Objective: The opiate antagonist drug naltrexone has been shown in a few studies with limited
sample sizes to be effective when combined with psychosocial therapies for the treatment …

Objective. To determine human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine acceptance among parents
of 10-to 15-year-old adolescents. Materials and Methods. Five hundred seventy-five parents …

The crystal structure of a βThr26Ala mutant of human follicle-stimulating hormone (hFSH)
has been determined to 3.0 Å resolution. The hFSH mutant was expressed in baculovirus-…

This article reviews the progress made in the field of glycoprotein hormones (GPH) and their
receptors (GPHR) by several groups of structural biologists including ourselves aiming to …

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to assess whether African-American women are
at increased risk of having peripartum cardiomyopathy. Background : Peripartum …

The way physicians communicate with patients has been shown to affect physiologic
measurements, adherence to therapeutic regimens, and satisfaction with medical care. The …

The oligosaccharide structures of heterodimeric glycoprotein hormones, such as follicle-stimulating
hormone (FSH), have been shown to play an important role in the biosynthesis, …

Purpose To examine the impact of a personal health record (PHR) in patients with hypertension
measured by changes in biological outcomes, patient empowerment, patient perception …

Follitropin and the follitropin receptor are essential for normal gamete development in males
and females. This review discusses the molecular genetics and structural and cellular …

The distribution of the neurotropic alphaherpesviruses—herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1)
and type 2 (HSV-2) and varicella zoster virus (VZV)—was determined in autonomic and …