The description of patients presenting with small bowel obstruction (SBO) dates back to the
third or fourth century, when early surgeons created enterocutaneous fistulas to relieve a …

ATP and its ultimate degradation product adenosine are potent extracellular signalling
molecules that elicit a variety of pathophysiological functions in the kidney through the activation …

… Deaglio, KM Dwyer, and W. Gao contributed equally to this paper. … KM Dwyer is the
recipient of a CJ Martin fellowship from the National Health and Medical Research Council of …

Globally type 1 diabetes incidence is increasing. It is widely accepted that the pathophysiology
of type 1 diabetes is influenced by environmental factors in people with specific human …

Background Leukotrienes are inflammatory mediators generated from arachidonic acid (polyunsaturated
n–6 fatty acid) by the enzyme 5-lipoxygenase. Since atherosclerosis involves …

Fifth-graders’ (N = 162; 93 girls) relationships with parents and friends were examined with
respect to their main and interactive effects on psychosocial functioning. Participants reported …

Rarely have researchers elucidated early childhood precursors of externalizing behaviors
for boys and girls from a normative sample. Toddlers (N= 104; 52 girls) were observed …

Extracellular adenosine is a potent immunosuppressor that accumulates during tumor
growth. We performed proof-of-concept studies investigating the therapeutic potential and …

Background—Carotenoids are hypothesized to explain some of the protective effects of fruit
and vegetable intake on risk of cardiovascular disease. The present study assessed the …

Objective Thrombelastography (TEG) is used to rapidly assess coagulation abnormalities in
cardiac and transplant surgery. The purpose of this study was to investigate TEG in the initial …