performed to determine the effect of iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) and treatment with iron on laboratory indicators of copper ...
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(2007)PURPOSE. Uveal melanoma is the most common primary malignant ocular cancer in adults. This tumor has a distinct expression pattern of markers compared with cutaneous melanoma. MC1R is under study as a potential target ...
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(Asociación Española de Micología, 2006)We report the first case of canine lymphoadenomegalia caused by Cryptococcus neoformans in Chile. Physical examination of a Rottweiler dog patient showed a generalized lymphoadenomegalia that affected the submandibular, ...
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(1997)The w-hydroxylation of a fatty acid catalized by cytochrome P450 and its last oxidation catalized by an alcohol and aldehyde dehidrogenase, generate the corresponding dicarboxylic acid, preferentially chain shortened by ...
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(1996)Zinc (Zn) supplementation has been shown to stimulate longitudinal growth under marginal nutritional status. The mechanisms by which Zn stimulates longitudinal growth are still unknown. We have previously investigated the ...
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(1997)The endocrine-metabolic response to surgery is characterized by endogenous protein breakdown, depletion of energy reserves, and increased energy expenditure. In order to analyze the effect of parenteral nutrition (PN) after ...
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(Brazilian Society of Urology, 2006)Objectives: To review intraoperative and postoperative complications associated to the correction of cystocele and rectocele with polypropylene mesh macropore monofilament (Gynemesh PS) using transvaginal free tension ...
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(Brazilian Society of Urology, 2006)Purpose: Because laparoscopic radical prostatectomy remains a challenging procedure, rectal injury is always a potential complication. We review the incidence of rectal injuries at our institution in the first 110 consecutive ...
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(2006)Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) is a pregnancy-specific disorders that occurs mainly in the third trimester of pregnancy and is characterized by pruritus and elevated bile acid levels. ICP is regarded as a ...
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(2006)Laparoscopic urology has evolved considerably during last decade as well as number and spectrum of surgical related complications. Experiences reported by laparoscopic trained groups allow preventing, promptly recognizing, ...
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(1996)This cross-sectional study assess copper status and intake and their relationships with some biochemical variables in 52 elderly male patients with chronic diseases and 50 healthy elderly. Copper was determined by atomic ...
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(2006)Objective: Foods with contrasting glycemic index when incorporated into a meal, are able to differentially modify glycemia and insulinemia. However, little is known about whether this is dependent on the size of the meal. ...
