1.Use biologic fibrin adhesive in otologic surgery: compared with ammonium sulfate fibrin adhesive and tissell®.
Hyung Chul LEE ; Mi Gyeung YANG ; Mun Heum PARK
Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine 1991;8(1):127-135
Successful middle ear surgery requires the availability of al safe, effective bonding material. Side effect caused by synthetic materials have led to the use of biologic adhesive, However, they carry the risk of transmission of infectious diseases if they are prepared from pooled human blood. The adhesive strength of ammonium sulfate fibrin adhesive produce an adhesive strength that is half that of the homologous commercial product. It is, however, good enough for use in several otolaryngological operations, tympanoplasty, facial nerve repair, reconstruction of ossicles. Reconstruction of posterior wall of ear canal and obliteration of frontal sinus and mastoid antrum using bone dust.
Adhesives
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Ammonium Compounds*
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Ammonium Sulfate*
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Communicable Diseases
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Dust
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Ear Canal
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Ear, Middle
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Facial Nerve
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Fibrin Tissue Adhesive*
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Fibrin*
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Frontal Sinus
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Humans
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Mastoid
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Tympanoplasty
2.A Case of the Inverted Papilloma with Verrucous Carcinoma of the Nose and Paranasal Sinuses.
Myeong Soo JANG ; Mun Heum PARK ; Jang Su SUH
Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine 1989;6(2):279-285
Inverted Papilloma arising from mucous membrane of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses is rare benign neoplasm, and usually unilateral arise from lateral wall of nasal cavity. This tumor is histologically benign neoplasm but clinically malignant, because of frequent recurrence and extensive bone destruction. And occasionally, this tumor can be transformed to squamous cell carcinoma or verrucous carcinoma. Recently, we have experienced a case of the inverted papilloma with verrucous carcinoma of the nose and paranasal sinuses and patient expired due to extension of intracranial cavity. We report out case with review of current literatures.
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
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Carcinoma, Verrucous*
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Humans
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Mucous Membrane
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Nasal Cavity
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Nose*
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Papilloma, Inverted*
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Paranasal Sinuses*
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Recurrence
3.Clincal Effect of Ketotifen in Allergic Rhinitis.
Sun Jin EUN ; Yong Dae KIM ; Mun Heum PARK ; Jang Su SUH ; Kei Won SONG
Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine 1990;7(1):105-112
Ketotifen, a benzocycloheptathiophene, has an orally effective antiallergic as well as antihistaminic properties. In pervious studies, Ketotifen has shown encouraging results on patient with allergic rhinitis, either perennial or seasonal. 39 patients with allergic rhinitis had been treated with Ketotifen 1 mg twice daily for 8 weeks. And we obtained following results. 1) The efficacy rate in sneezing attack was 73.5%, in nasal discharge 71%, in nasal obstruction 58%. 2) Some improvements in at least one of three-major symptoms were noted within 1 week in 30.7%, within 2 weeks in 55.8%, within 3 weeks in 66.7%, within 8 weeks in 87.2%. 3) Physical findings such as colour, swelling of turbinate, character of rhinorrhea were not improved significantly. 4) Side effect was observed only in one patient with abdominal pain and diarrhea, which was subsided after interruption of administration. These results suggested that Ketotifen was effective in treatment of allergic rhinitis.
Abdominal Pain
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Diarrhea
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Humans
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Ketotifen*
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Nasal Obstruction
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Rhinitis, Allergic*
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Seasons
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Sneezing
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Turbinates
4.Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty for Coronary Artery Stenosis in an Adult Kawasaki Disease with Coronary Aneurysm : A Case Report and Review.
Dong Hun CHOI ; Won Heum SHIM ; Mun Heung LEE ; Shi Hun PARK ; Yang Soo JANG ; Do Yeon LEE
Korean Circulation Journal 1994;24(3):528-535
We experience coronary artery aneurysm and coronary artery stenosis in an adult as complications of Kawasaki disease. The patient suffered from ischemic heart disease due to coronary artery aneurysm and stenosis, We carried out PTCA and stenting at stenotic coronary artery successfully. A brief review of related literature was made.
Adult*
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Aneurysm
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Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary*
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Constriction, Pathologic
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Coronary Aneurysm*
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Coronary Stenosis*
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Coronary Vessels*
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Humans
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Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome*
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Myocardial Ischemia
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Stents
5.Serum soluble interleukin-2 receptor and neoptrin in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
Jang Su SUH ; Mun Heum PARK ; Seong Hyung LEE ; Byung Heun CHOI ; Yeung Hun KWON ; Jong Sik KIM ; Jin Gyu PARK
Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 1992;35(1):103-115
No abstract available.
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell*
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Head*
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Humans
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Interleukin-2*
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Neck*
6.Clinical Characteristics and Followup Assessment in Patients Diagnosed With Alzheimer’s Dementia Through Regional Dementia Centers and Conventional Hospital System
Eunhwan JEONG ; Dougho PARK ; Su Yun LEE ; Haejong KIM ; Heum Dai KWON ; Mun-Chul KIM ; Kyung Won PARK
Journal of Korean Medical Science 2023;38(33):e257-
Background:
The rapidly increasing socioeconomic strain caused by dementia represents a significant public health concern. Regional dementia centers (RDCs) have been established nationwide, and they aim to provide timely screening and diagnosis of dementia. This study investigated the clinical characteristics and progression of patients diagnosed with Alzheimer’s dementia (AD), who underwent treatment in RDCs or conventional communitybased hospital systems.
Methods:
This retrospective single-center cohort study included patients who were diagnosed with AD between January 2019 and March 2022. This study compared two groups of patients: the hospital group, consisting of patients who presented directly to the hospital, and the RDC group, those who were referred to the hospital from the RDCs in Pohang city. The clinical courses of the patients were monitored for a year after AD diagnosis.
Results:
A total of 1,209 participants were assigned to the hospital (n = 579) or RDC group (n = 630). The RDC group had a mean age of 80.1 years ± 6.6 years, which was significantly higher than that of the hospital group (P < 0.001). The RDC group had a higher proportion of females (38.3% vs. 31.9%; P = 0.022), higher risk for alcohol consumption (12.4% vs. 3.3%; P < 0.001), and greater number of patients who discontinued treatment 1 year after diagnosis (48.3% vs. 39.0%; P = 0.001). In the linear regression model, the RDC group was independently associated with the clinical dementia rating sum of boxes increment (β = 22.360, R 2 = 0.048, and P < 0.001).
Conclusion
Patients in the RDC group were older, had more advanced stages of conditions, and exhibited a more rapid rate of cognitive decline than patients diagnosed through the conventional hospital system. Our results suggested that RDC contributed to the screening of AD in a local region, and further nationwide study with the RDC database of various areas of Korea is needed.
7.Lifestyle and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Divorced Male Workers.
Min Woo PARK ; Tae Heum CHUNG ; Chang Sup KIM ; Mun Chan KIM ; Deuk Kee LEE
Korean Journal of Family Medicine 2009;30(10):784-789
BACKGROUND: Considering the unhealthy lifestyle observed in divorced men, we planned this study to compare the lifestyle and cardiovascular risk factors between married and divorced man. METHODS: A total of 11,855 male workers took a health check-up in a University Hospital in Ulsan from March to December 2004. One hundred eight workers were recognized to have checked affirmative on "divorced" check item on the marital status and 400 workers were matched for age and randomly selected from the "married" 10,177 workers. Comparison was performed between the two groups with the results of the main laboratory data and self-recorded life style questionnaire. RESULTS: The divorced men were shorter in height than the married men (P = 0.022), and showed significantly higher diastolic blood pressure (P = 0.033) and gamma-glutamyl transferase (P = 0.001). In lifestyle, the divorced men had significantly lower educational level, lower monthly household income, higher smoking rate, and more frequent irregular meals than the married men. Divorcing had 1.88 times the odds of having higher diastolic blood pressure compared to staying married. CONCLUSION: The divorced men had poorer lifestyle and higher diastolic blood pressure than the married men.
Blood Pressure
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Divorce
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Family Characteristics
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Humans
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Life Style
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Male
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Marital Status
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Meals
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Risk Factors
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Smoke
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Smoking
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Transferases
8.A Case of Colonic Tuberculosis Cured by Secondary Anti - Tuberculosis Medicine.
Seog Ki YUN ; Il Kwon JUNG ; Hong Su KIM ; Sang Heum PARK ; Mun Ho LEE ; Sun Ju KIM ; Dae Joong KIM
Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 1998;18(4):591-596
Tuberculosis is common disease in developing countries manifested by multi-organ involvement. Although the incidence of tuberculosis has been reducing recently due to the advancement of anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy, improvement of public health, and early diagnosis, the rate is still higher in developing countries. The diagnasis of colonic tubcrculosis is difficult due to its frequency, vague manifestation, and difficulty in confirming the disease process. Fortunately, the advent of flexible colonoscopy has provided an opportunity to confirm the diagnosis of colonic tuberculosis, however biopsy can frequently leveal false negative results. A-27-year-old man was admitted with a 2 week history of rectal bleeding. He complained of anorexia, abdominal pain, and weight loss. Routine laboratory tests and chest X-ray findings were within normal limits, with the exception of left pleural thickening. A colonoscopy showed irregular and small, multiple, and shallow polypoid mucosal lesions in the ascending colon and multiple ulcers in the transverse colon. Multiple colonic biopsies suggested tuberculosis. After three months of prirnary anti-tuberculosis medica tion, the patient showed slightly improved coiono- scopic findings. Follow-up colono- scopic findings revealed more aggrevation and chest X-ray findings showed multiple patch consolidation in the left lung field. Primary anti-tuberculosis medication was stopped and substituted for secondary anti-tuberculosis medication. When clinical and colonoscopic methods are found to be compatible with intestinal tuberculosis in countries with a high prevalence of colonic tuberculosis, a therapeutic trial with an antituberculosis agent is usually considered. In a failed therapeutic trial, considerations must be made not only to other inflammatory bowel diseases such as crohn's disease, but also to multi-drug resistance tuberculosis.
Abdominal Pain
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Anorexia
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Biopsy
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Colon*
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Colon, Ascending
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Colon, Transverse
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Colonoscopy
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Crohn Disease
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Developing Countries
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Diagnosis
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Drug Resistance, Multiple
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Drug Therapy
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Early Diagnosis
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Follow-Up Studies
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Hemorrhage
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Humans
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Incidence
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Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
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Lung
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Prevalence
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Public Health
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Thorax
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Tuberculosis*
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Ulcer
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Weight Loss
9.The Changes in stress, symptoms, coping responses, and health behaviors during the IMF crisis.
Mun Heum CHO ; Jong Han LEE ; Bong Hoon CHOI ; Young Ho LEE ; Young Chul KIM ; Ga Young LEE ; Tae Jin PARK
Journal of the Korean Academy of Family Medicine 1999;20(6):787-797
BACKGROUND: In Korea, there were many socioeconomic changes under the IMF management system. Therefore we assumed that the stress levels increased. This study was done to investigate the changes in people's stress, health behaviors, symptoms, and coping responses which might be affected by socioeconamic changes during the IMF crisis with in 1 year. METHODS: In September, 1998, we sent questionnaires to a total of 560 persons who were over 18 years old and lived in Changwon city. We chose 359 subject who completed the survey. Assuming that the stress of ones own marriage was 50 points, we asked them what degree of stress was the previaus year and after August of 1997. Also, we asked them to estimate how much degree of stress had changed based on the 17 factors of life events according to Likert 5 points scale. Specifically, we investigated on how health behaviors were chared, how people responded to stress by using 19 coping options of Billing and Moos, and how the 20 symptoms were changed. RESULTS: 71.7% of subjects replied that income was within 1 year. The amount of stress was increased by 13.2 points compared to the stress previous year. The levels stress in men increased significantly more than in women(P=0.003), but there were no significant differences in terms of marital status, education, and age. With respect to the change of health behaviors, there was a tendency that the amount of exercise decreased significantly in subjects who had more stress(P=0.020). But there was no significant difference in the amount of smoking and drinking, in the frequency of drinking,sleeping time, and the regularity of eating. The health behavior score, the number of positive health behaviors, was significantly changed to negative in those whose stress increased(P=0.015). There was a tendency that the frequency of 15 symptoms among 20 symptoms significantly increased in those whose stress increased. Also, those whose stress increased significantly used more avoidant coping respanses(P=0.007). CONCLUSIONS: In this study, we found that those whose stress levels increased within 1 year compared to the year before up to September of 1987, had their health behaviors significantly deteriorated, and had more symptoms with avoidant coping responses. In conclusion, we suggest that those whose stress levels increased should be guided to promote good health behaviors, to use active coping responses rather than avoidant coping responses, and should be given more social support.
Adolescent
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Drinking
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Eating
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Education
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Gyeongsangnam-do
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Health Behavior*
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Humans
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Korea
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Male
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Marital Status
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Marriage
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Smoke
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Smoking
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Surveys and Questionnaires
10.A Case of Idiopathic Segmental Ileal Dilatation with Acute Intestinal Bleeding.
Nak Weon LEE ; Woo Bong CHOI ; Jae Rak SUNG ; Tae Young LEE ; San HWANG ; Il Kwun CHUNG ; Hong Soo KIM ; Sang Heum PARK ; Mun Ho LEE ; Sun Joo KIM ; Dae Jung KIM
Korean Journal of Medicine 1998;54(1):118-123
Idiopathic segmental ileal dilatation is a rare congenital condition in which the caliber of the bowel lumen increases locally without distal luminal obstruction or thickening of the muscle coats in involved lumen. Congenital abnormalities such as exomphalos, malrotation of the midgut, and Meckel's diverticulum are found frequently in the patients with segmental dilatation of the small bowel. Intermittent abdominal pain or anemia may be the symptoms of segmental dilatation of the small bowel in infants, children and occasionally adults. The radiologic finding in barium studies of the small bowel is characteristic axial segmental dilatation. The pathologic finding is nonspecific ulcer and mild congestion, but it has normal nervous system and smooth muscle bundle. There are no evidence of ischemic changes, inflammatory changes or neoplastic changes. The condition can be cured with surgical excision of the dilated segment. A case of idiopathic segmental ileal dilatation associated with melena and recurrent abdominal pain diagnosed by enteroclysis in a 47 years old man was presented with brief review of the literature.
Abdominal Pain
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Adult
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Anemia
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Barium
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Child
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Congenital Abnormalities
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Dilatation*
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Estrogens, Conjugated (USP)
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Hemorrhage*
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Hernia, Umbilical
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Humans
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Infant
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Meckel Diverticulum
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Melena
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Middle Aged
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Muscle, Smooth
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Nervous System
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Phenobarbital
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Ulcer