Abstract:
:The type of glass used to fabricate patch pipettes influences the kinetic properties of single-channel currents activated by acetylcholine in Xenopus myocytes. In patches formed with hard glass pipettes, the opening rate decreased in a time-dependent manner. Such decrease was most pronounced for the low conductance channel. In addition, longer duration events of this form of channel dropped out faster than shorter duration events and, as a consequence, the apparent channel open time became shorter during the recording period. These effects were not observed in patches formed with soft glass pipettes.
journal_name
P R Health Sci Jjournal_title
Puerto Rico health sciences journalauthors
Rojas L,Zuazaga Csubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1988-08-01 00:00:00pages
78-80issue
2eissn
0738-0658issn
2373-6011journal_volume
7pub_type
杂志文章abstract::Patterns of stress-responsiveness were studied in 19 adolescent male rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) who are part of the free-ranging colony on Cayo Santiago, PR. Morphometric and blood samples were obtained as each male was captured and after holding overnight. Subject heart rate was recorded on Day 2, using surface ...
journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1989-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:Burnout exerts a significant negative influence on job performance, especially in such difficult jobs as those to be found in the health care industry. This research aimed to evaluate the association between 3 dimensions of burnout and demographic factors among the medical staff working in all of the hospital...
journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2015-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::The World Health Organization criteria for the diagnosis of Osteopenia and Osteopoposis was applied to a control group of 33 females ages 50 to 59 years and 24 females ages 60 to 69 years. The general exclusion criteria for the selection of subjects included early menopause and diseases, use of drugs and toxic habits ...
journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1997-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:The recent FDA approval of non-prescription sales of Plan B, an emergency contraceptive method to those 18 years old and over, gives a prominent role to pharmacists in providing timely access to emergency contraception (EC). While this decision affects Puerto Rico, no studies on non-prescription EC in Puerto...
journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2007-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Cayo Santiago has provided the opportunity to study primate biology in a free-ranging neutral environment free of provocative human influences. Rarely, if ever, does such a situation occur in natural rhesus habitats in Asia. This Cayo Santiago advantage has permitted fine-scale analyses of the details of behavior, eco...
journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 历史文章,杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1989-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:Fungal spores are ubiquitous in the atmosphere worldwide, but their distribution is not homogeneous at different locations. Most studies have compared airborne fungal spores ecology in temperate zones, but less is known about the tropics. METHODS:This study compared, through statistical analysis of archived ...
journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2020-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Significant new findings in the last decade have demonstrated that the vascular endothelium is an important regulatory organ in maintaining cardiovascular homeostasis and that endothelial dysfunction is present in several cardiovascular diseases. With the production of multiple vasoactive substances the normal endothe...
journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1997-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Renal cell carcinoma is the most common cancer of the kidney and is among the tumors that are the most resistant to systemic therapy. Until recently, long term survival of this disease when it was not confined to the kidney was dismal, with the use of drugs such as interleukin-2 resulting in a 5-year survival rate of ...
journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:2011-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::This study aims to determine the prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and its association with HIV and other health risk factors among drug users. A sample of 716 IDUs and crack users were enrolled from community sites. Consenting subjects were tested for HIV serum antibody status. Drug users with an unk...
journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1996-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::The association of Hispanic race/ethnicity and poverty with general survival time and breast cancer survival time was examined for a total of 14,896 breast cancer patients (14,035 White and 861 Hispanic) included in the National Cancer Institute Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (NCI SEER) program in New Mexic...
journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1995-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:Puerto Rican children could have a higher prevalence of obesity, compared to US children or even to US Hispanic children. Obese youths are more likely to have risk factors for cardiovascular conditions, such as hypertension. Although BMI provides a simple, convenient measurement of obesity, it does not measur...
journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2016-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::The prevalence of concomitant thyroid carcinoma with Grave's disease has been reported to range from 0 to 10%. Many controversies exist in the literature regarding the diagnostic workup and management in these types of patients. We are reporting a case of a 31 year old woman who had Graves' disease, a palpable thyroid...
journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2010-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Low back pain is one of the most frequent work related injuries in all occupations. Back school programs are therapeutic interventions directed towards treatment, prevention and rehabilitation of backaches. The purpose of this study was to (1) evaluate the test-retest reliability of the modified version of t...
journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2009-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Small island exigencies and a legacy of colonial jurisprudence set the stage for this three-year study in 2001-2003 of abortion practice on several islands of the northeast Caribbean: St. Martin, St. Maarten, Anguilla, Antigua and St Kitts. Based on in-depth interviews with 26 physicians, 16 of whom were performing ab...
journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2008-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Patients hospitalized with unstable angina (UA) or with a non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarct (NSTEMI) are at increased risk of suffering refractory angina, recurrent myocardial infarct (MI), and death. These patients need to be evaluated more aggressively. According to the last published guidelines (2002) of ...
journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:2005-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To describe the respiratory pathogens found in the bronchoalveolar lavage of a Puerto Rican population infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). BACKGROUND:Empirical treatment is an accepted strategy for management of HIV-related pneumonia, but it is usually recommended for countries that have kn...
journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2005-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::This review of literature identifies different ergometers used for the assessment of the physiological and metabolic responses observed during exercise in air (treadmill, cycle ergometer, arm ergometer, bench step, swim bench, and simulated swimming) and water (tethered or stationary swimming, swimming flume, and free...
journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1994-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::The AIDS pandemic had a significant impact in Puerto Rico, especially among the heterosexual populations, in particular women. Women are one of the fastest growing risk groups with HIV/AIDS in the USA and constitute about half of the AIDS cases in the world. During the past 10 years Puerto Rico has ranked among the to...
journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2007-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Primary hepatic actinomycosis is an uncommon entity. We report the case of a young man with past history of an appendectomy who presented with fever, weight loss and a liver mass that was initially suspected to be neoplastic. Percutaneous liver biopsy revealed actinomyces-like organisms. The patient was treated with i...
journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1992-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::A young male adult with significant aortic coarctation was initially referred to our clinics due to uncontrolled blood pressures. On evaluation the diagnosis of aortic coarctation was evident and confirmed with Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA). After discussing treatment options with the patient and his parents th...
journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2006-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Thymidine kinase is a key enzyme responsible for the activation of several anticancer and antiviral drugs. As the first enzyme in the salvage pathway of thymidine, it is regulated by the feedback inhibition exerted by the end-product of the pathway, namely thymidine 5'-triphosphate. 5'-Aminothymidine is a non-toxic an...
journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1994-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:Neoplasms of the heart are extremely rare and difficult to diagnose. In this study, we intend to describe the experience at the Cardiovascular Center of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean (CCPRC) dealing with benign cardiac neoplasms. METHODS:A retrospective review of the archival material at our institution w...
journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2008-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::This is the case of an 11-year-old girl who presented with a right adnexal mass and vague abdominal symptoms since seven months prior to her hospital admission for surgery. CT-scan and sonographic images were those of a benign lesion, probably ovarian torsion or infarction. Serum tumoral markers were normal. A right s...
journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2003-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a rare type of heart failure to which only pregnant women are susceptible. In Puerto Rico there is a paucity of information regarding this condition. In this report we describe our experience with peripartum cardiomyopathy. METHODS:This was a descriptive retrospective study. We c...
journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2016-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia in adults. It is a significant public health problem in the United States where it affects 2.2 million Americans and almost 10% of the population older than 80 years. It should be emphasized that the prevalence of AF increases with advancing age and with...
journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:2004-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::This is a case report of a patient who developed a nodule in one foot, which upon biopsy, was diagnosed as tungiasis, a cutaneous infestation caused by a human flea. The natural life cycle, clinical and pathological expressions are discussed. ...
journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2007-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:A cross-sectional study was conducted (2012-2013) to evaluate the prevalence of 1) malocclusion and 2) occlusal characteristics in 13- to 18-yearold adolescents in San Juan, Puerto Rico (PR) from selected high schools in the municipality of San Juan. METHODS:The study sample consisted of 155 adolescents. The...
journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2017-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::The therapy of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), characterized by the presence of the Philadelphia chromosome in the clonal hematopoietic stem cells, has changed dramatically in the last year with the development of a specific inhibitor of the BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase. This medication, STI571 or imatinib, was recently ap...
journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:2002-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::The University of Puerto Rico School of Pharmacy was initially established as the Department of Pharmacy at the Río Piedras Campus on September 22, 1913, being the first healthcare program founded in Puerto Rico. The history of the School of Pharmacy reveals a remarkable evolution over a 100 years period in order to r...
journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 历史文章,杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2013-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:This study assesses the antitubercular potential of natural products obtained from plants reputed to have medicinal properties and collected from the tropical flora of Puerto Rico. BACKGROUND:The increase in persons infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) the world over and the development of resistan...
journal_title:Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1998-09-01 00:00:00