Development and Validation of Nomogram to Preoperatively Predict Intraoperative Cerebrospinal Fluid Leakage in Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study

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Minimum data set (MDS) based trauma registry, is the data adequate? An evidence-based study from Odisha, India

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Maturation of Monocyte-Derived DCs Leads to Increased Cellular Stiffness, Higher Membrane Fluidity, and Changed Lipid Composition

Dendritic cells (DCs) are professional antigen-presenting cells of the immune system.Upon Lacrosse gloves sensing pathogenic material in their environment, DCs start to mature, which includes cellular processes, such as antigen uptake, processing and presentation, as well as upregulation of costimulatory molecules and cytokine secretion.During matu

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