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R B Shafer

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Archer S, Mike D, Hetland M, Kostamo K, Shafer R, Chesler E
Am J Cardiol . 1994 Feb; 73(4):275-81. PMID: 8296759
Consecutive, symptomatic (n = 15) and asymptomatic (n = 25) men with aortic stenosis (valve area < 1.2 cm2) and no clinical evidence of myocardial ischemia underwent radionuclide angiography at...
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Billington C, Shafer R, Morley J
Life Sci . 1990 Jan; 47(9):799-805. PMID: 2120527
We evaluated the effect of the opioid antagonist nalmefene on the HPG axis and on food consumption in 14 older impotent men. These patients had low to low normal mean...
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Willenbring M, Anton R, Spring Jr W, Shafer R, Dorus W
Biol Psychiatry . 1990 Jan; 27(1):31-8. PMID: 2105105
Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) stimulation tests were performed on 81 alcoholic men after at least 3 weeks of abstinence. Subjects were given 500 micrograms of TRH intravenously, and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)...
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Allen M, Wilton P, Barke R, Gerding D, Forstrom L, Shafer R, et al.
Arch Surg . 1989 Aug; 124(8):973-7. PMID: 2502973
High surgical mortality in patients with obstructive jaundice and sepsis have been attributed to reticuloendothelial system (RES) depression. The purpose of this study was to clarify the effects of mechanical...
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Willenbring M, Morley J, Krahn D, Carlson G, Levine A, Shafer R
Psychoneuroendocrinology . 1989 Jan; 14(5):371-91. PMID: 2554359
A variety of neuroendocrine and psychiatric dysfunctions have been demonstrated in humans maintained on opiates, but both have not previously been examined in the same population. We performed a series...
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Meier P, Ansel H, Shafer R, DUANE W
Gastroenterology . 1988 Dec; 95(6):1595-600. PMID: 3181682
After endoscopic retrograde sphincterotomy, patients with an intact gallbladder are at risk for developing symptoms or complications of gallbladder stones. Medical dissolution of such stones would be desirable, especially in...
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Ho S, DeMaster E, Shafer R, Levine A, Morley J, Go V, et al.
Alcohol Clin Exp Res . 1988 Oct; 12(5):705-12. PMID: 3067620
Ethanol-induced flushing (EIF) occurs in up to 80% of Asians and is characterized by facial flushing, tachycardia, and increased cardiac output. Since endogenous opiates and prostaglandins may be mediators of...
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Chiou R, Vessella R, Limas C, Shafer R, Elson M, Arfman E, et al.
Cancer . 1988 May; 61(9):1766-75. PMID: 2451555
Radiation dosimetry and monoclonal antibody (MAB)-targeted radiotherapy studies were performed to evaluate the feasibility of using tumor-preferential MAB as targeting agents for internal radiotherapy of renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Two...
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Hutton S, Sievert Jr C, VENNES J, Shafer R, DUANE W
Gastroenterology . 1988 Apr; 94(4):1031-5. PMID: 3345872
To investigate the mechanism by which ablation of the sphincter of Oddi prevents gallstone formation, we assessed passage of glass beads out of the gallbladders of dogs with sphincterotomy and...
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Shafer R, Levine A, Marlette J, Morley J
Am J Clin Nutr . 1987 Apr; 45(4):744-7. PMID: 3565302
We studied the effects of xylitol, the pentose-sugar alcohol, on gastric emptying of the solid-food component of a complex meal. Gastric emptying was measured in human volunteers by utilizing a...