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Elastin-derived peptides potentiate atherosclerosis through the immune Neu1-PI3Kγ pathway [PDF]
, 2017 Aims Elastin is degraded during vascular ageing and its products, elastin-derived peptides (EP), are present in the human blood circulation. EP binds to the elastin receptor complex (ERC) at the cell surface, composed of elastin-binding protein (EBP), a ...
Berge, Elodie +15 more
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Effect of Daily Chewing Soft Buds and Leaves of Catha edulis (Khat) on the Antioxidant Defense System and Oxidative Stress Markers in Blood [PDF]
, 2015 Catha edulis (Khat) is one of the major economic, social and health problems in Yemen. This paper aimed to study the effect of Khat on the oxidative status of Khat chewers by measuring the levels of enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidant as well as ...
Abdullah, R. +6 more
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Unexplained chronic liver disease in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
, 2018 BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is assumed to be the major cause of chronic liver disease (CLD) in sub-Saharan Africa. The contribution of other aetiological causes of CLD is less well documented and hence opportunities to modulate other ...
Ahmed, TA +11 more
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Rhus acocksii (Anacardiaceae), yet another new endemic from the Mtamvuna area [PDF]
, 1988 Rhus acocksii Moffett, a prostrate to scandent shrub or woody climber related to R. chirindensis Bak. f. and confined to the coastal platform of southern Natal and Pondoland is described. It differs from R.
Direcció Tècnica d'Urbanisme +1 more
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Comparative study of etiological diagnosis of nosocomial pneumonia
Brazilian Journal of Infectious DiseasesNosocomial pneumonia is a common complication in patients on mechanical ventilation and results in significant mortality. Diagnosis of pneumonia in patients who are intubated and under mechanical ventilation is difficult, even with the aid of clinical ...
Eliane Maria de Carvalho +7 more
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LAPORAN PRAKTIK PENGALAMAN LAPANGAN (PPL) UNY 2014 LOKASI SMA NEGERI 10 YOGYAKARTA Jln. Gadean 5 Ngupasan Yogyakarta 2 JULI – 17 SEPTEMBER 2014 [PDF]
, 2014 Praktek Pengalaman Lapangan (PPL) telah dilaksanakan di SMA Negeri 10 Yogyakarta selama dua setengah bulan sejak 1 Juli – 17 September 2014. Tujuan Praktek Pengalaman Lapangan (PPL) adalah melatih mahasiswa agar memiliki pengalaman faktual tentang ...
KARTIKA DEWI, KARTIKA DEWI
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Khat consumption as a modifiable risk factor for chewing dystonia
Annals of Movement DisordersChewing dystonia, a variant of focal task-specific dystonia, is a rarely reported condition that causes remarkable decrement in quality-of-life, social embarrassment, and associated mental stress.
Anish Mehta +5 more
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Acta Pharmaceutica, 2018 Cathinone, the active principle of khat (Catha edulis), stimulates, excites and produces euphoric feelings in khat users. Locomotor and rearing activities, either individual or in groups, of male Swiss albino mice were decreased significantly compared to
Safhi Mohammed M. +10 more
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Khat (Catha edulis Forsk) – And now there are three
Brain Research Bulletin, 2019 For centuries, a large number of people living in the southwestern part of the Arabian Peninsula and eastern Africa have chewed the fresh leaves and twigs of the plant Catha edulis Forsk, more commonly known as khat, for its psychostimulatory effect.
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Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di SanitàDuring the past 20 years or so, more has become known about the properties of khat, its pharmacology, physiological and psychological effects on humans.
John M. Corkery +6 more
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