Medicine (School of): Recent submissions

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    • Role of zinc in dendritic cell activation and the regulation of complement protein interactions 

      Wiatrek, Dagmara Marta (University of St Andrews, 2017-06-23) - Thesis
      The importance of zinc in immune system is complex and recognised mostly by the effects of zinc deficiency which affects both innate and adaptive immunity. The results presented here provided insight into the complex role ...

    • 3T MRI investigation of cardiac left ventricular structure and function in a UK population : he Tayside screening for the prevention of cardiac events (TASCFORCE) study 

      Gandy, Stephen J.; Lambert, Matthew; Belch, Jill; Cavin, Ian; Crowe, Elena; Littleford, Roberta; MacFarlane, Jennifer A; Matthew, Shona Z; Martin, Patricia; Nicholas, R. Stephen; Struthers, Allan; Sullivan, Frank; Waugh, Shelley A.; White, Richard D.; Weir-McCall, Jonathan R.; Houston, J. Graeme (2016-11) - Journal article
      Purpose: To scan a volunteer population using 3.0T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). MRI of the left ventricular (LV) structure and function in healthy volunteers has been reported extensively at 1.5T. Materials and Methods: ...

    • Bell's Palsy in Children (BellPIC) : protocol for a multicentre, placebo-controlled randomized trial 

      Babl, Franz E.; Mackay, Mark T.; Borland, Meredith L.; Herd, David W.; Kochar, Amit; Hort, Jason; Rao, Arjun; Cheek, John A.; Furyk, Jeremy; Barrow, Lisa; George, Shane; Zhang, Michael; Gardiner, Kaya; Lee, Katherine J.; Davidson, Andrew; Berkowitz, Robert; Sullivan, Frank; Porrello, Emily; Dalziel, Kim Marie; Anderson, Vicki; Oakley, Ed; Hopper, Sandy; Williams, Fiona; Wilson, Catherine; Williams, Amanda; Dalziel, Stuart R.; PREDICT (Paediatric Research In Emergency Departments International Collaborative) research network (2017-02-13) - Journal article
      Background: Bell's palsy or acute idiopathic lower motor neurone facial paralysis is characterized by sudden onset paralysis or weakness of the muscles to one side of the face controlled by the facial nerve. While there ...

    • Radiation carcinogenesis and delayed lethal damage in a human thyroid epithelial cell line 

      Mercer, John (University of St Andrews, 1999) - Thesis
      The human thyroid epithelial cell HTori-3 has been transformed with doses of either chronic and acute x-rays or strontium beta particles. Models of the past have relied upon animal cell systems to mimic in vitro ...

    • Prevalence of genital chlamydia infection in urban women of reproductive age, Nairobi, Kenya 

      Kohli, Ruchika; Konya, Walter P.; Obura, Timona; Stones, William; Revathi, Gunturu (2013-02-04) - Journal article
      Background: Chlamydia trachomatis is one of the major causes of sexually transmitted infections throughout the world. Most infections are asymptomatic and remain undetected. Burden of disease in the Kenyan population is ...