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General Surgery
Items in this Collection
- 2Colorectal cancer
- 2Disease distribution
- 1Admissions
- 1Biliary obstruction
- 1Essay questions
- 1Intestinal barrier function
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2011
Lemay, J.-F., Lockyer, J., White, J.S., Brownell, K.
Background: Although essay questions are used in the admissions process in many medical schools, there has been little research on how applicants respond to essay questions. Aims: The purpose of this study was to explore how applicants to medical school approach essay questions used in the...
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The probiotic bacterium Lactobacillus plantarum species 299 reduces intestinal permeability in experimental biliary obstruction
Download2006
Hoper, M., Bengmark, S., Parks, R.W., Diamond, T., Clements, W.D.B., White, J.S.
Aims: Extrahepatic biliary obstruction is associated with the failure of intestinal barrier function, allowing bacteria and other substances from the intestine to enter the circulation and initiate a systemic inflammatory response, causing impairment of organ function. Probiotic bacteria have...