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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Parkinsonism-Dementia Complex of Guam: Changing Incidence Rates during the Past 60 Years by Plato, Chris C., Garruto, Ralph M., Galasko, Douglas, Craig, Ulla-Katrina, Plato, Meropi, Gamst, Anthony, Torres, Jose M., Wiederholt, Wigbert

“…In the 1950s, the incidence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or Lytico) and parkinsonism-dementia complex (PDC, or Bodig) on the island of Guam was much…”
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Bioimpedance spectroscopy for the estimation of body fluid volumes in mice by Chapman, M E, Hu, L, Plato, C F, Kohan, D E

“…Conventional indicator dilution techniques for measuring body fluid volume are laborious, expensive, and highly invasive. Bioimpedance spectroscopy (BIS) may…”
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Clinical implementation, logistics and workflow guide for MRI image based interstitial HDR brachytherapy for gynecological cancers by Zhang, Hualin, Donnelly, Eric D., Strauss, Jonathan B., Kang, Zhuang, Gopalakrishnan, Mahesh, Lee, Plato C., Khelashvili, Gocha, Nair, Chithra K., Lee, Brian H., Sathiaseelan, Vythialingam

“…Interstitial brachytherapy (IBT) is often utilized to treat women with bulky endometrial or cervical cancers not amendable to intracavitary treatments. A…”
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ALS and PDC of Guam: Forty-year follow-up by PLATO, C. C, GALASKO, D, GARRUTO, R. M, PLATO, M, GAMST, A, CRAIG, U.-K, TORRES, J. M, WIEDERHOLT, W

“…It was noticed in the mid-1950s that the incidence of ALS and parkinsonism--dementia complex (PDC) were much higher on Guam than anywhere else in the world. In…”
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The association of body weight, body fatness and body fat distribution with osteoarthritis of the knee: data from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging by Hochberg, M C, Lethbridge-Cejku, M, Scott, Jr, W W, Reichle, R, Plato, C C, Tobin, J D

“…To examine the association of body weight, body fatness, and body fat distribution with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. Bilateral standing knee radiographs,…”
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Reproductive correlates of bone mass in elderly women by Fox, Kathleen M., Magaziner, Jay, Sherwin, Roger, Scott, Jean C., Plato, Chris C., Nevitt, Michael, Cummings, Steven

“…Results from previous studies of reproductive factors and bone density have been conflicting; some demonstrate a beneficial effect, but others show a…”
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Serum Levels of Insulin-like Growth Factor-I Are Related to Age and Not to Body Composition in Healthy Women and Men by O'Connor, Kieran G., Tobin, Jordan D., Harman, S. Mitchell, Plato, Chris C., Roy, Tracey A., Sherman, Sheryl S., Blackman, Marc R.

“…Background. Aging is accompanied by decreased bone and lean body mass, increased fat mass, and reduced growth hormone (GH) axis function, reflected in…”
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Nitric Oxide-Induced Inhibition of Transport by Thick Ascending Limbs From Dahl Salt-Sensitive Rats by García, Néstor H, Plato, Craig F, Stoos, Barbara A, Garvin, Jeffrey L

“…The factor responsible for salt sensitivity of blood pressure in Dahl rats is unclear but presumably resides in the kidney. We tested the hypotheses that (1)…”
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Estimation of prostatic growth using serial prostate-specific antigen measurements in men with and without prostate disease by CARTER, H. B, MORRELL, C. H, PEARSON, J. D, BRANT, L. J, PLATO, C. C, METTER, E. J, CHAN, D. W, FOZARD, J. L, WALSH, P. C

“…Prostate growth curves were estimated from serial prostate-specific antigen (PSA) measurements on frozen sera in three groups of men: (a) 16 men with no…”
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An association between an aggrecan polymorphic allele and bilateral hand osteoarthritis in elderly white men: data from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (BLSA) by Horton Jr, Walter E., Lethbridge-Çejku, M., Hochberg, Marc C., Balakir, Richard, Precht, Patricia, Plato, Chris C., Tobin, Jordan D., Meek, L., Doege, Kurt

“…Objective: The aggrecan proteoglycan is a major component of articular cartilage and supports the biomechanical function of this tissue. A variable number…”
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Monte Carlo simulations of the differential beam hardening effect of a flattening filter on a therapeutic x-ray beam by Lee, Plato C.

“…A quantitative study of the differential beam hardening effect of the flattening filter on the 6-MV beam of Clinac 2100C has been conducted with Monte Carlo…”
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Hand dominance and bilateral asymmetry in the structure of the second metacarpal by Roy, T A, Ruff, C B, Plato, C C

“…Bilateral asymmetry in the structure of the second metacarpal was examined in relation to functional hand dominance in a large, clinically nonselected, healthy…”
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Association of hand and knee osteoarthritis: evidence for a polyarticular disease subset by Hirsch, R, Lethbridge-Cejku, M, Scott, W W, Reichle, R, Plato, C C, Tobin, J, Hochberg, M C

“…OBJECTIVE--To examine the association between hand and knee osteoarthritis (OA) in a community based population. METHODS--Radiographs of 695 participants aged…”
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Fluorescent determination of chloride in nanoliter samples by García, Néstor H., Plato, Craig F., Garvin, Jeffrey L., García, Néstor H.

“…Fluorescent determination of chloride (Cl-) in nanoliter samples. Measurements of Cl- in nanoliter samples, such as those collected during isolated, perfused…”
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Alpha(2)-adrenergic-mediated tubular NO production inhibits thick ascending limb chloride absorption by Plato, C F, Garvin, J L

“…Stimulation of alpha(2)-adrenergic receptors inhibits transport in various nephron segments, and the thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle (THAL) expresses…”
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Sex differences in geometry of the femoral neck with aging : a structural analysis of bone mineral data by BECK, T. J, RUFF, C. B, SCOTT, W. W, PLATO, C. C, TOBIN, J. D, QUAN, C. A

“…The greater hip fracture rate among elderly women is generally ascribed to differences in femoral neck strength between the sexes. Strength of a given bone is…”
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eNOS Mediates L-Arginine–Induced Inhibition of Thick Ascending Limb Chloride Flux by Plato, Craig F, Shesely, Edward G, Garvin, Jeffrey L

“…ABSTRACTWe recently reported that the rat thick ascending limb (THAL) possesses an active isoform of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) that is substrate-limited in…”
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Axial and hip bone mineral density and radiographic changes of osteoarthritis of the knee: data from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging by Lethbridge-Cejku, M, Tobin, J D, Scott, Jr, W W, Reichle, R, Roy, T A, Plato, C C, Hochberg, M C

“…To examine the relationship between axial and hip bone mineral density (BMD) and radiographic changes of knee osteoarthritis (OA). BMD of the lumbar spine…”
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Biochemical parameters associated with low bone density in healthy men and women by Sherman, Sheryl S., Tobin, Jordan D., Hollis, Bruce W., Gundberg, Caren M., Roy, Tracey A., Plato, Chris C.

“…A causal role in age‐related bone loss has been attributed to alterations in vitamin D status, the bone mineral regulating hormones, and/or renal function. We…”
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Endogenous nitric oxide inhibits chloride transport in the thick ascending limb by Plato, C F, Stoos, B A, Wang, D, Garvin, J L

“…Nitric oxide (NO) inhibits transport in various nephron segments, and the thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle (TALH) expresses NO synthase (NOS)…”
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