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A gene's first 'kiss' sets off that affair known as puberty

...searchers looked to the nonhuman primate, the only animal with a reproductive system in common with the human's. The onset of puberty becomes official when gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) is secreted and sets off a chain reaction of chemical messages. Inside the hypothalamus, nerve cells release GnRH...

Wisconsin scientists grow critical nerve cells

... humans. "We cannot simply translate studies from animal to humans," says Zhang. The next step, Li says, will be to test if the newly generated neurons can communicate with other cells when transplanted into a living animal. The team will first test the neurons in chicken embryos. While the new results a...

It's not all genetic: Common epigenetic problem doubles cancer risk in mice

...ouble IGF2 and the APC mutation should be a useful animal model to evaluate the impact of colon cancer prevention strategies, including dietary interventions and targeted drugs. ...

Fox Chase Cancer Center scientists identify immune-system mutation

...turally occurring defect in Fox Chase's laboratory animal facility in 1997. Known as "helper deficient" or H... affects humans. In addition to providing a unique animal model to study the SCID syndrome, SCID mice have become a highly valuable tool for studying the immu...

Current human embryonic stem cell lines contaminated UCSD/Salk team finds

...wn or derived from laboratory culturesthat contain animal sources of the non-human Neu5Gc molecule. Alltradi...sthat have never been exposed to Neu5Gc-containing animal products ofany kind," the researchers said in the Nature Medicine paper, notingthat none of the sugg...

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Mouse Dopaminergic Neuron Differentiation Kit, 2nd Generation from R&D Systems

...bstantia nigra results in Parkinsons disease. Both animal models and clinical trials have suggested that cell replacement therapies may be effective in treating Parkinsons disease. This approach is limited, however, by the availability of a rich, effective source of neural precursors for DA neuron generatio...

AccuSampler Large Animal from DiLab, Inc.

Large animal systems need to be able to handle larger sample vo... time, and the computer can be located outside the animal room to minimize disruption of physiological parameters during sampling. By selecting variable with...

Smarter Fermentation System Controller for One Vessel from Major Science

...ation : cultivation of microorganisms and human or animal cells...

Automatic Cuff Inflation Pump from IITC Life Science

...20-NW cuff pump is a dedicated cuff pump for small animal noninvasive blood pressure testing. This cuff pump replaces manual inflation and can be used for all IITCs indirect blood pressure test systems for mouse and rat; from single up to multi-channel systems are available. The IITC Model 20-NW cuff pump h...

Spatial Behavior System, Foraging from myNeuroLab.com

ForagingDesigned to reward the animal for foraging behavior.The Spatial Behavior line is...6 moving animals. Software automatically extracts animal positions and records them, but also allows video replay of all or machine-selected events. There a...

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New Kit Generates Exceptionally Pure Total RNA for RT-PCR

...l RNA with undetectable levels of DNA from animal tissues and cultured cells. 2 Eliminate DNA Contamination Fig.1 In Figure 1 , PCR analysis was performed to demonstrate the absence of DNA contamination in RNA isolated from different quantities ...

Innovative Tissue Array Technology for High-Throughput Screening of Gene Expression

... survey, in which all tissues and cell types in an animal species are screened. Traditional sections for whole-animal surveys require approximately 25 to 40 histological slides for complete screening. With each slide requiring preparation and processing that includes staining, labeli...

New Protocols for Isolating High- Molecular-Weight Genomic DNA

...bacteriophage lambda and can be retrieved from the animal by subjecting thegenomic DNA to the specialized in vitro lambda Transpack packagingextract.** ,4 Because the shuttle vector is nearly 50-kb long and ispresent in multiple copies within the genome of the animal, efficient packagingis contingent on ...

Sex Steroid Regulation of Vasopressin Levels Secreted by hNT Neurons*

...ptide vasopressin. As previously demonstrated with animal models, 2,5 hNT neuronal vasopressin synthesis res...le the humanaging brain more closely than previous animal models. Our results show thatthese neurons respond to various sex steroids and to varying concentrat...

Tissue Specificity for Mutation Parallels Tissue Specificity for Cancer

...ed tissues. Tissue specificity isalso a feature of animal model systems. For example, when male mice are exposedto the flame retardant tris(2,3-dibromopropyl)phosphate (TDBP), they contractkidney tumors, and the alkylating agent dimethylnitrosamine predominantlyproduces liver, kidney, and lung tumors. Sex c...

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Zoology

...ogy (since Darwin) Zoology ( Greek zoon = animal and logos = word) is the biological disciplin...rphography until today no one considers a study of animal form of any value which does not include internal structure, histology and embryology in its sco...

Virus

...cular genetics . Because of the complexity of an animal cell genome, viruses have been even more important in studies of animal cells than in studies of bacteria. Numerous studies have demonstrated the utility of animal viruses ...

Vaccine

...riggering immune system recognition) into human or animal cells, of viral or bacterial DNA . These cells then develop immunity against an infectious agent, without the effects other parts of a weakened agent's DNA might have. As of 2003 , DNA vaccination is still experimental, but shows some promising r...

Urea cycle

...cycle of biochemical reactions occurring in many animal organisms that produces urea from ammonia . This cycle, also known as ornithine cycle, was the first metabolic cycle discovered (Krebs and Hensenleit, 1932) Urea is much less toxic than ammonia, therefore organisms which can't easily and quickly ...

Twin

...ing in animals Multiple births are common in many animal species, such as cats , sheep , and ferrets . The incidence of twinning among cattle is about 1-4%, and research is underway to improve the odds of twinning, which can be more profitable for the breeder if complications can be sidestepped or ma...

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Zoology

.... The word zoology comes from Greek -ωο, zoon (" animal "), and λογος, -logy ("study"). Contents ... Full...article >>> Zoology (Greek zoon = animal and logos = word) is the biological discipline which involves the study of animals . Contents 1 Hi...

Xenopus

... Developmental neuroscience uses many different animal models, including the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster , zebrafish Danio rerio, Xenopus laevis tadpoles, and the worm Caenorhabditis elegans. Full article >>> Lancelet Branchio stoma lanceolatum Zebrafish Danio rerio Frogs Xe...

Xanthophyll

...gnosis Diagnosis of a disease by infecting a test animal . Full article >>> accessory pigment s Visible light-absorbing pigment s such as carotenoids and xanthophyll in green plant s and photosynthetic bacteria that trap energy from sunlight and pass it on to "special pairs". Full ar...

X chromosome

...me is one of the two se x chromosome s in many animal species , including mammals (the other is the Y chromosome ). It is a part of the XY sex-determination system and X0 sex-determination system. Contents 1 ... Full article >>> In female mammalian embryo s, the early random inactiv...

Western blotting

... injecting small amounts of the protein into an animal such as a mouse , rabbit, sheep, or donkey. Full article >>> Such antibodies could be used in the high throughput genome wide study of gene product s by immunofluorescence, immunoprecipitation and western blotting , as well a...

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Vaccine to quit smoking?

...brain, where it causes its stimulatory effects. In animal control experiments, the vaccine was effective in preventing brain distribution of nicotine. For India? We need a Beedi Vaccine!...

Cinnamon May Help Diabetics

... and deposits it into cells. In a test tube and in animal studies, the spice appeared to increase glucose metabolism by about 20 times. While it is too soon to recommend the spice as a regular treatment for type 2 diabetes, patients can try adding 1/4-1 teaspoon of cinnamon to their food. The worst that wil...

Endangered species may be successfully cloned in another animal's womb

...me have found a way for the survival of endangered animal species of the world. In a major breakthrough a ...feat has managed to clone cells from an endangered animal (Asian Gaur) and successfully impregnated an Iowa cow with the clone. The scientific journal Cloni...

Vitamin Shields Brittle Bones

...Branch at Galveston, has shown her study using the animal model that Vitamin E may prevent bone loss after menopause as effectively as estrogen. In this study it is shown that female rats that had their ovaries removed and treated with vitamin E had much higher bone densities after eight weeks than the rat...

Hostility can hurt your heart

... and mood changes. Homocysteine is a byproduct of animal protein which is broken down in the bloodstream by B comlex vitamins and folate. Elevated levels of this chemical caused damage to the cells lining the walls of the arteries which contributes to its thickening leading to a block. The study showed th...

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PowerLab/4SP

...range of research applications including human and animal physiology, pharmacology, neurophysiology, biology, zoology, biochemistry, and biomedical engineering. The unit is capable of recording from very slow to very fast speeds (up to 200 000 samples per second continuously to disk), and is compatible with...

PowerLab 2/25

...aching and research use in the fields of human and animal physiology, pharmacology, neurophysiology, biology, zoology, biochemistry and biomedical engineering. The PowerLab 2/25 supports all ADInstruments signal conditioners and transducers. Two Pod ports are featured allowing direct connection to Pod signa...

PowerLab 4/25

...aching and research use in the fields of human and animal physiology, pharmacology, neurophysiology, biology, zoology, biochemistry and biomedical engineering. The PowerLab 4/25 supports all ADInstruments signal conditioners and transducers. Two Pod ports are featured allowing direct connection to Pod signa...

Veris Fundus

...puter screen. This system is especially suited for animal research and retina replacement development as well as objective stimulation area control....

Stereo Fly Test

... includes circle patterns for depth perception and animal series for children....

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West Nile Virus Screening and Diagnostics Technology Emerges In Step with North American Outbreak

...ross North America. As of January, 2005, avian or animal infections have been reported from 47 states and Puerto Rico, and human infections have been reported in 40 states. By October, 2004, ArboNET had received reports of WNV infection in 58 mosquito species and 284 bird species and had recorded 6690 case...

Data Available From Erbitux Phase III Study in First-Line Treatment of Advanced Lung Cancer

...EGFR, HER1, c-ErbB-1). In vitro assays and in vivo animal studieshave shown that binding of ERBITUX to the EGFR blocksphosphorylation and activation of receptor-associated kinases,resulting in inhibition of cell growth, induction of apoptosis, anddecreased matrix metalloproteinase and vascular endothelial g...

New Information on the Potential of Plasmin Shared at ISTH Congress

...- Preliminary data utilizing a clinically-relevant animal modelfor human ischemic stroke will help guide clinical protocoldevelopment in this area. 4. Importance of Fibrin Binding for Therapeutic Efficacy ofDirect Thrombolytics (Abstract # P-S-383): -- Valery Novokhatny, Ph.D., Research Fellow, TalecrisB...

Halozyme Therapeutics' Enhanze Technology Large Protein Molecule Therapeutic Clinical Trial Results Presented at the 34th Annual Meeting of the Controlled Release Society

...o essentially 100%,validates similar findings from animal models," said Richard C.Yocum, MD, Vice President of Clinical Development and MedicalAffairs at Halozyme. "We have shown previously in two differentanimal species and with three different representative largemolecules that rHuPH20 locally co-injected...

GTC Biotherapeutics to Webcast Corporate Presentation at the C.E. Unterberg, Towbin Emerging Growth Life Opportunities Conference

...mercializestherapeutic proteins through transgenic animal technology.ATryn(R), GTC's recombinant form of human antithrombin, is approvedby the European Commission for use in patients with hereditaryantithrombin deficiency undergoing surgical procedures. This wasthe first approval anywhere in the world of a ...

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Pharmaconomist

...ice, the pharmaconomist is trained in human and animal anatomy , physiology , pathology , pharmacology , pharmacy practice , pharmaceutics , toxicology , clinical pharmacy , pharmacotherapy , pharmaceutical sciences , chemistry , pharmaceutical chemistry , biochemistry , biology , microbi...

Medicine

...inary medicine is the practice of health care in animal species other than human beings. History...t cultures was the use of plants ( Herbalism ) and animal parts. This was usually in concert with 'magic' of various kinds in which: animism (the notion of ...

Pathology

... of veterinary diseases through the examination of animal tissue and body fluids. Plant pathologists are specialized scientists who investigate the causes of diseases in plants. Notes ^ a b c d e [1] History of Pathology, at the USC School of Dentistry...

Episodic memory

...ty of Edinburgh in 2006 hummingbirds are the first animal to demonstrate two aspects of episodic memory - th... to demonstrate this episodic-like memory in other animal species, which have brains more similar to humans. For example, Kart-Teke and colleagues have demons...
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Wounds

... on over 60 injuries and wounds , ranging from animal bites , to fractures , to whiplash , covering ov...pes imbedded with particles that won't wash away animal bites deep puncture wounds eye injuries ... Full article >>> Not all wounds...

Vitamin D

...her animals produce and that we ingest when we eat animal products like meat and milk . Both types of cholesterol are used to form cell membrane s, and to manufacture hormone s, bile acids, and vitamin D . Full article >>> Severe illness or surgery may produce horizontal depressi...

Vitamin A

... is an active type of vitamin A . It is found in animal liver ,whole milk and some fortified foods . Full article >>> Vitamin a nd mineral ABCs Vitamins and minerals are substances your body needs in small but steady amounts for normal growth, function and health. Together, vitamin...

Virus

...l culture s are mixed with commercially-prepared animal cells in a test tube. Characteristic changes to the cells caused by the growing virus help identify the virus . Full article >>> virus The agent of an infectious disease , smaller than bacteria , that must have a living host i...

Viral Infections

... : due to certain allergies (such as pollen or animal dander ) and chemical irritants (such as smoke, preservatives in contact lens solutions and some eye drops, ... Full article >>> Some viral infections , such as roseola , cause three days of very high fever followed by a rash ...

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