Introduction: The offer of immediate breast reconstruction (IBR) was temporarily withdrawn for women requiring mastectomy during the COVID-19 pandemic to allow prioritisation emergency care. RESTORE C19 study aimed use qualitative interviews explore experiences these and how support them could be improved. Methods: Qualitative were undertaken with a purposive sample identified as not being offe...

Introduction: As part of the emergency response to COVID-19 pandemic, immediate breast reconstruction (IBR) following mastectomy was temporarily withdrawn allow re-prioritisation resources. The B-MaP-C study identified women treated during 'Alert' phase who would normally have been offered IBR. RESTORE C19 aimed explore ongoing management this group. Methods: Women not IBR initial pandemic were...

Abstract The adult human adrenal cortex produces steroid hormones that are crucial for life, supporting immune response, glucose homeostasis, salt balance and sexual maturation. It consists of three histologically distinct functionally specialized zones. fetal forms from mesodermal material predominantly C19 steroids its zone, which involutes after birth. Transition to the occurs immediately bi...

The phase properties of lipids have far-reaching consequences in membrane biology. Their influence ranges from domain formation in intact biomembranes to membrane protein reconstitution and crystallization. To exploit phase behavior in the spirit of rational design, it is imperative that the rules relating lipid molecular structure and liquid crystal or mesophase behavior be established. Phase ...