Immunoglobulin heavy chain (IgH) variable region exons are assembled from VH, D and JH
gene segments in developing B lymphocytes. Within the 2.7-megabase mouse Igh locus, V …

Background Vitamin D deficiency has been associated or implicated with the
pathophysiology of the gastrointestinal conditions inflammatory bowel disease and …

Envenomings by Russell's viper (Daboia russelii), a species of high medical importance in
India and other Asian countries, commonly result in hemorrhage, coagulopathies, necrosis …

Abstract The historically unstable Sunkist Bay cliff in Auckland, New Zealand, is formed of
weak Pleistocene alluvial sediments, infilling a paleovalley eroded into Miocene sandstone …

Envenomation by the Indian ornamental tarantula (Poecilotheria regalis) is medically
relevant to humans, both in its native India and worldwide, where they are kept as pets …

Background Patients with IgA nephropathy and histological vasculitic/crescentic lesions
have a poor prognosis. We performed a retrospective study to assess whether treatment with …

The effect of cyclosporin on endothelium-dependent relaxation of human subcutaneous
resistance vessels was investigated. Resistance vessels were obtained from normal …

Background Mechanical ventilation (MV) is a common intensive care intervention
(approximately 20 million patients per annum1 worldwide) that accounts for much intensive …

The first 86 patients with Cushing's disease treated with interstitial irradiation (by needle
implantation) as the sole therapy were reviewed. In the 82 patients who were reassessed 1 …

We have investigated the effects of recombinant human erythropoietin (EPO) on the
responses of rat renal arcuate arteries to dopamine, noradrenaline and acetylcholine and on …