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Suspended death: on freezing corpses and muting death of Palestinian women martyrs
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Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
, 2018 , Article)
During the 2015 Palestinian ‘al-Quds’ uprising, more than 80 Palestinians were killed and their corpses were held by Israel in freezers. Fifteen of these corpses belonged to women and girls. This article draws on ethnographic ...
Mycoplasma bovis-induced inhibition of bovine peripheral blood mononuclear cell proliferation is ameliorated after blocking the immune-inhibitory programmed death 1 receptor
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American Society for Microbiology
, 2018 , Article)
Mycoplasma bovis-induced immune suppression is a major obstacle faced by the host for controlling infections. M. bovis impairment of antigen-specific T-cell responses is achieved through inhibiting the proliferation of ...
Curcumin potentiates the function of human ? 7 -nicotinic acetylcholine receptors expressed in SH-EP1 cells
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2018 , Article)
Effects of curcumin, a biologically active ingredient of turmeric, were tested on the Ca 2+ transients induced by the activation of ? 7 subunit of the human nicotinic acetylcholine (? 7 nACh) receptor expressed in SH-EP1 ...
Cell shortening and calcium dynamics in epicardial and endocardial myocytes from the left ventricle of Goto-Kakizaki type 2 diabetic rats
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
, 2018 , Article)
New Findings: What is the central question of this study? To investigate haemodynamic dysfunction in the type 2 diabetic Goto-Kakizaki (GK) rat, we measured shortening and Ca2+ transport in ventricular myocytes from ...
HER-2/Epstein-Barr virus crosstalk in human gastric carcinogenesis: A novel concept of oncogene/oncovirus interaction.
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Taylor & Francis
, 2018 , Article)
Gastric cancer is the fourth most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide. Additionally, it is well-known that metastatic cancer disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in cancer ...
Electrospun polyvinyl alcohol membranes incorporated with green synthesized silver nanoparticles for wound dressing applications.
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Springer Verlag
, 2018 , Article)
Electrospun membranes have the potential to act as an effective barrier for wounds from the external environment to prevent pathogens. In addition, materials with good antibacterial properties can effectively fight off the ...
Role of mast cells and basophils in pruritus
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
, 2018 , Article Review)
To protect our body systems, there is a constant interactive conversation between the skin nervous and immune system. Important elements of this conversation in the skin include mast cells, basophils, and sensory nerve ...
A novel human pain insensitivity disorder caused by a point mutation in ZFHX2
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Oxford University Press
, 2018 , Article)
Chronic pain is a major global public health issue causing a severe impact on both the quality of life for sufferers and the wider economy. Despite the significant clinical burden, little progress has been made in terms ...
A History of Drug-Induced Torsades de Pointes Is Associated With T-wave Morphological Abnormalities
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Nature Publishing Group
, 2018 , Article)
The hypothesis of the study is that Torsades de pointes (TdP) history can be better identified using T-wave morphology compared to Fridericia-corrected QT interval (QTcF) at baseline. ECGs were recorded at baseline and ...
Current status of tissue engineering in the management of severe hypospadias
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Frontiers Media S.A.
, 2018 , Article Review)
Hypospadias, characterized by misplacement of the urinary meatus in the lower side of the penis, is a frequent birth defect in male children. Because of the huge variation in the anatomic presentation of hypospadias, no ...