6 List of original publications 7

Varying intensities of nurse-mediated health education advice were administered to subjects over a three-month period. Mean serum total cholesterol was calculated for each group at the outset and completion of the study. A multidimensional health locus of control (MHLC) scales questionnaire was self-completed by subjects at the outset. A highly significant association between internality and re...

The widespread human exposure to bisphenol A (BPA), an endocrine disruptor targeting developmental processes, underlines the need to better understand the mechanisms of fetal exposure. Animal studies have shown that at a late stage of pregnancy BPA is efficiently conjugated by the fetoplacental unit, mainly into BPAglucuronide (BPA-G), which remains trapped within the fetoplacental unit. Fetal ...

Sweden is fortunate to have a great number of fairly large lakes. There are 395 lakes with a surface area exceeding 10 km within the country (1). The four largest lakes, L. Vänern, L. Vättern, L. Mälaren and L. Hjälmaren, all situated in central Sweden, have a total surface area of 9086 km, which constitutes 21.6% of the total lake area of Sweden. The drainage area of these four lakes amounts t...

H. H. KESARWALA*, R. V. S. K. PRASADt, R. SZEP, E. OLDMAN, S. LANE & P. S. PAPAGEORGIOU The Department ofPediatrics, CMDHJ, Rutgers Medical School, Piscataway, New Jersey, * Division ofAllergy Immunology, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Elland and Bethesda Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229 and t Division ofAllergy, Department ofPediatrics, Children's Hospital ofMichigan, 3901 Beaubien Boulevar...

Previous studies suggest that prolonged electric activation of the baroreflex may reduce arterial pressure more than chronic blockade of alpha(1)- and beta(1,2)-adrenergic receptors. To determine whether central inhibition of sympathetic outflow has appreciable effects to chronically reduce arterial pressure by actions distinct from well-established mechanisms, we hypothesized that chronic baro...

Growing evidence supports the use of (2R-trans)-N-(2-(1,3,4,7,12b-hexahydro-2'-oxo-spiro(2H-benzofuro(2,3-a)quinolizine-2,4'-imidazolidin)-3'-yl)ethyl) methanesulfonamide (MK-467), a peripherally acting α(2)-adrenoceptor antagonist, in conjunction with the sedative-anesthetic agent dexmedetomidine in animals to avoid hemodynamic compromise. We evaluated the possible effects of different doses o...

BACKGROUND The present study investigates the effects of high external calcium concentration ([Ca(2+)](o)) and the calcimimetic NPS R-467, a known calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) agonist, on growth/proliferation of two equine size-sieved umbilical cord matrix mesenchymal stem cell (eUCM-MSC) lines. The involvement of CaSR on observed cell response was analyzed at both the mRNA and protein level...

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