Publications by authors named "V E Stefanov"
Reconstruction of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) in Skeletally Immature Patients (SIP) poses challenges due to anatomical and developmental factors. This randomized controlled trial evaluated the Functional Recovery (FR) of pediatric patients undergoing ACL Reconstruction (ACLR), comparing Transphyseal Reconstruction (TPR) and physeal-sparing reconstruction (PSR). Forty-three young athletes (mean age 14.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Chronic mesenteric ischaemia (CMI) is an underdiagnosed but severe condition. Access to functional testing is often limited and the diagnosis is usually based primarily on symptoms and imaging. One of the functional tests available is measurement of the splanchnic blood flow (SBF).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFQuantum trajectories are crucial to understanding the evolution of open systems. We consider an open cavity mode undergoing up and down multistate quantum jumps due to the emission and absorption of photons. We prove that among all subtrajectories, starting simultaneously from different photon number states, only one survives a long single-run evolution.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn the present study, the role of a novel protein involved in neurite development and endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, canopy homolog 2 (CNPY2), was investigated in mouse and human hepatocarcinogenesis. Firstly, a sensitive quantitative and qualitative detection of protein expression using QSTAR Elite LC-Ms/Ms was performed for the analysis of lysates of microdissected hepatocellular altered foci (AF), adenomas (HCAs), carcinomas (HCCs) and peri-tumoral livers from C57Bl/6J mice treated with diethylnitrosamine (DEN) and then maintained for 27 or 38 weeks on basal diet. Significant overexpression of 18.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArticle Synopsis
- Ovulation is a critical biological process in sexual reproduction involving hormonal stimulation that leads to the release of mature eggs (oocytes) from ovarian follicles.
- The process can be studied outside of the body and various models have helped identify the key molecular mechanisms and signaling pathways involved in ovulation.
- This overview focuses on the ovulation events in the African clawed frog while also comparing these findings with ovulation processes in other species, particularly mammals, emphasizing meiotic oocyte maturation and follicle rupture.