Prevalence of autoantibodies in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: results from the German inception cohort ICON-JIA

Abstract Background An association of different autoimmune diseases is suspected.In juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), only few and partially conflicting data on the co-existence of other autoimmune disorders are available.The prevalence of autoantibodies in patients with JIA in Germany is not known.Methods Samples from 499 patients (median age a

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Membrane properties of striatal direct and indirect pathway neurons in mouse and rat slices and their modulation by dopamine.

D1 and D2 receptor expressing striatal medium spiny neurons (MSNs) are ascribed to striatonigral ("direct") and striatopallidal ("indirect") pathways, respectively, that are believed to function antagonistically in motor control.Glutamatergic synaptic transmission onto the two types is differentially affected by Dopamine (DA), however, less is know

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The Effect of PbO and Se in Different Ratios on Thermal Properties of Bi2Sr2Ca1Cu2Ox BSCCO Glass Ceramic System

In this study, thermal properties of Bi2Sr2Ca1Cu2Ox (BSCCO) doped PbO and Se in different ratios has been investigated.The glass transition temperature (Tg), the temperature of crystallization initiation (Tc) and the peak temperature of crystallization peak (Tx) values according to DTA measurements were obtained as 733-749 K, 739-759 K Hoodia and 7

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