Articles by author - Pavla Nováková

Screening and semiquantitative analysis of drugs and drugs of abuse in human serum samples using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.

Maresova V, Chadt J, Novakova E.

Journal Article 2008; 29(5): 749-754 PubMed PMID: 18987582  Keywords:  Acetamides, Calibration, Fluoroacetates, Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, Humans, Pharmaceutical Preparations:blood, Reproducibility of Results, Solid Phase Extraction, Substance Abuse Detection:methods, Substance-Related Disorders:blood, Trifluoroac.    Citation

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study is to develop the gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric method (GC-MS) for screening and semiquanti.....

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Increase in body weight is a non-motor side effect of deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus in Parkinson's disease.

Novakova L, Ruzicka E, Jech R, Serranova T, Dusek P, Urgosik D.

Journal Article 2007; 28(1): 21-25 PubMed PMID: 17277730  Keywords:  Adult, Aged, Appetite Regulation:physiology, Body Weight:physiology, Deep Brain Stimulation:adverse effects, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Parkinson Disease:physiopathology, Retrospective Studies, Subthalamic Nucleus:physiopathology, Weight Gain,.    Citation

: Deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (DBS STN) is an effective treatment method in advanced Parkinson's disease (PD) provid.....

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Gestational progesterone suppresses embryotoxic action of the complement system to chick embryo.

Zeman M, Nováková P.

Journal Article 2001; 22(1): 33-37 PubMed PMID: 11335877  Keywords:  Adolescent, Adult, Animals, Chick Embryo, Complement System Proteins:metabolism, Embryo, Mammalian:abnormalities, Factor Analysis, Statistical, Female, Gestational Age, Humans, Maternal-Fetal Exchange, Models, Biological, Pregnancy:blood, Progesterone:blo.    Citation

OBJECTIVE: In this paper the relation between progesterone levels and embryotoxic effect of serum complement was studied.

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