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Avaliação por imagem do comprometimento osteoarticular e de nervos periféricos na hanseníase
(Sociedade Brasileira de Reumatologia, 2006-06-01)
In leprosy, bone lesions due direct invasion of bacilli are low in incidence and these lesions exhibit radiologic findings of acute and chronic osteomyelitis similar to those of other granulomatous infectious agents. The ...
Dopaminergic pharmacology and antioxidant properties of pukateine, a natural product lead for the design of agents increasing dopamine neurotransmission
(Elsevier Science Inc., 1998-07-07)
The dopaminergic and antioxidant properties of pukateine [(R)-11-hydroxy-1,2-methylenedioxyaporphine, PUK], a natural
aporphine derivative, were analyzed in the rat central nervous system. At dopamine (DA) D1 ([3H]-SCH ...
Sustained benefit lasting one year from T4 instead of T3-T4 sympathectomy for isolated axillary hyperhidrosis
(Faculdade de Medicina / USP, 2008)
INTRODUCTION: Level T4 video-assisted thoracoscopic sympathectomy proved superior to T3-T4 treatment for controlling axillary hyperhidrosis at the initial and six-month follow-ups of these patients. OBJECTIVE: To compare ...
Twenty months of evolution following sympathectomy on patients with palmar hyperhidrosis: sympathectomy at the T3 level is better than at the T2 level
(Faculdade de Medicina / USP, 2009)
OBJECTIVE: To compare two surgical techniques (denervation levels) for sympathectomy using video-assisted thoracoscopy to treat palmar hyperhidrosis in the long-term. METHODS: From May 2003 to June 2006, 60 patients with ...
Neck Nerve Trunks Schwannomas: Clinical Features and Postoperative Neurologic Outcome
(LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2008)
Objectives/Hypothesis: To analyze clinical and epidemiological features of neck nerve schwannomas, with emphasis on the neurologic outcome after surgical excision sparing as much of nerve fibers as possible with enucleation ...
Gastric secretory and hormonal patterns in end-stage chagasic achalasia
(WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC, 2009)
P>Achalasia surgical treatment alters the esophagogastric junction anatomy (cardiomyotomy plus fundoplication or esophagectomy and gastric pull-up), thus favoring a certain degree of gastroesophageal reflux. Gastric secretory ...
Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography in Heart Transplant Recipients` Evaluation: The Role of Reinnervation
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2010)
Introduction. Orthotopic heart transplantation renders the recipient denervated. This remodeling of the intrinsic cardiac nervous system should be taken in account during functional evaluation for allograft coronary artery ...
Fatty acid synthesis and generation of glycerol-3-phosphate in brown adipose tissue from rats fed a cafeteria diet
(CANADIAN SCIENCE PUBLISHING, NRC RESEARCH PRESS, 2008)
In vivo fatty acid synthesis and the pathways of glycerol-3-phosphate (G3P) production were investigated in brown adipose tissue (BAT) from rats fed a cafeteria diet for 3 weeks. In spite of BAT activation, the diet promoted ...
Effects of Nicotine Exposure on Renal Function of Normal and Hypercholesterolemic Rats
(KARGER, 2009)
Background/Aims: Renal risks of nicotine exposure associated with hypercholesterolemia are still unknown. Methods: Thus, hypercholesterolemic rats (HC) and their control (C) were evaluated by inulin clearance (InCl) measured ...