Effect of recombinant human vascular endothelial growth factor on testis tissue xenotransplants from prepubertal boys: a three-case study [PDF]
Research question Does recombinant human vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF-165) improve the efficiency of human immature testis tissue (ITT) xenotransplantation?
Goossens, Ellen +5 more
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Tissue Banking: Relationship with Blood Donor and Organ Donor Card Status [PDF]
Understanding the relationships among altruistic health acts may serve to aid therapeutic research advances. In this paper, we report on the links between two such behaviours—donating blood and carrying an organ donor card—and willingness to donate urological tissue to a tissue bank.
Patricia Fitzpatrick +2 more
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Tensin1 expression and function in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [PDF]
open access articleChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) constitutes a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Genome wide association studies have shown significant associations between airflow obstruction or COPD with a non-synonymous SNP in ...
Amrani, Y. +7 more
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Tissue memory CD4+ T cells expressing IL-7 receptor-alpha (CD127) preferentially support latent HIV-1 infection. [PDF]
The primary reservoir for HIV is within memory CD4+ T cells residing within tissues, yet the features that make some of these cells more susceptible than others to infection by HIV is not well understood.
Cavrois, Marielle +16 more
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The lady vanishes: what's missing from the stem cell debate [PDF]
Most opponents of somatic cell nuclear transfer and embryonic stem cell technologies base their arguments on the twin assertions that the embryo is either a human being or a potential human being, and that it is wrong to destroy a human being or ...
A. Fagot-Largeault +50 more
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Substance Use Affects Type 1 Diabetes Pancreas Pathology: Implications for Future Studies
Access to human pancreas samples from organ donors has greatly advanced our understanding of type 1 diabetes pathogenesis; however, previous studies have shown that donors have a high rate of substance use, and its impact on pancreatic histopathology in ...
Brittany S. Bruggeman +13 more
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Assisted reproductive technology in the USA: is more regulation needed? [PDF]
The regulation of assisted reproductive technologies is a contested area. Some jurisdictions, such as the UK and a number of Australian states, have comprehensive regulation of most aspects of assisted reproductive technologies; others, such as the USA ...
Adamson +60 more
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Knowledge, Attitude and Willingness Towards Organ Donation among People Attending Out Patient Departments of a Tertiary Care Hospital, West Bengal: A Cross-sectional Study [PDF]
Introduction: Organ donation rate in India is lower compared to many developed countries. A shortage of organs for individuals in need persists, as people are hesitant to donate.
Bobby Syiemlieh +6 more
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Effect of a reduction in glomerular filtration rate after nephrectomy on arterial stiffness and central hemodynamics: rationale and design of the EARNEST study [PDF]
Background: There is strong evidence of an association between chronic kidney disease (CKD) and cardiovascular disease. To date, however, proof that a reduction in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is a causative factor in cardiovascular disease is ...
Alam +73 more
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Japan sets tissue donor guidelines [PDF]
Japan’s Ministry of Health and Welfare has released a set of guidelines covering the transplantation and medical use of human cells and tissues.
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