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The biochemical and phenotypic characterization of females homozygous for 5 alpha-reductase-2 deficiency
(The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism,, 1995-11)
The biochemical and physiologic manifestations of decreased 5 alpha-dihydrotestosterone (DHT) in females are characterized. Three females from the large Dominican kindred with 5 alpha-reductase-2 deficiency were identified ...
Prostate visualization studies in males homozygous and heterozygous for 5 alpha-reductase deficiency
(The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 1992-10-01)
Male pseudohermaphrodites with 5 alpha-reductase deficiency have ambiguous genitalia and nonpalpable prostates on rectal examination, suggesting the dihydrotestosterone dependency of these structures. To clearly delineate ...
Current status and challenges of stem cell treatment for Alzheimer’s disease
(Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, 2021)
Neurodegenerative diseases called tauopathies, such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD), frontotemporal dementia, progressive supranuclear palsy, and Parkinson’s disease, among others, are characterized by the pathological processing ...
Luteinizing hormone pulsatility in subjects with 5-alpha-reductase deficiency and decreased dihydrotestosterone production
(PulbMed, 1994-04)
The pattern of LH pulsatility in male pseudohermaphrodites with inherited 5 alpha-reductase-2 deficiency (5 alpha RD) and decreased levels of plasma dihydrotestosterone was compared to that in normal males. Analysis of ...
X-ray fluorescence characterization of ming-dynasty porcelain rescued from a spanish shipwreck
(wiley, 1992-02)
A radioisotope induced X-ray fluorescence method was used to measure trace elements in Ming porcelain. Thirty pieces of blue-and-white Chinese porcelain, belonging to the Ch'eng Hua reign (AD 1465-87) and rescued from a ...
A compton peak method for incident angle determination in XRF with annular excitation
(X-Ray Spectrometry, 1992)
Established methods for measuring the incident angle related to XRF when radioisotope annular sources are involved are briefly discussed. As an alternative technique, a direct measurement of the incident angle from the ...
Intravenous tocilizumab in the management of rheumatoid arthritis: Clinical practice findings from a 6-month international, multicentre, observational study in Central America and the Caribbean
(Revista Colombiana de Reumatología, 2020)
Tocilizumab (TCZ), an interleukin-6 receptor-α inhibitor, is indicated in patients with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis with inadequate response to disease modifying drugs. ACT UP is a multinational project collecting ...
Burden of parkinsonism and parkinson’s disease on health service use and outcomes in Latin America
(Journal of Parkinson’s Disease, 2003)
Little is known about the burden of parkinsonism and Parkinson’s disease (PD) in Latin America. Better
understanding of health service use and clinical outcomes in PD is needed to improve its prognosis.
Objective: The ...
Latin American Association for the study of the liver recommendations on treatment of Hepatitis C
(Annals of Hepatology, 2014-08)
The following recommendations provide an approach to the establishment of guidelines for the diagnosis, management, and treatment of hepatitis C virus infection. These guidelines are based on a formal analysis and review ...
Decline in empathy levels and sex differences in medical students from the Caribbean
(Semantic Scholar., 2021)
Empathy is an important trait in the training of medical students, as it has been shown that it improves the doctor-patient relationship. To evaluate the decline of empathy levels and possible sex differences in undergraduate ...