Archives of Medical Research

Archives of Medical Research

AIMS AND SCOPE Archives of Medical Research publishes original peer-reviewed medical research in an attempt to bridge the gaps created by medical specialization. Contributions are grouped into three main categories — biomedical, clinical, and epidemiological. Review articles, outstanding case reports, and preliminary communications will also be considered. As an international publication, the study of diseases is presented from various perspectives to provide the medical community with original investigation from molecular biology to clinical epidemiology within a single publication.

Onofre Muñoz-Hernández General Director

EDITORIAL BOARD Albert J. Aguayo, Canada

Enrique Hong Mexico

Jorge Alcocer Varela Mexico

Mary Claire King, USA

Homero Martínez Associate Director

John F. Alderete, USA

Luis Benítez-Bribiesca Editor-in-Chief

Helena Maria Calil, Brazil

Fabio Salamanca-Gómez Associate Editor

Edmundo Calva-Mercado Mexico

ASSISTANT EDITORS Biomedical Hugo Aréchiga Isaura Meza

Francisco J. Ayala, USA

Juan Calva-Mercado Mexico C. Graham Clark, UK P. Michael Conn, USA Pelayo Correa, USA

Guillermo Pérez Pérez, USA Pedro Piccardo, USA

Barry R. Komisaruk, USA Gervasio A. Lamas, USA Thomas H. Lee, USA Alberto Lifshitz, Mexico Rubén Lisker, Mexico

Ernst Pöppel, Germany Lamberto Re, Italy Charles Ribak, USA Peter M. Richardson, Canada Marcos Rojkind, USA

Armando Luna, USA

Ranulfo Romo, Mexico

Ignacio Madrazo-Navarro Mexico

Sharda G. Sabnis, USA

Adolfo Martínez-Palomo Mexico

José Ignacio Santos-Preciado Mexico

Jaime Mas-Oliva, Mexico

Jaime Sepúlveda-Amor Mexico

Clinical Roberto Kretschmer Samuel Ponce de León

John R. Dedman, USA

Ricardo B. Maccioni, Chile

Julio Sotelo, Mexico

James L. McGaugh, USA

Walter O. Spitzer, USA

Epidemiological Homero Martínez Richard A. Cash

Juan Ramón de la Fuente Mexico

Dennis J. McGinty, USA

Katsuo Sueishi, Japan

Jean de Vellis, USA

Ricardo Miledi, USA

Georges Dreyfus, Mexico

Miguel Morales, Chile

Roberto Tapia-Conyer Mexico

Alejandro Cravioto, Mexico

René Drucker-Colín, Mexico

María G. Campos Reviewing Editor Maggie Brunner Managing Editor Sharon Morey Consulting Technical Editor STATISTICAL REVIEWERS Ma. del Carmen Martínez-García Rosa Ma. Rubalcava

Ana Flisser, Mexico David Frankel, USA Julio Frenk, Mexico

Javier Torres López, Mexico

Gabriela Moralí Mexico Carlos Morán-Villota Mexico

J. Adolfo García-Sáinz Mexico

John Nicholls, Switzerland

Lutz Gissmann, Germany

Guadalupe Ortega-Pierres Mexico

Judith G. Hall, Canada William C. Heird, USA Brian B. Hoffman, USA Mauricio Hernández-Avila Mexico

SUPPORT STAFF Selene Salas Adriana Nieto Florentina García Irma Bello

Esther Orozco, Mexico

Patricia Ostrosky-Wegman Mexico

Alfredo Ulloa-Aguirre Mexico Emil R. Unanue, USA Francisco Vega-López, UK Marcos Velasco, Mexico Johannes D. Veldhuis, USA Rodney A. White, USA

Herminia Pasantes, Mexico

Arturo Zárate-Treviño Mexico

Víctor B. Penchaszadeh, USA

Barry Zirkin, USA

Publication of Archives of Medical Research is supported in part by a grant from the National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT, MEXICO).