8. Atmospheric, water, and soil contamination after Chernobyl.

abstract：:Although much is known about the pleiotropic effects mediated by relaxin, the exact signaling pathways involved remain relatively elusive. This study examines LGR7 and LGR8 signaling using reporter gene technology. The greatest response was observed at the CRE reporter (indicates activation of cAMP-PKA and p38/JNK pat...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Halls ML,Bathgate RA,Roche PJ,Summers RJ

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Weight reduction through caloric restriction (CR) or exercise can have opposite effects on bone. This study investigated the effects of comparable weight reduction through CR and/or exercise on body composition and bone structure in an obese rat model. Male 6-week-old rats were fed either a normal-fat diet for 6 month...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Cao JJ

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several years of survey data indicate that illicit drug use among U.S. youth was at its highest level in 1979. Generally, the use of some illicit drugs declined progressively throughout the 1980s, stabilized, and then decreased slightly. Reducing illicit drug use among U.S. youth continues to be a priority of federal,...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Banken JA

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present experiments were conducted to determine the effects of neurotensin on secretion of a variety of anterior pituitary hormones. Conscious rats with indwelling cannulae in the third ventricle and external jugular vein were used and the effects on plasma hormone levels measured by radioimmunoassay. Neurotensin ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： McCann SM,Vijayan E,Koenig J,Krulich L

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:These findings support the hypothesis that a frontal-subcortical abnormality is necessary to produce symptoms of depression (e.g., mood-related signs, behavioral disturbances, neurovegetative signs) in dementia. Behavioral disturbances (e.g., disinhibition, agitation, social withdrawal) were more likely to occur in FL...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Lopez OL,Gonzalez MP,Becker JT,Reynolds CF 3rd,Sudilovsky A,DeKosky ST

更新日期：1995-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Taxonomic characterization of organisms in the genera Theileria and Babesia was originally based on observations of morphology and certain general phenotypic characteristics, which enabled many parasites to be unequivocally assigned to a particular genus. However, application of molecular genetic techniques, such as t...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Allsopp MT,Allsopp BA

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tight junction (TJ) properties are determined by membrane protein complexes of neighboring cells that form both a barrier and a selective pathway for paracellular substrate transport. Our previous work supports the view that paracellular permeability changes in the thick ascending limb (TAL) may underlie the mechanism...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Shan Q,Himmerkus N,Hou J,Goodenough DA,Bleich M

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an idiopathic autoimmune disease characterized by impaired T lymphocyte immune effector functions. We have identified a disorder of signal transduction in SLE T cells involving the cyclic AMP/protein kinase A (cAMP/PKA) pathway. Cyclic AMP-stimulated PKA-catalyzed protein phosphor...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Kammer GM

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A brief overview is presented of recently developed and currently emerging statistical and computational techniques that have been proved to be highly helpful in handling the avalanche of the new type of data generated by modern high-throughput technologies in experimental biology. The review, in no way comprehensive,...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Rosenfeld S

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our paper reviews recent progress in the study and understanding of observed trends in extreme rainfall events in the Metropolitan Area of São Paulo (MASP). These are discussed in relation to hydrometeorological hazards that trigger natural disasters, such as flash floods, landslides, and droughts, that affect the pop...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Marengo JA,Alves LM,Ambrizzi T,Young A,Barreto NJC,Ramos AM

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously identified 30 differentially expressed genes when comparing recently diagnosed type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM-1) patients and controls paired for sex, age, and ethnic background. In this article we performed the hierarchical clustering of these genes taking into account the human-leukocyte-antigen (HL...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Rassi DM,Junta CM,Fachin AL,Sandrin-Garcia P,Mello SS,Fernandes AP,Deghaide NN,Foss-Freitas MC,Foss MC,Sakamoto-Hojo ET,Passos GA,Donadi EA

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Venous or arterial thrombosis, abortion, and the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) define the criteria for the antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). A heterogeneous group of antibodies against phospholipids and plasma proteins may influence several coagulation pathways and lead to thrombophilia. We investigated...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Miesbach W,Matthias T,Scharrer I

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mounting evidence suggests that oxidative processes contribute to the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and that antioxidants may represent a strategy to complement the lowering of lipids in the therapy of this disease. Although multiple molecular events have been identified in vitro and although it is tempting to ascri...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Sigal E,Laughton CW,Mulkins MA

更新日期：1994-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Mice deficient for complement factors C3, C4, or C5 are resistant to experimental autoimmune myasthenia gravis (EAMG). Acetylcholine receptor (AChR) immune lymph node cells (LNC) of C3 deficient mice produce less interleukin 6 (IL-6), and EAMG-resistant IL-6 deficient mice have less serum C3. Increased serum C1q-circu...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Christadoss P,Tüzün E,Li J,Saini SS,Yang H

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) is one of the most common chronic diseases. It is an autoimmune, polygenic disease, associated with several genes on different chromosomes. The most important gene is human leukocyte antigen (HLA), also known as major histocompatibility complex (MHC), which is located on chro...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Shtauvere-Brameus A,Ghaderi M,Rumba I,Sanjeevi CB

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Needle free jet injection guns have been used extensively in both veterinary and human health to deliver both vaccine and drugs, but in recent years, concerns have mounted for their potential to transmit blood borne disease agents among consecutive vaccinates. A Ped-O-Jet type jet injection device was used to deliver ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Sweat JM,Abdy M,Weniger BG,Harrington R,Coyle B,Abuknesha RA,Gibbs EP

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Loss of sympathetic nerve fibers (SNFs) occurs in inflamed tissue; and select semaphorins, upregulated during inflammation, stimulate repulsion/loss of SNFs. However, it is unknown whether other factors released locally in inflamed tissue, such as norepinephrine, dopamine, and 17β-estradiol, are also repellent. In ord...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Klatt S,Fassold A,Straub RH

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schizophrenia is a major mental disorder associated with core neurocognitive impairments. The ability to recreate these deficits in animal models is limited, hampering ongoing translational drug development efforts. This paper reviews the use of electroencephalography (EEG)-based neurophysiological measures, such as e...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Javitt DC

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rats subjected to various accelerations (+G) exhibited increased levels of plasma epinephrine (EPI), norepinephrine (NE), and corticosterone. However, the collection of blood was performed after a centrifugation finished, and therefore the levels could be affected by the process of deceleration. The aim of this study ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Petrak J,Mravec B,Jurani M,Baranovska M,Tillinger A,Hapala I,Frollo I,Kvetnanský R

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the high prevalence of adolescent smoking, few studies have examined nicotine sensitivity during this developmental period. In the present study we examined adolescent and adult rats' preference/aversion for a flavor previously paired with nicotine. Paired (nicotine + Kool-Aid) and unpaired (Kool-Aid) solution...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Wilmouth CE,Spear LP

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental occlusion of a brain-supplying artery triggers tissue ischemia and subsequent inflammatory events that are initiated at the blood microvessel interface. Cytokine production and molecular adhesive events occur in the early moments following cerebral blood flow reduction, which underlie the transition from ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： del Zoppo GJ

更新日期：1997-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:1. One can accurately predict the contribution of each inhibitor to the total inactivation of an enzyme in plasma once its pseudo-first-order reaction rate constant and concentration are known. 2. Because the mechanism of augmentation of the inactivation rate of an enzyme by ATIII occurs via formation of an ATIII-hepa...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Colman RW,Scott CF,Pixley RA,de la Cadena RA

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although tissue injury can evoke significant hyperalgesia in infants from the first days of life, little is known about how injury affects emergent central pain networks at the synaptic level. Recent studies have investigated whether tissue damage at different ages has distinct consequences for synaptic function in th...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Baccei ML

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coccidioidomycosis is a potentially serious fungal infection contracted in endemic areas of the desert southwestern United States. Limited information exists about its incidence and clinical course in patients with rheumatic diseases, who may be at higher risk of symptomatic or disseminated coccidioidomycosis because ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Mertz LE,Blair JE

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapidly industrializing India is described by the International Monetary Fund as a young, disciplined, and vibrant economy with a projected growth of 6.7% for 2005. The total workforce of 397 million has only 7% of workers employed in the organized sector with construction, where asbestos exposure is prevalent, employ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Joshi TK,Bhuva UB,Katoch P

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidermal growth factor (EGF) and its structurally related proteins are involved in the developmental regulation of various brain neurons, including midbrain dopaminergic neurons. We recently reported EGF and EGF-receptor abnormalities in both the brain tissues and blood of schizophrenic patients. Administration of EG...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Mizuno M,Malta RS Jr,Nagano T,Nawa H

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, cell-free fetal DNA has been found in maternal plasma and serum. This discovery opens up a new field of investigation and provides an easily accessible source of fetal genetic material for prenatal diagnosis. Prenatal diagnostic applications of fetal DNA in maternal plasma include the investigation of sex-li...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Lo YM

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) frequently develop and progress in settings in which sympathoadrenomedullary and gonadal hormone levels are changing, e.g., during pregnancy, postpartum period, menopause, estrogen administration. This paper addresses the view that adrenal and gonadal ho...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Wilder RL,Elenkov IJ

更新日期：1999-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Differentiation of specific epithelial cell lineages during development, as well as epithelial plasticity in response to heterologous cell-to-cell cross talk during adult life, accounts for the large variety of functions which are performed by the mucosal surfaces found in the human body. Among its functions, the dige...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Hamzaoui N,Pringault E

更新日期：1998-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:This work examines distinct aspects of effortful control and attention predicted aggression in a group of children at elevated risk for the development of conduct problems. Results suggested that behavioral inhibition, rather than attentional control, best predicted maternal reports of child aggressive behaviors. ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Dennis TA,Brotman LM

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00