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Islet vasculature as a regulator of endocrine pancreas function…

Islet vasculature as a regulator of endocrine pancreas function…

Ballian N, Brunicardi FC. World J Surg. 2007 Apr;31(4):705-14. Review. The Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, 1709 Dryden, Suite 1500, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. Abstract The islets of Langerhans consist of endocrine cells embedded in a network of specialized capillaries that regulate islet blood flow. Despite evidence for a critical […]

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Cytotoxic gene therapy for human breast cancer in vitro…

Cytotoxic gene therapy for human breast cancer in vitro…

Levy S, Zhou B, Ballian N, Li Z, Liu SH, Feanny M, Wang XP, Blanchard DK, Brunicardi FC. J Surg Res. 2006 Nov;136(1):154-60. Epub 2006 Sep 27. The Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. cbrunica@bcm.tmc.edu Abstract BACKGROUND: Transcription factor PDX-1 is expressed by human pancreatic and breast […]

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Somatostatin and its receptors in the development…

Somatostatin and its receptors in the development…

Ballian N, Brunicardi FC, Wang XP. Pancreas. 2006 Jul;33(1):1-12. Review. The Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Abstract The development of the endocrine pancreas is regulated by numerous transcription and growth factors. Somatostatin (SST) is present in many tissues and acts as a neurotransmitter and autocrine/paracrine/endocrine regulator […]

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Pregnancy following ovarian drilling in a woman with polycystic ovary syndrome

Pregnancy following ovarian drilling in a woman with polycystic ovary syndrome

Ballian N, Mantoudis E, Kaltsas GA. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2006 Mar;273(6):384-6. Epub 2005 Sep 30. Renal Transplant Unit, Laiko Hospital, 17 Agiou Thoma street, Athens, 11527, Greece. Abstract CASE REPORT: We report a woman with a history of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and nine first-trimester miscarriages following ovulation induction and in vitro fertilization. The majority […]