DISCUSSION A decrease in the pre-excision PTH level to 50% of the baseline level, or a decrease in the higher of the baseline or pre-excision PTH levels by 50% at 5 or 10 min post pathological parathyroid gland removal, regardless of whether the PTH level normalizes, reliably predicts cure from PHP and should be used to guide the surgeon during…[Read more]

6% compared with PWF/PLA wood plastic composites. Furthermore, the inhibition rates of mCu-Zn/PWF/PLA composites against Escherichia coli reached 90.43%. Therefore, this novel high gloss and antibacterial wood plastic composites for fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3D printing have potential applications in personalized and classic furniture, art,…[Read more]

Hepatocellular carcinoma represents one of the most aggressive cancers with high recurrence rates. Picrotoxin concentration The high recurrence is a major problem in the management of this disease. Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are often regarded as the basis of cancer recurrence. The anti-proliferative therapy kills the proliferating cells but induces…[Read more]