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Full-Text Articles in Cell Anatomy
Comparing Digit Morphology Of An Arboreal Salamander With Potential Competitors, Eric Hugh Diefenbacher
Comparing Digit Morphology Of An Arboreal Salamander With Potential Competitors, Eric Hugh Diefenbacher
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Green Salamanders (Aneides aeneus) are the only salamanders in West Virginia to exhibit an arboreal lifestyle. The focus of this study was to determine the cellular anatomy of the distal digit structures and how these structures may influence climbing ability. Comparative histology, comparative morphometrics, and comparative osteology of Green Salamanders, Cumberland Plateau Salamanders (Plethodon kentucki), and Slimy Salamanders (Plethodon glutinosus), were also used to determine if Cumberland Plateau Salamanders had the potential to compete with Green Salamanders for arboreal habitats. Histologically, Cumberland Plateau Salamanders had cell layer thickening similar to that of Green Salamanders. Morphometrically, Green Salamanders and Cumberland Plateau …
Chmp1 Is Implicated In The Development Of Pancreatic Tumor Via The Retinoic Acid Signaling Pathway, Juliana Adedayo Akinsete
Chmp1 Is Implicated In The Development Of Pancreatic Tumor Via The Retinoic Acid Signaling Pathway, Juliana Adedayo Akinsete
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
In the present study, we investigated the involvement of Chmp1 (Chromatin ModifyingProtein 1/Charged Multivesicular body Protein 1) in the development of mousepancreatic acinar tumor cell line. CRL 2151 cell line was transfected with Chmp1/CS2vector to compare growth, morphology and expression of Chmp1, p53 and pp53 (ser37) with control-transfected cells. CRL 2151 cells were treated with all-trans retinoicacid (ATRA) to compare growth, morphology and expression of Chmp1 and p53 withcontrol-treated cells. Strabismus was used as control. Results showed inhibition ofgrowth but no morphological change in transfected cells. Western blot analysis showedthat Chmp1 transfection upregulated the expression of p53, pp53 and Stbm …
Mitochondrial 16s Rrna Gene As A Tool For Scorpion Systematics, Mark D. Barker
Mitochondrial 16s Rrna Gene As A Tool For Scorpion Systematics, Mark D. Barker
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
The use of morphological analysis in the classification and phylogeny of scorpions often has led to confusion and controversy. In order to clarify these problems other character sets should be considered for analysis. One such tool is the use of molecular comparisons between organisms. This study used a section of the mitochondrial 16S ribosomal RNA gene. This technique was applied to investigate four scorpion genera belonging to three families: Hadruru, Anuroctonus (luridae), Euscorpius (Euscorpiidae), and Centruroides (Buthidae). Total DNA was extracted with a standard phenol/chloroform method; a gene of interest was amplified using PCR; and resulting DNA sequence analysis was …
The Role Of Retinoids And Protein Kinase C In Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation And Function, Shaoshan Wang
The Role Of Retinoids And Protein Kinase C In Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation And Function, Shaoshan Wang
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
The structural and functional changes in the arterial wall of humans and animals accompany the development of hypertension and atherosclerosis. Hence, great interest exists in the mechanisms that govern vascular smooth muscle cell contraction and proliferation. Rat aortic rings maintained in organ culture show a significant loss of contractility; whereas, vascular smooth muscle cells in culture quickly dedifferentiate into a secretory phenotype with a marked capacity for proliferation. The addition of all-trans retinoic acid (RA) and retinol to the plasma-containing medium preserved the contractile response of cultured vessels. Removal of endothelium prior to culture abolished these effects. All-trans retinoic acid …
Molecular Mapping Of The Fatty (F) (Formerly Corpulent) Gene In The La/N Rat Obesity Model, Kenneth G. Butz
Molecular Mapping Of The Fatty (F) (Formerly Corpulent) Gene In The La/N Rat Obesity Model, Kenneth G. Butz
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
The LA/N-corpulent (cp) rat obesity model was a congenic rat strain developed at the National Institutes of Health by C. T. Hansen . The LA/N-cp rat originated from breeding the Koletsky rat, possessing the corpulent gene, with the normotensive LA/N inbred rat. The autosomal recessive single gene mutation, cp, produces obesity with hyperphagia, hyperinsulinemia and elevated activities of liver and skeletal muscle lipogenic enzymes in the LA/N-cp rat model. The Zucker-fatty mutation, which was mapped to rat chromosome , resulted in a comparable, but not identical obesity syndrome. Breeding experiments by Yen et al …
The Regulation Of Glucose Transport In Cultured Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells By Angiotensin Ii And Glucose, Leslie Ann Quinn
The Regulation Of Glucose Transport In Cultured Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells By Angiotensin Ii And Glucose, Leslie Ann Quinn
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
Glucose transport was assessed in vascular smooth muscle (VSM) cells by measuring the uptake of a radiolabeled non-metabolizable glucose analog, [3H]-2-deoxglucose. VSM cells, isolated from rat aortae by enzymatic digestion, were maintained in culture in Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium supplemented with 10% newborn calf serum at 37°C with 5% CO2 and air. Angiotensin II (AU) increased glucose transport by 84%. Significant stimulation occurred by two hours of exposure with the maximum effect being observed between six and eight hours. All effects were concentration dependent with a threshold response being detected at 0.1 nM. All-stimulated transport was blocked by an AU …
Use Of The (3)H-Tetracycline Rat Model In The Study Of Skeletal Compartmentalization And Metabolism Of Calcium In The Maturing Male And Female Rat And The Role Of The Skeleton In Calcium Homeostasis In The Adolescent Male Rat, Darrin Lee Demoss
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
The (3)H-tetracycline bone labeling procedure was employed to monitor bone resorption from urinary loss curves in male and female rats of various ages. In addition, whole body dry skeletal mass and the loss of (3)H-tetracycline from individual bones was determined. It was found that the dry skeletal mass/body mass ratio of 24-week-old females was 30-40% greater than that for males. The urinary loss of (3)H-tetracycline was described by a double exponential equation indicating the presence of two distinct and independent exchangeable bone compartments. Both compartments decrease in size with age, but their label loss activities were different. The label loss …