Peribiliary glands as a niche of extra-pancreatic precursors yielding insulin-producing cells in experimental and human diabetes [PDF]
Peribiliary glands (PBGs) are niches in the biliary tree and containing heterogeneous endodermal stem/progenitors cells that can differentiate, in vitro and in vivo, towards pancreatic islets.
Alvaro, Domenico +12 more
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Species- and organ-specificity of secretory proteins derived from human prostate and seminal vesicles [PDF]
Polyclonal antibodies against semenogelin (SG) isolated from human seminal vesicle secretion and acid phosphatase (PAP), β‐microseminoprotein (β‐MSP), and Prostate‐Specific Antigen (PSA) derived from human prostatic fluid, as well as a monoclonal ...
Abrahamsson, P. ‐A, +6 more
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A mathematical model for top-shelf vertigo: the role of sedimenting otoconia in BPPV [PDF]
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) is a mechanical disorder of the vestibular system in which calcite particles called otoconia interfere with the mechanical functioning of the fluid-filled semicircular canals normally used to sense rotation ...
Batchelor +36 more
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Reduced Numbers of Nerve Fibers in the Oviduct Ampulla of Women with Tubal Ectopic Pregnancy
Background: The oviduct plays a major role in fertility by facilitating the movement of gametes to promote fertilization and passage of the embryo for implantation.
Fei Tang, Limei Ji, Lanying Jin, Min Hu
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Endoscopic papillectomy of benign ampullary lesions: Outcomes from a multicenter study
Background/Aims: Endoscopic papillectomy (EP) has emerged as an alternative to surgery in the management of ampullary lesions. The aim of this study is to evaluate feasibility, efficacy, safety, outcome, and impact of EP in the management of benign ...
Tan Attila +5 more
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Expression and function of transient receptor potential channels in the female bovine reproductive tract [PDF]
© 2016 Elsevier Inc. The epithelium lining the oviduct is critical for early reproductive events, many of which are mediated via intracellular calcium ions.
Atkin, Stephen L. +3 more
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Hemobilia from biliary angiodysplasia diagnosed with cholangioscopy [PDF]
Biliary angiodysplasia is extremely rare. Our background search revealed only a few case reports in the English literature. We present a case of angiodysplasia of the proximal common bile duct in a patient with subacute upper gastrointestinal bleeding ...
Foong, Kap Sum +3 more
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Alabanda, which is a Carian city, is located about 7 km west of Çine District in Aydın Province and west of Marsyas (Çine) Stream. Archaeological excavations were conducted in 2012 and 2013 in the northeast of the city center and a two-roomed Pillared ...
Ayşegül SOSLU
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Mixed neuroendocrine–non-neuroendocrine neoplasm of the ampulla of Vater: a case report
Background Mixed neuroendocrine–non-neuroendocrine neoplasms of the ampulla of Vater are rare and heterogenous, making it difficult to achieve a definitive preoperative diagnosis.
Kenjiro Date +8 more
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First Natural Endocranial Cast of a Fossil Snake (Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina) [PDF]
In this study, we describe a natural endocranial cast included in a partially preserved medium‐sized skull of the Upper Cretaceous South American snake Dinilysia patagonica.
Albino, Adriana Maria +3 more
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