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Gill damage to atlantic salmon (salmo salar) caused by the common jellyfish (aurelia aurita) under experimental challenge
(Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-04-07)
Background: Over recent decades jellyfish have caused fish kill events and recurrent gill problems in marine-farmed salmonids. Common jellyfish (Aurelia spp.) are among the most cosmopolitan jellyfish species in the oceans, ...
Different effectiveness of helicobacter pylori lipopolysaccharides with or without lewisxy determinants in stimulating the secretion of proinflammatory cytokines il-8 and tnf-α by peripheral blood mononuclear leukocytes
(Termedia Sp. z.o.o., 2011-01-01)
Introduction: Helicobacter pylori is an aetiological agent of chronic gastritis, gastric and duodenal ulcers, and gastric cancers. It is suggested that H. pylori must have undergone evolutionary changes that enable the ...
Manufacturing differences affect human bone marrow stromal cell characteristics and function: comparison of production methods and products from multiple centers
(Springer Nature, 2017-04-27)
Human bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs, also known as bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells) are manufactured using many different methods, but little is known about the spectrum of manufacturing methods used and their ...
Identification and characterization of novel associations in the casp8/als2cr12 region on chromosome 2 with breast cancer risk
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2014-08-28)
Previous studies have suggested that polymorphisms in CASP8 on chromosome 2 are associated with breast cancer risk. To clarify the role of CASP8 in breast cancer susceptibility, we carried out dense genotyping of this ...
Towards linked open gene mutations data
(Springer Nature, 2012-01-01)
Background: With the advent of high-throughput technologies, a great wealth of variation data is being produced. Such information may constitute the basis for correlation analyses between genotypes and phenotypes and, in ...
Minimum information about tolerogenic antigen-presenting cells (mitap): a first step towards reproducibility and standardisation of cellular therapies
(PeerJ, 2016-08-30)
Cellular therapies, with tolerogenic antigen-presenting cells (tolAPC) show great promise for the treatment of autoimmune diseases and for the prevention of destructive immune responses after transplantation The methodologies ...
Health of farmed fish: its relation to fish welfare and its utility as welfare indicator
(Springer Nature, 2011-06-18)
This brief review focuses on health and biological function as cornerstones of fish welfare. From the function-based point of view, good welfare is reflected in the ability of the animal to cope with infectious and ...
Effects of levothyroxine therapy on pregnancy outcomes in women with subclinical hypothyroidism
(Mary Ann Liebert Inc, 2016-07-01)
Background: Subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) has been associated with increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes in some, but not all, studies. Uncertainty remains regarding the impact of levothyroxine (LT4) therapy on ...
Establishment of the european meningococcal strain collection genome library (emsc-gl) for the 2011 to 2012 epidemiological year
(European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC), 2018-05-17)
Invasive meningococcal disease surveillance in Europe combines isolate characterisation and epidemiological data to support public health intervention. A representative European Meningococcal Strain Collection (EMSC) of ...