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SOMATOTROPIN RESPONSE TO CORTICOSTERONE AND THE THYROID HORMONE T3 DURING CHICK EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT: INVOLVEMENT OF TYPE I AND TYPE II GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTORS
(2004-05-17)
Corticosterone (CORT) can stimulate growth hormone (GH) cell (somatotroph) differentiation and GH secretion on embryonic day (e) 12 but not e20 in the chicken. GH induction involves both glucocorticoid receptors (GR) and ...
EVALUATION OF THE ROLE OF BarA-UvrY TWO-COMPONENT SYSTEM IN ESCHERICHIA COLI.
(2004-05-18)
ABSTRACT
Title of Dissertation / Thesis: EVALUATION OF THE ROLE OF BarA-UvrY TWO-COMPONENT SYSTEM IN ESCHERICHIA COLI.
Isha Patel, Masters, 2004
Dissertation / Thesis Directed By: Assistant Professor, Dr. Suman ...
Maternal Investment in Domestic Cattle
(2005-04-18)
Hypotheses from biology propose that females that are in better condition are better able to provide resources to their offspring through maternal investment. The investment can be either direct nutritional or greater ...
Cytological localization of heme in Caenorhabditis elegans using microscopy.
(2007-05-07)
This study was designed to develop an in situ histochemical heme staining method for an intact animal using the free-living nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Although, heme is vital to many biological processes and synthesized ...
Effects of Diet and Weight Gain on Subcutaneous Body Fat Accretion Patterns and Adipocytokine Production in Thoroughbred Geldings
(2007-05-08)
Fifteen Thoroughbred geldings on an eight month weight gain study were used to evaluate 1) the effects of weight gain and diet on body area (neck, withers, shoulders, ribs, loin, tailhead) condition scores, and 2) the ...
EFFECTS OF MARKS ON AGGRESSION AND STRESS IN THE DOMESTIC FOWL (GALLUS GALLUS DOMESTICUS)
(2004-05-17)
Animals are marked for identification in a range of experiments from behavior and wildlife management, to reproduction and pharmacological studies. However, little is known of the impact marks have on animals. The ...
THE INTERELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CD14 AND LPS DURING MASTITIS: RELEASE OF SOLUBLE CD14 AND CYTOKINES BY BOVINE PMN FOLLOWING ACTIVATION WITH LPS
(2005-08-11)
Understanding the immune defense of the mammary gland is important in devising and developing measures to control mastitis. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is the predominant factor causing pathogenesis in Gram-negative bacterial ...
MILK AND BLOOD CONCENTRATIONS OF LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE-BINDING PROTEIN IN COWS WITH NATURALLY-OCCURRING SUBCLINICAL AND CLINICAL MASTITIS
(2008-08-22)
The objective of this thesis was to evaluate the blood and milk concentrations of lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP) from cows with naturally-occurring mastitis as biomarkers of this disease. Milk and blood samples ...
Impact of Reconstructed Wetlands on the Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
(2006-06-04)
Tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) nestlings were used as a sentinel species to evaluate the bioavailability and effect of contaminants to terrestrial life at reconstructed wetlands, Kingman Lake and Kenilworth Marsh, on ...
The Captive Maned Wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus): Nutritional Considerations with Emphasis on Management of Cystinuria
(2005-05-12)
The intent of this project was to investigate options for improvement of a commercially manufactured prescription diet designed to reduce manifestation of clinical disease secondary to cystinuria in captive maned wolves ...