EVALUATION OF TOXICITY, LOCAL BIOCOMPATIBILITY, BIODEGRADATION, AND SYSTEMIC METABOLISM OF CELLULOSE/ALGINATE/STRONTIUM APATITE MEMBRANES IMPLANTED SUBCUTANEOUSLY IN MICE

ABSTRACT Purpose: To evaluate membranes originating from pure or oxidized bacterial cellulose (BC)/alginate/strontium apatite hydrogels regarding toxicity, biocompatibility, biodegradation and metabolism.Methods: The toxicity was measured by incubating the materials with Artemia salina for 24 h, and mortality and the 50% lethal concentration were d

Background & Aim: The present study aimed to investigate the spiritual health among nursing and midwifery students at Kerman University of Medical Sciences in 2012.Methods & Materials: This was a cross-sectional study in which all 222 Notepads nursing and midwifery students studying at Kerman University of Medical Sciences were recruited to study.D

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B and T Beach Shorts lymphocyte attenuator (BTLA) is a newly identified immune checkpoint molecular belonging to the CD28 immunoglobulin superfamily.However, the expression and clinical value of BTLA in skin cutaneous melanoma (SKCM) has not been widely characterized.We found that BTLA levels were upregulated in metastatic melanoma compared to norm