Vol 117, No 2 (Supplement) 2012 | Italian Journal of Anatomy and Embryology

Pasquale Bandiera, Alessio Pirino, Lucia Ulgheri, Maria Moro, Raimonda Sanna, Giovanna Soro, Paola Campus, Francesca Cambosu, Antonella Oggiano, Roberto Orizi, Maria Sotgiu, Maurizio Conti, Andrea Montella

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Expression of TLR7 in the murine eye during the embryonic period and in the adult animal

Isabella Barajon, Marco Rasile, Francesca Arnaboldi, Alessandra Menon

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Expression of Toll-like receptors 4 and 7 in the embryonic and adult pancreas, liver and adrenal gland of the mouse

Isabella Barajon, Alessandra Menon, Marco Rasile, Francesca Arnaboldi

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The parkinsonism-inducing neurotoxin MPTP produces severe changes in the cervical spinal cord

Alessia Bartalucci, Larisa Ryskalin, Paola Parlanti, Cristina Demi, Giorgio Vivacqua, Antonio Paparelli

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Quizzicalc, a web-based application for the automated management of multiple-choice testing

Giuseppe Bertini

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Role of mechanical stretching in the modulation of myocytes phenotype: implications for tissue engineering

Francesca Boccafoschi, Cecilia Mosca, Mario Cannas

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Time course and mechanisms of motoneuron death in a type II spinal muscular atrophy mouse model

Marina Boldo, Paolo D'Errico, Valeria Valsecchi, Antonio Piras, Denise Locatelli, Silvia Capra, Francesca Colciaghi, Giorgio Battaglia, Alessandro Vercelli

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Critical effects of inorganic phosphate at threshold concentrations on cultured aortic valve interstitial cells. Macroautophagocytosis versus procalcific cell degeneration

Antonella Bonetti, Alberto Della Mora, Magali Contin, Franco Tubaro, Maurizio Marchin, Fulvia Ortolani

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NPP1 inhibits intimal hyperplasia in ApoE knockout mice

Francesca Bonomini, Frank Rutsch, Yvonne Nitschke, Stefania Castrezzati, Rita Rezzani

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Early differentiating osteoclast interactions with a well suitable bone-like composite

Roberta Bortul, Giovanna Baldini, Gianluca Turco, Francesco Princivalle, Vanessa Nicolin, Vittorio Grill

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Effects of vitamin D and paricalcitol on murine cardiomyocytes

Jacopo Branca, Gabriele Morucci, Stefania Pacini, Marco Ruggiero, Stefano Aterini, Massimo Gulisano

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Correlation between the surface expression of CD133 and the phenotype of breast tumor cells

Federica Brugnoli, Silvia Grassilli, Maria Palomba, Ervin Nika, Silvano Capitani, Valeria Bertagnolo

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Expression of endothelial nitric oxide synthase in blood vessels and silicic acid consumption

Barbara Buffoli, Elisa Borsani, Davide Merigo, Marco Cocchi, Ottavia Filippi, Mauro Labanca, Luigi F. Rodella

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About the absence of musculocutaneous nerve

Antonio Bulla, Francesco Farace, Gaëlle Steinmann, Andrea Montella, André Uzel

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CT 3D reconstruction of the arterial network of anatomic specimens: development of a new contrast medium

Antonio Bulla, Laura De Luca, Vittorio Mazzarello, Corrado Rubino, Vincent Casoli, Andrea Montella

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α-Actinin behavior during C2C12 along differentiation

Sabrina Burattini, Valentina Baldassarri, Sara Salucci, Paola Ferri, Elisabetta Falcieri

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Histological and immunohistochemical analysis of the bone-implant interface during early phases of osseointegration in different bone defects

Elena Canciani, Daniele Botticelli, Gaia Pellegrini, Cristina Allievi, Andrea Maragno, Claudia Dellavia

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Liver vitamin D receptor, CYP2R1 and CYP27A1 expression related to progression of metabolic and viral chronic liver damage

Simone Carotti, Ilaria Barchetta, Umberto Vespasiani-Gentilucci, Andrea Onetti-Muda, Antonio Picardi, M.G. Cavallo, Sergio Morini

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Gallbladder is a highly available source of multipotent progenitor/stem cells with hepatocyte, cholangiocyte and pancreatic potentialities

Guido Carpino, Vincenzo Cardinale, Raffaele Gentile, Paolo Onori, Rossella Semeraro, Antonio Franchitto, Daniela Bosco, Angelo Iossa, Chiara Napoletano, Giuseppe D'Argenio, Marianna Nuti, Nicola Caporaso, Pasquale Berloco, Lola Reid, Domenico Alvaro, Eugenio Gaudio

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Dopamine D3 receptor modulates tissue type plasminogen activator (tPA) activity in mouse brain

Alessandro Castorina, Gian Marco Leggio, Agata D’Amico, Soraya Scuderi, Filippo Drago, Maria Carnazza, Velia D’Agata

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Morphofunctional characterization of peripheral nerve damage and recovery in sphyngomielinase deficient mice

Guido Cavaletti, Valentina Carozzi, Giusy Manassero, Amelia Garofalo, Norberto Oggioni, Mario Bossi, Paola Marmiroli, Alessandro Vercelli

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A morpho-functional analysis of embryoid body-like structures from human amniotic fluid-derived stem cells (AFSCs) unselected for c-kit

Lucia Centurione, Ivana Antonucci, Silvia Sancilio, Maria Centurione, Liborio Stuppia, Roberta Di Pietro

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Metalloprotease activity in skeletal muscle cells is potentiated by paracrine factors released by mesenchymal stromal cells

Flaminia Chellini, Alessia Tani, Chiara Sassoli, Daniele Nosi, Benedetta Mazzanti, Sandra Zecchi-Orlandini, Lucia Formigli

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Transplantation of microencapsulated Sertoli cells in a mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) reduces inflammation and rescues muscle performance

Sara Chiappalupi, Guglielmo Sorci, Giovanni Luca, Francesca Mancuso, Mario Calvitti, Luca Madaro, Carmine Nicoletti, Iva Arato, Giulia Falabella, Riccardo Calafiore, Rosario Donato

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Role-shifting PKCζ fosters its own proapoptotic destruction by complexing with Bcl10 protein at the nuclear envelope of human cervical carcinoma cells

Anna Chiarini, Maddalena Marconi, Raffaella Pacchiana, Ubaldo Armato, Ilaria Dal Prà

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Evaluation of the Human Body Posturizer in postural diseases and its impact on of the fall risk in the elderly

Antonello Ciccarelli, Simone Mantini, Maurizio Ripani

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The pistoiese medical school and his protagonists

Giovanni Cipriani

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Parkinson’s disease: changes in TLQP and related peptide/s in 6-OHDA treated rat and in human plasma

C. Cocco, B. Noli, F. D'Amato, M. Pani, C. Brancia, M. Carta, E. Tronci, P. Bongioanni, G.L. Ferri

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3D imaging of the osteon lacunar-canalicular system: an improved corrosion-casting method

Terenzio Congiu, Marina Protasoni, Mario Raspanti, Ugo Pazzaglia

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In vivo biodegradation of a new PVP-Hydrogel

Paola Coppa, Maria A. Continenza, Elena Di Marco, Leonardo A. Pajewski, Francesco Vegliò

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PDE5 inhibition counteracts β- adrenergic induction of cardiac hypertrophy

Marisa Cornacchione, Luca Polito, Antonio Di Grazia, Alessandra Zevini, Federica Barbagallo, Manuela Pellegrini, Lucia Monaco, Salvatore Aguanno, Andrea Isidori, Andrea Lenzi, Fabio Naro

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Immunohistochemical detection of progenitor cells in pterygium

M. Corrias, C. Maxia, P. Demurtas, N. Di Girolamo, I. Zucca, D. Murtas, F. Piras, S. Lai, P. Sirigu, M.T. Perra

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Rosuvastatin-induced changes in mice kidney were remodeled by dietary essential amino acids supplementation

G. Corsetti, C. Romano, G. D'Antona, E. Nisoli, F.S. Dioguardi, A. Stacchiotti

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Ultrastructural modifications of myotendinous junction with disuse

Davide Curzi, Sabrina Burattini, James G. Tidball, Elisabetta Falcieri

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Sarcoglycan sub-complex in WAG/Rij rats, a model of absence epilepsy: an immunofluorescence study

Giuseppina Cutroneo, Giovanna Vermiglio, Debora Di Mauro, Giuseppina Rizzo, Elena Florio, Emanuele Magaudda

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Scanning electron microscopy study on mandibular human bone and immunofluorescence study on oral mucosa in patients treated with bisphosphonates

Giuseppina Cutroneo, Antonio Centofanti, Giovanna Vermiglio, Enrico Nastro Siniscalchi, Michele Runci, Francesco S. De Ponte

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Development of tissue-engineered constructs for ossicular chain replacement

Delfo D’Alessandro, Serena Danti, Carlos Mota, Luisa Trombi, Andrea De Vito, Mario Petrini, Lorenzo Moroni, Stefano Berrettini

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The role of caveolin-1 in the regulation of angiogenesis

Alessio D’Alessio, Gigliola Sica

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Amniotic Fluid Stem Cells cardiomyogenic potential: a preliminary study

M.A. D'Amico, I. Antonucci, A. Di Fonso, A. Bascelli, B. Ghinassi, P. Izzicupo, L. Stuppia, A. Di Baldassarre

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Potential protective effects of melatonin against UV-A irradiation on fibroblast cell line

Giovanni Damiani, Michele Peroni, Antonia Infranco, Francesca Bonomini

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Piezoelectic nanoparticles for mesenchymal stem cell stimulation

Serena Danti, Antonella Rocca, Stefania Moscato, Serena Barachini, Mario Petrini, Gianni Ciofani

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Involvement of Alpha7 nAC hR downregulation in rat oxaliplatin-induced neuropathy

Lorenzo Di Cesare Mannelli, Laura Bonaccini, Matteo Zanardelli, Tommaso Mello, Alessandra Pacini, Carla Ghelardini

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Non invasive moderate loading in vivo and osteoarthritis development

Mariasevera Di Comite, Angela Favia

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Ghrelin and Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptor localization in human iris and ciliar body

A. Di Fonso, M.A. D’Amico, P. Izzicupo, B. Ghinassi, R. Zappacosta, M. Liberatore, C.E. Gallenga, P.E. Gallenga, A. Di Baldassarre

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Effect of HEMA on human gingival fibroblasts / Streptococcus mitis adhesion mediated by PKCα/ integrin β 1 intracellular signaling

Viviana Di Giacomo, Stephanie Pacella, Monica Rapino, Mara Di Giulio, Susi Zara, Guya Marconi, Amelia Cataldi

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Epsins function in Notch signaling activation

Giuseppina Di Giacomo, Elisa Sala, Luca Ruggiero, Ottavio Cremona

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A swine model for meniscus maturation during growth

Alessia Di Giancamillo, Daniela Deponti, Alessandro Addis, Marino Campagnol, Gianfranco Fraschini, Cinzia Domeneghini, Giuseppe M. Peretti

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Preliminary investigation of blood vessel-derived acellular matrix for vascular graft application

Rosa Di Liddo, Ilenia Zanusso, Tatiana Chioato, Luigi Dall’Olmo, Senthyl Rajendran, Pier Paolo Parnigotto, Maria Conconi

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Myogenic potential of human peripheral blood cells

Rosa Di Liddo, Thomas Bertalot, Silvia Barbon, Marco Gasparella, Senthil Rajendran, Pier Paolo Parnigotto, Maria Conconi

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The museum project of surgical instruments collection at Ceppo Hospital, Pistoia

Esther Diana, Paolo Calastrini

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Chronic alendronate therapy impairs epithelial morphology and homeostasis in the human oral mucosa

Elena Donetti, Alice Gualerzi, Giovanni Lodi, Davide Passera, Laura Cornaghi, Andrea Sardella

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Osteogenic differentiation of MG63 cells in biodegradable scaffolds based on gelatin and genipin

Sandra Durante, Adriana Bigi, Milena Fini, Antonio Mazzotti, Roberto Giardino, Gabriella Teti

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BBB-endothelial cell response to cerebral cortex demyelination in a mouse model of chronic EAE

Mariella Errede, Maurizio Strippoli, Francesco Girolamo, Marco Rizzi, Luisa Roncali, Daniela Virgintino

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Thrombin receptor PAR-1 is a glial cell receptor involved in the regeneration of peripheral nerves

Cinzia Fabrizi, Elena Pompili, Francesca Somma, Lorenzo Fumagalli

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Vascular cell dysfunctions: a possible atheroprotective role of melatonin

Gaia Favero, Stefania Castrezzati, Marco Ferrari, Francesco Belotti, Alessandra Stacchiotti, Luigi Rodella

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Protective role of melatonin against obesity-associated vascular dysfunctions

Gaia Favero, Francesco Belotti, Marco Ferrari, Michele Peroni, Ramon Boninsegna, Rita Rezzani

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Rapamycin dose-dependently promotes differentiation and cell death in an in vitro model of malignant gliomas

Michela Ferrucci, Gloria Lazzeri, Francesca Biagioni, Alessandro Frati, Antonella Arcella, Marina Flaibani, Antonio Paparelli

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Antitumor activity of fenretinide encapsulated in novel based PLA microspheres

Stefano Focaroli, Viviana Salvatore, Silvia Bolzani, Pietro Gobbi, Alessandra Ruggeri, Isabella Orienti

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Epigenetic Regulation of Nuclear PI-PLC beta1 Signalling Pathway in Low-Risk MDS Patients During Azacitidine Treatment

Matilde Y. Follo, Sara Mongiorgi, Carlo Finelli, Giulia Ramazzotti, Lucio Cocco, Francesco A. Manzoli

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Characterization of motor neuron loss in animal models featuring prolonged disease duration

Francesco Fornai, Michela Ferrucci, Riccardo Ruffoli, Paola Soldani, Antonio Pellegrini, Francesco Giannessi, Antonio Paparelli

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Histamine induces small and large cholangiocytes growth by activation of IP3/Ca2+ and cAMP-dependent signalling mechanisms

Antonio Franchitto, Romina Mancinelli, Anastasia Renzi, Heather Francis, Gianfranco Alpini

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The vascular endothelium of the adipose tissue gives rise to both white and brown fat cells

Andrea Frontini, Khanh-Van Tran, Olga Gealekman, Maria Zingaretti, Silvia Corvera, Saverio Cinti

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Lithium protects motor neurons at prolonged time intervals in a single knock out double transgenic mouse model of spinal muscle atrophy

Federica Fulceri, Mariangela Guagnozzi, Antuela Matarangasi, Livia Pasquali, Gabriele Siciliano, Antonio Paparelli

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Imaging flow cytometry: a subtle and depth analysis of molecular mechanisms

Marialucia Gallorini, Silvia Sancilio, Chiara Di Nisio, Marianna De Colli, Amelia Cataldi, Viviana Di Giacomo

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High-intensity exercise training induces morphological and biochemical changes in skeletal muscles

Marco Gesi, Alessia Bartalucci, Luca Toti, Paola Soldani, Antonio La Torre

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Characterization of c-Kit receptor function in cardiac regeneration by using transgenic mouse models

Roberto Gimmelli, Sara Di Siena, Federica Barbagallo, Federica Campolo, Susanna Dolci, S. Nori, Andrea Isidori, Andrea Lenzi, Fabio Naro, Manuela Pellegrini

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Activation of autophagy and suspended apoptosis in skeletal muscle of inclusion body myositis

Francesco Girolamo, Anna Lia, Angela Amati, Maurizio Strippoli, Cristiana Coppola, Teresa Dragone, Maria Trojano, Luigi Serlenga, Luisa Roncali

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PKCε expression is required during proplatelet formation in murine model

Giuliana Gobbi, Cecilia Carubbi, Daniela Galli, Daniela Di Marcantonio, Giovanna Bucci, Elena Masselli, Valeria Queirolo, Prisco Mirandola, Mauro Vaccarezza, Joseph E. Italiano, Marco Vitale

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Morphological characterization of a single knock out double transgenic mouse model of spinal muscle atrophy

Mariangela Guagnozzi, Elena Caldarazzo Jenco, Luca Toti, Paola Parlanti, Silvio Paparelli, Federica Fulceri, Antonio Paparelli

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Morphological analysis of the acute effects of cigarette smoke on normal human oral mucosa explants

Alice Gualerzi, Laura Cornaghi, Michele Sciarabba, Elena Donetti

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Aerobic training workload affects human endothelial cells redox

Germano Guerra, Graziamaria Corbi, Valeria Conti, Giusi Russomanno, Mariapia Cinelli, Walter Filippelli, Nicola Ferrara, Amelia Filippelli, Stefania Montagnani

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TIMPs and MMPs expression in nasal polyps

Germano Guerra, Domenico Testa, Giuseppina Marcuccio, Gioacchino D’Errico, Maria Rita Cianchetta, Mariapia Cinelli, Anna Russo, Stefania Montagnani

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Ultrastructural changes of the extracellular matrix in human uterine leiomyoma and squamocellular cervical carcinoma

Rosemarie Heyn, Luciano Petruzziello, Michela Relucenti, Giacomo Corrado, Enrico Vizza, Giuseppe Familiari

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Characterization of cancer stem cells (CSC) isolated from LI, a human glioblastoma (GBM) cell line

Fortunata Iacopino, Roberto Piacentini, Rocco Giordano, Filippo Biamonte, Claudio Grassi

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Genetic and biochemical markers in physical exercise assessment

Giovanni Innocenti, Gabriele Morucci, Jacopo Branca, Stefania Pacini, Massimo Gulisano

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Tissue remodelling in the colonic wall of patients with ulcerative colitis

Chiara Ippolito, Cristina Segnani, Sauro Dini, Barbara Battolla, Maura Castagna, Piero Buccianti, Amelio Dolfi, Nunzia Bernardini

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Glucorticoid receptor in human cutaneous melanoma: immunohistochemical and immunofluorescence study

Franca Piras, Simone Lai, Saturnino Spiga, Maria Perra, Luigi Minerba, Michela Piga, Ester Mura, Daniela Murtas, Paolo Demurtas, Michela Corrias, Cristina Maxia, Caterina Ferreli, Paola Sirigu

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Angiogenic marker expression in cancer stem cells derived from glioblastoma and peritumor tissue

Gina Lama, Anna Colabianchi, Alessio D’Alessio, Cristiana Angelucci, Gabriella Proietti, Pasquale De Bonis, Annunziato Mangiola, Elena Binda, Angelo Vescovi, Giulio Maira

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Circulating endothelial cells (CECs) in peripheral blood

Paola Lanuti, Laura Pierdomenico, Giuseppina Bologna, Marco Marchisio, Sebastiano Miscia

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Effects of Salbutamol on non-NMDA glutamateinduced motor neuron loss

Gloria Lazzeri, Marina Flaibani, Francesca Biagioni, Marco Gesi, Carla L. Busceti, Gianfranco Natale, Antonio Paparelli

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Cellular response to photodynamic therapy in chronic wounds

Pier Paolo Lecci, Alessandro Corsi, Virginia Lotti, Daniele Torchia, Carmelo Mavilia, Nicola Pimpinelli, Paolo Romagnoli, Pietro Cappugi, Stefano Bacci

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Genetic modulation of PINK1 differentially affects mitophagy compared with autophagy disclosing common mechanisms of genetic and environmental parkinsonism

Paola Lenzi, Alessandra Falleni, Roberta Marongiu, Enza M. Valente, Maria P. Ricciardi, Stefano Ruggieri, Luigi Frati, Antonio Paparelli

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Adhesion and growth of osteoblast-like cells on laserengineered porous titanium surface. Expression and localization of N-cadherin and β-catenin

Silvia Lepore, Teresa Trotta, Lucio Milillo, Stefano Castellani, Chiara Porro, Anna Colia, Maria Panaro, Lorenzo Lo Muzio, Massimo Conese, Angela Maffione

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Segmentation procedure for the generation of a 3D model and solid replica of a human skull

Giuseppe Lo Presti, Vincenzo Ferrari, Mauro Ferrari, Franco Mosca, Francesco Giannessi, Riccardo Ruffoli

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MRI of the TMJ and sEMG of masticatory muscles in patients with arthrogenous temporomandibular disorders: a correlation analysis

Gianluigi Lodetti, Gianluca M. Tartaglia, Claudia M. De Felicio, Luis T. Huanca Ghislanzoni, Chiarella Sforza

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Assessment of cryopreserved human tunica albuginea for the surgical treatment of penile defects

Carla Loreto, Dragoslav Basic, Maria Carnazza, Salvatore Sansalone, Giuseppe Musumeci

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Effects of cadmium on viability and function of porcine pre-pubertal Sertoli cells

Giovanni Luca, Cinzia Lilli, Catia Bellucci, Francesca Mancuso, Mario Calvitti, Iva Arato, Giulia Falabella, Maria Aglietti, Ennio Becchetti, Alessandro Lumare, Riccardo Calafiore, Maria Bodo

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Anti-proliferative effects of Cetuximab and Trastuzumab in colorectal cancer cell lines

Tonia Luca, Vincenza Barresi, Giovanna Privitera, Nicolò Musso, Daniele Condorelli, Sergio Castorina

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Role of FAP48 in HIV-associated lipodystrophy

Angela Lucariello, Angelica Perna, Carmelina Costanzo, Carmine Sellitto, Lucrezia Manente, Alfonso Baldi, Vincenzo Esposito, Antonio De Luca

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Histotopographic study of the human breast tissue

Veronica Macchi, Andrea Porzionato, Cesare Tiengo, Diego Guidolin, Carla Stecco, Gloria Sarasin, Anna Rambaldo, Andrew Maidment, Predrag Bakic, Raffaele De Caro

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The cortico-pallidal projection in the human: a tracking study with DT I technique

Ludovico Magaudda, Demetrio Milardi, Carmelo Milazzo, Giuseppe Santoro

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Diffusion tensor imaging (DT I) and Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS): an integrated approach

Ludovico Magaudda, Antonio Duca, Angelo Quartarone, Carmelo Milazzo, Gianluigi Vaccarino, Angelo Favaloro

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Effect of global posture re-education on range of motion, pain and quality of life in adults individuals with chronic lower back pain: a randomized clinical trial

Bruno Magnani, Lorenzo Spairani, Giuseppe Giovanetti, Greta Maria Fabris, Mauro Gorini, Gabriella Cusella

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Role of acute administration of Chelidonium majus alone and in association with acetaminophen in rat liver

Caterina Mammola, Annabella Vitalone, Antonella Di Sotto, Paola Mariani, Gabriela Mazzanti

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Follicle-Stimulating Hormone influences biliary epithelium growth in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease

Romina Mancinelli, Stefania Brozzetti, Julie Venter, Luigi Pannarale, Gianfranco Alpini, Paolo Onori

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Multimodal imaging in the diagnosis and evaluation of intestinal malrotations: a case report

Anna Mancuso, Mirko Manetti, Desiree Pantalone, Anna Milia, Massimo Falchini, Lidia Ibba-Manneschi

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Telocytes in normal and scleroderma skin

Mirko Manetti, Martina Ruffo, Serena Guiducci, Maria Faussone-Pellegrini, Marco Matucci-Cerinic, Lidia Ibba-Manneschi

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Differential expression of junctional adhesion molecules in different stages of systemic sclerosis: pathogenetic implications

Mirko Manetti, Irene Rosa, Serena Guiducci, Anna Milia, Eloisa Romano, Marco Matucci-Cerinic, Lidia Ibba-Manneschi

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The morphological look of the plantar surface in the young soccer players

Simone Mantini, Antonello Ciccarelli, Maurizio Ripani

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Maximum voluntary clenching and unilateral chewing in patients with mild-moderate TMD

Andrea Mapelli, Fernanda V. Sidequersky, Isabella Annoni, Claudia M. De Felicio, Davide G. Tommasi, Virgilio F. Ferrario

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Anatomical variations of the right renal and spermatic arteries: a case report

Giulia Mariani, Lorenzo Maroni, Lorenzo Bianchi, Enrico Lazzarini, Maria Mazzotti, Carolina Moretti, Giacomo Nuvola, Matteo Zoli, Anna Maria Billi, Lucia Manzoli, Patrizia Santi, Lucio Cocco

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Hepatogastric and splenomesenteric arterial trunks: anatomical variations report

Giulia Mariani, Lorenzo Maroni, Lorenzo Bianchi, Alessandro Broccoli, Giovanni Marchegiani, Antonio Mazzotti, Anna Maria Billi, Gabriella Giuliani Piccari, Lucia Manzoli, Lucio Cocco

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Dance to enhance the cognitive and physical abilities in elderly individuals

Mirca Marini, Mieczyslawa Cicha, Erica Sarchielli, Marco Monaci, Eleonora Sgambati

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Blood volume is improved by forced mild physical training in the motor and hippocampal cortex of old mice

Raffaella Mariotti, Patrizia Fattoretti, Manuela Malatesta, Elena Nicolato, Marco Sandri, Carlo Zancanaro

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Poly-L-lactic acid and poly-ε-caprolactone as biomaterials for ex-situ bioengineering of the rat thyroid tissue

S. Mastrogiacomo, V. Strusi, D. Dallatana, F. Barbaro, N. Zini, A. Zamparelli, M. Iafisco, A. Parrilli, R. Giardino, G. Lippi, G. Spaletta, E. Bassoli, A. Gatto, M. Sandri, S. Sprio, A. Tampieri, R. Toni

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Parallelism between central and enteric nervous system damage in experimental parkinsonism

Antuela Matarangasi, Larisa Ryskalin, Chiara Pizzanelli, Antonio Pellegrini, Gianfranco Natale, Antonio Paparelli

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Hydration, pH, pigmentation, sebum and skin texture: an in vivo non invasive study in centenaries

Vittorio Mazzarello, Giorgio Piga, Marco Ferrari, Eleonora Curreli, Serena Dettori, Federica Longoni, Paola Delaconi, Maria Sotgiu, Pasquale Bandiera

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Anthropological investigation on the remains of “Sa Figu” tomb II (Ittiri-Sassari) early bronze age

Vittorio Mazzarello, Pasquale Bandiera, Paola Delaconi, Giorgio Piga, Federica Longoni, Andrea Montella

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The cornea in mucopolysaccharidosis IH-S: structural and ultrastructural study

Antonio Micali, Anna Roszkowska, Rosaria Spinella, Pasquale Aragona, Antonina Pisani, Maria Righi, Domenico Puzzolo, Anna K. Nowińska, Edward Wylegala

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Aquaporin 4 expression increases in the rat hippocampus and cortex during trimethyltin-induced neurodegeneration

Fabrizio Michetti, Sabrina Ceccariglia, Anna D’Altocolle, Fabrizio Pizzolante, Marta Barba, Pavle Andjus, Aurora Del Fa, Carlo Gangitano

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Endocannabinoid system and periodontal diseases: a histological preliminary study

Stefano Milani, Marilisa Toma, Daniela Carmagnola, Anna Colombo, Michele Giammattei, Claudia Dellavia

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Biological properties of cardiac stem cells in normal and pathological conditions - matrix makes a difference

Rita Miraglia, Anna Sacco, Veronica Romano, Francesca Latino, Franca Di Meglio, Daria Nurzynska, Clotilde Castaldo, Ciro Bancone, Cristiano Amarelli, Ciro Maiello, Alessandro Della Corte, Stefania Montagnani

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Morphometrical evaluation of neurodegeneration: an integrated multiparametric approach using whole slide imaging

Vincenzo Miragliotta, Ilaria Ceccarelli, Ilaria Ceccarelli, Pasquale Fiengo, Carla Scali, Giuseppe Pollio, Lara Rossini, Paola Lenzi, Andrea Caricasole, Massenzio Fornasier, Maria Ricciardi

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Protein kinase C (PKC)ε and human CD4 T cell proliferation

Prisco Mirandola, Cecilia Carubbi, Daniela Galli, Valeria Queirolo, Daniela Di Marcantonio, Francesca Benedetti, Elena Masselli, Marco Vitale

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Filippo Pacini and nineteenth century anatomical and microscopic preparations. Comparing techniques and museum collections

Francesca Monza

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Cadmium and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome; application of transcranial sonography to the study of cadmium-induced neuronal damage

Gabriele Morucci, Massimo Gulisano, Stefania Pacini, Jacopo J.V. Branca, Marco Ruggiero

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Mechanically induced chondrogenesis of human bone marrow derived stem cells

Giuseppe Musumeci, Maria Carnazza, Mauro Alini, Martin Stoddart, Carla Loreto

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Filippo Pacini and the discovery of the lamellar corpuscles

Gianfranco Natale

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The demonstration of the Sense Organs in the waxes of the Bologna school between XVIII and XIX century

Vanessa Nicolin, Maria Turco, Giuseppina Amodoro, Fulvio Florenzano, Stefania Nori

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Structural conformation and mechanical testing of human crural fascia

Arturo Natali, Carla Stecco, Piero Pavan, Alessandro Cappellari, Paola Pachera, Raffaele De Caro

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Embryonic rat dorsal root ganglia organotypic culture: a morphometric model to test neurotoxicology

Gabriella Nicolini, Mariarosaria Miloso, Daniele Maggioni, Lucilla Nobbio, Giovanni Tredici

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The demonstration of the Sense Organs in the waxes of the Bologna school between XVIII and XIX century

Nicolò Aldini, Alessandro Ruggeri

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Nerve growth factor and mitogen activated protein kinases alterations in rat’s sensory neurons after experimental early type 1 Diabetes: effects of electroacupuncture

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Serous cutaneous glands substructural organization in anurans as a model of peptide/protein aggregation

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Ultrastructural features of human metaphase II oocytes subjected to slow freezing or vitrification in an IVF program: a comparative analysis

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The role of the mesenchymal stem cells on breast cancer: friends or foes?

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Sepsis worsens the neurological outcome of traumatic brain injury: role of sialic acids related to glial activation

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Role of osteocyte apoptosis in peculiar ossicles of the hearing sense organ: preliminary observations on hearing loss and osteoporosis

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Nuclear phospholipase Cβ1 interactome: a morphological and proteomic approach

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Epiregulin induced human neuroblastoma cells differentiation through ERK1/2 signaling pathway

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Heterogeneous cell population derived from human ovarian follicular liquid: morphological studies and molecular screening

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Immediate early genes expression in the cerebellar cortex correlates with LTP and LTD induction

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Dopaminergic system is differently altered in hippocampus and facial nucleus of trimethyltin rat model

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Inflammatory effect of sputum microparticles derived from pulmonary diseases in a murine model

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Effects of a psychomotor education program on Body Mass index (BMI) in a group of school- aged Italian children

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In vivo morphological evaluation of the efficacy of an hydrogel conduit as scaffold for peripheral nerve regeneration

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In vitro biological effects of raw and thermally treated asbestos-containing materials

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Trehalose protects the corneal epithelium in alcohol delamination: a structural and ultrastructural study

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Luigi Castaldi (Pistoia 1890-Firenze 1945) and his outstanding contribution to the history of Florentine wax modelling

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In vitro study on the generation of tympanic membrane substitutes via tissue engineering

Antonella Rocca, Delfo D’Alessandro, Federica Chiellini, Dinuccio Dinucci, Dario Puppi, Luisa Trombi, Stefano Berrettini, Amelio Dolfi, Stefania Moscato

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Inhibition of TGF-β1 signaling restores both microenvironmental and stem cells abnormalities in the Gata-1low Mouse Model of Myelofibrosis

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Ameliorative effect of PACA P and VIP against increased permeability in a model of outer blood retinal barrier

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Sialic acids and hyaluronan expression in the renal tubulointerstitial space of rat in an experimental sepsis model

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Facial movements during verbal and not verbal activities: an optoelectronic 3D study

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Investigation of the effects of atmospheric pressure cold plasma on human cells and tissues

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DMP1 and DSP localization during in vitro odontoblast like cell differentiation

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Histotopographic study of the ulnar nerve at the elbow

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Analysis of tight junctions in placentas affected by chorioamnionitis: in vivo and in vitro analysis

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