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Stem cells in human normal endometrium and endometrial cancer cells: Characterization of side population cells
25 January 2012
Abstract: Recently, adult stem cells have been identified in several mature tissues. The human endometrium is responsive to sex steroid hormone. It undergoes extraordinary growth in a cyclic manner an...
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Kiyoko Kato
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63-71
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Effect of the endothelin receptor antagonist tezosentan on alpha-naphthylthiourea-induced lung injury in rats
16 January 2012
Abstract: Acute lung injury is an inflammatory syndrome that increases the permeability of the blood-gas barrier, resulting in high morbidity and mortality. Despite intensive research, treatment optio...
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Figen Atalay,
Gamze Yurdakan,
Emine Yilmaz-Sipahi
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72-78
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Essentiality of HIV testing and education for effective HIV control in the national pilot harm reduction program: The Taiwan experience
16 January 2012
Abstract: In 2005, a national pilot harm reduction program (PHRP), which mainly included a methadone maintenance treatment program (MMTP) and a needle/syringe exchange program (NSP), was implemented i...
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Hsin-Ya Lee,
Yi-Hsin Yang,
Wen-Jing Yu,
Lien-Wen Su,
Tsang-Yaw Lin,
Hsien-Jane Chiu,
Hsin-Pei Tang,
Chien-Yang Lin,
Ryh-Nan Pan,
Jih-Heng Li
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79-85
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Antinuclear antibody titer and treatment response to peginterferon plus ribavirin for chronic hepatitis C patients
24 January 2012
Abstract: Positive serum antinuclear antibody (ANA) is not infrequent in chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected patients. This prospective study evaluated the impact of ANA on the response to and sa...
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Ming-Yen Hsieh,
Chia-Yen Dai,
Li-Po Lee,
Jee-Fu Huang,
Wan-Long Chuang,
Nai-Jen Hou,
Zu-Yau Lin,
Shinn-Cherng Chen,
Ming-Yuh Hsieh,
Liang-Yen Wang,
Wen-Yu Chang,
Ming-Lung Yu
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86-93
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The importance of measuring macroprolactin in the differential diagnosis of hyperprolactinemic patients
16 January 2012
Abstract: This study investigated the differences in clinical and laboratory features as well as treatment response in 70 outpatients with macroprolactinemia and monomeric hyperprolactinemia treated w...
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Chih-Chin Lu,
Ching-Jung Hsieh
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94-99
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Minimal invasive pyeloplasty technique with vertical surgical approach: An alternative to laparoscopic pyeloplasty
16 January 2012
Abstract: This retrospective clinical study presents pyeloplasty results following a muscle-splitting dissection, with mini-flank incision, using instruments held in a vertical position. Between 2004 ...
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Coşkun Şahin,
Mehmet Kalkan,
Hakkı Uzun
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100-104
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Effects of individual resilience intervention on indigenous people who experienced Typhoon Morkot in Taiwan
27 January 2012
Abstract: In 2009, Typhoon Morakot struck Taiwan and caused serious harm to the indigenous peoples living in the southern mountainous regions. The objective of this study is to examine the effects of ...
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Su-Fen Cheng,
Chi-Wei Cheng,
Wen-Chung Hsieh,
Meng-Chun Chi,
Szu-Ju Lin,
Yi-Ting Liao
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105-110
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Enterococcus hirae-related acute pyelonephritis and cholangitis with bacteremia: An unusual infection in humans
12 September 2011
Abstract: Very few reports are available from the literature related to Enterococcus hirae infection in humans, which is more frequently seen in animals and birds. We report two patients with E hirae ...
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Tze-Sian Chan,
Min-Shung Wu,
Fat-Moon Suk,
Chun-Nan Chen,
Yung-Fa Chen,
Yen-Hui Hou,
Gi-Shih Lien
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111-114
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Primary small cell carcinoma of the lesser omentum
16 January 2012
Abstract: Although pulmonary small cell carcinoma (SCC) is seen frequently, SCC that originates from the extrapulmonary organs is extremely rare. We herein report a case of a SCC located in the lesser...
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Ji-Feng Feng,
Yi-He Guo,
Wen-You Chen,
Da-Feng Chen,
Jing Liu
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115-119
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Jejunal undifferentiated spindle cell sarcoma with glossal metastasis
16 January 2012
Spindle cell sarcomas, derived from primitive mesenchymal cells, represent 47.9% of all adult soft tissue sarcomas . They can be classified into malignant fibrous histiocytomas, leiomyosarcomas, neuro...
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Wei-Han Cheng,
Jiann-Jy Chen,
Yung-An Tsou,
Guan-Chin Tseng
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120-121
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