Rat perivascular adipose tissue microvasculature revealed by tissue clearing by Stephanie W. Watts, Emma Flood, Brian D. Gulbransen, William F. Jackson

“…Perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) surrounds the majority of blood vessels and plays diverse roles in vascular and metabolic functions. …”
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Cancer Antigen 125 during Pregnancy in Women without Ovarian Tumor Is Not Often Rising by Rattapon Amampai, Prapaporn Suprasert

“…Of these cases, 87 cases received a blood test for CA-125 in both their first and second trimesters while 46 and 3 cases received a blood test for CA-125 in only the first and second trimester, respectively. …”
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Rhodotorula mucilaginosa Fungemia, a Rare Opportunistic Infection without Central Venous Catheter Implantation, Successfully Treated by Liposomal Amphotericin B by Ryuichi Hirano, Tatsuro Mitsuhashi, Katsuyoshi Osanai

“…Candidemia was suspected based on yeast and salmon-pink colonies in blood cultures, and thus, micafungin (MCFG) was administered. …”
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Euglycemic Diabetic Ketoacidosis in a Patient with Cocaine Intoxication by Asma Abu-Abed Abdin, Muhammad Hamza, Muhammad S. Khan, Awab Ahmed

“…Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is characterized by elevated anion gap metabolic acidosis, hyperglycemia, and elevated ketones in urine and blood. Hyperglycemia is a key component of DKA; however, a subset of DKA patients can present with near-normal blood glucose, an entity described as “euglycemic DKA.” …”
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Update on Babesiosis by Edouard Vannier, Peter J. Krause

“…Asymptomatic carriers present a blood safety risk when they donate blood. Definitive diagnosis of babesial infection generally is made by microscopic identification of the organism on thin blood smear, amplification of Babesia DNA using PCR, and detection of Babesia antibody in acute and convalescent sera. …”
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Importance of fasting serum glucose, haemoglobin a1c and fructosamine in the diagnosis of diabetes by Bahadır Ersan, Mahmut Ok

“…Hundred and 175 mg/ kg dose of the alloxan solutions were given intravenously to the first group and second group, respectively. White blood cell, red blood cell, haemoglobin, platelet counts, paced cell volume, mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration and mean corpuscular volume values were determined. …”
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Therapy of resistant hypertension in patients with chronic kidney disease complications of anemia in hemodialysis: a case report by Yenry Sumarlim, Emilia Gan, Desantika Wuryana, M. Hari Pristantiningtyas, Herya Putra Dharma, Muhammad Muchlis, Jainuri Erik Pratama, Adji Prayitno Setiadi, Marisca Evalina Gondokesumo

“…However, the administration of three antihypertensive drugs still could not help achieve the expected blood pressure target where the systolic blood pressure was still above 160 mmHg. …”
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Burden of Hypertension in the Capital of Afghanistan: A Cross-Sectional Study in Kabul City, 2015 by Khwaja Mir Islam Saeed

“…Demographic, socioeconomic, and behavior data were collected using a structured questionnaire. Fasting venous blood sample was collected to assess the lipid profile and fasting blood sugar. …”
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Severe Sepsis Associated with Lemierre’s Syndrome: A Rare but Life-Threatening Disease by Audrey Tawa, Raphaëlle Larmet, Yannick Malledant, Philippe Seguin

“…Blood analysis revealed a thrombopenia, an acute renal failure, and an elevated lactate serum. …”
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Comprehensive Analysis of Intermittent Fasting on Anthropometric Indices, Glycemic Control, and Serum Insulin Levels in Obese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Aparnna Unnikrishnan Nair, Naveenkumar Nallathambi, S Yogesh, Lakshmi Murugesan, Harini B. Narayanan, Rajiv Ranjan, Nithila Sivakumar, Lakshiya Ramamoorthy, K Arun

“…Results: After four weeks, significant reductions were observed in anthropometric indices and fasting blood sugar, but no change in serum insulin levels. …”
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Breast-feeding efficacy prognosis by digestive enzymes activity in newborns by G. A. Penzhoyan, G. Yu. Model’, G. F. Korotko

“…Content of hydrolases: amylase, lipase, pepsinogens-I and II was assessed in blood serum of umbilical cord, venous blood of the mother, amniotic fluid and newborn stomach content. …”
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Difficulties of iron-deficiency anemia diagnostics by I. V. Mayev, D. T. Dicheva, D. N. Andreyev, Yu. S. Subbotina

“…At complex investigation potential sources of blood loss were found out: hiatal hernia (HH) and diverticula of the large intestine. …”
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Serological characteristics and immunohematological difficulties in autoimmune hemolytic anemia patients: A retrospective analytical study from South India by Dibyajyoti Sahoo, S. Anuragaa

“…INTRODUCTION: Autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA) is a condition in which there is decreased survival of red blood cells (RBC) due to the destruction of RBC by autoantibodies. …”
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Hyperinsulinemia, cancer and maqui berry: The promise of nutritional supplementation by Brett Deters, Mir Saleem

“…The berry, which has been shown to be as effective as metformin at increasing insulin sensitivity and controlling blood glucose levels, follows a simple mechanism of action that involves the inhibition of sodium dependent glucose transporters in the small intestine, slowing the rate at which sugars enter the bloodstream and thereby decreasing blood sugar spikes and the corresponding increase in insulin levels. …”
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Facts about Calcium by Linda B. Bobroff

“…We also need calcium for proper muscle and nerve function, blood clotting, and other body processes. These functions are so critical that calcium is taken from the bones to maintain blood calcium if dietary calcium is inadequate. …”
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Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing-Guided Exercise Therapy in Hypertensive Patients: A Single Center Study by Qin Lu, Jingjing Lu, Che Li, Ping Huang, Fenfen Jiang, Xia Zhao, Jianqin Zhang, Yi Huang, Zhenliang Chu

“…Conclusion: In addition to drug treatment, cardiac rehabilitation guided by CPET can effectively improve blood pressure control, reduce blood pressure variability, improve cardiorespiratory function and lipid metabolism, and increase exercise endurance in patients with Grade 1 hypertension. …”
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Stable Fly (Dog Fly) Control by Phillip E. Kaufman, Emma N. I. Weeks

“…The stable fly is a blood-sucking filth fly of considerable importance to people, pets, livestock, and the tourist industry in Florida. …”
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Pigeon Louse Fly or Pigeon Fly by William H. Kern, Jr.

“… The pigeon louse fly, Pseudolychia canariensis (Macquart) (Insecta: Diptera: Hippoboscidae) is a common, obligate blood-feeding, ectoparasite of pigeons and doves. …”
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CXCR3, CCR5, and CRTH2 Chemokine Receptor Expression in Lymphocytes Infiltrating Thyroid Nodules with Coincident Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis Obtained by Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy by Jan Jiskra, Marie Antošová, Jan Krátký, Hana Vítková, Zdeňka Límanová, Helena Marečková, Eliška Potluková

“…To determine the expression of chemokine receptors in lymphocytes from thyroid nodules and peripheral blood in patients with and without Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT). …”
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Investigation of cardiotoxic effects of marbofloxacin by Devran Coşkun, Burak Dik, Yasemin Korkmaz, Rahmi Canbar, Ayşe Er, Enver Yazar

“…In addition, it is to determine the effects of marbofloxacin on the liver function [alkaline phosphatase (ALP), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), gamma glutamyltransferase (GGT), total protein], renal function [blood urea nitrogen (BUN, creatinine] and hemogram [white blood cell (WBC), red blood cell (RBC), platelet, hemoglobin, hematocrit] parameters.…”
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