Objectives: We aimed to investigate the effects of racemic, D- and L-nebivolol in aortic segments obtained from rats of two ages to determine whether age- or stereoisomer-related differences occurred in the relaxation of aortic segments contracted with phenylephrine. Background: ...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/28626
Aim: To determine the prevalence of hyperhomocysteinemia amongst chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients at a Teaching Hospital in Nigeria and to determine its relationship with the severity of kidney disease. Study Design: A comparative cross sectional study carried out in the dep...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/28282
Background and Objective: The symptoms of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning are nonspecific; symptoms can mimic those of other common diseases such as nonspecific viral illness, flu- like syndrome and hypertensive attack. Elevated blood carboxy-hemoglobin (COHb) measurements are use...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/26047
Aims: The lack of specific symptoms at early tumor stages, together with a high biological aggressiveness of the tumor contribute to the high mortality rate for pancreatic cancer (PC). Improved screening for earlier diagnosis, through the detection of diagnostic and prognostic bi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/28034
Background: The tongue is an important oral structure that is responsible for speech, swallowing, positioning of the teeth, and taste. Ankyloglossia or “tongue-tie” is due to an abnormally thick and shortened lingual frenum causing difficulty in speech articulation and breast-fee...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/28162
We present a case of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia Grade II having many areas full of signet ring squamous (SRS) cells in 6-7 parabasal layers, covered by the layers of koilocytotic changes in outermost layers, with a brief review of the literature. Such presentation is extr...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/29591
Background: We recently documented better efficacy of glimepiride in non obese subjects for delaying progression from Pre diabetes to type 2 diabetes as compared to metformin in obese subjects over duration of 5-9 years (mean, 7.2±0.2). Moreover, no deaths or adverse cardiovascul...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/29466
José Fernando Vila Nova de Moraes, Orlando Laitano, Marcelo Magalhães Sales, Sérgio Rodrigues Moreira, Ferdinando Oliveira Carvalho, Vinicius Carolino de Souza, Otávio de Toledo Nóbrega & Carmen Silvia Grubert Campbell·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2016
Background: The Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) is responsible for converting Angiotensin I into Angiotensin II, which has vasoconstrictive properties. Polymorphisms in the ACE gene have been associated to higher levels of Angiotensin II and, therefore, higher blood pressure...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/29554
Aims: To evaluate serum FGF-21 concentrations in coronary heart disease patients (CHD) whether or not associated with diabetes and/or hypertension. It also investigated the possible association between serum FGF21 and the coronary angiographic findings in terms of number of coron...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/29581
Background: Loupes represent a type of magnification and their use can promote higher quality on dental treatment. Besides those advantages magnification can be beneficial for musculoskeletal health maintenance on dental professionals. Aim: This study intends to review the litera...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/29885