Implantable electronic devices such as pacemakers and neural implants are often used for
electrical stimulation. The usage of microfabrication techniques to produce …

A number of programmable rate-controlled drug delivery technologies have been developed
during the last two decades with the aim of regulating the rate of drug delivery, sustaining …

Abstract Platelet factor 4 (PF4) is a negative regulator of megakaryopoiesis, but its
mechanism of action had not been addressed. Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor …

J. Neurochem.(2010) 115, 1495–1507. Abstract Endothelial tight junctions and efflux
transporters of the blood–brain barrier (BBB) significantly limit brain accumulation of many …

J. Neurochem.(2010) 115, 515–525. Abstract Since the advent of HAART, there have been
substantial improvements in HIV patient survival; however, the prevalence of HIV associated …

The advances in the microelectronics fabrication allow the strong appearance of micro-
electro-mechanical systems known as MEMS. MEMS enable the fabrication of smaller …

Clinical studies suggest that depression facilitates alcohol abuse. Depressed individuals
also have increased rates of smoking, and it has been suggested that nicotine may improve …

The recent increase in numbers of juvenile toxicity studies over the past few years has
doubtless added to our knowledge of the development of organ systems in the young …

Medical therapy in exotic pet medicine relies widely on daily or even more frequent oral,
parenteral, or topical drug administration, which can be stressful and even harmful in some …

Over the past decades, the treatment of illness has been accomplished by administering
drugs to the human body via various pharmaceutical dosage forms, like tablets. These …