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Mitochondrial polymorphisms and susceptibility to type 2 diabetes-related traits in Finns
(Springer-Verlag, 2005-11)
Mitochondria play an integral role in ATP production in cells and are involved in glucose metabolism and insulin secretion, suggesting that variants in the mitochondrial genome may contribute to diabetes susceptibility. ...
Nonparametric methods for analyzing replication origins in genomewide data
(Springer-Verlag, 2005-01)
Due to the advent of high-throughput genomic technology, it has become possible to monitor cellular activities on a genomewide basis. With these new methods, scientists can begin to address important biological questions. ...
Methanol, formaldehyde, and sodium formate exposure in rat and mouse conceptuses: A potential role of the visceral yolk sac in embryotoxicity
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2005-02)
BACKGROUND Methanol (CH 3 OH) is believed to be teratogenic based on rodent studies. The mouse is more sensitive than the rat, but mechanisms of toxicity and identification of teratogenic metabolites are uncertain. METHODS ...
A multicentered comparison of measurements obtained with microtip and external water pressure transducers
(Springer Verlag; International Urogynecology Journal, 2005-11-12)
This study compared simultaneous intravesical pressure readings obtained with catheter-mounted microtip transducers and external water pressure transducer catheters during filling cystometry. Women undergoing multichannel ...
Long-term Atmospheric Mercury Wet Deposition at Underhill, Vermont
(Kluwer Academic Publishers; Springer Science+Business Media, Inc., 2005-03)
Section 112(m) of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments, referred to as the Great Waters Program, mandated an assessment of atmospheric deposition of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) to Lake Champlain. Mercury (Hg) was listed ...
Validity and Reliability of the Modified Manchester Health Questionnaire in Assessing Patients With Fecal Incontinence
(Springer-Verlag; The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, 2005-02)
To date, no measures of fecal incontinence severity or its impact on quality of life have been validated for telephone interview. This study was designed to 1) compare responses of a self-administered and a telephone-administered ...
Drug use, misuse, and the urban environment
(2005)
Urbanization is probably the single most important demographic shift world-wide throughout the past and the new century and
represents a sentinel change from how most of the world’s population has lived for the past several ...