Background. There are several studies investigating the relationship between androgenetic alopecia (AGA) and metabolic syndrome (MS) with conflicting results. Objective. We sought to investigate whether there is a relationship ...

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A 56-year-old man presented to our hospital with the complaints of dyspnea and chest pain during exercise over 6 months. He had a history of hypertension for several years, which had been kept under control with nifedipine ...

A new type of nitrogen-fixing, oxalate-oxidizing Azospirillum sp. was isolated from the roots of Oxalis pes-caprae. Polyphasic taxonomy was performed, including auxanography using API galleries, physiological tests and 16S ...

Dried methanol extract of Hypericum hyssopifolium subsp. elongatum var. elongatum was dissolved in distilled water, and then fractioned by re-extracting with petroleum ether, chloroform, and ethyl acetate, subsequently. ...

Isolation and bioactive effects of the roots of Chaerophyllum bulbosum L. were firstly investigated herein. Enzyme (acetylcholinesterase, butyrylcholinesterase, urease, α-amylase, α-glucosidase, and tyrosinase) inhibitory ...

Recently, it has been found that two types of methanol dehydrogenases (MDHs) exist in Gram-negative bacterial methylotrophs, calcium-dependent MxaFI-MDH and lanthanide-dependent XoxF-MDH and the latter is more widespread ...

Mushroom polysaccharides are active medicinal compounds that possess immune-modulatory and anticancer properties. Currently, the mushroom polysaccharides krestin, lentinan, and polysaccharopeptides are used as anticancer ...

Isotretinoin is widely used in the treatment of acne vulgaris for more than 30 years (1). In addition to its systemic side effects, isotretinoin may also cause mucocutaneous side effects including cheilitis, nasal hemorrhage, ...

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