This is a selection of articles from the February 2008 archive. Click here for this month's Biomedical Science headlines.
Basic Blue Skies Research in the UK: Are we losing out?
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Source: Journal of Biomedical Discovery and Collaboration - February 29, 2008 Authors: Belinda Linden Source Type: info
Scaling, growth and cyclicity in biology: a new computational approach
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Source: Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling - February 29, 2008 Authors: Pier Paolo Delsanto, Antonio S Gliozzi and Caterina Guiot Source Type: info
Circulating vascular endothelial growth factor and systemic inflammatory markers in patients with stable and exacerbated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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Source: Clinical Science - February 29, 2008 Authors: Arschang Valipour, Martin Schreder, Michael Wolzt, Sleman Saliba, Sonja Kapiotis, Philipp Eickhoff, Otto Chris Burghuber Source Type: info
Modeling individual-specific human optic nerve head biomechanics. Part I: IOP-induced deformations and influence of geometry.
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Source: Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology - February 29, 2008 Authors: Sigal IA, Flanagan JG, Tertinegg I, Ethier CR Tags: Biomech Model Mechanobiol Source Type: info
Impact of target mRNA structure on siRNA silencing efficiency: A large-scale study
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - February 28, 2008 Authors: Joseph A. Gredell, Angela K. Berger, S. Patrick Walton Source Type: info
Immunocytochemical demonstration of polyamines in nucleoli and nuclei
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Source: Histochemistry and Cell Biology - February 27, 2008 Tags: Histochemistry and Cell Biology Source Type: info
Sensitivity of Optical Fiber Sensor Based on Surface Plasmon Resonance: Modeling and Experiments
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Source: Plasmonics - February 27, 2008 Tags: Plasmonics Source Type: info
Effects of Traditional Chinese Medicine on Endotoxin and Its Receptors in Rats with Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis
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Source: Inflammation - February 27, 2008 Tags: Inflammation Source Type: info
Japanese Encephalitis Virus Envelope Protein Mitigates TNF-α mRNA Expression in RAW264.7 Cells
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Source: Inflammation - February 27, 2008 Tags: Inflammation Source Type: info
Modeling individual-specific human optic nerve head biomechanics. Part II: influence of material properties.
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Source: Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology - February 27, 2008 Authors: Sigal IA, Flanagan JG, Tertinegg I, Ethier CR Tags: Biomech Model Mechanobiol Source Type: info
Sampling and sensitivity analyses tools (SaSAT) for computational modelling
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Source: Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling - February 27, 2008 Authors: Alexander Hoare, David G Regan and David P Wilson Source Type: info
Expediting the adaptation process
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - February 27, 2008 Source Type: info
Stable mammalian cell reporter gene assays in lipophilic chemical screening
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - February 27, 2008 Source Type: info
Improving cell performance by engineering oxygen transport
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - February 27, 2008 Source Type: info
A competitive edge in membrane chromatography
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - February 27, 2008 Source Type: info
Retraction
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - February 27, 2008 Source Type: info
Exfoliation of gastric pit-parietal cells into the gastric lumen associated with a stimulation of isolated rat gastric mucosa in vitro: a morphological study by the application of cryotechniques
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Source: Histochemistry and Cell Biology - February 26, 2008 Tags: Histochemistry and Cell Biology Source Type: info
Three-dimensional immunofluorescent double labelling using polyclonal antibodies derived from the same species: enterocytic colocalization of chylomicrons with Golgi apparatus
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Source: Histochemistry and Cell Biology - February 26, 2008 Tags: Histochemistry and Cell Biology Source Type: info
Thyroid hormone receptor α1–β1 expression in epididymal epithelium from euthyroid and hypothyroid rats
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Source: Histochemistry and Cell Biology - February 26, 2008 Tags: Histochemistry and Cell Biology Source Type: info
NIGMS Image Gallery
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Source: NIGMS Multimedia - February 25, 2008 Authors: National Institute of General Medical Sciences Source Type: info
Lipid droplet changes in proliferating and quiescent 3T3 fibroblasts
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Source: Histochemistry and Cell Biology - February 23, 2008 Tags: Histochemistry and Cell Biology Source Type: info
Use of reverse micelles in membrane protein structural biology.
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Source: Journal of Bimolecular NMR - February 23, 2008 Authors: Van Horn WD, Ogilvie ME, Flynn PF Tags: J Biomol NMR Source Type: info
Design and validation of a system to simulate coronary flexure dynamics on arterial segments perfused ex vivo.
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Source: Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology - February 23, 2008 Authors: Vanepps JS, Londono R, Nieponice A, Vorp DA Tags: Biomech Model Mechanobiol Source Type: info
Rapid translation of fermentation process performance
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - February 22, 2008 Source Type: info
Understanding growth factor synergies in cell and tissue engineering
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - February 22, 2008 Source Type: info
Queuine promotes antioxidant defense system by activating cellular antioxidant enzyme activities in cancer.
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Source: Bioscience Reports - February 22, 2008 Authors: Pathak C, Jaiswal YK, Vinayak M Tags: Biosci Rep Source Type: info
Biostimulation of uranium: Temperature matters!
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - February 22, 2008 Source Type: info
Designing sulfur-containing polyesters to like microbes
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - February 22, 2008 Source Type: info
Characterization of human passive muscles for impact loads using genetic algorithm and inverse finite element methods.
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Source: Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology - February 22, 2008 Authors: Chawla A, Mukherjee S, Karthikeyan B Tags: Biomech Model Mechanobiol Source Type: info
Dehydroepiandrosterone and Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulphate in Atopic Allergy and Chronic Urticaria
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Source: Inflammation - February 21, 2008 Tags: Inflammation Source Type: info
Galectin-1 induced activation of the apoptotic death-receptor pathway in human Jurkat T lymphocytes
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Source: Histochemistry and Cell Biology - February 21, 2008 Tags: Histochemistry and Cell Biology Source Type: info
Endocytic downregulation of ErbB receptors: mechanisms and relevance in cancer
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Source: Histochemistry and Cell Biology - February 21, 2008 Tags: Histochemistry and Cell Biology Source Type: info
BioMagResBank (BMRB) as a partner in the Worldwide Protein Data Bank (wwPDB): new policies affecting biomolecular NMR depositions.
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Source: Journal of Bimolecular NMR - February 21, 2008 Authors: Markley JL, Ulrich EL, Berman HM, Henrick K, Nakamura H, Akutsu H Tags: J Biomol NMR Source Type: info
Beyond the Oncogene Paradigm: Understanding Complexity in Cancerogenesis.
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Source: Acta Biotheoretica - February 21, 2008 Authors: Bizzarri M, Cucina A, Conti F, D'Anselmi F Tags: Acta Biotheor Source Type: info
Strong Near-infrared Avalanche Photoluminescence from Ag Nanowire Arrays
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Source: Plasmonics - February 19, 2008 Tags: Plasmonics Source Type: info
Ryanodine receptor type-1 (RyR1) expression and protein S-nitrosylation pattern in human soleus myofibres following bed rest and exercise countermeasure
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Source: Histochemistry and Cell Biology - February 19, 2008 Tags: Histochemistry and Cell Biology Source Type: info
Local expression of toll like receptor 4 at the site of ruptured plaques in patients with acute myocardial infarction
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Source: Clinical Science - February 19, 2008 Authors: Yuh Ishikawa, Mamoru Satoh, Tomonori Itoh, Yoshitaka Minami, Yuji Takahashi, Motoyuki Nakamura Source Type: info
Serum Pro-hepcidin Levels in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
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Source: Inflammation - February 17, 2008 Tags: Inflammation Source Type: info
Imaging and imagination: understanding the endo-lysosomal system
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Source: Histochemistry and Cell Biology - February 15, 2008 Tags: Histochemistry and Cell Biology Source Type: info
Exposure to pro-inflammatory cytokines upregulates MMP-9 synthesis by mesenchymal stem cells-derived osteoprogenitors
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Source: Histochemistry and Cell Biology - February 15, 2008 Tags: Histochemistry and Cell Biology Source Type: info
The peroxisome: still a mysterious organelle
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Source: Histochemistry and Cell Biology - February 15, 2008 Tags: Histochemistry and Cell Biology Source Type: info
A General Formalism for Tissue Morphogenesis Based on Cellular Dynamics and Control System Interactions.
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Source: Acta Biotheoretica - February 15, 2008 Authors: Forest L, Demongeot J Tags: Acta Biotheor Source Type: info
Comparison of multiple crystal structures with NMR data for engrailed homeodomain.
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Source: Journal of Bimolecular NMR - February 15, 2008 Authors: Religa TL Tags: J Biomol NMR Source Type: info
Enhanced NMR signal detection of imino protons in RNA molecules containing 3' dangling nucleotides.
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Source: Journal of Bimolecular NMR - February 14, 2008 Authors: Amborski AN, Johnson PE Tags: J Biomol NMR Source Type: info
Effect of the Number of Patches in a Multi-patch SIRS Model with Fast Migration on the Basic Reproduction Rate.
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Source: Acta Biotheoretica - February 14, 2008 Authors: Kouokam E, Auger P, Hbid H, Tchuente M Tags: Acta Biotheor Source Type: info
Evolution and RNA Relics. A Systems Biology View.
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Source: Acta Biotheoretica - February 14, 2008 Authors: Demongeot J, Glade N, Moreira A Tags: Acta Biotheor Source Type: info
GFT projection NMR based resonance assignment of membrane proteins: application to subunit c of E. coli F(1)F (0) ATP synthase in LPPG micelles.
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Source: Journal of Bimolecular NMR - February 14, 2008 Authors: Zhang Q, Atreya HS, Kamen DE, Girvin ME, Szyperski T Tags: J Biomol NMR Source Type: info
Retrograde traffic in the biosynthetic-secretory route
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Source: Histochemistry and Cell Biology - February 13, 2008 Tags: Histochemistry and Cell Biology Source Type: info
Immunohistochemical localisation of TRA-1-60, TRA-1-81, GCTM-2 and podocalyxin in the developing baboon kidney
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Source: Histochemistry and Cell Biology - February 12, 2008 Tags: Histochemistry and Cell Biology Source Type: info
Subcutaneous injection, from birth, of epigallocatechin-3-gallate, a component of green tea, limits the onset of muscular dystrophy in
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mice: a quantitative histological, immunohistochemical and electrophysiological study
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Source: Histochemistry and Cell Biology - February 9, 2008 Tags: Histochemistry and Cell Biology Source Type: info
Lysosomes in iron metabolism, ageing and apoptosis
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Source: Histochemistry and Cell Biology - February 8, 2008 Tags: Histochemistry and Cell Biology Source Type: info
Islet β-cell area and hormone expression are unaltered in Huntington’s disease
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Source: Histochemistry and Cell Biology - February 8, 2008 Tags: Histochemistry and Cell Biology Source Type: info
Episode 1: The science of social networks
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Source: Harvard Medical Labcast - February 7, 2008 Authors: Harvard Medical School Office of Public Affairs Source Type: info
In This Issue
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Source: Journal of Clinical Investigation - February 6, 2008 Source Type: info
The NMR structure of the NIPP1 FHA domain.
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Source: Journal of Bimolecular NMR - February 6, 2008 Authors: Kumeta H, Ogura K, Adachi S, Fujioka Y, Tanuma K, Kikuchi K, Inagaki F Tags: J Biomol NMR Source Type: info
Determinants of changes in blood glucose response to short-term exercise training in patients with type 2 diabetes
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Source: Clinical Science - February 6, 2008 Authors: Matthew D Hordern, Louise M Cooney, Elaine M Beller, Johannes B Prins, Thomas H Marwick, Jeff S Coombes Source Type: info
Rho GTPases mediated integrin αvβ3 activation in sphingosine-1-phosphate stimulated chemotaxis of endothelial cells
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Source: Histochemistry and Cell Biology - February 5, 2008 Tags: Histochemistry and Cell Biology Source Type: info
A Mechanistic Investigation of the Algae Growth "Droop" Model.
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Source: Acta Biotheoretica - February 5, 2008 Authors: Lemesle V, Mailleret L Tags: Acta Biotheor Source Type: info
Importance of the high molecular weight isoform of adiponectin in improved insulin sensitivity with rosiglitazone treatment in HIV disease
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Source: Clinical Science - February 5, 2008 Authors: Saima Qurashi, Dennis C Mynarcik, Margaret A McNurlan, Hongshik Ahn, Robert Ferris, Marie C Gelato Source Type: info
HIV positive patients treated with protease inhibitors have vascular changes resembling those observed in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
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Source: Clinical Science - February 5, 2008 Authors: John Lekakis, Sotirios Tsiodras, Ignatios Ikonomidis, John Palios, Garyfalia Poulakou, Loukianos Rallidis, Anastasia Antoniadou, Periklis Panagopoulos, Antonios Papadopoulos, Helen Giamarellou, Dimitrios T Kremastinos Source Type: info
The Double Nucleation Model for Sickle Cell Haemoglobin Polymerization: Full Integration and Comparison with Experimental Data.
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Source: Acta Biotheoretica - February 5, 2008 Authors: Medkour T, Ferrone F, Galactéros F, Hannaert P Tags: Acta Biotheor Source Type: info
Imaging Oxygen Distribution in Marine Sediments. The Importance of Bioturbation and Sediment Heterogeneity.
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Source: Acta Biotheoretica - February 5, 2008 Authors: Pischedda L, Poggiale JC, Cuny P, Gilbert F Tags: Acta Biotheor Source Type: info
Multipotent adult progenitor cells sustain function of ischemic limbs in mice
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Source: Journal of Clinical Investigation - February 2, 2008 Source Type: info
The aryl hydrocarbon receptor repressor is a putative tumor suppressor gene in multiple human cancers
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Source: Journal of Clinical Investigation - February 2, 2008 Source Type: info
Molecular targets for tendon neoformation
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Source: Journal of Clinical Investigation - February 2, 2008 Source Type: info
Claudin-16 and claudin-19 interact and form a cation-selective tight junction complex
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Source: Journal of Clinical Investigation - February 2, 2008 Source Type: info
PPAR{alpha} activation is essential for HCV core protein-induced hepatic steatosis and hepatocellular carcinoma in mice
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Source: Journal of Clinical Investigation - February 2, 2008 Source Type: info
Physiological systems under pressure
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Source: Journal of Clinical Investigation - February 2, 2008 Source Type: info
SOD1 mutations disrupt redox-sensitive Rac regulation of NADPH oxidase in a familial ALS model
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Source: Journal of Clinical Investigation - February 2, 2008 Source Type: info
Two tales concerning skeletal muscle
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Source: Journal of Clinical Investigation - February 2, 2008 Source Type: info
A calculated response: control of inflammation by the innate immune system
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Source: Journal of Clinical Investigation - February 2, 2008 Source Type: info
Loss of PIP5KI{gamma}, unlike other PIP5KI isoforms, impairs the integrity of the membrane cytoskeleton in murine megakaryocytes
