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… e potential antimutagenic/cytoprotective effect of the oil extract (2.5µg/ml) from Anethum graveolens L. (Dill) on oxidative DNA damage was tested. The experiments were carried out to inhibit mutagenicity induced by potassium bromated (KBrO3-9g/l) in Allium assay using mitotic activities and nuclear DNA contents. Resul …
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Two infants with retinoblastoma and 13q syndrome with multiorgan system anomalies were treated with targeted intra-arterial chemotherapy (IAC) using one-to-three cycles of melphalan 5 mg to avoid systemic chemotherapeutic side effects. Both patients showed good response, with tumor control and no systemic chemotherapy …
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Coronaviruses are a large family of single-stranded RNA viruses infecting humans and animals, causing a multitude of symptoms. COVID-19 is not only known to affect the respiratory system, but shows unusual gastrointestinal complications. Pancreatitis can be caused by biliary stones, alcohol abuse, viruses, drug intake, …
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Pharyngocele is a rare pathology of the pharynx caused by the laxity of the thyrohyoid membrane. Only about 60 true lateral pharyngocele cases have been reported in the literature over the last 133 years. Laryngocele is a close differential, and the two are difficult to tell apart. Though they have been described well …