Nat Clin Pract Endocrinol Metab. 2006;2(7):384-394. Financial Disclosure: This work was supported by grants of Ministero della Salute and of MURST (COFIN 2004) to S Filetti. Support by the ...

The acquisition of reading is a complex neurobiologic process. Identifying the most effective instruction and remedial intervention methods for children at risk of developing reading problems and ...

Antitachycardia pacing (ATP) refers to the use of pacing stimulation techniques for termination of tachyarrhythmias. Such techniques can be automatically applied using implantable cardioverter ...

The aldosterone-renin ratio (ARR) has gained popularity as a screening test for primary hyperaldosteronism, a probably underdiagnosed cause of hypertension. However, studies have yielded varying ...

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The many thousands of plant species and their numerous chemical products make the study of CICD from plants appear daunting. The vast majority of CICD reactions, however, are caused by one of ...