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Validation of the Combs-Goeser in vitro procedure to test if it improves repeatability and precision of neutral detergent fiber (NDF) digestibility measurements to allow improved near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) calibration
(2009)
Abstract: More precise and accurate estimates of NDF digestibility (NDFD) are needed to better predict forage energy utilization by dairy cattle. Currently, NDFD measurement accuracy and repeatability are weak due to two ...
The role of offspring in mitigating extreme stress in lactating female mice
(2009)
Mothers of many species find great comfort in their offspring, which in turn has been found to alleviate mild stress in the mother. In the face of a life-threatening event, however, do offspring still act as effective ...
Neuronal lysosome permeabilization dynamics in ischemia
(2009)
The mechanism in which lysosomes are damaged by free radicals during neuronal ischemia is examined in rat hippocampus. There are two hypotheses. The free radicals can degrade the lysosome membrane through liquefaction; all ...
Going from embryo to adult: How zebrafish zic genes are regulated during development
(2009)
This project aims to further our understanding of developmental genetics by identifying unknown transcription factor binding sites that play an important role in regulating zic2a, a gene required for proper neural development ...
Large scale production of stable hemolymph juvenile hormone binding protein
(2009)
To better understand the pathways of the insect juvenile hormone (JH) action, milligram amounts of pure hemolymph juvenile hormone binding protein (hJHBP) are required. Hence the goal of this study is to scale up the system ...
Pilot screen for second site suppressors of wstd
(2009)
Triosephosphate isomerase (TPI) loss of function (wstd), in flies has been shown to have increases in methylglyoxal and advanced glycation end products (AGEs) which have also been found in increased levels in diseases ...
Probing the chemistry in the active site of P4H
(2009)
Prolyl 4-hydroxylase (P4H), a mononuclear, non-heme FeII, 2-oxoglutarate and O2 dependent enzyme, plays an integral role in the biosynthesis of collagen. It catalyzes the post-translational hydroxylation of proline residues ...
TRPV1 mediates matrix metalloproteinase expression in spinal cord injury-induced chronic neuropathic pain
(2009)
Neuropathic pain (NP) is common following spinal cord injury (SCI). Evidence exists for the involvement of many processes in NP development following SCI (Cain et al, 2007). Our past studies identified increased expression ...
Matching between dietary preferences and digestive capacity in passerine birds
(2009)
It has been argued that evolutionary shifts in diet preferences are paired with changes in digestive physiology, including digestive enzyme activities. For example, a previous study in birds (Martinez del Rio 1990) found ...
Preneoplastic Lesion Growth in B6.Hcs7C3H 219R8 Congenic Hepatocarcinogen-Sensitive Mus musculus
(2009)
A region of mouse Chromosome 1, called the Hcs7 locus, is involved in the susceptibility to liver carcinogenesis in the inbred mouse strain, C3H/HeJ (C3H). Linkage analysis of a cross between C3H and a strain that is ...