Increased expression of mRNA specific for c-Met oncogene in human papillary thyroid carcinoma

Introduction: Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is a differentiated type of thyroid cancer and the most common type of carcinoma of this gland in the Polish population. PTC originates from the thyroid follicular epitheli...

Recording of the neuronal activity in the gastrointestinal tract using the Multisite Optical Recording Technique (MSORT)

The Enteric Nervous System (ENS) plays a key role in regulating the function of the gastrointestinal tract. The knowledge about the function of neurons is based on experiments using the intracellular recording method. Li...

Prevention of contrast-induced nephropathy in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions in everyday clinical practice

Introduction: Contrast nephropathy is a potentially serious complication of PCI, particularly in patients with chronic kidney disease – CKD. Material and methods: Assessment of the effects of preventive measures on the p...

Anti-HCV antibodies detection frequency in groups of patients hospitalized on chosen clinical wards

After the outbreak of an endemy of hepatitis C, a number of epidemiological analyses have proven that the HCV infection poses a particular threat to patients and medical personnel. According to the latest statistic data,...

Prevalence of incidental noncardiac findings diagnosed by computer tomography in 875 consecutive patients in an academic outpatient cardiac computer tomography facility