Scorzonera sensu lato (Asteraceae, Cichorieae) – taxonomic reassessment in the light of new molecular phylogenetic and carpological analyses [PDF]
, 2020 Scorzonera comprises 180–190 species and belongs to the subtribe Scorzonerinae. Its circumscription has long been the subject of debate and available molecular phylogenetic analyses affirmed the polyphyly of Scorzonera in its wide sense.
Jones, Katy +6 more
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A new record of fossil wood of Vochysiaceae from the Upper Pleistocene (Arroyo Feliciano Formation), Argentina, South America [PDF]
, 2015 A new species of Qualeoxylon Suguio & Mussa is described from the Late Pleistocene Arroyo Feliciano Formation of the Gualeguay Basin on eastern Argentina.
Brea, Mariana, Moya, Eliana Vanesa
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Grey-scale analysis improves the ultrasonographic evaluation of thyroid nodules [PDF]
, 2015 Ultrasonography is the main imaging method for the workup of thyroid nodules. However, interobserver agreement reported for echogenicity and echotexture is quite low.
ALESSANDRINI, STEFANIA +10 more
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Thyroid ultrasonography reporting: consensus of Italian Thyroid Association (AIT), Italian Society of Endocrinology (SIE), Italian Society of Ultrasonography in Medicine and Biology (SIUMB) and Ultrasound Chapter of Italian Society of Medical Radiology (SIRM) [PDF]
, 2018 Thyroid ultrasonography (US) is the gold standard for thyroid imaging and its widespread use is due to an optimal spatial resolution for superficial anatomic structures, a low cost and the lack of health risks.
Cantisani, V. +11 more
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Aquaporin-4 and brain edema. [PDF]
, 2007 Aquaporin-4 (AQP4) is a water-channel protein expressed strongly in the brain, predominantly in astrocyte foot processes at the borders between the brain parenchyma and major fluid compartments, including cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and blood.
A Lehmenkuhler +38 more
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Imaging characteristics and treatment of a penetrating brain injury caused by an oropharyngeal foreign body in a dog [PDF]
, 2017 A 4-year-old Border collie was presented with one episode of collapse, altered mentation, and a suspected pharyngeal stick injury. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography showed a linear foreign body penetrating the right oropharynx ...
Baroni M. +15 more
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Exogenous schwann cells migrate, remyelinate and promote clinical recovery in experimental auto-immune encephalomyelitis [PDF]
, 2012 Schwann cell (SC) transplantation is currently being discussed as a strategy that may promote functional recovery in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and other inflammatory demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system (CNS).
Bachelin, Corinne +9 more
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Total-liver-volume perfusion CT using 3-D image fusion to improve detection and characterization of liver metastases [PDF]
, 2008 The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of a totalliver- volume perfusion CT (CTP) technique for the detection and characterization of livermetastases.
Kuijk, Cornelis van +5 more
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Protective effect of leukotriene receptor antagonist montelukast on smoking-induced lung injury in Wistar rats. [PDF]
, 2003 Increased activation of alveolar macrophage, neutrophil and mast cell has been proven in cigarette smoking (CS)-related lung disorders (CSLD). An increased production of cysteinyl-leukotrienes (LTs), which are mediators secreted from the mentioned cells,
Coskun, Senol +3 more
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Delineating neuroinflammation, parasite CNS invasion, and blood-brain barrier dysfunction in an experimental murine model of human African trypanosomiasis [PDF]
, 2017 Although Trypanosoma brucei spp. was first detected by Aldo Castellani in CSF samples taken from sleeping sickness patients over a century ago there is still a great deal of debate surrounding the timing, route and effects of transmigration of the ...
Bradley, Barbara +2 more
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