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The impairment of small nerve fibers in severe sepsis and septic shock
Abstract Background A decrease of small nerve fibers in skin biopsies during the course of critical illness has been demonstrated recently. However, the diagnostic use of skin... -
Homozygous TBC1 domain-containing kinase (TBCK) mutation causes a novel lysos...
Abstract Homozygous mutation of TBC1 domain-containing kinase (TBCK) is the cause of a very recently defined severe childhood disorder, which is characterized by severe... -
Optic-nerve-transmitted eyeshine, a new type of light emission from fish eyes
Abstract Background Most animal eyes feature an opaque pigmented eyecup to assure that light can enter from one direction only. We challenge this dogma by describing a... -
Maternal eNOS Deficiency Determines a Fatty Liver Phenotype of the Offspring ...
Maternal environmental factors can impact the phenotype of the offspring via the induction of epigenetic adaptive mechanisms. The advanced fetal programming hypothesis proposes... -
SRF modulates seizure occurrence, activity induced gene transcription and hip...
Abstract A hallmark of temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is hippocampal neuronal demise and aberrant mossy fiber sprouting. In addition, unrestrained neuronal activity in TLE...
