background: the pathogenesis of nontypeable haemophilus influenzae (nthi) begins with adhesion to the rhinopharyngeal mucosa. almost 38-80% of nthi clinical isolates produce proteins that belong to the high molecular weight (hmw) family of adhesins, which are believed to facilitate colonization. methods: in the present study, the prevalence of hmwa, which encodes the hmw adhesin, was determined...

background: the presence of rennin-angiotensin components in mammalian ovaries and their involvement in ovarian physiology have been established. in the present study, effects of angiotensin ii (ang ii) on sodium-potassium adenosine triphosphatase (na+/k+/atpase) expression and development of sheep embryos was evaluated. methods: the abattoir-derived cumulus oocyte complexes (coc) were randomly...

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hepatocellular carcinoma (hcc) represents one of the most common neoplasms worldwide.  liver trasnplantation (lt) is the treatment of choice for selected group of patients with hcc. lt is actually a consolidated therapeutic option for hcc because it cures both tumor and underlying cirrhosis. in 1996, the publication of a pivotal prospective study on less than 50 patients, transplanted for hcc u...