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Adductor pollicis muscle thickness and prediction of postoperative mortality in patients with stomach cancer

ABCD (São Paulo, Impr.); 31 (1), 2018
ABSTRACT Background: Malnutrition is very prevalent in patients with gastric cancer and increases the risk of morbidity and mortality. Adductor pollicis muscle thickness (APMT) appears as an important objective, quick, inexpensive and noninvasive measure to assess the muscle compartment Aim: To compare...

Use of adductor pollicis muscle thickness in hospitalized or ambulatory patients: a systematic review

ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the use of the Adductor Pollicis Muscle Thickness (APMT) as an anthropometric parameter and prognostic indicator in hospitalized or ambulatory patients. Method: systematic review carried out the Web of Science, SCOPUS and Lilacs databases. Results: Twenty-three studie...

Post-mortem organ weights at a medico-legal state facility in the eThekwini region

Int. j. morphol; 35 (4), 2017
SUMMARY: Organ weights may be influenced by various demographic parameters and environmental conditions, and they differ among populations. Numerous studies have been conducted in the Northern hemisphere, with paucity of literature regarding organ weights of many Southern hemispheric populations. This st...

Assessment of ovarian follicles and serum reproductive hormones in molybdenum trioxide nanoparticles treated rats

Int. j. morphol; 35 (4), 2017
SUMMARY: Special features of nanoparticles have resulted in their widespread use. Small molybdenum trioxide (MoO 3) nanoparticles can translocate from the entry portals into the circulatory and lymphatic systems and ultimately to body tissues and organs depending on their composition and size. In this re...

Muscle thickness of the pectoralis major and rectus abdominis and level of physical activity in chronic hemodialysis patients

J. bras. nefrol; 39 (4), 2017
Abstract Introduction: Patients on chronic hemodialysis tend to lose lean body mass and have sedentary behavior. Objective: To compare the level of physical activity and the morphology of the muscles pectoralis major and rectus abdominis of patients on hemodialysis with healthy subjects. Methods: We s...

La inhibición de Rho quinasa post infarto mejora el remodelado y la función ventricular: mecanismos involucrados a nivel preclínico

Rev. chil. cardiol; 36 (3), 2017
Resumen: Objetivo: Determinar algunos mecanismos moleculares por los cuales la activación de ROCK cardíaca post infarto del miocardio (IAM) participa en el remodelado y en deterioro de la función sistólica. Métodos: Determinación simultánea de niveles de proteínas blanco de ROCK cardíaca, de f...

Impact of cartilage graft size on success of tympanoplasty

Abstract Introduction: In the last decade, there has been an increasing use of cartilage grafts in the primary repair of tympanic membrane perforations. The major advantages of cartilage are its stiffness and its very low metabolic requirements, which make it particularly suitable for difficult conditio...

Relationship between anterior segment and optic nerve head parameters in healthy subjects

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 80 (5), 2017
ABSTRACT Purpose: To determine the relationship between anterior segment and optic nerve head (ONH) parameters. Methods: Two hundred healthy subjects were enrolled in this study. The par­ticipants underwent measurement of anterior segment parameters with a Pentacam Scheimpflug system and imaging of th...

Eyelid fissure dimensions in Japanese and in Brazilians of European descent over 50 years of age

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 80 (5), 2017
ABSTRACT Purpose: To investigate differences in the palpebral fissure eyelid position in Japanese subjects and in Brazilian subjects of European descent over 50 years of age. Methods: A cross-sectional study evaluating 50 Japanese subjects and 50 Bra­­­zilian subjects of European descent over 50 yea...

Potential radioprotective effect of AT1 receptor antagonists against morphological and ultrastructural changes in the testes induced by ionizing radiation

Int. j. morphol; 35 (3), 2017
Radiotherapy is a source of human exposure to ionizing radiation. This pure energy causes deleterious effects on tissues, which result from oxidative stress, a phenomenon in which there is the participation of the Renin-Angiotensin System (RAS). The male genital organs are extremely radiosensitive and th...