| conditioned suppression of proboscis extension in drosophila melanogaster. | food-deprived drosophila melanogaster extend their proboscises following sucrose stimulation of the front tarsi (the proboscis extension reflex). médioni and vaysse (1975) reported that the inhibition of this response can be conditioned over trials if such proboscis extensions are punished by applying an aversive stimulus to the foreleg tarsi. in this study, médioni and vaysse's basic observations of conditioning were replicated, with a different strain of flies and a modified conditioning appar ... | 2013 | 3919996 |
| conditioned suppression of proboscis extension in drosophila melanogaster. | food-deprived drosophila melanogaster extend their proboscises following sucrose stimulation of the front tarsi (the proboscis extension reflex). médioni and vaysse (1975) reported that the inhibition of this response can be conditioned over trials if such proboscis extensions are punished by applying an aversive stimulus to the foreleg tarsi. in this study, médioni and vaysse's basic observations of conditioning were replicated, with a different strain of flies and a modified conditioning appar ... | 2013 | 3919996 |
| ciliary function in health and disease. | | 2013 | 3885993 |
| development and validation of the family belief's inventory: a measure of unrealistic beliefs among parents and adolescents. | | 2013 | 3771888 |
| [prognosis of generalized scleroderma. a retrospective study of 78 cases]. | from 1960 to 1984, 78 new patients with progressive systemic sclerosis were followed up: 60 women and 18 men whose ages ranged from 20 to 83 years, with a mean age of 58 years. twenty nine are known to be dead and 3 were lost of follow-up. forty six have been followed up to the present time for a mean period of 5 years. the cumulative survival rates were 88 +/- 7 p. 100 at one year, 62,5 +/- 11,5 p. 100 at five years and 50,5 +/- 15 p. 100 at ten years. these figures are significantly different ... | 2013 | 3764128 |
| audiological assessment in the selection of cochlear implant candidates. | in the uch/rnid cochlear implant programme, patients referred for further audiological assessment are all post-lingually deafened adults with bilateral hearing losses in excess of 90 db hl in the frequency range 500 hz to 4 khz. the purpose of this assessment as part of the selection procedure for implant candidates is to ascertain whether or not the patient has any residual auditory function which can be aided by conventional means. the procedure includes measurement of thresholds of sensation ... | 2013 | 3754163 |
| blood transfusion and colorectal cancer. | | 2013 | 3933631 |
| blood transfusion and colorectal cancer. | | 2013 | 3933631 |
| allele and locus classification in electrophoretic population studies. | the electrophoretic separation of protein variants having slightly different mobilities is a basic tool of biochemical population genetics. in certain situations it is difficult to determine how to classify the variants as alleles of a number of genetic loci, that is, as variant subsets within each of which the mendelian laws hold. in this article, we develop and analyze a series of algorithms for solving various versions and generalizations of this problem of optimal classification. | 2013 | 3747555 |
| nutritional status of children of working mothers. | | 2013 | 3744497 |
| [gastroscopic monitoring of precanceroses of the stomach]. | | 2013 | 4028989 |
| basal cell carcinoma with eccrine differentiation (eccrine epithelioma). | basal cell carcinoma with eccrine differentiation is an invasive, slow-growing tumor that usually occurs on the scalp. the histopathologic findings include basaloid epithelial elements, cystic spaces, and a fibrous or myxomatous stroma. the patient described in this report demonstrated epithelial elements with marked similarity to eccrine ducts. mohs micrographic surgery, by virtue of the large number of frozen sections that are examined, provides an ideal way to study the characteristics of thi ... | 2013 | 3734234 |
| another dimension for informed consent. | | 2013 | 3725943 |
| the biology of basal cell carcinomas--a revisit and recent developments. | this paper will review some of the present information on the biology of basal cell carcinoma. recent developments include a better understanding of the basement membrane components surrounding the tumor nodules, as well as identifying the most actively dividing cells in solid basal cell carcinoma by autoradiographic techniques. the implications of a recently developed animal model will also be discussed. | 2013 | 3734233 |
| preoperative assessment of retroperitoneal pathology by magnetic resonance imaging. primary leiomyosarcoma of inferior vena cava. | a woman with a retroperitoneal mass was found to have a leiomyosarcoma arising in the wall of the inferior vena cava. the extensive preoperative radiologic findings were compared with those of magnetic resonance imaging. the latter allowed a more precise preoperative diagnosis and determination of tumor origin and extent than any of the other diagnostic techniques. | 2013 | 3750612 |
| paradoxes of consonance: a structural view. | | 2013 | 4506966 |
| paradoxes of consonance: a structural view. | | 2013 | 4506966 |
| palliative treatment of malignant stenoses of the upper gastrointestinal tract using a combination of laser and afterloading therapy. | forty-eight patients with malignant stenoses of the esophagus and cardio-esophageal junction were submitted to endocavitary afterloading treatment after prior endoscopic recanalization with the laser. an intraluminal reduction in tumor mass, and rapid elimination of dysphagia proved possible. this technique represents an alternative to the endoscopic implantation of an endoprosthesis. the afterloading tube is placed endoscopically under direct vision. using a 192iridium radiation source, 7 gy we ... | 2013 | 3709412 |
| fox shield treatment of the ugh syndrome. | the uveitis-glaucoma-hyphema (ugh) syndrome has been described with all types of intraocular lenses. the usual forms of therapy include miotics, mydriatics, steroids, antiglaucomatous medications, laser therapy, and surgical explanation. i describe five patients in whom the ugh syndrome resolved after long-term fox shield treatment to prevent nocturnal hand-eye trauma. | 2013 | 3735123 |
| the thinned latissimus dorsi free flap: a case report. | the clinical use of a thinned free vascularised latissimus dorsi muscle flap is described. the ability to thin successfully the latissimus dorsi muscle flap at the time of transfer has extended its clinical use to include such recipient sites as the face, anterior tibial region and dorsum of the foot. | 2013 | 3697563 |
| [student participation in preventive medical examination of the population]. | | 2013 | 3704930 |
| is watery diarrhoea a feature of distal ileum resection in crohn's disease female patients? | | 2013 | 3696752 |
| [legal problems in artificial reproduction]. | | 2013 | 3682894 |
| ebstein's anomaly of the tricuspid and mitral valves in an otherwise normal heart. | a case in which there was ebstein's anomaly of both the tricuspid and mitral valve is described: the structure of the h eart was otherwise normal. | 2013 | 3676027 |
| marketing your nursing product line: reaping the benefits. | survival in today's cost-conscious, competitive health care scene depends on strategic business skills, marketing, and product line management. as a major contributor to the delivery of health care, nursing practice must now include an orientation toward business with definable products. the authors discuss their success in developing a product line that results in professional growth, improved nurse recruitment and retention, and a greater competitive edge in the health care arena. | 2013 | 3668673 |
| general practitioners and alternative medicine. | | 2013 | 3694592 |
| the prevalence and the etiology of the initial dummy- and finger-sucking habit. | the prevalence of dummy- and finger-sucking habits, or malocclusions of the type that may be associated with sucking habits, was examined in three different groups: group a--415 small children from mnene, zimbabwe; group b--20 skulls from the schreiner collections, anatomical institute, oslo, exhibiting intact deciduous dentitions. the skulls are mainly from the period a.d. 1000 to 1500 and were found in scandinavia. group c consisted of 280 young swedish children. the study indicates that dummy ... | 2013 | 3887929 |
| determinants of a protein fold. unique features of the globin amino acid sequences. | the three-dimensional structures of globins are known, from crystallographic analyses, to be very similar. their amino acid sequences, however, differ greatly. only two residues are absolutely conserved in all sequences, and the residue identities of some pairs of sequences are only 16%. we have determined the nature and exact extent of the sequence variations and the extent to which the conserved features of the globin sequences are unique to this family. the 226 globin sequences now known were ... | 2013 | 3656444 |
| development and utilization of the eyedropper adaptation device: an example of interdisciplinary cooperation. | | 2013 | 3647992 |
| fundamentals of drug action: drug elimination. | | 2013 | 3642372 |
| the mental health training needs of occupational health nurses. | | 2013 | 3638142 |
| [aldosteronism--past, present and future]. | | 2013 | 4324172 |
| [modification of tear film break-up time by hormonal contraceptives]. | | 2013 | 3710337 |
| [practice of oriental medicine. 8. etiology and internal and external symptoms]. | | 2013 | 3639179 |
| stricter selection criteria improve the results of shunt surgery. | between october, 1976 and december, 1982, 176 patients with full-blown liver cirrhosis were referred to us either with acute oesophageal variceal bleeding, or after having had such a haemorrhage. eight of these patients died of a haemorrhage that did not respond to conservative treatment, or of hepatic failure after emergency surgery. after receiving initial conservative treatment, 168 patients were classified in accordance with clinical, biochemical and haemodynamic selection criteria, particul ... | 2013 | 3879235 |
| [male contraception]. | | 2013 | 3639608 |
| painful piezogenic pedal papules in patients with ehlers-danlos syndrome. | painful piezogenic pedal papules were observed in 10 of 29 patients with ehlers-danlos syndrome. the diagnosis was made by examining each patient while he or she stood with full body weight on the heels and by observing the appearance of the painful papules on the medial, posterior, and lateral aspects of both heels. biopsy specimens of papules demonstrated a thickened and dense dermis. the subcutaneous fibrous trabeculae were thin, with resultant poor compartmentalization of the fat. painful pi ... | 2013 | 3624559 |
| a 15-year follow-up study of 512 consecutive charnley-muller total hip replacements. | this article presents a prospective study of 512 consecutive total hip replacements done with the charnley-muller prosthesis. the operations were performed between 1967 and 1972. the follow-up period ranges from 13 1/2 to 18 years (average, 15 years). from the initial 512 replaced hips, only 148 were available for study at the end of 1985. the failure rate due to loosening of the prosthetic components, after a mean follow-up period of 15 years, was approximately 40%. the rate of loosening of the ... | 2013 | 3612141 |
| dna microfluorometry of synovial effusion cells in rheumatic diseases. | a microfluorometric study of relative dna content in lymphocytes and granulocytes from the synovial fluid of 26 patients with rheumatoid arthritis or seronegative reactive arthritis was carried out. results obtained from individuals without treatment or treated with nonsteroid anti-inflammatory drugs were compared with measurements of 7 healthy persons. dna content in granulocytes was more sensitive to effects of disease or therapy than in lymphocytes. introduction of therapy resulted in decreas ... | 2013 | 3816095 |
| measurement of the alpha 2 component of a novel oncodevelopmental antigen by a rapid electroimmunoassay. | a method was required for the quantification of a novel oncodevelopmental antigen which increases in the serum of pregnant women as well as patients with ovarian cancer. the native antigen is composed of two components having alpha 2 and beta electrophoretic mobilities. an assay method, involving electroimmunodiffusion according to laurell, was developed for the measurement of the alpha 2 component of the antigen. the method is sufficiently sensitive to determine significant differences in the l ... | 2013 | 3668256 |
| tumor immunogenicity, nutritional repletion, and cancer. | nutritional repletion in cancer reverses malnutrition and its associated immunodepression, but whether it benefits the host-tumor outcome has been variable. this study hypothesizes that such nutritional support will only favor that host generating a potent antitumor immune response. murine neuroblastoma (nb) was characterized into immunizing c1300-nb and nonimmunizing tbj-nb cell lines; and 100 6-week-old strain a mice were assigned on day -14 to isocaloric dietary groups (24% or 2.5% protein). ... | 2013 | 3616915 |
| clinical applications of yttrium filters for exposure reduction. | | 2013 | 3733390 |
| a simplified synthesis of 32-oxygenated lanosterol derivatives. | | 2013 | 3594666 |
| [molecular defects of coagulation factors and of the fibrinolytic system associated with thromboembolism]. | some molecular defects of components of the coagulation or fibrinolytic system are associated with thromboembolism. one possibility is that physiologic inhibitors of the coagulation system have an abnormal function e.g. protein c, protein s, antithrombin iii and cofactor ii of heparin. also a hindered activation of the fibrinolytic system may predispose to thrombosis; the impaired activation may be due to deficient synthesis and/or release of tissue-plasminogen activator, an increased level of i ... | 2013 | 3549955 |
| [effect of the oral dopamine prodrug (ta-8704) on renal function in surgical patients]. | | 2013 | 3560411 |
| urinary immunoglobulins in patients with cancer. | | 2013 | 4098826 |
| [an interesting case of so-called angiofollicular hyperplasia of the hilar lymph nodes]. | | 2013 | 4919815 |
| a case study of hmo medicare enrollment. | | 2013 | 3542731 |
| an adolescent inpatient program. guidelines and ethics. | | 2014 | 4323283 |
| an adolescent inpatient program. guidelines and ethics. | | 2014 | 4323283 |
| angiotensin blood levels in hypertensive and non-hypertensive diseases. | | 2014 | 4288058 |
| angiotensin blood levels in hypertensive and non-hypertensive diseases. | | 2014 | 4288058 |
| achalasia with suppurative pericarditis. a case report. | | 2014 | 4447104 |
| achalasia with suppurative pericarditis. a case report. | | 2014 | 4447104 |
| thermal behaviour of silica and its application to dental investments. 1. a study of the polymorphic changes of silica. | | 2014 | 4289334 |
| colchicine-sensitive microtubules. | | 2014 | 4267164 |
| ultrastructural observations on epidermal cells in paget's disease of the breast. | | 2014 | 4310578 |
| ultrastructural observations on epidermal cells in paget's disease of the breast. | | 2014 | 4310578 |
| [renal artery hypertension complicating neurofibromatosis]. | | 2014 | 4204609 |
| [type ii proximal spinal muscular atrophy. clinical, electrophysiological, histopathological and histochemical studies]. | | 2014 | 4276719 |
| [type ii proximal spinal muscular atrophy. clinical, electrophysiological, histopathological and histochemical studies]. | | 2014 | 4276719 |
| [incidence of hepatitis-associated antigen (australia antigen) in chronic inflammatory joint disease]. | | 2014 | 4198190 |
| interview: russell b. roth, m.d., president of the american medical association. | | 2014 | 4150318 |
| [observations on the article by h. schulze and h. haike: "on the increase in age of onset of juvenile osteochondrosis of the hip"]. | | 2014 | 4227932 |
| meiosis in xyy men. | | 2014 | 4191014 |
| contribution of the trigeminal nerve to perceived odor magnitude. | | 2014 | 4529464 |
| contribution of the trigeminal nerve to perceived odor magnitude. | | 2014 | 4529464 |
| [extra-terrestial rays and space explorations]. | | 2014 | 4230088 |
| the effect of vibration on afferent nerve conduction and spinal reflex mechanisms. | | 2014 | 4176601 |
| pharmacologic control of premature labor. | | 2014 | 4150363 |
| preservation of sulphacetamide eye drops. | | 2014 | 4144887 |
| [immunology of collagens genetic regulation of the immune response in inbred mice]. | | 2014 | 4454502 |
| letter: lymphocyte hazards to the fetus. | | 2014 | 4143038 |
| the extinction of the tasmanians. | | 2014 | 4896761 |
| [action of toxic substances on the product of conception]. | | 2014 | 4130159 |
| chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy. | in 12 cases of cidp under surveillance for 14 years, the main nerve biopsy findings were endoneural oedema and demyelination of nerve fibres. igm deposition was found in 1 patient and igg deposits in another. electron microscopy revealed proliferation of the schwann cells and mononuclear cell infiltration. the diagnostic criteria and nerve biopsy findings in cidp are listed in the tables. | 2014 | 4086221 |
| [complication of ureterorenoscopy]. | we describe failures and complications of ureterorenoscopy based on our own experience and the literature. there is usually no consequence when perforating the ureter--which happens in 10 per cent of the cases--if a splint or a percutaneous nephrostomy is applied. ureteral rupture makes an open intervention necessary, but happens rarely. since complications of ureterorenoscopy are rare and the rate of success very high, open operations on the ureter should become less frequent. | 2014 | 4035829 |
| [choice of anode voltage in x-ray studies of calcified coronary arteries]. | | 2014 | 4095911 |
| dome adds high-tech touch to mri shield. | | 2014 | 4029938 |
| urinary retention secondary to ovarian dysgerminoma in a girl. | a thirteen-year-old girl sought medical advice because of a markedly weakened urinary stream with severe hesitancy. she was referred to the pediatric clinic because of 3 episodes of acute urinary retention during a previous month. pelvic examination showed a retrovesical tumor. an excretory urogram revealed bilateral ureterectasis and pyelocalicectasis. two weeks after left nephrostomy, surgical exploration demonstrated a right ovarian mass causing compression of the left ureter and obstruction ... | 2014 | 4012986 |
| the zavanelli maneuver: a potentially revolutionary method for the resolution of shoulder dystocia. | shoulder dystocia is a perilous complication for the fetus. suffocation and death are imminent. for the obstetrician, there is insufficient time for consultation. either he or she is ready with an array of manipulative remedies for sequential application or a disorganized chaos will ensue and chance will determine the outcome. worthy accoucheurs will have planned for this event and will have selected from the numerous procedures touted for its correction that group he or she intuitively feels wi ... | 2014 | 4014342 |
| a case of multiple sclerosis with multi-ring-like and butterfly-like enhancement on computerized tomography. | we report a case of multiple sclerosis in which ct showed multiple ring-like enhancement and butterfly-like distribution of a low density area with marginal enhancement. the latter finding is found in other demyelinating disorders but is less common in tumors or abscesses. therefore, it seems to have some diagnostic value in multiple sclerosis. | 2014 | 4003708 |
| [exchange transfusion in the treatment of the hemophilic child with factor viii inhibitors]. | | 2014 | 3936511 |
| aging enhances the insulin resistance in obesity through both receptor and postreceptor alterations. | the association between aging and insulin resistance is well recognized. to clarify possible mechanisms, both the binding and the action of insulin were studied in abdominal sc fat cells from two groups of obese nondiabetic women matched for relative weight and fasting insulin levels. the age ranges of the two groups were 16-37 (mean, 28) and 47-77 (mean, 61) yr, respectively. insulin binding was significantly decreased in the elderly (approximately 40%; p less than 0.05), which scatchard analys ... | 2014 | 3941163 |
| contribution of the adrenal gland to the production of androstenedione and testosterone during the first two years of life. | androstenedione and testosterone were measured in whole adrenal glands of 56 previously healthy boys who died suddenly between birth and 2 yr of age. in each adrenal gland, the concentration of androstenedione considerably exceeded that of testosterone. the highest concentrations were found during the first week of life (median, 295 ng/g; range, 98-320 ng/g). thereafter, values decreased rapidly until the end of the first year of life (median, 10 ng/g; range, 4.4-22.7 ng/g). adrenal testosterone ... | 2014 | 3941161 |
| platelets, leucocytes and buffy layer vitamin c after surgery. | the changes in buffy layer (bl) vitamin c concentration following surgical operations were studied in relation to changes in the leucocyte and platelet counts. it was found that the postoperative fall and subsequent changes in bl vitamin c concentration corresponded to changes in the platelet/leucocyte ratio (plr) in whole blood and consequently in the buffy layer preparations from which vitamin c concentrations were measured. the results of the study showed that the fall in bl vitamin c measure ... | 2014 | 3957709 |
| hemoglobin san diego/beta zero thalassemia in a greek adult. | interaction of beta zero thalassemia with hb san diego [a high affinity hemoglobin variant, alpha 2 beta (2)109(g11)val----met] in a 29-year-old greek male is described. a marked polycythemia with low mch and mcv, but minor clinical problems were observed. functional properties of the isolated variant are described. | 2014 | 3957694 |
| the connective tissues of peripheral nerves. | | 2014 | 4285460 |
| construction and closure of the transverse loop colostomy. | the clinical courses of 211 patients having transverse loop colostomies performed during the years 1969 to 1980 in the stockholm region were examined to evaluate problems connected with construction and closure. forty-seven percent of these stomas became permanent. the morbidity rate for colostomy construction and closure seemed to be independent of the operative techniques used, the underlying disease, and the timing of closure. thus, early closure (within six to eight weeks after construction) ... | 2014 | 3932038 |
| cardiac accumulation of trihexosylceramide in a case with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. | | 2014 | 3936950 |
| reduction of skeletal blood flow in paget's disease with disodium etidronate therapy. | fourteen patients with paget's disease of bone were treated with disodium etidronate in doses of 5 to 7 mg/kg per day. skeletal blood flow (sbf), was measured by the modified 18f clearance technique of wootton et al. (1976) before treatment and again during treatment. in 10 patients restudied 3-4 months after the start of therapy, sbf had fallen by a mean of 21% of the initial value, and the individual differences correlated well with the individual reductions in serum alkaline phosphatase (r = ... | 2014 | 3922391 |
| improving the practice of pediatric patient education: a synthesis and selective review. | patient education within the pediatric-care setting can be defined as any combination of planned learning experiences designed to facilitate adaptations of behavior conducive to health. it is directed both toward patients and toward significant adult caretakers in the child's environment. additionally, health promotion and health education outside of the patient-care setting are required to promote child health. these efforts include legislation directed toward environmental hazards as well as c ... | 2014 | 3911198 |
| [ct findings of a case of persistent hyperplastic primary vitreous (phpv)]. | | 2014 | 3906194 |
| [status of endemic leprosy in senegal in 1983]. | | 2014 | 3895804 |
| one-lung ventilation and hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction: implications for anesthetic management. | | 2014 | 3893223 |
| william osler: then and now. | | 2014 | 3893123 |
| transposition of venous contrast into the arteries. | | 2014 | 3920263 |
| 'designer drug' enforcement act seeks to attack problem at source. | | 2014 | 4061277 |
| cerebral blood flow and brain atrophy correlated by xenon contrast ct scanning. | correlations between cerebral blood flow (cbf) measured during stable xenon contrast ct scanning and standard ct indices of brain atrophy were investigated in the patients with senile dementia of alzheimer type, multi-infarct dementia and idiopathic parkinson's disease. compared to age-matched normal volunteers, significant correlations were found in patients with idiopathic parkinson's disease between cortical and subcortical gray matter blood flow and brain atrophy estimated by the ventricular ... | 2014 | 3879209 |
| surgical approaches to intraventricular meningiomas of the trigone. | a case of a large intraventricular meningioma of the trigone is described. the tumor was removed by the transcallosal route. the neuropsychological sequelae of this approach are discussed. the value of other surgical approaches for meningiomas of the trigone is reviewed. the transcallosal approach originally described by kempe and blaylock is highly recommended. | 2014 | 3982626 |