AIM: To investigate distal small bowel motility and lipid absorption in patients following elective abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair surgery.METHODS: Nine
AIM: To determine the response of the proximal stomach to small intestinal nutrients in critically iii patients.METHODS: Proximal gastric motility was measured
AIM: To elucidate the biological effects of transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1) on intrahepatic cholan- giocarcinoma (ICC). METHODS: We investigated the ef
AIM: To compare endoscopic sclerotherapy (ES) with distal splenorenal shunt (DSRS) in the prevention of recurrent variceal bleeding in cirrhotic patients during
Background Dermal papilla cells (DPC) are a group of mesenchyme-derived cells at the base of the hair follicle, where they regulate and control hair follicle gr
AIM: To investigate the effects of filtrate of fermented mycelia from Antrodia camphorata (FMAC) on liver fibrosis induced by carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) in rat
Background Conventional magnetic resonance (MR) scanning techniques can identify bone marrow (BM)containing mostly fat cells. But they are not able to different