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Temporal and geospatial trends of pediatric cancer incidence in Nebraska over a 24-year period by Farazi, P.A., Watanabe-Galloway, S., Westman, L., Rettig, B., Hunt, P., Cammack, R., Sparks, J.W., Coulter, D.W.

“…•Evaluated the incidence and geospatial trends of pediatric cancer in Nebraska over 24 years.•Identified areas of increased incidence that could lead to access…”
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Withdrawal of life sustaining treatment in children in the first year of life by Eason, E B, Castriotta, R J, Gremillion, V, Sparks, J W

“…Objective: Since the enactment of the Texas Advance Directives Act of 1999, the Memorial Hermann Hospital Medical Appropriateness Review Committee (MARC) MARC…”
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Response to 'Withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment in the first year of life' by Eason, E B, Castriotta, R J, Gremillion, V D, Sparks, J W

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Utilization of substrates by the ovine placenta in vivo by Meschia, G, Battaglia, F C, Hay, W W, Sparks, J W

“…The uptakes of oxygen, glucose, and amino acids by the pregnant uterus via the uterine circulation and by the fetus via the umbilical circulation have been…”
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Fetal glucose uptake and utilization as functions of maternal glucose concentration by Hay, W.W. Jr, Sparks, J.W, Wilkening, R.B, Battaglia, F.C, Meschia, G

“…Seventeen studies were performed in 12 pregnant sheep to examine the relationship among simultaneously measured glucose uptake via the umbilical circulation,…”
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Perinatal galactose metabolism by Kliegman, R M, Sparks, J W

“…Galactose is a major nutrient in normal newborn infants and serves as a substrate for energy production and fuel storage and a regulator of carbohydrate…”
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Simultaneous measurements of umbilical uptake, fetal utilization rate, and fetal turnover rate of glucose by Hay, W.W. Jr, Sparks, J.W, Quissell, B.J, Battaglia, F.C, Meschia, G

“…Fetal umbilical glucose uptake was compared with simultaneous measurements of glucose turnover and utilization rates in 12 pregnant sheep, at a mean of 137…”
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Partition of maternal glucose production between conceptus and maternal tissues in sheep by Hay, Jr, W W, Sparks, J W, Wilkening, R B, Battaglia, F C, Meschia, G

“…Experiments were conducted in late-gestation, conscious, pregnant ewes to measure maternal glucose production and the net glucose uptake by the uterus, fetus,…”
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Effect of insulin on glucose uptake by the maternal hindlimb and uterus, and by the fetus in conscious pregnant sheep by Hay, Jr, W W, Sparks, J W, Gilbert, M, Battaglia, F C, Meschia, G

“…Previous studies have demonstrated the presence of insulin receptors on the maternal surface of the placenta in several species and the specific binding of…”
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Galactose clearance and carbohydrate metabolism across the gastrointestinal tract in the newborn lamb by Kaempf, J W, Battaglia, F C, Sparks, J W

“…We prepared 16 newborn lambs with chronically indwelling catheters in the portal vein, mesenteric vein, femoral vein, and femoral artery to study galactose…”
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Effect of insulin on glucose uptake in near-term fetal lambs by Hay, Jr, W W, Meznarich, H K, Sparks, J W, Battaglia, F C, Meschia, G

“…Glucose clamp experiments were performed in 27 chronically catheterized, late-gestation fetal lambs in order to measure the effect of fetal insulin…”
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Partition of maternal nutrients to the placenta and fetus in the sheep by Sparks, J W, Hay, Jr, W W, Meschia, G, Battaglia, F C

“…Utilizing the Fick Principle, the fluxes of oxygen and glucose leaving the uterine circulation and entering the fetal umbilical circulation were measured…”
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Does peppermint oil relieve spasm during barium enema? by Sparks, M J, O'Sullivan, P, Herrington, A A, Morcos, S K

“…The effectiveness of topical peppermint oil added to barium sulphate suspension in relieving colonic muscle spasm during double contrast barium enema…”
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Case report: humero-spinal dysostosis by Sparks, M J, Gaines, P A, Levick, R K

“…We report a case of humero-spinal dysostosis which is only the fourth reported in the literature. The condition is characterized by distal bifurcation of…”
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