Is liver transplant fellowship and resident training a part of the `` July effect ''?
OLTs in the month of April had significantly improved outcomes, and OLTs in the month of December had significantly decreased outcomes. These months do not correlate with the beginning of new trainees; therefore, there is no July effect observed in liver transplant fellowship and resident training.
These data demonstrated that heat stress could reduce intramuscular fibrosis, at least in part, through decreasing TGF-β1 and TIMP-2 protein expressions of tenotomised soleus muscle. The results from this study shed light on the mechanism and suggest the potential therapeutic effect of heat stress in alleviating intramuscular fibrosis after tenotomy.