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Pfaffinger PJ, Furukawa Y, Zhao B, Dugan D, Kandel ER. Cloning and expression of an Aplysia K+ channel and comparison with native Aplysia K+ currents. J Neurosci 1991; 11:918-27. [PMID: 2010814 PMCID: PMC6575383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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We describe here the cloning of the Aplysia K+ channel AK01a.AK01a codes for a protein of 515 amino acids, shows considerable homology to other cloned potassium channels, and can be classified as a member of the ShakerK+ channel family. Expression of the AK01a channel in Xenopus oocytes produces a rapidly inactivating outward potassium current (IAK01a) resembling the A-type currents of Drosophila Shaker. Gating for this current is shifted to potentials considerably more positive than the traditional A-currents of Aplysia; we have, however, identified a novel transient potassium current (IAdepoI) in a subset of Aplysia neurons that has similar gating and pharmacological properties to IAK01a.
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The thermal and photochemical reactions of rhodizonate dianion have been studied in aqueous solution in the presence of various oxidizing agents. Both reactions are initiated by electron transfer to an acceptor which is a sufficiently strong oxidizing agent. With hydrogen peroxide and ferricyanide a square root dependence of the rate on the concentration of additive was observed whereas with tetracyanoethylene the rate was first order with respect to additive. This difference in behaviour is explained on the basis of the rate of separation of ions from the initial charge transfer complex. In most cases the main product was croconic acid. NMR analysis of other products indicated some formation of C—H bonds and possibly incorporation of an oxygen atom into the ring. A maximum quantum yield of 0.04 for disappearance of rhodizonate was observed in the presence of tetracyanoethylene. Key words: photochemistry, rhodizonic acid, dianion, electron transfer.
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Wentz KU, Mattle HP, Edelman RR, Kleefield J, O'Reilly GV, Liu C, Zhao B. Stereoscopic display of MR angiograms. Neuroradiology 1991; 33:123-5. [PMID: 2046895 DOI: 10.1007/bf00588249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Recent developments in magnetic resonance (MR) allow high resolution imaging of flowing blood. To overcome the tomographic nature of conventional MR acquisitions, projection angiograms can be produced. These angiograms are similar in their display of blood vessels to plain film or digital subtraction angiograms. However, the three-dimensional information inherent in them is partly lost when single projections are viewed. We describe a method of three-dimensional display consisting of stereo pairs of the MR angiograms. With these an examiner experienced in stereo viewing can recover depth perception.
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Fan WX, Zhao B. Study on Chinese common allergens of contact dermatitis. DERMATOSEN IN BERUF UND UMWELT. OCCUPATION AND ENVIRONMENT 1990; 38:158-61. [PMID: 2286161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Patch tests were performed according to the European Standard Allergens (ESA) in 204 cases suspected of contact dermatitis. The reaction was positive in 58.33% of the cases. The common allergens were nickel (15.7%), fragrance mix (11.8%) p-phenylenediamine (8.8%), colophony (6.9%), benzocaine (6.4%), formaldehyde (5.9%), black rubber mix (4.9%), cobalt (4.4%), balsam of Peru (3.9%), potassium dichromate (3.4%), thiuram mix (2.9%) and mercapto mix (2.9%). In 85 cases of negative reaction to the European Standard Allergens, 36 were patch tested to suspected agents based on the individual case histories, of which 21 positively reacted. The common sensitizing agents were ampicillin and thiomersal. Of 204 cases, 107 were cases of facial contact dermatitis. Patch tests showed that the most common allergens were p-phenylenediamine (15.9%), nickel (13.1%) and fragrance mix (14.95%).
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Zhao B. [Free radicals in gasphase of cigarette smoke by electron spin resonance spin trapping technic]. ZHONGHUA YI XUE ZA ZHI 1990; 70:386-8, 28. [PMID: 2171730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The free radicals in gasphase of cigarette smoke were determined by use of spin trapping agents PBN (N-tert-butyl-2-phenyl nitrone) and DMPO (5,5-dimethyl-1-pyrroline-1-oxide) on electron spin resonance (ESR) spectrometer. The free radicals were identified according to the spectrum parameters calculated from the spectra. The free radicals mainly consist of alkoxyl and alkyl free radicals, of which alkoxyl free radicals make up 60-70% of the total spectral component. There are a few of other unidentified free radicals. These free radicals are very active and reactive. They can damage cells and lead to some diseases. This will play an important role in scavenging the free radicals and in preventing some diseases caused by the free radicals of cigarette smoke.
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Zhao B, Lu J, Zhang T. [Anti-ulcer effects of weiteling tablets]. ZHONGGUO ZHONG YAO ZA ZHI = ZHONGGUO ZHONGYAO ZAZHI = CHINA JOURNAL OF CHINESE MATERIA MEDICA 1990; 15:370-2, 385. [PMID: 2206392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The traditional Chinese medicine Weiteling Pain shows a marked anti-ulcer action when administered orally at a dose of 3g/kg. The drug has been found able to inhibit the formation of stress restraint induced ulcer and reserpine induced ulcer. A decrease of volume of gastric juice collected from pyloric ligated stomachs and a reduced level of gastric acid have also been observed. In addition, the drug can reduce the inflammatory reaction of the acute gastritis induced by salicylate.
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Zhao B, Konno S, Wu JM, Oronsky AL. Modulation of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide and poly(adenosine diphosphoribose) metabolism by calicheamicin gamma 1 in human HL-60 cells. Cancer Lett 1990; 50:141-7. [PMID: 2109651 DOI: 10.1016/0304-3835(90)90244-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The mechanism of calicheamicin gamma 1-mediated cytotoxicity was studied in human promyelocytic HL-60 leukemic cells. Calicheamicin gamma 1 caused an increase in poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase activity in HL-60 cells parallel to cell death. This effect of the drug correlated with a decrease in intracellular NAD+ level. 3-Aminobenzamide, an inhibitor of poly(ADP-ribosylation), prevented the calicheamicin gamma 1-triggered cytotoxicity in a dose-dependent manner. Simultaneous with the reversal of cytotoxicity, the addition of 3-aminobenzamide to drug-treated cells also inhibited the increase in poly(ADP-ribosylation) and the reduction in cellular NAD+ content. These results indicate that poly(ADP-ribosylation) activation and the subsequent perturbations in NAD(+)-dependent metabolic reactions are associated with the cytotoxic properties of the antitumor antibiotic calicheamicin gamma 1.
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MESH Headings
- Aminoglycosides
- Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology
- Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
- Benzamides/pharmacology
- Cell Survival/drug effects
- DNA Damage
- DNA, Neoplasm/drug effects
- Enediynes
- Humans
- Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute/enzymology
- Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute/metabolism
- Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute/pathology
- NAD/metabolism
- Nucleoside Diphosphate Sugars/metabolism
- Poly Adenosine Diphosphate Ribose/metabolism
- Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors
- Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases/metabolism
- Tumor Cells, Cultured/drug effects
- Tumor Cells, Cultured/metabolism
- Tumor Cells, Cultured/pathology
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Mehlhorn H, Taraschewski H, Zhao B, Raether W, Dunagan TT. Loperamid, an efficacious drug against the acanthocephalan Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus in pigs. Parasitol Res 1990; 76:624-6. [PMID: 2217124 DOI: 10.1007/bf00932574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Zhao B, Taraschewski H, Mehlhorn H. [Light and electron microscopic studies of the histopathogenicity of Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus (Archiacanthocephala) in experimentally infected domestic swine]. Parasitol Res 1990; 76:355-9. [PMID: 2336449 DOI: 10.1007/bf00928192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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One and 12 weeks after infection the lesions in the small intestine of two domestic pigs caused by Macracanthorhynchus hirudinaceus were studied by means of light and electron microscopy. Worms of 7 d.p.i. were found to have penetrated with their presoma into the tunica propria and partly into the tunica muscularis where they had caused local mechanic destructions and heavy eosinophilic-like and hemorrhagic reactions. Most eosinophilic-like granulocytes were attracted to the proboscis hooks, at the base of which an osmiophilic substance apparently was excreted. Worms of 84 d.p.i. had penetrated with their proboscis deeply into the tunica muscularis. The presoma had become encapsulated by a solid capsule of necrotic/inflammatory tissue in its inner part and by filamentous connective tissue in its outer part. The predominant leucocytes in the inflammatory tissue now were plasma cells indicating a progressive immune reaction. No worms were found to have perforated the entire intestinal wall as was described from human patients in China.
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Edelman RR, Mattle HP, O'Reilly GV, Wentz KU, Liu C, Zhao B. Magnetic resonance imaging of flow dynamics in the circle of Willis. Stroke 1990; 21:56-65. [PMID: 2300992 DOI: 10.1161/01.str.21.1.56] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Magnetic resonance angiography was applied to the study of blood flow dynamics in the circle of Willis in nine patients with cerebrovascular disease and two normal volunteers. In conjunction with two-dimensional or three-dimensional gradient-echo acquisitions, selective presaturation of individual vessels was used to determine the direction of blood flow and the origin of the vascular supply. Presaturation causes signal loss within the territory supplied by the presaturated artery, without affecting vessels not crossing the presaturation slab. The results were correlated with those from transcranial Doppler sonography and conventional angiography. Magnetic resonance angiography was able to demonstrate the direction of blood flow, the presence or absence of collateral blood flow, and the blood supply to the pericallosal arteries, as well as the presence of a fetal posterior circulation. Magnetic resonance angiography is a noninvasive means for imaging the blood supply of the major intracranial arteries.
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Edelman RR, Wentz KU, Mattle HP, O'Reilly GV, Candia G, Liu C, Zhao B, Kjellberg RN, Davis KR. Intracerebral arteriovenous malformations: evaluation with selective MR angiography and venography. Radiology 1989; 173:831-7. [PMID: 2813794 DOI: 10.1148/radiology.173.3.2813794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Magnetic resonance (MR) angiography and spin-echo methods were used to evaluate intracerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) in 10 patients. Spin-echo images obtained with flow presaturation demonstrated the nidus of the AVM in all cases, but it was difficult to determine feeding vessels. These vessels were directly visualized with three-dimensional MR angiography; their presence could be indirectly determined by means of selective presaturation of individual vessels, which resulted in a marked decrease in signal within the portion of the AVM supplied by that vessel. Vascular supplies from the internal carotid artery and anterior, middle, or posterior cerebral arteries were detected in all cases, but in three large malformations it was not possible to demonstrate small feeding vessels. MR angiograms were also helpful for further defining the nidus. The combination of MR angiographic and spin-echo methods provides information useful for therapeutic planning not provided by either technique alone.
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Edelman RR, Zhao B, Liu C, Wentz KU, Mattle HP, Finn JP, McArdle C. MR angiography and dynamic flow evaluation of the portal venous system. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1989; 153:755-60. [PMID: 2773730 DOI: 10.2214/ajr.153.4.755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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We studied the value of MR angiographic techniques in imaging the portal venous system. Projection angiograms were created by postprocessing a series of two-dimensional, flow-compensated gradient-echo images. Flow velocity was determined by a bolus-tracking method with radiofrequency tagging and multiple data readout periods. Each image was acquired during a breath-hold. MR angiography was applied to six normal subjects and four patients with abnormal hemodynamics in the portal venous system. Flow velocity determined by MR was correlated with the results of duplex sonography. The main portal vein and intrahepatic branches were shown in all cases. Portosystemic collaterals were identified in all patients with portal hypertension. In normal subjects, peak flow velocities (17.9 +/- 2.8 cm/sec) on MR correlated well with values determined by duplex sonography (17.5 +/- 2.2 cm/sec) (r = .846, p less than .04). Reversed portal blood flow was shown in two patients. One patient with portal vein thrombosis had no evidence of flow by MR angiography. Our results indicate that MR angiography can provide a three-dimensional display of normal and abnormal vascular anatomy as well as functional information in the portal venous system.
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Edelman RR, Wentz KU, Mattle H, Zhao B, Liu C, Kim D, Laub G. Projection arteriography and venography: initial clinical results with MR. Radiology 1989; 172:351-7. [PMID: 2748814 DOI: 10.1148/radiology.172.2.2748814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Motion currently limits the applications of magnetic resonance (MR) angiography in certain regions of the body. To overcome this problem, a series of breath-hold, two-dimensional, flow-compensated gradient-echo images were acquired. These images were then processed by means of the maximum intensity projection algorithm to produce projection angiograms. The method was evaluated in 10 healthy subjects and in 12 patients and validated by comparing conventional angiograms, contrast material-enhanced computed tomographic scans, and duplex sonograms with MR projection arteriograms and venograms of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis. The aorta and pulmonary arteries and their branches were demonstrated, as was detailed anatomy of the hepatic and portal venous systems and inferior vena cava. Renal arteries and veins could be studied in both native and transplanted kidneys. The method permits determination of flow direction and differentiation of arteries and veins and is superior to three-dimensional acquisition techniques for imaging slow blood flow. Initial results suggest that the method may have clinical applications for a variety of vascular disorders.
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Zhao B, Zhao SJ. [The best estimative figure of mixed sample at low infective rate of parasite]. ZHONGHUA YU FANG YI XUE ZA ZHI [CHINESE JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE] 1988; 22:20-1. [PMID: 3191797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Zhao B, Huang XC, Du HW. [Tripterygium wilfordii on prolonging the survival time of myocardial allografts in mice]. ZHONG XI YI JIE HE ZA ZHI = CHINESE JOURNAL OF MODERN DEVELOPMENTS IN TRADITIONAL MEDICINE 1988; 8:31-3, 6. [PMID: 3289766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Zhu WY, Xia MY, Huang L, Wu SX, Zhong Q, Zhao B. Electron microscopic observation on infected hairs of kerion caused by Microsporum nanum. Int J Dermatol 1987; 26:641-4. [PMID: 3429098 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1987.tb02270.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Microsporum nanum can afflict human hair, although pigs are the usual focus of infection. Although this dermatophyte was thought to invade hair as an endothrix, electron microscopic studies show it to cause ectothrix infection due to its keratinolytic activities.
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Zhao B. [Computed tomography in the diagnosis of primary malignant lymphoma of the brain (report of 3 cases)]. ZHONGHUA FANG SHE XUE ZA ZHI CHINESE JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY 1986; 20:364-6. [PMID: 2953575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Zhao B, Mackow E, Buckler-White A, Markoff L, Chanock RM, Lai CJ, Makino Y. Cloning full-length dengue type 4 viral DNA sequences: analysis of genes coding for structural proteins. Virology 1986; 155:77-88. [PMID: 3022479 DOI: 10.1016/0042-6822(86)90169-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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DNA sequences (approximately 11,000 nucleotides) representing the full-length genome of the dengue virus type 4 were cloned. The sequence of the first 2,429 nucleotides at the 5' terminus which includes the coding region for the structural proteins is presented. The virion structural proteins are encoded in one long open reading frame specifying a polyprotein precursor which is apparently proteolytically cleaved by a mechanism resembling that proposed for expression of structural proteins of other flaviviruses such as yellow fever (YF) and West Nile (WN) viruses. The N terminus for each of the dengue virus structural proteins was tentatively assigned by homology alignment to the corresponding sequence of YF or WN virus. Comparison of sequence homology of structural proteins suggests that dengue virus is more closely related to WN virus than to YF virus or Murray Valley encephalitis virus. Finally, analysis of the extreme 5'- and 3'-terminal nucleotides of the dengue virus genome revealed sequences that may be involved in transcription, replication, and packaging of viral RNA.
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Zhao B, Wang BH. Cytochemical and ultrastructural studies of the Langerhans' cells. Sequential observations in experimental contact allergic reaction. Int J Dermatol 1985; 24:653-9. [PMID: 2935505 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1985.tb05718.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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In the guinea pig, experimental allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) and primary irritant contact dermatitis (PICD) were induced with different concentrations of dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB). The epidermal Langerhans' cells (LCs) were observed sequentially by both adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) and electron microscopy. Light microscopically, in ACD, the density and dendritic processes of LC decreased markedly within 12 h after antigen challenge. Almost no recognization LCs could be seen within 2 to 5 days. Later, LCs began to repopulate in the epidermis. Within 14 days, the density and shape of the LCs returned to normal. On the contrary, LCs changed more rapidly in PICD. The dendritic processes of LC decreased within 2 h and cell density decreased dramatically within 6 h after DNCB application. LCs also repopulated more rapidly in the epidermis. Electron microscopically, in ACD, we observed that lymphocyte-like cells apposed to LCs; LCs were activated and damaged; however, in PICD, we found neither the apposition of lymphocyte-like cells to LCs, nor the activation of LCs. LCs play an important role in the convalescence phase as well as in the early and later phases of contact allergic reaction.
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Zhao B. [Preparation of a live Shigella vaccine using T32 strain (Roumania) in a form of popsicle and observation of its prophylactic efficacy]. ZHONGHUA LIU XING BING XUE ZA ZHI = ZHONGHUA LIUXINGBINGXUE ZAZHI 1983; 4:230-2. [PMID: 6640637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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