Liver fibrosis is the excessive accumulation of extracellular matrix proteins including
collagen that occurs in most types of chronic liver diseases. Advanced liver fibrosis results in …

The number of computed tomographic (CT) studies performed is increasing rapidly. Because
CT scans involve much higher doses of radiation than plain films, we are seeing a marked …

Chronic liver inflammation leads to fibrosis and cirrhosis, which is the 12th leading cause of
death in the United States. Hepatocyte steatosis is a component of metabolic syndrome and …

High doses of ionizing radiation clearly produce deleterious consequences in humans,
including, but not exclusively, cancer induction. At very low radiation doses the situation is much …

OBJECTIVE. In light of the rapidly increasing frequency of pediatric CT examinations, the
purpose of our study was to assess the lifetime cancer mortality risks attributable to radiation …

Hepatic injury is associated with a defective intestinal barrier and increased hepatic exposure
to bacterial products. Here we report that the intestinal bacterial microflora and a functional …

Our object in writing this book is to present the main results of the modern theory of multivariate
statistics to an audience of advanced students who would appreciate a concise and …

Tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) is secreted by macrophages in response to inflammation,
infection and cancer 1 . Sublethal doses of recombinant TNF-α to rats causes cachexia, …

PURPOSE: To estimate the radiation-related cancer mortality risks associated with single or
repeated full-body computed tomographic (CT) examinations by using standard radiation …

Purpose : A direct approach to the question of whether prostate tumors have an atypically
high sensitivity to fractionation (low α/β ratio), more typical of the surrounding late-responding …