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Characterization Of The Vasoactivity Of Tachykinins In Isolated Rat Kidney: Functional Studies And In Vitro Receptor Autoradiography, Yuejin Chen
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Although tachykinins have potent vascular actions, their effect on renal resistance blood vessels is currently unknown. The vasoactive properties of tachykinins and related analogs were assessed in isolated perfused rat kidney. At a basal perfusion pressure (PP) of 75 $\pm$ 6 mm Hg (n = 5), bolus injections of substance P (SP) had no significant vasoactive effect. Following a sustained increase in baseline PP (134 $\pm$ 10 mm Hg) produced by phenylephrine (1 $\mu$M), SP evoked a dose-dependent increase in PP. The largest dose of SP increased PP by 60 $\pm$ 5 mm Hg. The vasoconstrictor response to SP was …
Sin, Sex, And Segregation : A Study Of Childhood, Gender, And Creativity In Lillian Smith's Strange Fruit, Andrea Denise Lively
Sin, Sex, And Segregation : A Study Of Childhood, Gender, And Creativity In Lillian Smith's Strange Fruit, Andrea Denise Lively
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Raptor Use Of The Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Richard Wayne Hansen
Raptor Use Of The Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Richard Wayne Hansen
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Raptors are high trophic-level predators, and thus sensitive to environmental change. I conducted a basic ecological study of raptors using the Idaho National Environmental Laboratory (INEL), in southeastern Idaho, between 1991 and 1993 to assess effects of human activity on the site. Results were compared to previous raptor studies conducted on the INEL from 1974-1976 and in 1982, as well as with studies of rough-legged hawks, long-eared owls, and burrowing owls conducted during the late 1970’s and early 1980’s. Road-side raptor surveys were conducted from January through May in 1992 and 1993. Principle species recorded were rough-legged hawks, red-tailed hawks, …
Risk Assessment In Insects : Behavioral Response To Acoustic Stimuli, Hamilton Ellis Farris
Risk Assessment In Insects : Behavioral Response To Acoustic Stimuli, Hamilton Ellis Farris
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Release Of Bovine Serum Albumin In Preformed Porous Microspheres Of Poly (L) Lactic Acid : A Mechanistic Analysis, Navneet Puri
Release Of Bovine Serum Albumin In Preformed Porous Microspheres Of Poly (L) Lactic Acid : A Mechanistic Analysis, Navneet Puri
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Metabolic Responses Of White And Black Females During Rest, Exercise And Recovery, Melinda Wells Lundy
Metabolic Responses Of White And Black Females During Rest, Exercise And Recovery, Melinda Wells Lundy
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Design And Synthesis Of Photoreactive (9'-Azido-)Taxol : A Probe For Establishing The Taxol Binding Site, A. (Arindam) Chatterjee
Design And Synthesis Of Photoreactive (9'-Azido-)Taxol : A Probe For Establishing The Taxol Binding Site, A. (Arindam) Chatterjee
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Analysis Of Trace Constituent Emissions From Wood Combustion By X-Ray Powder Diffraction Methods, Robert S. Gurley
Analysis Of Trace Constituent Emissions From Wood Combustion By X-Ray Powder Diffraction Methods, Robert S. Gurley
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I Language Want : Authorizing Femininity In Seventeenth-Century Women's Verse, Catharine Emma Gray
I Language Want : Authorizing Femininity In Seventeenth-Century Women's Verse, Catharine Emma Gray
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Parental Correlates Of Socially Neglected, Rejected And Average Children : A Laboratory Study, Diane Zulime Franz
Parental Correlates Of Socially Neglected, Rejected And Average Children : A Laboratory Study, Diane Zulime Franz
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The Synthesis Of Donor- - Sulfide And Acceptor- - Sulfide Organic Molecules With Same Length Sigma Spacers, Lei Cai
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A Comparative Analysis Of The Roles Portrayed By Women In Magazine Advertisements / By Deborah Sue Quarles, Deborah Sue Quarles
A Comparative Analysis Of The Roles Portrayed By Women In Magazine Advertisements / By Deborah Sue Quarles, Deborah Sue Quarles
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Biodegradation Of Azo Dyes By Bacterial Isolate C-7, Raja Mazumder
Biodegradation Of Azo Dyes By Bacterial Isolate C-7, Raja Mazumder
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Emulsification And Degradation Of Crude-Oil By A Rhodococcus Erythropolis, Scott Allen Bailey
Emulsification And Degradation Of Crude-Oil By A Rhodococcus Erythropolis, Scott Allen Bailey
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The Synthesis Of Six Disulfide-Functionalized Quinone-Type Electron Acceptors For Use In Self-Assembled Monolayers On Gold Surfaces, Shixia Feng
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Influence Of Non-Specific Binding On Antigen-Antibody Binding Kinetics : Biosensor Applications, Zhanchi Chen
Influence Of Non-Specific Binding On Antigen-Antibody Binding Kinetics : Biosensor Applications, Zhanchi Chen
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Responses Of Aquatic Invertebrates To A Nonionic Surfactant In Laboratory And Model Stream Mesocosm Exposures, William Barry Gillespie Jr.
Responses Of Aquatic Invertebrates To A Nonionic Surfactant In Laboratory And Model Stream Mesocosm Exposures, William Barry Gillespie Jr.
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The Effect Of Covalent Attachment Of Ethidium To Dna On The Catalytic Cycle Of Topoisomerase Ii, Adam Geoffrey Marx
The Effect Of Covalent Attachment Of Ethidium To Dna On The Catalytic Cycle Of Topoisomerase Ii, Adam Geoffrey Marx
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Co-Sensitization Of Dopamine And Serotonin Receptors Occurs In The Absence Of A Change In The Dopamine D1 Receptor Complex After A Neonatal 6-Ohda Lesion, Li Gong
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To test whether SKF 38393 could ontogenetically sensitize dopamine (DA) D$\sb1$ receptors and whether this sensitization would be associated with biochemical changes, intact and neonatal 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA)-lesioned rats (200 $\mu$g i.c.v.) were treated daily from birth with SKF 38393 (3.0 mg/kg i.p. x 28 days) or its vehicle. In DA D$\sb1$ neonatally sensitized 6-OHDA rats, enhanced locomotor responses were observed with the first SKF 38393 challenge dose (3.0 mg/kg i.p.) at 6 weeks. This response increased further with weekly SKF 38393 treatments. Enhanced stereotyped behaviors were seen in both lesioned and sensitized rats at 8 weeks. There was no change …
A Characterization Of Extractable, Hydroxylated Fatty Acid Bearing Components In Legionella Pneumophila, Jonathan R. Lane
A Characterization Of Extractable, Hydroxylated Fatty Acid Bearing Components In Legionella Pneumophila, Jonathan R. Lane
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Extraction of the lipids of Legionella pneumophila yields phases unlike those produced from other Gram-negative bacteria. A viscous interface forms between the aqueous (wash) and organic phases. More than half of the hydroxylated fatty acids were found distributed between the aqueous phase and the interfacial material, fractions in which such constituents have not been reported in other Gram-negative species. It was further observed that after the material from the aqueous/interfacial phase was dissolved in methanol or chloroform/methanol (2:1 (V/V)), the addition of acetone would create a white, flocculent precipitate. Analyses showed that the supernatant contained fatty acids that were nonhydroxylated …
Nitric Oxide Production: A Mechanism For Inhibition Of Chlamydia Trachomatis Replication, Bojun Chen
Nitric Oxide Production: A Mechanism For Inhibition Of Chlamydia Trachomatis Replication, Bojun Chen
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Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) replicates in macrophages, but is inhibited by IFN-$\gamma$ or LPS. IFN-$\gamma$ and/or LPS induced nitrite production in mouse peritoneal macrophages, macrophage cell lines (RAW264.7 and J774A.1) and McCoy cells. Kinetic studies indicated that peak production occurred 48 hours post-treatment. CT infection itself was insufficient to induce nitrite production, but resulted in enhancement of nitrite production in IFN-$\gamma$-treated cells. Treatment with IFN-$\gamma$ or LPS resulted in significant inhibition of CT replication in these cells. Strong correlation between nitrite production and inhibition of CT replication was observed in RAW264.7 and J774A.1 cells (correlation coefficients: $-$0.93 and $-$0.94, p $<$ 0.001). N$\sp{\rm g}$- monomethyl-L-arginine (L-NMMA) specifically inhibited nitrite production and partially reversed inhibition of CT replication in macrophage cell lines. NOS mRNA was measured in RAW264.7 cells by Northern blot and Dot blot hybridization. Strong correlation between NOS mRNA expression and inhibition of CT replication (correlation coefficient: $-$0.97, p $<$ 0.05) was observed. Anti-TNF-$\alpha$ antibody completely neutralized the biological activity of TNF-$\alpha$ secreted by LPS-treated RAW264.7 cells, yet the antibody neither reduced nitrite production nor restored CT replication. Combination of the antibody and L-NMMA significantly enhanced restoration of CT replication. In peritoneal macrophages, inhibition of CT replication induced by IFN-$\gamma$ was partially restored by L-NMMA or anti-TNF-$\alpha$ antibody. In McCoy cells, inhibition of CT replication induced by IFN-$\gamma$ and LPS was not significantly restored by L-NMMA. Great restoration of CT replication by 1 mM L-NMMA was observed in LPS-treated J774A.1 cells (31%), but not in IFN-$\gamma$-treated cells (5%). Our data indicate that (1) NO production is one of the mechanisms for inhibition of CT replication in IFN-$\gamma$-activated peritoneal macrophages and RAW264.7 cells; (2) NO plays a significant role in CT inhibition in LPS-treated macrophage cell lines, but not peritoneal macrophages; (3) TNF-$\alpha$ may be associated with inhibition, but the mechanism(s) may not involve NO production; (4) NO production may not be the mechanism for CT inhibition in McCoy cells treated with IFN-$\gamma$ and LPS.
Enhanced Renal Sympathetic And Cardiovascular Responses To Substance P In Hypertension, Gregory W. Lindsay
Enhanced Renal Sympathetic And Cardiovascular Responses To Substance P In Hypertension, Gregory W. Lindsay
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Blood pressure, heart rate, and renal sympathetic nerve responses were measured in 9-13 week old male spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and compared to those in age and sex-matched Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats following intravenous injection of the neuropeptide substance P (SP), the nicotinic stimulant 1,1-dimethyl-4-phenylpiperazinium (DMPP), and the adrenoceptor stimulant norepinephrine (NE). Charles River Sprague-Dawley (CD) rats were used in some studies to develop methodologies. Measurements were made in control rats and also following sinoaortic denervation, pithing, ganglion blockade, or adrenoceptor blockade. Responses were evaluated in order to determine if ganglion stimulation by SP was enhanced in SHR compared to WKY …
A Molecular Basis For Erythromycin Sensitivity And Resistance In Escherichia Coli, Harold S. Chittum
A Molecular Basis For Erythromycin Sensitivity And Resistance In Escherichia Coli, Harold S. Chittum
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The effect of erythromycin on the 50S ribosomal subunit during cell growth has been extensively investigated. Sucrose density gradient analysis of ribosomes formed in the presence and absence of the drug revealed a 50S specific assembly defect is partially responsible for erythromycin's inhibitory effects on wild type cells. Examination of two erythromycin-resistant mutants of E. coli (N281 and N282) revealed that mutant N281 (L22 mutant) but not N282 (L4 mutant) was assembly defective in the presence of the drug, although only at much higher drug concentrations (300 ug/ml vs. 75 ug/ml for wild type cells). The altered genes from each …
Unusual Structure Of A Human Middle Repetitive Dna, Duminda D. Ratnasinghe
Unusual Structure Of A Human Middle Repetitive Dna, Duminda D. Ratnasinghe
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The L2Hs sequences are a polymorphic, interspersed, middle repetitive DNA family unique to human genomes. Genomic fingerprinting indicates that these DNAs vary from one individual to another and between tissues of the same individual. Sequence analysis reveals that they are AT-rich (76%) and contain many unusual sequence arrangements (palindromes, inverted and direct repeats). These sequence properties confer on the L2Hs elements the potential to fold into non-B-form structures, a characteristic of recombination hot spots. To test this hypothesis carbodiimide, osmium tetroxide and S$\sb1$ nuclease were used as single-strand specific probes to study a recombinant plasmid, pN6.4.39, containing a single L2Hs …
Mechanisms Of T Cell-Mediated Macrophage Activation: Role Of Antigen Specific And Antigen Nonspecific Cognate Interactions, Xiang Tao
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Macrophages play an important role in host antimicrobial immunity and in non-septic inflammatory reactions. Most studies on macrophage activation have focused on the roles of the T cell-produced cytokine, interferon-$\gamma$ (IFN$\gamma)$ and bacterial product, lipopolysaccharide (LPS). T cell-macrophage interaction is a critical step in initiating both specific and nonspecific immune responses to antigenic stimulation. The current study examines the role of cognate T cell-macrophage interaction in activation of macrophage effector functions and induction of macrophage early activation gene expression. Viable resting T$\sb{\rm H}$2 clone cells can activate IFN$\gamma$-primed macrophages to produce reactive nitrogen intermediates (RNI) or express cytostatic activity. The …
Enhancement Of Topoisomerase Ii-Mediated Cleavage By Ethidium : Novel Approach Toward Development Of Topoisomerase Ii Poisons, Hui Zhou
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Writing The Other: Desire, Language, And Sexual Ideology In The Poetry Of William Butler Yeats, Amy Elizabeth Wilson
Writing The Other: Desire, Language, And Sexual Ideology In The Poetry Of William Butler Yeats, Amy Elizabeth Wilson
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Human Lung Mast Cell Tryptase Isozymes: Separation And Examination Of Structural And Functional Differences, Susan S. Little
Human Lung Mast Cell Tryptase Isozymes: Separation And Examination Of Structural And Functional Differences, Susan S. Little
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Tryptases are trypsin-like enzymes found in mast cell granules. Although in vivo substrates have not been positively identified, tryptases cleave a limited number of potential physiological substrates in vitro, including high molecular weight kininogen (HMWK) and vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP). Purified human lung mast cell tryptase (HLT) apparently exists as a tetramer with an M$\sb{\rm r}$ of 135-144 kDa by gel filtration, whereas SDS-PAGE yielded two bands of M$\sb{\rm r}$ 29 Kda and 33 Kda. Tryptases are resistant to inhibition by most natural trypsin inhibitors and display some affinity for heparin. The existence of tryptase isozymes has been implied from …
Probing Protein-Protein Interactions Among Proteins Of A Nonaggregated Fatty Acid Synthetase From Euglena Gracilis Variety Bacillaris, Sande G. Williams
Probing Protein-Protein Interactions Among Proteins Of A Nonaggregated Fatty Acid Synthetase From Euglena Gracilis Variety Bacillaris, Sande G. Williams
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Enoyl-acyl carrier protein (ACP) reductase from chloroplast nonaggregated fatty acid synthetase (FAS) of Euglena gracilis variety bacillaris was purified to a single band on a denaturing polyacrylamide gel. The enzyme was partially characterized with respect to substrate specificity, reduced nucleotide requirement, and the effect of ACP and Ca$\sp{++}$ on enzyme activity. Antibodies against the purified protein were raised in hens and isolated from eggs. ACP was purified from Euglena in yields of about 1mg/100g (wet weight) of cells. Antibodies were raised against the purified protein. ACP antibodies inhibited the Euglena chloroplast FAS using Euglena or E. coli ACP as a …
The Circumplex Model: A Method Of Discovering Church Typologies, Eric Lynnon Cupp
The Circumplex Model: A Method Of Discovering Church Typologies, Eric Lynnon Cupp
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This thesis examines the amount of cohesion and the level of adaptability present among members of the Eastern Hills Church of Christ. Given this information, the members of the congregation were asked a single question to gauge their level of satisfaction with the church. The Eastern Hills Church of Christ is a diverse group, comprised from two churches in Athens, Texas, plus many people who have moved in from metropolitan areas. The objective of this project is to empirically test the factors of cohesion and adaptability and to use that information to find the typology of the congregation. The typological …