HORMONE THERAPY WITH TAMOXIFEN REDUCES PLASMA LEVELS OF NT-B-TYPE NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE BUT DOES NOT CHANGE VENTRICULAR EJECTION FRACTION AFTER CHEMOTHERAPY IN WOMEN WITH BREAST CANCER

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of tamoxifen on the plasma concentration of NT-pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer and to correlate changes in NT-proBNP with the left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF).Over a period of 12 months, we followed 60 women with a diagnosis

Synthesis and characterization of two new Schiff bases of p-tertbuthylcalix[4]arene (H2L1 and HL2) is described.The synthesis of H2L1 and HL2 has been achieved by the condensation of salicylaldehyde with Boxspring the amine group of upper rim monoamine p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene Oven Mitts in ethanol.These compounds have been characterized on the ba

Contemporaneous presence of both oxidized and reduced forms of electron carriers is mandatory in efficient flux by plant electron transport cascades.This requirement is considered as redox poising that involves the movement of electron from multiple sites in respiratory and photosynthetic electron transport chains to molecular oxygen.This flux trig

A theoretical model of a slipper with multi-lands and multi-grooves for swashplate type axial piston pumps and motors was established, including surface interactions.Further, a numerical simulation was conducted under an unsteady state and mixed lubrication conditions.Four model configurations were considered: A slipper with a single main land; a s

This study presents a model of chlorophyll and primary production in the pelagic Mediterranean Sea.A 3-D-biogeochemical model (OPATM-BFM) was adopted to explore specific system characteristics and quantify dynamics of key biogeochemical variables over a 6 yr period, from 1999 to 2004.We show that, on a basin scale, the Mediterranean Sea is characte