Akt (or protein kinase B) is a serine threonine kinase, which mediates signals from different classes of receptors. Particularly, it is activated by receptors endowed with intrinsic tyrosin kinase ...

The syndrome of cardiogenic shock has been defined as the inability of the heart -- as a result of impairment of its pumping function -- to deliver sufficient blood flow to the tissues to meet resting ...

Extremely preterm infants with low brain and upper body blood flow, as measured by SVC flow, in the first day are at increased risk of late peri/intraventricular hemorrhage (1,2), mortality, and ...