"Dextrans" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A group of glucose polymers made by certain bacteria. Dextrans are used therapeutically as plasma volume expanders and anticoagulants. They are also commonly used in biological experimentation and in industry for a wide variety of purposes.
| Descriptor ID |
D003911
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D05.750.078.562.272 D09.698.365.272
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dextrans" by people in Profiles.
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Acetyl-Coenzyme A Synthetase 2 Potentiates Macropinocytosis and Muscle Wasting Through Metabolic Reprogramming in Pancreatic Cancer. Gastroenterology. 2022 11; 163(5):1281-1293.e1.
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Bloodstream-To-Eye Infections Are Facilitated by Outer Blood-Retinal Barrier Dysfunction. PLoS One. 2016; 11(5):e0154560.
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Significance of outer blood-retina barrier breakdown in diabetes and ischemia. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2011 Apr 05; 52(5):2160-4.
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Upper thoracic postsynaptic dorsal column neurons conduct cardiac mechanoreceptive information, but not cardiac chemical nociception in rats. Brain Res. 2010 Dec 17; 1366:71-84.
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Endoscopic injection of submucosal bulking agents for the management of incontinent catheterizable channels. J Pediatr Urol. 2009 Aug; 5(4):265-8.
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Auto-activation of the apoptosis protein Bax increases mitochondrial membrane permeability and is inhibited by Bcl-2. J Biol Chem. 2006 May 26; 281(21):14764-75.
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HIV-1 gp120 proteins alter tight junction protein expression and brain endothelial cell permeability: implications for the pathogenesis of HIV-associated dementia. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 2005 Jun; 64(6):498-505.
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Prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism. An overview. Chest. 1986 May; 89(5 Suppl):374S-383S.
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Prophylaxis of venous thromboembolic disease following hip and knee surgery. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1986 Jan; 68(1):146-50.
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Eosinophilia in rats infected with Amplicaecum robertsi. Aust J Exp Biol Med Sci. 1966 Feb; 44(1):45-56.