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Collection: Hepatitis C
The 2020 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice for their discovery of Hepatitis C virus. In celebration of what they started and showcasing areas of research that have since emerged, we here present a collection of articles from the BMC Biology, BMC Medicine, Genome Medicine and the BMC Series Journals on biology, diagnosis and treatment and wider public health and medical outcomes of the Hepatitis C virus and its infection.
BMC Series Focus Issues
April: Our Changing Environment
In preparation for Earth Day on 22nd April, the BMC Series presents a focus issue on Our Changing Environment, highlighting research from across the journals on climate change, conservation, pollution, and the impact of environmental changes on human health and disease.
March: Rare diseases
With the 28th of February marking World Rare Diseases day, the BMC Series this month looks at highlighting research on the Rare diseases that together affect around 10% of the population. Read the full collection of articles here.
Featured articles
Adverse drug reactions in children
Can we use the Adverse Drug Event Report database for drug safety surveillance in Children? This study on the Japanese database evaluates.
Can Statin combat antipsychotics-induced weight gain?
In this study in young rats, the authors test the efficacy of statin interventions and particularly, Simvastatin, in reversing second generation antipsychotics-induced dyslipidemia.
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The efficacy of calcitriol treatment in non-alcoholic fatty liver patients with different genotypes of vitamin D receptor FokI polymorphism
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Effect of oral isotretinoin on muscle strength in patients with acne vulgaris: a prospective controlled study
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Preliminary study of the toxicity and radioprotective effects of zymosan in vitro and in vivo
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Bupivacaine inhibits a small conductance calcium‐activated potassium type 2 channel in human embryonic kidney 293 cells
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A review of the differences and similarities between generic drugs and their originator counterparts, including economic benefits associated with usage of generic medicines, using Ireland as a case study
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Deflazacort: therapeutic index, relative potency and equivalent doses versus other corticosteroids
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Toxicological evaluation of therapeutic and supra-therapeutic doses of Cellgevity® on reproductive function and biochemical indices in Wistar rats
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Rosacea-like facial rash related to metformin administration in a young woman
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Physiological and pharmacokinetic effects of oral 1,3-dimethylamylamine administration in men
Aims and scope
BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of chemically defined therapeutic and toxic agents. The journal welcomes submissions from all fields of experimental and clinical pharmacology including clinical trials and toxicology.
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