Current Volume 14(12) 2008 (25)

01 Dec 2008
Biomarkers of hypercoagulability and inflammation in primary hyperparathyroidism
Elena Chertok-Shacham, Avraham Ishay
Med Sci Monit 2008; 14(12): CR628-632 :: ID: 869485

01 Dec 2008
Biomarkers of hypercoagulability and inflammation in primary hyperparathyroidism
Elena Chertok-Shacham, Avraham Ishay, Idit Lavi, Rafael Luboshitzky
Med Sci Monit 2008; 14(12): CR628-632 :: ID: 869485
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01 Dec 2008
Renal function with left ventricular assist devices: the poorer the preoperative renal function, the longer the recovery
Ling Ma, Yuji Fujino
Med Sci Monit 2008; 14(12): CR621-627 :: ID: 869484

01 Dec 2008
Renal function with left ventricular assist devices: the poorer the preoperative renal function, the longer the recovery
Ling Ma, Yuji Fujino, Goro Matsumiya, Yoshiki Sawa, Takashi Mashimo
Med Sci Monit 2008; 14(12): CR621-627 :: ID: 869484
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01 Dec 2008
Robertsonian translocation and their role in pathogenesis of recurrent in vitro fertilization failure
Rakesh Kumar, Mukesh Tanwar
Med Sci Monit 2008; 14(12): CR617-620 :: ID: 869483

01 Dec 2008
Robertsonian translocation and their role in pathogenesis of recurrent in vitro fertilization failure
Rakesh Kumar, Mukesh Tanwar, Ariachery Chinnamma Ammini, Rajiv Kumar, Narmada Prasad Gupta, Raj Kumar Sharma, Rima Dada
Med Sci Monit 2008; 14(12): CR617-620 :: ID: 869483
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01 Dec 2008
Genetic variants in hypertensive patients with coronary artery disease and coexisting atheromatous renal artery stenosis
Malgorzata Szperl, Zofia Dzielinska
Med Sci Monit 2008; 14(12): CR611-616 :: ID: 869482

01 Dec 2008
Genetic variants in hypertensive patients with coronary artery disease and coexisting atheromatous renal artery stenosis
Malgorzata Szperl, Zofia Dzielinska, Marta Roszczynko, Lukasz A. Malek, Magdalena Makowiecka-Ciesla, Marcin Demkow, Jacek Kadziela, Aleksander Prejbisz, Elzbieta Florczak, Tomasz Zielinski, Andrzej Januszewicz, Witold Ruzyllo
Med Sci Monit 2008; 14(12): CR611-616 :: ID: 869482
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01 Dec 2008
The relationship between NSAID use and osteoarthritis (OA) severity in patients with hip and knee OA: results of a case control study of NSAID use comparing those requiring hip and knee replacements to those in whom surgery was not recommended
Janet E. Pope, Kelly McCrea
Med Sci Monit 2008; 14(12): CR604-610 :: ID: 869481

01 Dec 2008
The relationship between NSAID use and osteoarthritis (OA) severity in patients with hip and knee OA: results of a case control study of NSAID use comparing those requiring hip and knee replacements to those in whom surgery was not recommended
Janet E. Pope, Kelly McCrea, Adam Stevens, Janine M. Ouimet
Med Sci Monit 2008; 14(12): CR604-610 :: ID: 869481
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01 Dec 2008
Searching for alternative methods of diagnosing gestational diabetes mellitus in a Mexican urban population
Carlos Ortega-Gonzalez, Alberto Ballesteros
Med Sci Monit 2008; 14(12): CR598-603 :: ID: 869480

01 Dec 2008
Searching for alternative methods of diagnosing gestational diabetes mellitus in a Mexican urban population
Carlos Ortega-Gonzalez, Alberto Ballesteros, Esther Casanueva, Tania Fonseca, Edgar Cacique, Adalberto Parra
Med Sci Monit 2008; 14(12): CR598-603 :: ID: 869480
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01 Dec 2008
Parvovirus B19 profiles in patients presenting with acute myocarditis and chronic dilated cardiomyopathy
Felicitas Escher, Susanne Modrow
Med Sci Monit 2008; 14(12): CR589-597 :: ID: 869479

01 Dec 2008
Parvovirus B19 profiles in patients presenting with acute myocarditis and chronic dilated cardiomyopathy
Felicitas Escher, Susanne Modrow, Titus Sabi, Uwe Kühl, Dirk Lassner, Heinz P Schultheiss, Michel Noutsias
Med Sci Monit 2008; 14(12): CR589-597 :: ID: 869479
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01 Dec 2008
Acute short-term hyperglycemia impairs platelet receptor expression even in healthy adults in vitro
Tobias Schuerholz, Wolfgang Lösche
Med Sci Monit 2008; 14(12): BR294-298 :: ID: 869478

01 Dec 2008
Acute short-term hyperglycemia impairs platelet receptor expression even in healthy adults in vitro
Tobias Schuerholz, Wolfgang Lösche, Oliver Keil, Lars Friedrich, Tim-Phillip Simon, Gernot Marx
Med Sci Monit 2008; 14(12): BR294-298 :: ID: 869478
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01 Dec 2008
Multiparameter flow cytometry characterization of MHC class I negative mouse bone marrow cells
Mattia Quarta, Deborah Stroka
Med Sci Monit 2008; 14(12): BR286-293 :: ID: 869477

01 Dec 2008
Multiparameter flow cytometry characterization of MHC class I negative mouse bone marrow cells
Mattia Quarta, Deborah Stroka, Adrian Keogh, Daniel Sidler, Itzhak Avital, Beat Gloor, Maurizio Muraca, Daniel Candinas, Daniel Inderbitzin
Med Sci Monit 2008; 14(12): BR286-293 :: ID: 869477
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01 Dec 2008
Natramune and PureWay-C reduce xenobiotic-induced human T-cell alpha5beta1 integrin-mediated adhesion to fibronectin
Benjamin S Weeks, Sangwoo Lee
Med Sci Monit 2008; 14(12): BR279-285 :: ID: 869476

01 Dec 2008
Natramune and PureWay-C reduce xenobiotic-induced human T-cell alpha5beta1 integrin-mediated adhesion to fibronectin
Benjamin S Weeks, Sangwoo Lee, Pedro P Perez, Kristina Brown, Hemangini Chauhan, Tea Tsaava
Med Sci Monit 2008; 14(12): BR279-285 :: ID: 869476
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01 Dec 2008
The expressions of Fas and caspase-3 in human glaucomatous optic nerve axons
Renata Zalewska, Bogdan Zalewski
Med Sci Monit 2008; 14(12): BR274-278 :: ID: 869475

01 Dec 2008
The expressions of Fas and caspase-3 in human glaucomatous optic nerve axons
Renata Zalewska, Bogdan Zalewski, Joanna Reszec, Zofia Mariak, Lech Zimnoch, Ewa Proniewska-Skretek
Med Sci Monit 2008; 14(12): BR274-278 :: ID: 869475
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01 Dec 2008
The effect of short-term administration of (-)-deprenyl and isatin on the expressions of some genes in the mouse brain cortex
Valerii Fedchenko, Alexander Globa
Med Sci Monit 2008; 14(12): BR269-273 :: ID: 869474

01 Dec 2008
The effect of short-term administration of (-)-deprenyl and isatin on the expressions of some genes in the mouse brain cortex
Valerii Fedchenko, Alexander Globa, Alexei Kaloshin, Inga Kapitsa, Lubov Nerobkova, Elena Val’dman, Olga Buneeva, Vivette Glover, Alexei Medvedev
Med Sci Monit 2008; 14(12): BR269-273 :: ID: 869474
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01 Dec 2008
Point-of-care testing for interleukin-6 in cerebro spinal fluid (CSF) after subarachnoid haemorrhage
Julius Dengler, Joerg C. Schefold
Med Sci Monit 2008; 14(12): BR265-268 :: ID: 869473

01 Dec 2008
Point-of-care testing for interleukin-6 in cerebro spinal fluid (CSF) after subarachnoid haemorrhage
Julius Dengler, Joerg C. Schefold, Daniela Graetz, Christian Meisel, Gerald Splettstößer, Hans-Dieter Volk, Hans-Georg Schlosser
Med Sci Monit 2008; 14(12): BR265-268 :: ID: 869473
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01 Dec 2008
Upregulation of GLUT-4 in right ventricle of rats with monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertension
Tom L Broderick, Tiffany M King
Med Sci Monit 2008; 14(12): BR261-264 :: ID: 869472

01 Dec 2008
Upregulation of GLUT-4 in right ventricle of rats with monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertension
Tom L Broderick, Tiffany M King
Med Sci Monit 2008; 14(12): BR261-264 :: ID: 869472
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01 Dec 2008
PCT and sTREM-1: the markers of infection in critically ill patients?
Marcus J. Schultz, Rogier M. Determann
Med Sci Monit 2008; 14(12): RA241-247 :: ID: 869471

01 Dec 2008
PCT and sTREM-1: the markers of infection in critically ill patients?
Marcus J. Schultz, Rogier M. Determann
Med Sci Monit 2008; 14(12): RA241-247 :: ID: 869471
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01 Dec 2008
The retinoblastoma paradigm revisited
Domenico Mastrangelo, Sonia De Francesco
Med Sci Monit 2008; 14(12): RA231-240 :: ID: 869470

01 Dec 2008
The retinoblastoma paradigm revisited
Domenico Mastrangelo, Sonia De Francesco, Aldo Di Leonardo, Laura Lentini, Theodora Hadjistilianou
Med Sci Monit 2008; 14(12): RA231-240 :: ID: 869470
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01 Dec 2008
Treatment of severe intravenous phenytoin overdose with hemodialysis and hemoperfusion
Florian Eyer, Norbert Felgenhauer
Med Sci Monit 2008; 14(12): CS145-148 :: ID: 869469

01 Dec 2008
Treatment of severe intravenous phenytoin overdose with hemodialysis and hemoperfusion
Florian Eyer, Norbert Felgenhauer, Rudi Pfab, Klaus Thurmel, Thomas Zilker
Med Sci Monit 2008; 14(12): CS145-148 :: ID: 869469
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01 Dec 2008
Reaction to intravenous contrast media mimicking intracerebral hemorrhage after percutaneous coronary intervention
Isabelle Korn-Lubetzki, David Rosenmann
Med Sci Monit 2008; 14(12): CS142-144 :: ID: 869468

01 Dec 2008
Reaction to intravenous contrast media mimicking intracerebral hemorrhage after percutaneous coronary intervention
Isabelle Korn-Lubetzki, David Rosenmann, Bettina Steiner-Birmanns
Med Sci Monit 2008; 14(12): CS142-144 :: ID: 869468
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01 Dec 2008
Recurrent pericarditis as the initial manifestation of Familial Mediterranean fever
Kerem Okutur, Selcuk Seber
Med Sci Monit 2008; 14(12): CS139-141 :: ID: 869467

01 Dec 2008
Recurrent pericarditis as the initial manifestation of Familial Mediterranean fever
Kerem Okutur, Selcuk Seber, Erkan Oztekin, Cemal Bes, Fatih Borlu
Med Sci Monit 2008; 14(12): CS139-141 :: ID: 869467
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01 Dec 2008
Use of an economical wheelchair in India and Peru: impact on health and function
Susan L. Shore,
Med Sci Monit 2008; 14(12): PH71-79 :: ID: 869466

01 Dec 2008
Use of an economical wheelchair in India and Peru: impact on health and function
Susan L. Shore
Med Sci Monit 2008; 14(12): PH71-79 :: ID: 869466
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01 Dec 2008
Liposomal methotrexate hydrogel for treatment of localized psoriasis: preparation, characterization and laser targeting
Maha Fadel Mohamed Ali, Manal Salah
Med Sci Monit 2008; 14(12): PI66-74 :: ID: 869465

01 Dec 2008
Liposomal methotrexate hydrogel for treatment of localized psoriasis: preparation, characterization and laser targeting
Maha Fadel Mohamed Ali, Manal Salah, Maha Rafea, Nadia Saleh
Med Sci Monit 2008; 14(12): PI66-74 :: ID: 869465
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01 Dec 2008
Feasibility of simultaneous measurement of bone formation and bone resorption markers to assess bone turnover rate in postmenopausal women: an EPOLOS study
Jacek Łukaszkiewicz, Elżbieta Karczmarewicz
Med Sci Monit 2008; 14(12): PH65-70 :: ID: 869464

01 Dec 2008
Feasibility of simultaneous measurement of bone formation and bone resorption markers to assess bone turnover rate in postmenopausal women: an EPOLOS study
Jacek Łukaszkiewicz, Elżbieta Karczmarewicz, Paweł Płudowski, Maciej Jaworski, Edward Czerwiński, Andrzej Lewiński, Ewa Marcinowska-Suchowierska, Andrzej Milewicz, Marek Spaczyński, Roman S. Lorenc
Med Sci Monit 2008; 14(12): PH65-70 :: ID: 869464
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01 Dec 2008
The epidemiology of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae disease in Croatian children
Marija Guzvinec, Goran Tesovic
Med Sci Monit 2008; 14(12): PH59-64 :: ID: 869462

01 Dec 2008
The epidemiology of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae disease in Croatian children
Marija Guzvinec, Goran Tesovic, Arjana Tambic-Andrasevic, Snjezana Zidovec-Lepej, Biserka Troselj Vukic, Josip Begovac
Med Sci Monit 2008; 14(12): PH59-64 :: ID: 869462
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01 Dec 2008
Colonization of the respiratory tract by drug-resistant bacteria in HIV-infected children and prior exposure to antimicrobials
Andrea Augustin, Andrea Shahum
Med Sci Monit 2008; 14(12): SC19-22 :: ID: 869461

01 Dec 2008
Colonization of the respiratory tract by drug-resistant bacteria in HIV-infected children and prior exposure to antimicrobials
Andrea Augustin, Andrea Shahum, Erich Kalavsky, Anna Liskova, Peter Kisac, Vladimir Krcmery
Med Sci Monit 2008; 14(12): SC19-22 :: ID: 869461
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