Biochemical status of vitamin A in colorectal cancer [PDF]
Serum vitamin A and its carrier proteins, retinol-binding protein and prealbumin, were measured in 41 colorectal cancer patients, 40 patients with benign colorectal disease, and 31 healthy subjects.
Basu, Tapan K. +5 more
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Electrophoresis pattern of serum from mice exposed to different concentrations of sulfur dioxide [PDF]
Three day old mice were continuously exposed to sulphur dioxide concentrations at 0ppm, 0.05ppm, 0.15ppm and 1ppm for eight weeks. At the end of the experiment, blood samples were collected and centrifuged for electrophoresis studies of the serum in 5 ...
Singh, J.
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Joshua K. Park +8 more
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Hao Zhang,1,2 Kai Yang,3 Qin Wang,2 Lei Jin,4 Ling-Mei Wang,2 Xing-Yu Fan,2 Xiu Wang,2 Qiang Zhou,2 Yuan-Hong Xu1 1Department of Clinical Laboratory, First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230022, People’s Republic of China;
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Nutritional status and nutritional treatment are related to outcomes and mortality in older adults with hip fracture [PDF]
Malnutrition is very prevalent in geriatric patients with hip fracture. Nevertheless, its importance is not fully recognized. The objective of this paper is to review the impact of malnutrition and of nutritional treatment upon outcomes and mortality in ...
Malafarina, Vincenzo +6 more
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The Prognostic Significance of Protein-energy Malnutrition in Geriatric Patients [PDF]
Although it has been shown that protein-energy malnutrition is a predictor of adverse outcome in geriatric patients, it is unclear whether this is due to underlying disease or disability, or whether malnutrition is an independent outcome predictor.
FREY, BRIGITTE M. +3 more
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The role of ratio markers based on prealbumin in the diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection
BackgroundPeriprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a severe complication following total joint arthroplasty, and the timeliness of its diagnosis and treatment is crucial for patient recovery. Although various biomarkers have been extensively evaluated and
Qianqian Cao +6 more
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Late-onset familial amyloidosis polyneuropathy associated with c.186G>C in transthyretin
Introduction: The most common form of hereditary amyloidosis is associated with variants of transthyretin (TTR). Familial amyloidosis polyneuropathy associated with variants of TTR (FAP-TTR) is an infrequent, multisystemic disease, with predominant ...
Eugenia Conti +3 more
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Nutritional and biochemical insights into multiple pressure ulcer management: a case report
This case report presents a unique study focused on relationship between nutritional parameters, C-reactive protein (CRP), and the marker of oxidative stress 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG), in 61-year-old male paraplegic patient with multiple ...
Alica Hokynková +7 more
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Effects of BCAA Enteral Nutrition to the Change of Nutritional Status and Hepatic Encephalopathy Parameters in Liver Cirrhosis Patient with Hepatic Encephalopathy [PDF]
Background: This study was also conducted to determine the effects of high-branched chain amino acid (BCAA) enteral supplementation on altered nutritional status parameters (including plasma prealbumin) and hepatic encephalopathy parameters in liver ...
Akbar, N. (Nurul) +5 more
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