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Tissue Engineering
2009, Vol. 5 No. 2
Development of a Micro-integration Technique for the Fabrication of a Cell-Fiber Scaffold Complex in Heart Valve Tissue Engineering
By Qi Jia
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All clinically available heart valve prostheses, such as mechanical and bioprosthetic valves, are intrinsically flawed in that they are unable to grow and become a fully functional part of the native tissue. In response to this critical need for... Read Article »
Heart Valve Disease Prosthetics Cell Biology
Diabetes
2009, Vol. 5 No. 2
Proxidant Injection Causes the Onset of Type 2 Diabetes in the Spontaneously Hypertensive Obese (SHROB/Kol) Rat
By Maria Theodorou
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The spontaneously hypertensive obese (SHROB/Kol) rat is a model of prediabetes characterized by normal fasting and high postprandial glucose and insulin resistance. Oxidative stress, through the damaging effects of oxygen radicals, may contribute... Read Article »
Diabetes Obesity Hypertension
Classical Literature
2009, Vol. 5 No. 2
Four Lines to Immortality: Dido's Renaissance Through Josquin des Prez
By Dana M. Plank
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With these haunting final words, the young queen of Virgil's Aeneid, Dido, takes her life on a flaming pyre of her lover's belongings. The death of Dido is one of the most poignant moments in classical literature. Dido begins as an independent queen... Read Article »
Virgil Aeneid Dido Classical Literature
Ecology
2009, Vol. 5 No. 2
Effects of Simulated Deer Browsing Intensity and Fragmentation on Regenerative Dynamics of Acer saccharum Marsh. (Sugar Maple) Plants in Temperate Forests
By Ryan Miller
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The deer browsing effects on the regeneration of woody plants in forested ecosystems is not fully understood. More can be learned by clipping plants in specific ways to mimic some aspect of a deer browsing regimen, especially intensity. Additionally... Read Article »
Ecology Habitat Use Wildlife Ecosystems Temperate Forests Deer
Oral Biology
2009, Vol. 5 No. 2
The Role of Innate Receptor TLR2 in Neutrophil Recruitment in Oropharyngeal Candidiasis (OPC)
By Saleh Al-Kharsa
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Candida albicans (CA) is a dimorphic fungus that commonly colonizes the oral cavity. Overgrowth can result in an infection of the oral cavity, known as oral candidiasis (OPC). Neutrophils play a major role in nonspecific immune defense against fungal... Read Article »
Fungus Oral Health Candida Neutrophils

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