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Chronic ethanol attenuates centrally-mediated hypotension elicited via alpha-2-adrenergic, but not I1-imidazoline, receptor activation in female rats
(East Carolina University, 2009-01-16)Aims—This study dealt with the effect of chronic ethanol administration on hemodynamic responses elicited by α2-adrenergic (α-methyldopa) or I1-imidazoline (rilmenidine) receptor activation in telemetered female rats. Main ... -
Circadian activation of mast cells mediates the nocturnal response in allergic asthma
(East Carolina University, 2010)Circadian rhythm is a conserved physiological feature of most organisms. Nocturnal symptoms are a common feature of allergic asthma in humans. Patients with nocturnal asthma show circadian variation of their pulmonary ... -
Circadian influences on myocardial infarction
(2014-10-30)Components of circadian rhythm maintenance, or “clock genes,” are endogenous entrainable oscillations of about 24 h that regulate biological processes and are found in the suprachaismatic nucleus (SCN) and many peripheral ... -
Civil War Medicine
(2011-09-19)Laupus Library History Collections & the Department of Bioethics & Interdisciplinary Studies sponsor the History of Medicine Presentations as an educational service for the East Carolina University community. The Library ... -
Civilian field surgery in the rural trauma setting: a proposal for providing optimal care.
(East Carolina University, 1992-09)Rural trauma presents unique problems for surgical care. While military surgeons are prepared to provide care at or near the scene of battle, civilian literature is devoid of reports for care provided by surgeons at sites ... -
Claudins in intestines
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Clinic Staff Adherence to the CDC’s STD Treatment Guidelines: A QI Initiative in a Local Health Department
(2016-07-25)The Orange County Health Department (OCHD), a medium sized health department in central North Carolina, manages many patients for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) based on the CDC’s STD Treatment Guidelines and guidance ... -
Clinical differences between pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis: a 5-year retrospective study.
(East Carolina University, 1995-03)This article describes the clinical, epidemiologic, laboratory, and treatment characteristics of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) in Eastern North Carolina, a primarily rural area. The ... -
Clinical Inquiries: Do preparticipation physical exams reduce morbidity and mortality for athletes?
(East Carolina University, 2005)This article reviews research to determine if preparticipation physical exams reduce morbidity and mortality for athletes. -
Clinical Inquiries: What interventions can help patients stop using chewing tobacco?
(East Carolina University, 2005)This review article examines current literature to recommend interventions to help patients stop using chewing tobacco. -
Clinical Ladder Mentoring: The Impact on Nursing Professional Development
(2019-07-17)Clinical ladder mentorship programs engage registered nurses in professional development, improve job satisfaction, and retention. The aim of this quality improvement project was to foster professional growth in early to ... -
Clinical Practice Change: Suboxone Use in Inpatient Psychiatry
(2019-04-26)The opioid epidemic is public health crisis with veterans twice as likely as civilians to die from opioid overdose (National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence [NCADD], 2017). The VA prescribes Suboxone in the ... -
Cloning and characterization of a conjugated bile acid hydrolase gene from Clostridium perfringens.
(East Carolina University, 1995-07)The gene encoding a conjugated bile acid hydrolase (CBAH) from Clostridium perfringens 13 has been cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli, and its nucleotide sequence has been determined. Nucleotide and predicted amino ... -
Cloning and characterization of the endogenous cephalosporinase gene, cepA, from Bacteroides fragilis reveals a new subgroup of Ambler class A beta-lactamases.
(East Carolina University, 1993-11)Bacteroides frgiglis CS30 is a clinical isolate resistant to high concentrations of benzylpenicillin and cephaloridine but not to cephamycin or penem antibiotics. beta-Lactam resistance is mediated by a chromosomally encoded ... -
Cloning and Characterization of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa zwf Gene Encoding Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase, an Enzyme Important in Resistance to Methyl Viologen (Paraquat)
(East Carolina University, 1998-04)In this study, we cloned the Pseudomonas aeruginosa zwf gene, encoding glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH), an enzyme that catalyzes the NAD1- or NADP1-dependent conversion of glucose-6-phosphate to 6-phosphogluconate. ...