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Month: August 2014
Seborrheic dermatitis of the eyelid
Azam Mohamadi1, Hossein Fahimi, Mahmoud Vazirpour* Abstract Seborrheic (say: seb-uh-ree-uh) dermatitis is a chronic inflammatory skin condition presenting as dry whitish scales or greasy scales. Can involve the scalp, eyebrows, forehead, face, trunk, or skin folds. Dandruff and cradle cap are both forms of seborrheic dermatitis. The severity of seborrheic dermatitis can be lessened by […]
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Protective effects of Cathelicidin against glomerulonephritis through promotion of host defense
Ajay H. Bahl 1, Wanda Lee, Sang-Jin Song, Nicolas R Geren, Christopher M Haas, Ying H Ekong, Georges D Wittmann* Abstract Cathelicidin-related antimicrobial peptides are a family of polypeptides found in lysosomes of macrophages and polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs). Some of these peptides can assume an alpha-helical conformation, others contain one or two disulfide bonds, still […]
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