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Voltage-gated sodium channel expression and potentiation of human breast cancer metastasis
(2005)
Purpose: Ion channel activity is involved in several basic cellular behaviors that are integral to metastasis (e.g., proliferation, motility, secretion, and invasion), although their contribution to cancer progression has ...
Off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting with use of the octopus 2 stabilization system
(2000)
Background: The treatment of coronary artery disease has evolved rapidly over the last two decades. The gold standard of surgical revascularization, the on-pump coronary artery bypass graft, has been challenged by the ...
Development of an enzyme immunoassay for the determination of testosterone
(2003)
In this study, a double antibody enzyme immunoassay for the direct determination of testosterone in plasma was developed. Testosterone 3-O-CMO was conjugated with horseradish peroxidase by the mixed anhydride method, and ...
The effects of phase II cardiac rehabilitation programme on patients undergone coronary bypass surgery
(2005)
Objective: To investigate the effects of phase II cardiac rehabilitation in 52 patients undergone coronary artery bypass surgery. Methods: Gradual walking tests, cardio-pulmonary capacity tests and lipid profile were ...
Video-assisted minimally invasive (port access) cardiac surgery: Early results
(2003)
Objective: This study was conducted to evaluate early results of video-assisted minimally invasive atrial septal defect closure and mitral valve surgery operations. Material and Methods: Between January and December 2002, ...
Mechanical strength of antibiotic-impregnated bone cement on Day 0 and Day 15: a biomechanical study with Surgical Simplex P and teicoplanin
(2002)
OBJECTIVES: To determine the maximum amount of a specific antibiotic added to 40 g acrylic bone cement in terms of the effect on mechanical properties of the bone cement on Day 0 and after antibiotic release on Day 15. ...
Effect of diclofenac sodium on union of tibial fractures in rats
(2002)
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are often used for 7 to 10 days after fracture because of their effects on bone metabolism. This study evaluated the effect of diclofenac sodium, administered at clinical dosage and ...
Comparison of five antimicrobial regimens for the treatment of brucellar spondylitis: A prospective, randomized study
(E I F T Srl, 2003)
Brucellosis, a zoonosis with worldwide distribution, is a systemic infection and still an important public health problem in Turkey. The best antimicrobial combination and schedule for the treatment of brucellosis with ...
Time flow measurements (TTFM) differ between grafts do transit performed on and off-pump CABG? a comparitive study
(Forum Multimedia Publishing LLC., 2002)
Background: The aim of this study was to compare intraoperative coronary graft flows performed on and off-pump and to evaluate the effects of hemodilution on coronary graft flows in off-pump CABG patients by using TTFM. ...