Ethnoveterinary medicine and indigenous pharmacopoeia of Passoré Province in Burkina Faso.

abstract：:The characterization of the molecular mechanisms involved in low-oxygen chemotransduction has been an active field of research since the first description of an oxygen-sensitive K(+) channel in rabbit carotid body (CB) chemoreceptor cells. As a result, a large number of components of the transduction cascade, from O(2...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Gonzalez C,Vaquero LM,López-López JR,Pérez-García MT

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since his presidency of the Carnegie Corporation of New York and co-chairmanship of the Carnegie Commission on Preventing Deadly Conflict, David Hamburg has been actively engaged in projects related to the prevention of genocide and other mass violence. In these remarks to the Association for Research in Nervous and M...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Hamburg DA

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous research on development of the Xenopus olfactory bulb from our laboratory has shown that mitral cells begin to differentiate after olfactory axons make contact with the olfactory bulb, and the number of olfactory axons is correlated with the number of mitral cells throughout development. In embryos, removal o...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Burd GD,Sein V

更新日期：1998-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteocytes are derived from osteoblasts and make up over 90% of the cells in bone. However, the mechanisms that control the differentiation of osteoblasts into osteocytes embedded in bone matrix are not well understood. With the recent developments of transgenic models for manipulating gene expression in osteocytes an...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Dallas SL,Bonewald LF

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of the sedative/hypnotic and euphoric effects of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), the recreational use of the drug has increased significantly. In the current study we investigated the sedative and rewarding effects of GHB in Swiss Webster mice. Although the acute administration of GHB (200 mg/kg) caused marke...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Itzhak Y,Ali SF

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, different subphenotypes of obesity have been described, including metabolically healthy obesity (MHO), in which a proportion of obese individuals, despite excess body fat, remain free of metabolic abnormalities and increased cardiometabolic risk. In the absence of a universally accepted set of criteri...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Phillips CM

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exosomes are nanovesicles secreted from cells that play key roles in intercellular communication. They carry unique content derived from parental cells and are capable of transferring this cargo between cells. The role and function of exosomes largely depends on the origin and functional status of the parental cells. ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Cobelli NJ,Leong DJ,Sun HB

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three distinct anion exchangers are described that directly or indirectly mediate Cl- transport across the luminal membrane of the proximal tubule cell. Studies on the intact proximal tubule indicate that the Cl(-)-formate exchanger is a major mechanism for Cl- transport under physiologic conditions. As just discussed...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Aronson PS,Kuo SM

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have evaluated different behavioral parameters in ICR (CD1) female mice of three different ages (38-39 weeks: mature; 62 weeks: late mature; 90 weeks: old), and addressed the effects of an enriched housing condition. We employed the following battery of tests: Holeboard, open field, elevated plus-maze (EPM), and fo...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Zambrana C,Marco EM,Arranz L,de Castro NM,Viveros MP,de la Fuente M

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ticks do not usually infest sympatric hosts species according to their availability in a given environment, and it has been suggested that habitat use by hosts is a major determinant of tick burdens. The knowledge of such infestation patterns and their relationship with host habitat use is important for the control of...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： De Garine-Wichatitsky M

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypomethylation signifies one end of a spectrum of DNA methylation states. In most cases hypomethylation refers to a relative state that represents a change from the "normal" methylation level. Hypomethylation, when approached from a topographical perspective, has been used to describe either overall decreases in the ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Dunn BK

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:TGF beta is a cytokine which is involved with the regulation of different aspects of host defense responses to injury. Overexpression of TGF beta can lead to the conversion of its protective functions to pathogenetic manifestations. TGF beta is a potent factor in promoting anabolic aspects in connective tissue metabol...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Lotz M,Seth P

更新日期：1993-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Researchers in Utrecht, the Netherlands have studied the effects of different factors, such as oral contraceptives (OCs), on sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) levels in blood. The SHBG levels in women who continuously used OCs consisting only of .05 mg of ethinyl estradiol (EE2) rose as high as 260% + or - 25% of t...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Thijssen JH

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thymic tolerance depends on induction of apoptosis (programmed cell death) in immature thymocytes by antigen/MHC complexes on dendritic cells (and possibly other bone marrow-derived APCs). Interactions with antigen/MHC complexes on thymic epithelial cells promote maturation of double-positive thymocytes to single-posi...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Owen JJ,Jenkinson EJ

更新日期：1992-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Undernutrition and inadequate stimulation both negatively influence child health and development and have a long-term impact on school attainment and income. This paper reports data from India and Pakistan looking at how families interact, play with, and feed children; their expectations of growth and development; and...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Lingam R,Gupta P,Zafar S,Hill Z,Yousafzai A,Iyengar S,Sikander S,Haq Zu,Mehta S,Skordis-Worrel J,Rahman A,Kirkwood B

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin-related peptides (IRPs) from ganglions of mollusk, Anodonta cygnea, were purified and characterized (IRP1-IRP13) using insulin and insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) radioreceptor test systems. The IRPs were able to bind to insulin and IGF-I receptors. Dose-dependent curve slopes indicated that most IRPs bin...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Shipilov VN,Shpakov AO,Rusakov YI

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitamin E is essential for normal neurological function. It is the major lipid-soluble, chain-breaking antioxidant in the body, protecting the integrity of membranes by inhibiting lipid peroxidation. Mostly on the basis of symptoms of primary vitamin E deficiency, it has been demonstrated that vitamin E has a central ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Sen CK,Khanna S,Roy S

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stationary-phase mutation (a subset of which was previously called adaptive mutation) occurs in apparently nondividing, stationary-phase cells exposed to a nonlethal genetic selection. In one experimental system, stationary-phase reversion of an Escherichia coli F'-borne lac frameshift mutation occurs by a novel molec...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Lombardo MJ,Torkelson J,Bull HJ,McKenzie GJ,Rosenberg SM

更新日期：1999-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：:In mammals, females have a pair of X chromosomes, whereas males have one X chromosome and one Y chromosome, which is much smaller and contains fewer genes than a X chromosome. One of the pair of X chromosomes is inactivated in females. The inactivated X chromosome is late-replicating, heterochromatic, and genetically ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Kosmaidou-Aravidou Z

更新日期：1997-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The Caribbean Amblyomma Program has been operational for 8 years. However, owing to funding availability, some islands did not commence eradication activities until late 1997. During the past 2 years, 6 of the 9 islands (St. Kitts, St. Lucia, Anguilla, Montserrat, Barbados, and Dominica) under the program have attaine...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Pegram R,Indar L,Eddi C,George J

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research on nonhuman primates has produced compelling evidence for reconciliation and consolation, that is, postconflict contacts that serve to respectively repair social relationships and reassure distressed individuals, such as victims of attack. This has led to a view of conflict and conflict resolution as an integ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： de Wall FB,Aureli F

更新日期：1997-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Positron emission tomography (PET) is currently the only technology affording three-dimensional measurement of the brain's energy metabolism which is closely coupled to brain function. Studies of glucose metabolism by PET of (18F)-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose are therefore widely applied to show the contribution of vari...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Heiss WD,Szelies B,Kessler J,Herholz K

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondria display considerable structural diversity particularly in terms of the folding of the energy-transducing inner membrane. The hypothesis is forwarded that the topology of the mitochondrial inner membrane is not random but rather is a regulated cell parameter. Its effects on internal diffusion of metabolite...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Mannella CA

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Motivation can be defined as a class of central nervous processes determining the likelihood of display of a behavior and the intensity of the behavior if displayed. All behavior is, according to this definition, caused and controlled by motivation. Although the concept of motivation eventually could be replaced by an...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Hernández-González M,Guevara MA,Agmo A

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The production of nitric oxide (NO) emerges as an essential determinant in auto- and paracrine signaling. NO is known to be generated under inflammatory conditions, carcinogenesis, and circulatory shock. The large amount of NO produced in response to cytokines plays an important role in inflammatory conditions. Cycloo...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Shin JI,Lee YK,Kim YM,Hwang JT,Park OJ

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adhesive interactions are recognized requirements for cellular proliferation, migration and differentiation during normal morphogenesis as well as disease. By differential cloning, osteopontin was identified as an adhesive protein upregulated during vascular remodeling and neointima formation in both rat models and hu...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Giachelli CM,Liaw L,Murry CE,Schwartz SM,Almeida M

更新日期：1995-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The hyperactivation of glutamate receptors, especially those of the N-methyl-d-aspartate subtype (NMDA), can induce excess calcium entry into cells, leading to neuronal death. Since the anesthetic gas xenon behaves as an NMDA antagonist, the present article investigated, by distinct morphological approaches and after ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Natale G,Cattano D,Abramo A,Forfori F,Fulceri F,Fornai F,Paparelli A,Giunta F

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As the second synapse in the central gustatory pathway of the rodent, the parabrachial nucleus of the pons (PbN) receives information about taste stimuli directly from the nucleus of the solitary tract (NTS). Data show that NTS cells amplify taste responses before transmitting taste-related signals to the PbN. NTS cel...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Di Lorenzo PM,Platt D,Victor JD

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have heard a wide-ranging set of talks on cosmology and high energy astrophysics at this conference. All I can really do in this short talk is to present my subjective impression of an arbitrary selection of highlights. ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Rees MJ

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sphingosine-1-phosphate (Sph-1-P) has been implicated as an intracellular second messenger in many studies. Previously, we found the roles of Sph-1-P as a platelet activating lipid released from stimulated platelets and as a lipid regulator of cell motility. We first investigated the mechanism by which Sph-1-P induces...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Igarashi Y

更新日期：1998-06-19 00:00:00