Abstract In mammalian hearts myocardial infarction produces a permanent collagen-rich scar.Conversely, in zebrafish a collagen-rich scar forms but is completely resorbed as the myocardium regenerates.The formation of cross-links in collagen hinders its degradation but cross-linking has not been well characterized ribavirin coupon in zebrafish heart
This paper asks whether Austria can be considered a militant democracy.The concept designates a form of a democracy that protects itself against those here who want to use democratic rights to do away with democracy altogether.Austria indeed possesses a host of instruments designed to keep antidemocratic and illiberal forces at bay.Liberal democrac
We study the solution concepts of partial cooperative Cournot-Nash equilibria and partial here cooperative Stackelberg equilibria.The partial cooperative Cournot-Nash equilibrium is axiomatically characterized by using notions of rationality, consistency and converse consistency with regard to reduced games.We also establish sufficient conditions f
Background/Aims: An excessive inflammatory response is typical in acute pancreatitis and a significant cause of early mortality in severe acute pancreatitis.This is believed to be caused by inflammatory molecules or upregulated cytokine levels in the serum of patients.The aim of this study was to identify the serum-mediated apoptosis-inducing effec