Lichen planus, particularly in its oral form, is associated with a small increased risk of developing oral cancer. Lichen planus is a chronic condition that affects the skin and mucous membranes ...

Heber, Ulrich Bilger, Wolfgang Türk, Roman and Lange, Otto L. 2010. Photoprotection of reaction centres in photosynthetic organisms: mechanisms of thermal energy dissipation in desiccated thalli of ...

Fieldwork is being carried out in Europe, tropical areas in Costa Rica, Venezuela and Malaysia, and the Valdivian temperate rainforest in Chile. Lichen symbiosis is particularly successful in habitats ...

Why devote a decade to documenting the lichens of Great Smoky Mountains National Park? After nearly 100 years of study, the consensus by the 21st century was that the lichens of the Smokies were a ...

Whenever birds are not about, I look around and see what else nature has to offer. Lichens! All the nearby trees and rocks have lichens … of varying forms. Our flower beds are lined with rocks — taken ...

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One of the world's rarest lichens has been found "thriving" in a Cumbrian River, the Environment Agency has said. Rock-hugging river jelly lichen was discovered along the River Sprint for the ...

Oral lichen planus is an autoimmune condition that is chronic inflammatory in nature. The name lichen comes from a plant that grows mostly on rocks and has a mossy, web-like appearance.

Purpose: The stability of a triamcinolone acetonide mouthwash and its efficacy in treating oral lichen planus are described. Results: The mouthwash had a satisfactory shelf life and was well ...

Standard deviation (SD) measures the amount of variability, or dispersion, from the individual data values to the mean. SD is a frequently cited statistic in many applications from math and ...

The results of this preliminary study suggest that this mouthwash was a safe and effective therapy for reducing the signs and symptoms of oral lichen planus. However, the therapeutic effectiveness ...

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