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An Assessment Of Bsa Protein Hydrogel Biocompatibility In The Vertebrate Intestinal Tract, Ryan Joseph Garde
An Assessment Of Bsa Protein Hydrogel Biocompatibility In The Vertebrate Intestinal Tract, Ryan Joseph Garde
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The fields of biomedicine and pharmacology have a mission to design methods to treat disease while minimizing adverse side effects using novel drug delivery systems. In developing new therapeutic systems, it is crucial to test that drug delivery systems target pathological cells and tissue and is non-toxic in healthy tissue. One promising method for targeted drug delivery is the use of hydrogels as carriers. Here, we studied the effects of bovine serum albumin (BSA) hydrogel consumption to assess the potential for hydrogel use in treating intestinal disease via oral administration. We investigated intestinal architecture and cell populations following hydrogel treatments …
Lorelei Localization And Ovule Ultrastructure In Arabidopsis Thaliana, Juleen May Dickson
Lorelei Localization And Ovule Ultrastructure In Arabidopsis Thaliana, Juleen May Dickson
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Communication between the male and female gametophyte is vital to successful fertilization during sexual reproduction in plants. One of the proteins known to be important for communication between the male and female gametophyte is LORELEI (LRE). Several studies have shown that there are defects in pollen tube guidance and synergid degeneration, however this is the first study that shows that cell wall thickness in the female gametophyte may also be affected. Previous confocal studies have documented that LRE is present both in the filiform apparatus and found in puncta throughout the cytoplasm. This study confirmed this, but our studies suggest …
Molecular Mechanisms Mediating Morphogenesis Of The Basal Epithelial Tissue Fold During Midbrain-Hindbrain Boundary Formation In Zebrafish, Mike Roger Visetsouk
Molecular Mechanisms Mediating Morphogenesis Of The Basal Epithelial Tissue Fold During Midbrain-Hindbrain Boundary Formation In Zebrafish, Mike Roger Visetsouk
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ABSTRACT
MOLECULAR MECHANISMS MEDIATING MORPHOGENESIS OF THE BASAL EPITHELIAL TISSUE FOLD DURING MIDBRAIN-HINDBRAIN BOUNDARY FORMATION IN ZEBRAFISH
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Mike Roger Visetsouk
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2019
Under the Supervision of Jennifer H. Gutzman, PhD
The formation of a fully functional organism requires the morphogenesis of cell and tissue structures during development. It is important to understand the mechanisms that mediate morphogenesis, since cell and tissue structures are crucial to physiological function. Here, we studied basal epithelial tissue folding as a model to determine the mechanisms of morphogenesis. We investigated a highly conserved basal tissue fold known as the midbrain-hindbrain boundary …