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Domingues A, Neto AS, Freitas A, Silva SD, Félix A, Neto FMM. Semantic Data Integration Service for eHealth Applications. Stud Health Technol Inform 2019; 264:1454-1455. [PMID: 31438178 DOI: 10.3233/shti190481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Technologies for health have been receiving considerable attention with the popularization of devices for internet access. The Internet can be seen as a repository of knowledge due to its large amount of available information; however, on the other hand, in the midst of this vast amount of content, there is information either scientifically inaccurate or incomplete. This work presents a semantic integration service to provide information of diabetes from medical databases to eHealth applications.
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Labrousse D, Perret M, Hayez D, Da Silva S, Badiou C, Couzon F, Bes M, Chavanet P, Lina G, Vandenesch F, Croisier-Bertin D, Henry T. Kineret®/IL-1ra blocks the IL-1/IL-8 inflammatory cascade during recombinant Panton Valentine Leukocidin-triggered pneumonia but not during S. aureus infection. PLoS One 2014; 9:e97546. [PMID: 24905099 PMCID: PMC4048174 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0097546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2013] [Accepted: 04/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus necrotizing pneumonia is a life-threatening disease. Panton Valentine Leukocidin (PVL) has been associated with necrotizing pneumonia. PVL triggers inflammasome activation in human macrophages leading to IL-1β release. IL-1β activates lung epithelial cells to release IL-8. This study aimed to assess the relevance of this inflammatory cascade in vivo and to test the potential of an IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra/Kineret) to decrease inflammation-mediated lung injury. METHODS We used the sequential instillation of Heat-killed S. aureus and PVL or S. aureus infection to trigger necrotizing pneumonia in rabbits. In these models, we investigated inflammation in the presence or absence of IL-1Ra/Kineret. RESULTS We demonstrated that the presence of PVL was associated with IL-1β and IL-8 release in the lung. During PVL-mediated sterile pneumonia, Kineret/IL-1Ra reduced IL-8 production indicating the relevance of the PVL/IL-1/IL-8 cascade in vivo and the potential of Kineret/IL-1Ra to reduce lung inflammation. However, Kineret/IL-1Ra was ineffective in blocking IL-8 production during infection with S. aureus. Furthermore, treatment with Kineret increased the bacterial burden in the lung. CONCLUSIONS Our data demonstrate PVL-dependent inflammasome activation during S.aureus pneumonia, indicate that IL-1 signaling controls bacterial burden in the lung and suggest that therapy aimed at targeting this pathway might be deleterious during pneumonia.
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- Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
- INSERM U1111, Lyon, France
- CNRS, UMR 5308, Lyon, France
- Ecole Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France
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- Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
- INSERM U1111, Lyon, France
- CNRS, UMR 5308, Lyon, France
- Ecole Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France
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- Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
- INSERM U1111, Lyon, France
- CNRS, UMR 5308, Lyon, France
- Ecole Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France
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- Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
- INSERM U1111, Lyon, France
- CNRS, UMR 5308, Lyon, France
- Ecole Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France
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- Infectious Diseases Department, University Hospital, Dijon, France
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- Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
- INSERM U1111, Lyon, France
- CNRS, UMR 5308, Lyon, France
- Ecole Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France
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- Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
- INSERM U1111, Lyon, France
- CNRS, UMR 5308, Lyon, France
- Ecole Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France
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- Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
- INSERM U1111, Lyon, France
- CNRS, UMR 5308, Lyon, France
- Ecole Normale Supérieure, Lyon, France
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Croisier-Bertin D, Hayez D, Da Silva S, Labrousse D, Biek D, Badiou C, Dumitrescu O, Guerard P, Charles PE, Piroth L, Lina G, Vandenesch F, Chavanet P. In vivo efficacy of ceftaroline fosamil in a methicillin-resistant panton-valentine leukocidin-producing Staphylococcus aureus rabbit pneumonia model. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2014; 58:1855-61. [PMID: 24395236 PMCID: PMC4023709 DOI: 10.1128/aac.01707-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2013] [Accepted: 11/20/2013] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Ceftaroline, the active metabolite of the prodrug ceftaroline fosamil, is a cephalosporin with broad-spectrum in vitro activity against Gram-positive organisms, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and multidrug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae (MDRSP), and common Gram-negative pathogens. This study investigated the in vivo activity of ceftaroline fosamil compared with clindamycin, linezolid, and vancomycin in a severe pneumonia model due to MRSA-producing Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL). A USA300 PVL-positive clone was used to induce pneumonia in rabbits. Infected rabbits were randomly assigned to no treatment or simulated human-equivalent dosing with ceftaroline fosamil, clindamycin, linezolid, or vancomycin. Residual bacterial concentrations in the lungs and spleen were assessed after 48 h of treatment. PVL expression was measured using a specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Ceftaroline, clindamycin, and linezolid considerably reduced mortality rates compared with the control, whereas vancomycin did not. Pulmonary and splenic bacterial titers and PVL concentrations were greatly reduced by ceftaroline, clindamycin, and linezolid. Ceftaroline, clindamycin, and linezolid were associated with reduced pulmonary tissue damage based on significantly lower macroscopic scores. Ceftaroline fosamil, clindamycin, and, to a lesser extent, linezolid were efficient in reducing bacterial titers in both the lungs and spleen and decreasing macroscopic scores and PVL production compared with the control.
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- CIRI, International Center for Infectiology Research, LabEx Ecofect, Université Lyon, INSERM U1111, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, and CNRS, UMR 5308, Lyon, France
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- CIRI, International Center for Infectiology Research, LabEx Ecofect, Université Lyon, INSERM U1111, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, and CNRS, UMR 5308, Lyon, France
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- Ventilator Innate Immunity Pneumonia Team, Pôle M.E.R.S., UMR 1347, INRA, Burgundy University, Dijon, France
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- Département Infectiologie, University Hospital, Dijon, France
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- CIRI, International Center for Infectiology Research, LabEx Ecofect, Université Lyon, INSERM U1111, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, and CNRS, UMR 5308, Lyon, France
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- CIRI, International Center for Infectiology Research, LabEx Ecofect, Université Lyon, INSERM U1111, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, and CNRS, UMR 5308, Lyon, France
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- Vivexia Laboratory, Dijon, France
- Département Infectiologie, University Hospital, Dijon, France
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Silva SD, Nonogaki S, Soares FA, Kowalski LP. p16 (INK4a) has clinicopathological and prognostic impact on oropharynx and larynx squamous cell carcinoma. Braz J Med Biol Res 2012; 45:1327-33. [PMID: 22948376 PMCID: PMC3854204 DOI: 10.1590/s0100-879x2012007500140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2011] [Accepted: 08/15/2012] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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CDKN2A encodes proteins such as p16 (INK4a), which negatively regulate the cell-cycle. Molecular genetic studies have revealed that deletions in CDKN2A occur frequently in cancer. Although p16 (INK4a) may be involved in tumor progression, the clinical impact and prognostic implications in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) are controversial. The objective of this study was to evaluate the frequency of the immunohistochemical expression of p16 (INK4a) in 40 oropharynx and 35 larynx from HNSCC patients treated in a single institution and followed-up at least for 10 years in order to explore potential associations with clinicopathological outcomes and prognostic implications. Forty cases (53.3%) were positive for p16 (INK4a) and this expression was more intense in non-smoking patients (P = 0.050), whose tumors showed negative vascular embolization (P = 0.018), negative lymphatic permeation (P = 0.002), and clear surgical margins (P = 0.050). Importantly, on the basis of negative p16 (INK4a) expression, it was possible to predict a probability of lower survival (P = 0.055) as well as tumors presenting lymph node metastasis (P = 0.050) and capsular rupture (P = 0.0010). Furthermore, increased risk of recurrence was observed in tumors presenting capsular rupture (P = 0.0083). Taken together, the alteration in p16 (INK4a) appears to be a common event in patients with oropharynx and larynx squamous cell carcinoma and the negative expression of this protein correlated with poor prognosis.
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- S D Silva
- Departamento de Cirurgia de Cabeça e Pescoço e Otorrinolaringologia, Hospital A.C. Camargo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
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Silva SD, Cunha IW, Younes RN, Soares FA, Kowalski LP, Graner E. ErbB receptors and fatty acid synthase expression in aggressive head and neck squamous cell carcinomas. Oral Dis 2011; 16:774-80. [PMID: 20604875 DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-0825.2010.01687.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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SUMMARY Overexpression of ErbB receptors is frequent in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC) and seems to be correlated with tumor progression and metastasis. Fatty acid synthase (FASN), the key lipogenic enzyme responsible for the endogenous synthesis of fatty acids, is regulated by ErbB2 and overexpressed in several human malignancies. METHODS This study was performed to examine the immunohistochemical expression patterns of ErbB1, ErbB2, ErbB3, ErbB4, and FASN in a tissue microarray, containing 33 representative areas from aggressive primary HNSCC (whose patients had distant metastasis), and 21 matched lung metastasis. RESULTS Strong correlation among the expression of ErbB family receptors was found (ErbB1-ErbB2 P = 0.008, ErbB1-ErbB4 P = 0.018, EbB2-ErbB3 P = 0.001, ErbB2-ErbB4 P = 0.006, ErbB3-ErbB4 P=0.012) in the HNSCC. FASN expression was significantly associated with ErbB2 (P = 0.024). Lymphatic permeation was correlated with ErbB3 (P = 0.033) and histological grade with ErbB4 staining (P = 0.050). ErbB1 and ErbB2 were found mainly in patients with smoking habit (P = 0.011 and P = 0.027), and ErbB2 was associated with alcohol consumption and clinical stage (P = 0.014 and P = 0.031). Finally, FASN was overexpressed in lung metastasis, in comparison with matched HNSCC samples (P = 0.006). CONCLUSIONS The results showed that high FASN immunohistochemical expression is a feature of HNSCC lung metastasis, and ErbB1-ErbB2, ErbB1-ErbB4, ErbB2-ErbB3, ErbB2-ErbB4, and ErbB3-ErbB4 expression levels are correlated in the respective primary tumors, being ErbB2 the preferred coexpression partner of all the other ErbB receptors.
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- S D Silva
- Department of Head and Neck Surgery and Otorhinolaryngology Anatomic Pathology Thoracic Surgery, A.C. Camargo Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Dominguez MV, Bastos EP, Silva SD, Rossi BM. [Molecular research methods in the detection of germinal mutations in hereditary colorectal cancer]. Rev Gastroenterol Peru 2009; 29:247-253. [PMID: 19898597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the main causes of death in South American countries. The hereditary forms of CRC are, familial adenomatous (FAP) and hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) or Lynch Syndrome (LS), which is the most common form. The detection of mutations in the DNA repair genes (MMR) and in the APC genes enables the development of prevention strategies. Some of these methods for molecular diagnosis are applied in research and the detection of mutations of these genes, such as the partial thromboplastin time test (PTT), the single strand conformational polymorphism test (SSCP), the Denaturing High Performance Liquid Chromatography test (DHPLC) and the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) in real time (qPCR).
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- M V Dominguez
- Laboratorório de Genómica y Biologia Molecular del Centro de Investigaciones del Hospital AC Camargo, São Paulo 01509-010, Brazil.
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Silva SD, Perez DE, Nishimoto IN, Alves FA, Pinto CAL, Kowalski LP, Graner E. Fatty acid synthase expression in squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue: clinicopathological findings. Oral Dis 2008; 14:376-82. [PMID: 18410580 DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-0825.2007.01395.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Overexpression of fatty acid synthase (FAS), the cytosolic enzyme responsible for the conversion of dietary carbohydrates to fatty acids, has been reported in several human malignancies and pointed as a potential prognostic marker for some tumors. This study investigated whether FAS immunohistochemical expression is correlated with the clinicopathological characteristics of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). MATERIALS AND METHODS The clinical features of 102 patients with OSCC of the tongue treated in a single institution were obtained from the medical records and all histopathological diagnoses were reviewed. The expression of FAS was determined by the standard immunoperoxidase technique in formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded specimens and correlated with the clinicopathological characteristics of the tumors. RESULTS Eighty-one cases (79.41%) were positive for FAS. Microscopic characteristics such as histological grade (P < 0.05), lymphatic permeation (P < 0.001), perineural infiltration (P < 0.05), and nodal metastasis (P < 0.02) were associated with FAS status. A significantly lower survival probability for patients with advanced clinical stage (log-rank test, P < 0.001), lymph nodes metastasis (log-rank test, P < 0.001), presence of vascular permeation (log-rank test, P = 0.05), and perineural invasion (log-rank test, P = 0.01) was observed in the studied samples. CONCLUSION The expression of FAS in OSCC of the tongue is associated with the microscopic characteristics that determine disease progression and prognosis.
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- S D Silva
- Department of Oral Diagnosis, School of Dentistry of Piracicaba, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), São Paulo, Brazil
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Almeida JP, Coletta RD, Silva SD, Agostini M, Vargas PA, Bozzo L, Graner E. Proliferation of Fibroblasts Cultured From Normal Gingiva and Hereditary Gingival Fibromatosis Is Dependent on Fatty Acid Synthase Activity. J Periodontol 2005; 76:272-8. [PMID: 15974853 DOI: 10.1902/jop.2005.76.2.272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Fatty acid synthase (FAS) is the enzyme that synthesizes palmitate from malonyl-CoA and acetyl-CoA. Recent studies have shown that FAS is overexpressed in human cancers and that its activity is necessary for cell proliferation. Hereditary gingival fibromatosis (HGF) is a genetic disease manifested as a progressive enlargement of the gingiva. The pathogenesis of this condition is not understood; however, a proliferative advantage of HGF fibroblasts in comparison with cells from normal gingiva (NG) has been described. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of FAS in NG and HGF fibroblast proliferation. METHODS NG and HGF fibroblasts had their proliferative potential assessed by automated cell counting and immunocytochemistry against Ki-67 or proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA). The production of FAS, androgen receptor (AR), and ErbB2 was analyzed by Western blot and the pattern of FAS expression studied by immunocytochemistry. FAS activity was blocked by the specific inhibitor cerulenin. RESULTS Higher proliferation rates were found in fibroblasts isolated from HGF than from NG. HGF fibroblasts with greater proliferative potential produced more FAS and AR than the cell lines with lower growth rates, and all studied cell lines produced similar amounts of the ErbB2 protein. In addition, the FAS inhibitor cerulenin was able to significantly reduce the proliferation of both NG and HGF cells. CONCLUSIONS These results show that FAS is expressed by gingival fibroblasts and that highly proliferative HGF cells produced more FAS and AR than the other fibroblast cell lines. Moreover, FAS inhibition significantly reduced both NG and HGF fibroblast growth, suggesting a role for the androgen-driven fatty acid biosynthesis in their proliferation.
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- J P Almeida
- Department of Oral Diagnosis, School of Dentistry of Piracicaba, University of Campinas Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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Kale PA, Sathe SV, Rajani RM, Lokhandwala YY, Silva SD, Mehan VK, Kaneria VK, Kulkarni HL, Dalvi BV. Long term results of percutaneous transluminal valvuloplasty in patients with valvular aortic stenosis. Indian Heart J 1992; 44:67-70. [PMID: 1427933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The results of percutaneous balloon aortic valvuloplasty (PBAV) in 62 consecutive patients with valvular aortic stenosis are reported. The age of the patients ranged from 11 months to 72 years (mean 28 +/- 12 years). Hemodynamically successful dilatation was achieved in 58 out of 62 patients. This was associated with marked clinical improvement in these patients. The left ventricular aortic peak to peak gradient decreased from 96.67 +/- 38.4 to 28.14 +/- 26.5mmHg (p < 0.01). There were no deaths during the procedure. Only one patient died in the hospital during the same admission. There was an increase in aortic regurgitation (AR) by at least one grade in 25 (40.3%) patients. Femoral arterial thrombosis was seen in 9/62 patients, 5 of them requiring surgical intervention. Follow up was available in 28 (45.1%) patients over a period of 2-15 months (mean 9 +/- 3 months). Two patients died during the follow up period. Doppler evaluation of gradients was done in all 28 patients with 15 consenting to undergo repeat cardiac catheterisation. Although hemodynamically the restenosis rate was 35.7% (10/28), only 2 of these patients showed symptomatic deterioration. The success of dilatation and restenosis rate were independent of the etiology of aortic stenosis, presence of calcification and the number of balloons used. This study demonstrates that PBAV is feasible in valvular aortic stenosis at low risk and is able to produce significant clinical and hemodynamic improvement in most cases with a restenosis rate of 35.7% at a follow up period of 9 +/- 3 months.
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- P A Kale
- Department of Cardiology, King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, Bombay
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Silva SD. Methods for the study of the human foetal arterial system. Acta Anat (Basel) 1986; 126:208-11. [PMID: 3532681 DOI: 10.1159/000146218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Microarteriography followed by enlargement of the photographs, resin cast preparation and serial sections were techniques applied to study the arterial system of the human foetal abdomen from 12 to 20 weeks ovulation age. In order to illustrate the advantages of these techniques, the blood supply of the second portion of the duodenum of the developing foetus was demonstrated for the first time. Particular attention was directed to the recognition of anatomical variations. Vascular patterns were found to be complete in the age group studied.
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