Background: Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) dehydrogenase subunit-2 237
leucine/methionine (ND2-237 Leu/Met) polymorphism has been shown to modify the …

Objective: The objective of the study is investigation of serum electrolytes in 16 transient
ischemic attack (TIA) and 16 acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients and analysis of association …

Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Nutrition, Novel
Foods and Food Allergens (NDA) has derived dietary reference values (DRV s) for chloride …

Objective: Chloride is the major plasma anion. There are several methods available for the
determination of serum chloride levels. Unfortunately these methods are sometimes not …

The determination of heavy metals and clinically relevant ions is vital to maintain
environmental quality and human health. In some situations, the samples do not contain a …

ABSTRACT Background and Objectives: The normal Central corneal thickness (CCT)
ranges about 510-520 microns. It is normally seen in clinical practice that corneas which are …

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide [1,
2]. Both genetic and environmental factors, as well as their interaction, contribute to the …

I have read with interest the large and long follow-up study by McCallum et al1 concerning
the risk of low serum chloride on the mortality in 12 968 patients with hypertension. They …

Objective: To evaluate the association between dysnatremias or dyschloremias and
mortality during hospitalization in patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) or chronic kidney …

Objetivo: Estudiar si existe diferencia en alteraciones del medio interno de pacientes
adultos mayores en comparación con los adultos jóvenes incidentes a la emergencia de un …