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Whitman M, Sabapathy S, Jenkins C, Adams L. Handrail Support Produces a Higher Rate Pressure Product in Apparently Healthy Non-Treadmill Users During Maximal Exercise Testing. Heart Lung Circ 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2018.06.613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Thomas S, Laino A, Sturm R, Nufer K, Lambie D, Shepherd B, Atkinson V, Adams L, Soyer HP, Schaider H. Focal regression of a primary melanoma, fading lentigines and poliosis in metastatic melanoma treated with anti-PD-1. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2017; 32:e176-e177. [PMID: 29114959 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.14678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Pericak-Vance M, Rajabli F, Feliciano-Astacio B, Celis K, Hamilton-Nelson K, Adams L, Rodgriguez A, Byrd G, Vance J, Cuccuro M, Haines J, Beecham G. African haplotypic background mitigates the effect of apoe ε4 risk allele in alzheimer disease. J Neurol Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.3201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Adams L, Wilkinson F, MacDonald S. Limits of Spatial Vision in Sumatran Orangutans (Pongo abelii). ANIMAL BEHAVIOR AND COGNITION 2017. [DOI: 10.26451/abc.04.03.02.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Böker S, Adams L, Hamm B, Makowski M. Evaluation der suszeptibilitätsgewichteten Magnetresonanztomografie zur Beurteilung von Wirbelkörperfrakturen. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 2017. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1600359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Zammarchi F, Chivers S, Williams D, Adams L, Mellinas-Gomez M, Tyrer P, Corbett S, D'Hooge F, Dissanayake S, Sims S, Havenith K, Howard P, Hartley J, Van Berkel P. ADCT-502, a novel pyrrolobenzodiazepine (PBD)-based antibody–drug conjugate (ADC) targeting low HER2-expressing solid cancers. Eur J Cancer 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(16)32662-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Adams L, Tourgeman I. C-63Verbal Memory Performance in Combat Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Systematic Review. Arch Clin Neuropsychol 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acw043.212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Musich S, Adams L, DeWolf G, Edington DW. A Case Study of 10-Year Health Risk Appraisal Participation Patterns in a Comprehensive Health Promotion Program. Am J Health Promot 2016; 15:237-40, iii. [PMID: 11349344 DOI: 10.4278/0890-1171-15.4.237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Between 1990 and 1999, cumulative participation in a health risk appraisal (HRA) reached 79%, and participation in any health promotion program reached 94% of employees employed continuously by the Progressive Corporation during that time period. Participation rates in the HRA per year ranged from 14% to 36%. First time participants reached no higher than 2.6% after the sixth year. Non-participants tended to have higher mean but lower median costs.
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Cartland S, Harith H, Vellozzi M, Genner S, Di Bartolo B, Dang L, Thomas S, Adams L, Kavurma M. Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) is Exacerbated with TRAIL Deletion, Associating with Vascular Inflammation and Insulin Resistance. Heart Lung Circ 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2016.06.209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Mamalis A, Fiadorchanka N, Adams L, Serravallo M, Heilman E, Siegel D, Brody N, Jagdeo J. An immunohistochemical panel to assess ultraviolet radiation-associated oxidative skin injury. J Drugs Dermatol 2014; 13:574-578. [PMID: 24809881 PMCID: PMC4392816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Ultraviolet (UV) radiation results in a significant loss in years of healthy life, approximately 1.5 million disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), and is associated with greater than 60,000 deaths annually worldwide that are attributed to melanoma and other skin cancers. Currently, there are no standardized biomarkers or assay panels to assess oxidative stress skin injury patterns in human skin exposed to ionizing radiation. Using biopsy specimens from chronic solar UV-exposed and UV-protected skin, we demonstrate that UV radiation-induced oxidative skin injury can be evaluated by an immunohistochemical panel that stains 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8-OH-dG) to assess DNA adducts, 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal (HNE) to assess lipid peroxidation, and advanced glycation end products (AGEs) to assess protein damage. We believe this panel contains the necessary cellular biomarkers to evaluate topical agents, such as sunscreens and anti-oxidants that are designed to prevent oxidative skin damage and may reduce UV-associated skin aging, carcinogenesis, and inflammatory skin diseases. We envision that this panel will become an important tool for researchers developing topical agents to protect against UV radiation and other oxidants and ultimately lead to reductions in lost years of healthy life, DALYs, and annual deaths associated with UV radiation.
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David M, Adams L, Stupin JH. Natural Size Development of Myomata - Ultrasound Observational Study of 55 Premenopausal Patients. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 2014; 74:75-80. [PMID: 24741122 DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1351072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2013] [Revised: 10/11/2013] [Accepted: 10/13/2013] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Objective: The natural growth progression of uterine leiomyomata will be studied and used to identify potential predictive criteria of myoma size development. This should answer the question of whether myoma growth is dependent on patient age, or on the localisation or original size of the myoma, as well as how much of a size increase can be expected per unit of time, and the proportion of myomata which shrink. Patients and Methods: Patient files of a myoma surgery from 2010 to 2012 were retrospectively evaluated. The following inclusion criteria applied: diagnosis of at least one, but not more than three myomata, a minimum of two consultations within three years, the performance of a transvaginal ultrasound to determine size, no pregnancy, and no medical or surgical myoma reduction measures. Only premenopausal patients were included in the analysis. Myoma volume was approximated using a formula similar to that used to calculate the volume of an ellipsoid. Results: 55 out of 102 patients (median age: 38 years), in which a total of 72 myomata were diagnosed, could be included in the evaluation. The median diameter of the myomata at the start of the study was 3.8 cm, with an average growth rate of 30 % over 6 months (range: - 46 to + 459 %). 15 % of the myomata regressed. The linear regression analysis showed a correlation between myoma growth over 6 months, the original size of the myoma (p = 0.023) and patient age (p = 0.038), but no connection was found to the localisation of the myoma. Smaller myomata decreased significantly more in size than larger myomata (p = 0.011). Older patients presented with larger myomata. Conclusions: Myomata demonstrate a strikingly large variation in size development. Their growth is highly individual and not ultimately predictable. Patients should be advised of the possibility of spontaneous myoma regression.
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Adams L, Loebinger M, Shoemark A. P239 A role for polycystins in airway mucociliary clearance? Thorax 2013. [DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2013-204457.391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Baunoch D, Watkins L, Tewari A, Reece M, Adams L, Stack R, Brown A, Jones L, Christian D, Latif N, Lawrence W, Lane M. MDM2 overexpression in benign and malignant lesions of the human breast. Int J Oncol 2012; 8:895-9. [PMID: 21544443 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.8.5.895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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MDM2 overexpression has been detected in women with benign or cancerous lesions of the breast. Immunohistochemical methods were used to identify overexpression in 11 of 27 benign cases (41%) and 15 of 22 (68%) cancer cases. MDM2 overexpression correlated well with immunohistochemically detected estrogen receptor (ER), suggesting that expression of these proteins was coordinately regulated. To test this, the MCF-10A human breast cell line, negative for both ER and MDM2 expression, was transfected with a wild-type ER. Following transfection, both ER and MDM2 were strongly expressed in two independent clones. Expression of both was reduced in the presence of increasing concentrations of estradiol (10(-10)-10(-8) M) thus, estrogen may be involved in regulation of MDM2 expression in proliferative breast lesions.
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LaDouceur EEB, Garner MM, Wynne J, Fish S, Adams L. Ulcerative Umbrellar Lesions in Captive Moon Jelly (Aurelia aurita) Medusae. Vet Pathol 2012; 50:434-42. [DOI: 10.1177/0300985812461363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Over a period of 6 months, dozens of moon jelly ( Aurelia aurita) medusae from a single-species exhibit at the California Science Center (CSC) developed exumbrellar ulcers. Ulcers were progressive, causing umbrellar creases that expanded radially to the bell rim and occasional adoral erosions that extended into gastrovascular cavities. Husbandry interventions, including addition of ultraviolet light sterilizers, repopulation with fresh cultures, and enclosure disinfection, did not arrest the recurrence of lesions. Biopsies or whole specimens representing 17 medusae (15 affected and 2 grossly unaffected) from CSC and 2 control medusae from Aquarium of the Pacific were submitted to a private diagnostic laboratory and processed for light and electron microscopy. Microscopic lesions were present in all CSC medusae and were not observed or negligible in control medusae. Lesions included ulceration, necrosis, and hyperplasia in all umbrellar layers, with most severe lesions in the exumbrella and amoebocyte infiltration in the underlying mesoglea. Special stains, electron microscopy, and fungal culture did not associate microorganisms with the lesions. Bacterial cultures from the CSC population consistently grew Shewanella and Vibrio spp, both of which were considered commensal. Trauma and environmental stress are proposed as possible causes for the ulcers.
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Munster P, van der Noll R, Voest E, Specht J, Werner T, Dees E, Tan A, Daud A, Schellens J, Lolkema M, Griffin M, Agarwal N, Falchook G, Kleha J, Durante M, Smith D, Adams L, Greshock J, Morris S, Kurzrock R. PI3K Kinase Inhibitor GSK2126458 (GSK458): Clinical Activity in Select Patient (PT) Populations Defined by Predictive Markers (STUDY P3K112826). Ann Oncol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0923-7534(20)33038-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Hughes L, Adams L. Non-pharmaceutical approach to managing behavioural disturbances in patients with dementia in a nursing home setting. BMC Proc 2012. [PMCID: PMC3425990 DOI: 10.1186/1753-6561-6-s4-o7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Chauvenet ALM, Ewen JG, Armstrong DP, Coulson T, Blackburn TM, Adams L, Walker LK, Pettorelli N. Does supplemental feeding affect the viability of translocated populations? The example of the hihi. Anim Conserv 2012. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2012.00522.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Thin LWY, Wong DD, De Boer BW, Ferguson JM, Adams L, Macquillan G, Delriviere L, Mitchell A, Jeffrey GP. Hepatic epithelioid haemangioendothelioma: challenges in diagnosis and management. Intern Med J 2011; 40:710-5. [PMID: 19712200 DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2009.02043.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hepatic epithelioid haemangioendothelioma (HEH) is a rare, low grade malignant neoplasm of endothelial origin which is difficult to diagnose and has a variable outcome. We review five HEH cases from our centre with the aim of identifying clinical predictors of outcome and various therapeutic options. METHODS A search was made on the WA Liver Transplant registry for cases with histologically confirmed HEH. Their medical records were reviewed. A literature search was conducted through Medline using terms to compare the results from this series with those of other series. RESULTS Five patients were identified to have HEH. The mean age was 44.2years (range 34-53years). Four of five patients presented with dyspepsia and two patients had clinical evidence of portal hypertension with ascites. Two patients had radiologically diffuse disease and three patients had discrete nodular liver involvement. The mean duration from presentation of symptoms to diagnosis of HEH was 26.8months. Liver transplantation was performed in one patient with diffuse HEH who is alive with no disease recurrence at 3years. Three patients with radiologically stable disease followed with 6monthly surveillance imaging are currently alive and well. The median survival of all five patients was 5years (range 1.5-16years) at the time of follow up. CONCLUSIONS These results support the role of surveillance alone for patients with focal and radiologically stable disease. Patients with diffuse HEH with hepatic decompensation should be considered for transplantation. However, numbers are small and an international registry is required to make firm comparisons.
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Groskopf J, Niraula S, Emmeneger U, Adams L, Tannock I, Sridhar SS, Knox JJ, Day JR, Manthe J, Joshua AM. Use of serum and tissue biomarker analysis embedded in a phase II clinical trial of cytarabine in castration-refractory prostate cancer to investigate prostate cancer biology. J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.15_suppl.e15022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Niraula S, Emmeneger U, Adams L, Tannock I, Sridhar SS, Knox JJ, Day JR, Manthe J, Groskopf J, Joshua AM. Use of serum and tissue biomarker analysis embedded in a phase II clinical trial of cytarabine in castration-refractory prostate cancer to investigate prostate cancer biology. J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.7_suppl.59] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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59 Background: Other than the androgen receptor, the TMPRSS2-ERG genomic aberrations in prostate cancer provide the first recent opportunity to target therapy in castration refractory prostate cancer (CRPC). We initiated a phase II clinical trial of cytarabine in docetaxel refractory CRPC on the basis of microarray, in vitro and case report evidence that cytarabine may be particularly effective in men harbouring abnormalities of the ERG oncogenes. Embedded in this clinical trial was the first use of blood mRNA levels of prostate cancer related genes as biomarkers of response and prognosis. Methods: Patients with docetaxel refractory progressive CRPC received intravenous cytarabine at doses between 1g/m2-0.25 g/m2 q3 weekly. Responses were defined according to PCWG2C. 10 patients were enrolled between June 2007 and January 2010. TMPRSS2:ERG, PSA and PCA3 mRNA copies in whole blood collected with PAXgene tubes at the beginning of each cycle and at trial termination were quantified using transcription-mediated amplification assays. The prototype TMPRSS2:ERG assay detects the gene fusion isoform TMPRSS2 exon1 to ERG exon4. Results: No patients demonstrated a serum PSA response (PCWG2C). The average number of cycles administered was 2.6. Significant toxicities including grade 3-4 thrombocytopenia (2) and grade 3-4 neutropenia (3). These toxicities necessitated several dose reductions in the protocol, however most patients were removed from trial for serum PSA progression alone. PCA3 and PSA mRNAs were detectable in 8/10 and 9/10 cases, respectively; there was no correlation between serum PSA and PCA3 or PSA mRNA copy levels in blood. Testing for TMPRSS2:ERG in blood was able to predict the presence or absence of the TMPRSS2-ERG rearrangement in 9/10 cases when compared to 3 colour FISH carried out on baseline biopsies/ prostatectomies (2/10 positive for Exon 4:Exon 1 deletion). Conclusions: Cytarabine administation is ineffective in docetaxel refractory CRPC. Blood mRNA levels of prostate cancer genes reveal novel aspects of prostate cancer biology and have implications for the understanding of circulating tumour cells. [Table: see text]
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Sridhar SS, Hotte SJ, Kollmannsberger CK, Mukherjee SD, Capier K, Barclay J, Adams L, Weber D, Chi KN. Preventing patupilone-induced diarrhea with high-dose corticosteroids. J Clin Oncol 2010. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2010.28.15_suppl.e13069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Baker JG, Middleton R, Adams L, May LT, Briddon SJ, Kellam B, Hill SJ. Influence of fluorophore and linker composition on the pharmacology of fluorescent adenosine A1 receptor ligands. Br J Pharmacol 2010; 159:772-86. [PMID: 20105183 PMCID: PMC2829203 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2009.00488.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Background and purpose: The introduction of fluorescence-based techniques, and in particular the development of fluorescent ligands, has allowed the study of G protein-coupled receptor pharmacology at the single cell and single molecule level. This study evaluated how the physicochemical nature of the linker and the fluorophore affected the pharmacological properties of fluorescent agonists and antagonists. Experimental approach: Chinese hamster ovary cells stably expressing the human adenosine A1 receptor and a cyclic 3′,5′ adenosine monophosphate response element-secreted placental alkaline phosphatase (CRE-SPAP) reporter gene, together with whole cell [3H]-8-cyclopentyl-1,3-dipropylxanthine (DPCPX) radioligand binding, were used to evaluate the pharmacological properties of a range of fluorescent ligands based on the antagonist xanthine amine congener (XAC) and the agonist 5′ (N-ethylcarboxamido) adenosine (NECA). Key results: Derivatives of NECA and XAC with different fluorophores, but equivalent linker length, showed significant differences in their binding properties to the adenosine A1 receptor. The BODIPY 630/650 derivatives had the highest affinity. Linker length also affected the pharmacological properties, depending on the fluorophore used. Particularly in fluorescent agonists, higher agonist potency could be achieved with large or small linkers for dansyl and BODIPY 630/650 derivatives, respectively. Conclusions and implications: The pharmacology of a fluorescent ligand was critically influenced by both the fluorophore and the associated linker. Furthermore, our data strongly suggest that the physicochemical properties of the fluorophore/linker pairing determine where in the environment of the target receptor the fluorophore is placed, and this, together with the environmental sensitivity of the resulting fluorescence, may finally decide its utility as a fluorescent probe. This article is part of a themed section on Imaging in Pharmacology. To view the editorial for this themed section visit http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1476-5381.2010.00685.x
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Scholz M, Konen W, Tombrock S, Fricke B, Adams L, von Düring M, Hentsch A, Heuser L, Harders AG. Development of an Endoscopic Navigation System Based on Digital Image Processing. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.3109/10929089809149841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Hirschhorn A, Mungovan S, Richards D, Morris N, Adams L. Stationary Cycling Is as Effective as Walking in Phase I Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Randomised Controlled Trial. Heart Lung Circ 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2010.06.675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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