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Macrophages are a source of extracellular adenosine deaminase‐2 during inflammatory responses by CONLON, B. A., LAW, W. R.

“…SUMMARY Serum activity of the adenosine deaminase (ADA) isozyme, ADA2, has been reported to be elevated during various disease states. Macrophages have been…”
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Rapid determination of glomerular filtration rate by single-bolus inulin: a comparison of estimation analyses by Sturgeon, Cord, Sam, Albert D., II, Law, William R

“…Surgery and Research Services, West Side Veterans Affairs Hospital; and Departments of Surgery and of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Illinois Medical…”
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Measurement of myocardial blood flow by ultrafast computed tomography by WOLFKIEL, C. J, FERGUSON, J. L, CHOMKA, E. V, LAW, W. R, LABIN, I. N, TENZER, M. L, BOOKER, M, BRUNDAGE, B. H

“…Myocardial blood flow was analyzed by radioisotope-labeled microspheres and ultrafast computed tomography (CT) in 16 closed-chest, anesthetized dogs. The first…”
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Tactile acuity is disrupted in osteoarthritis but is unrelated to disruptions in motor imagery performance by Stanton, Tasha R, Lin, Chung-Wei Christine, Bray, Helen, Smeets, Rob J E M, Taylor, Deborah, Law, Roberta Y W, Moseley, G Lorimer

“…To determine whether tactile acuity is disrupted in people with knee OA and to determine whether tactile acuity, a clinical signature of primary sensory cortex…”
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Peribulbar anaesthesia with 1% ropivacaine and hyaluronidase 300 IU ml−1: comparison with 0.5%bupivacaine/2% lidocaine and hyaluronidase 50 IU ml−1 by Woodward, D.K., Leung, A.T.S., Tse, M.W.I., Law, R.W.K., Lam, D.S.C., Ngan Kee, W.D.

“…The low toxicity of ropivacaine makes it attractive for peribulbar anaesthesia. However, its motor-sparing properties are undesirable when akinesia is…”
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Diabetic patients produce an increase in coronary sinus endothelin 1 after coronary artery bypass grafting by FOGELSON, B. G, NAWAS, S. I, VIGNESWARAN, W. T, FERGUSON, J. L, LAW, W. R, SHARMA, A. C

“…Diabetic patients produce an increase in coronary sinus endothelin 1 after coronary artery bypass grafting. B G Fogelson , S I Nawas , W T Vigneswaran , J L…”
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Adenosine and nitric oxide regulate regional vascular resistance via interdependent and independent mechanisms during sepsis by Sam, Albert D, Sharma, Avadhesh C, Rice, Aaron N, Ferguson, James L, Law, William R

“…OBJECTIVEAdenosine receptor blockade increases regional resting vascular resistance during sepsis. In healthy subjects, part of adenosine’s actions are…”
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Adrenergic, insulin, and work interactions with adenosine's effects on in situ myocardial glucose uptake by Law, William R., McLane, Michael P.

“…We have demonstrated that adenosine enhances insulin-stimulated myocardial glucose uptake in situ. In the present study we determined the role of adrenergic…”
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Cardiac contractile function during coronary stenosis in dogs: association of adenosine in glycolytic dependence by Fang, H K, Sturgeon, C, Segil, L J, Ripper, R L, Law, W R

“…We tested the hypothesis that during critical coronary stenosis, endogenous adenosine alters myocardial glucose utilization to support myocardial contractile…”
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Multiple intrasplenic hepatocyte transplantations in the dalmatian dog by Dunn, Ty B., Kumins, Norman H., Raofi, Vandad, Holman, Dawn M., Mihalov, Michael, Blanchard, Jackie, Law, William R., Rastellini, Christiana, Benedetti, Enrico

“…Background: Hepatocyte transplantation is an attractive potential treatment for liver-based inborn errors of metabolism and for fulminant hepatic failure…”
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Elevated coronary endothelin-1 but not Nitric Oxide in diabetics during CABG by Sharma, Avadhesh C, Fogelson, Bernard G, Nawas, Sammy I, Vigneswaran, Wickii T, Sam, Albert D, Alden, Kris J, Ferguson, James L, Law, William R

“…Background. After coronary artery bypass grafting procedures, a higher incidence of morbidity and mortality has been reported in diabetic patients. We tested…”
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Mechanisms of myocardial protection by adenosine-supplemented cardioplegic solution: Myofilament and metabolic responses by Fogelson, Bernard G., Nawas, Sammy I., Law, William R.

“…Objective: Adenosine supplementation of cardioplegic solutions in cardiac operations improves postarrest myocardial recovery after cardioplegic arrest and…”
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Naloxone alters organ perfusion during endotoxin shock in conscious rats by Law, W R, Ferguson, J L

“…Antagonism of endogenous opioids has been shown to improve survival time, increase blood pressure, and attenuate acidosis during endotoxin shock. However, some…”
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End-Diastolic Pressure-Volume Relationship in Sepsis: Relative Contributions of Compliance and Equilibrium Chamber Volume Differ by Farias, Sef, Powers, Frances M., Law, William R.

“…Background.Compliance is a complex parameter to measure both clinically and in the laboratory. Investigations in recent years have interpreted changes in the…”
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Mechanisms of Myocardial Protection by Adenosine-Supplemented Cardioplegia: Differential Response of Calcium-Independent Protein Kinase C Isozymes by Nawas, Sammy I., Schwertz, Dorie W., Beck, Jennifer M., Fogelson, Bernard G., Law, William R.

“…Background. Adenosine-supplemented cardioplegia improves myocardial function after cardioplegic arrest. However, the underlying cellular mechanism(s)…”
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Sepsis produces depression of testosterone and steroidogenic acute regulatory (StAR) protein by Sam, 2nd, A D, Sharma, A C, Lee, L Y, Hales, D B, Law, W R, Ferguson, J L, Bosmann, H B

“…The hypothesis that induction of chronic peritoneal sepsis would produce depression of serum testosterone due to a decrease in Leydig cell steroidogenic acute…”
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Adenosine Receptor Antagonism Affects Regional Resting Vascular Resistance during Rat Peritoneal Sepsis by Motew, Stephen J., Sam, Albert D., Mourelatos, Michael G., Sharma, Avadhesh C., Alden, Kris J., Ferguson, James L., Law, William R.

“…Background.To identify vascular beds where endogenous adenosine plays a significant role as a mediator of resting perfusion alterations associated with sepsis,…”
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Cardiopulmonary Bypass Increases Coronary IL-8 in Diabetic Patients without Evidence of Reperfusion Injury by Nawas, Sammy I., Doherty, James C., Vigneswaran, Wickii T., Fogelson, Bernard G., McMillen, Marvin A., Ferguson, James L., Sharma, Avadhesh C., Law, William R.

“…Background.Endothelin-1 (ET-1) has been shown to be a potent agonist for monocyte production of the neutrophil chemotactic cytokine interleukin-8 (IL-8). We…”
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Efficacy of pressure topical anaesthesia in punctal occlusion by diathermy by Law, R W K, Li, R T H, Lam, D S C, Lai, J S M

“…Aims: To prospectively compare the efficacy and safety of pressure topical anaesthesia in punctal occlusion by using cautery in the treatment of dry eye…”
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Cardiovascular sequelae of endotoxin shock in diabetic dogs by LAW, W. R, MORIARTY, M. T, MCLANE, M. P

“…Diabetic patients exhibit a higher incidence of post-surgical sepsis, as well as a higher rate of mortality from sepsis, than their non-diabetic counterparts…”
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