Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by the progressive loss of the substantia nigra (SN) dopaminergic neurons projecting to the striatum. Neurotrophic factors may have the potential to prevent or slow down the degenerative process occurring in PD. To that end, we examined whether low amounts of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) continuously released from polymer-encapsula...

In the paper the behavior of density (or specific volume), the evaporation of heat and entropy per molecule for normal and heavy water on their coexistence curves is discussed. The special attention is paid on the physical nature of the similarity in the behavior of density and the evaporation of heat for water and argon as well as the nearest water homolog H2S. It is shown that the appearance ...

Rotablation (rotational atherectomy) is an acknowledged method of percutaneous treatment of highly calcified coronary artery lesions that cannot be treated with traditional angioplasty. The complexity of the technique and usage of very specific equipment can contribute to the development of uncommon complications. We present a case of percutaneous retrieval of a damaged rotational atherectomy b...