AIM: To characterize the expression and genomic amplification of decoy receptor 3 (DcR3) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and to evaluate the role of DcR3 in a
AIM: To investigate if and to what extent antiviral therapy influenced a broad panel of quantitative testing of liver function (QTLF).METHODS: Fifty patients wi
AIM: To investigate coping mechanisms, constipation symptoms and anorectal physiology in 80 constipated subjects and 18 controls.METHODS: Constipation was diagn
AIM: To explore the feasibility of local interleukin 2 (IL-2)in patients with different forms of abdominal cancer. This required experimentation with the time i
AIM: To determine whether ischemic preconditioning (IP)affects the development of edematous cerulein-induced pancreatitis and to assess the role of cyclooxygena