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Sex Steroid Regulation of Vasopressin Levels Secreted by hNT Neurons*

...H mRNA in rats. 7 In addition, the density of ADH nerve fibers ishigher in male rats than in female rats. 8 ADH nerve-fiber density canbe reduced by castration and restored to normal density following testosteronereplacement therapy. 9 hNT Neurons and Alzheimers Disease Another topic in neurogenerativ...

RT-PCR Primers for the Study of Apoptosis

... as a member of the tumornecrosis factor (TNF) and nerve growth factor (NGF) receptor family. When theFas ligand binds to Fas, the death pathway of the target cell is initiated. 3 Cases of both up-regulation and down-regulation of the Fas system have beenidentified; such regulation characterizes Fas-mediat...

The QIAGEN Guide to Animal Cell Culture

...growth factors such as epidermal growth factor and nerve growth factor) to attach to the cell culture vessel and proliferate. Tip - Media, serum, and supplements should be tested for sterility before use by incubation of a small aliquot at 37C for 48 hours. If microbial grow...

Your Data: Silencing Neural Cell Adhesion Genes with In Vitro Transcribed siRNAs

...y two genes that are involved in nerve cell adhesion. These researchers sought to determi... transfected individually into the nerve cell line B103, and the protein expression levels of both genes were monitored by ...

RNArticles: Keeping RNA Intact Prior to RNA Isolation - RNAlater

...rom arteries (and to remove contaminating adipose, nerve and connective tissue) since they function differently under normal conditions and respond differently to drugs. The time required for such intricate dissection and the high levels of ...

Commercial Plasmid Preparation Methods Yield DNA With Different Transfection Capabilities

...7) Geschwind, M. D., et al., Transfer of the nerve growth factor gene into cell lines and cultured neurons using a defective herpes simplex virus vector. Transfer of the NGF gene into cells by a HSV-1 vector, Brain Res. Mol. Brain Res., 24 , 327335 (1994) Heid, C. A., ...

Development of an adrenergic α2a receptor binding assay using the LEADseeker Multimodality Imaging System

...ation, and neurotransmitter release at sympathetic nerve endings (1). They consist of three highly homologo...ype modulates neurotransmission at lower levels of nerve activity (2). The α 2c receptor is distinguishable from α 2a and α 2b receptors...

Laser Capture Microdissection (LCM) and Expression Profiling of Long-Range Projection Neurons

...tes within each nucleus, to ensure coverage of all nerve endings projecting from neurons in the HVC to these brain regions. 2. After allowing 3-7 days for retrograde transport of the tracers, birds were sacrificed by decapitation and their brains quickly dissected. RNAlater was applied to the surfac...

Medical College team seeks stem cell patent

...desirable characteristics that could lead to local nerve replacement and re-myelination, or restoration of nerve pathways. According to the Medical College, neural crest stem cells generate a variety of cell typ...

Wisconsin firms urged to pursue federal SBIR dollars

...y don't support any business that doesn't have the nerve to respond to program solicitations and seek Phase I and/or Phase II funding. That point is not lost on Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett , a former Congressman, who said areas of Wisconsin outside of Madison have to more aggressively go after federal ...

Biotech firm has strokes, Alzheimer's in its sights

...to a loss of calcium-binding proteins that protect nerve cells, a natural process of aging. For those who are susceptible to Alzheimer's or Parkinson's, that loss is much more pronounced. "All of the cells in your body are programmed to die," Underwood explained. "This is one way in which they do." Busi...

How to relate to likes of Ballmer, Jobs, and Ellison

...he suggests they be more aware of their employee's nerve endings, and build some delay into their business structure. In other words, temper your sense of urgency. While this character type often drives technological innovation, there are no technological tools for building and maintaining business relati...

Can we prevent Web 2.0 from being a bubble?

... caught off guard nearly when one start-up had the nerve to suggest that their software is so valuable that customers ought to pay to use it. I agreed. Surely, there will be clever ways in which revenues will be generated and shared among so-called Web 2.0 companies, and the best of these will endure what...

Better collaboration urged to further Wisconsin biotech

...an clinical trials next year of a method to regrow nerve cells in the spinal cord, DeVol said. Irene Hrusovsky, WBMDA president and president and CEO of Madison-based EraGen Biosciences, called DeVol's study "real sophisticated and very credible." Tim Keane, director of the Marquette Golden Angel Netwo...

Researchers report development of embryonic stem cells without destroying embryo

... to generate all the cell types of body, including nerve cells, bone, and beating heart." "Ultimately the goal of stem cell research is to provide new treatments for what are now incurable diseases," added Michael West, president and chief scientific officer at Advanced Cell Technology. Julie John and L...

New battery technology helps stimulate nerves

...nce. "The idea is that whenever you have a broken nerve connection, you can supply the electrical impulse to complete the circuit," West explains. The microstimulator was developed by a consortium including UW-Madison's Organosilicon Research Center, Argonne National Laboratory, Advanced Bionics Corp., t...

Cellular Dynamics getting $2 million in Wisconsin financing

...n cell types, such as heart cells, liver cells and nerve cells, do not survive well or reproduce outside a living human, making it impractical to use human cells to screen drug candidates in a laboratory. To subsitute, testing is done on live animals or animal cells, even though animal cells do not always ...

Human stem cells called great opportunity for drug discovery

...entists this summer announced the creation of pure nerve stem cells from human embryonic stem cells, with the hope expressed that such new cells could help scientists find treatments for diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. In Scotland, University of Edinburgh professor Austin Smith told the BBC t...

UW-Madison rat experiment could lead to stem-cell treatment for ALS

...States are diagnosed with ALS. The disease attacks nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord; as motor neurons progressively die, the brain cannot initiate and control muscle movement. The UW-Madison researchers tackled several technical barriers trying to ensure that the progenitor cells correctly gathere...

Madison high-school student wins Intel prize

...for a device that detects toxic substances such as nerve gas. Intel narrowed the field from 1,600 submissions. Second and third place were won with a way to measure the velocity of particles in an accelarator and research on DNA-binding proteins....

Stem-cell research gets grant from M.J. Fox Foundation

...treat spinal cord injuries and combat degenerative nerve conditions like ALS, or Lou Gehrigs disease. Read more about the recent breakthrough in neural stem-cell research. The Cell Line II program was developed by the Fox Foundation to support research on dopamine-producing neurons that can counter ...

Mental research at UW-Madison could correct disabilities

...y suited to aid the brain because of its sensitive nerve fibers and ability to maintain electrical impulses, meaning that the right training lets it serve as an outlet to the brain. Robert Beckman, CEO of Wicab, told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Tuesday that the company is currently raising money fro...

WARF licenses patents for new glaucoma drug treatment

...ula meshwork. Too much pressure damages the optic nerve at the back of the eye, resulting in the eventual loss of vision. The drug being evaluated induces changes in the trabecula meshwork that will allow fluid drainage from the eye and reduce pressure from excess fluid buildup. Under the terms of the ag...

Life Sciences: Wisconsin- The Smart Choice

...undamental activities in cells, such as generating nerve impulses, coordinating movement, and controlling growth and metabolism. Proteins are produced by genes, and by examining proteins scientists can understand how genetic factors contribute to disease. Scientists in MCWs Proteomics Center are developing...

Social networks: Readers respond

Few topics of this newsletter hit a nerve as sharply as social networking has. In fact, I get more mail when I write on this topic than I seem to receive on all other topics combined. (Something I suppose I should keep in mind when things get a little lonely in my office.) Last week, I wrot...

Americas Third Coast nurtures biotechnology

...tect occupational exposure to similar compounds or nerve poisons like saran. In addition, Platypus is developing prototype assays to detect viruses with liquid crystals. The detection system is rapid and sensitive, and no labels, probes, enzymes, or radioactivity are needed. We can pattern a one-inch by ...