Uterine atony refers to the corpus uteri myometrial cells inadequate contraction in response to endogenous oxytocin that is released in the course of delivery. It leads to postpartum hemorrhage as delivery of the placenta leaves disrupted spiral …
Gadolinium contrast administration, usually with magnetic resonance imaging, is an important diagnostic modality in the investigation of neurological pathologies. There is little evidence in the literature suggesting repeated exposure to intrathecal…
OBJECTIVE: Hyperleptinemia, hallmark of obesity, is a putative pathophysiologic trigger for atherosclerosis. We previously reported a stimulatory effect of leptin on TSP-1 (thrombospondin-1) expression, a proatherogenic matricellular protein …
