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Animal Models of Atherosclerosis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Cardiovascular disease is currently the predominant cause of mortality worldwide and its incidence is expected to increase significantly during the next decades owing to the unhealthy effects of modern lifestyle habits (e.g., obesity and lack of physical exercise). Cardiovascular death is frequently associated with acute myocardial infarction or stroke,
Fuster, Jose J.   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Advances in mesenchymal stem cell and exosome-based therapies for aging and age-related diseases

open access: yesStem Cell Research & Therapy
Mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSCs) and their exosomes (MSC-Exos) have great potential for tissue repair and regenerative medicine, which can improve the symptoms and prognosis of aging-related diseases and potentially slow the aging process through ...
Hang Li, Lin Bai
doaj   +1 more source

TGF-β1-Mediated FDNCR1 Regulates Porcine Preadipocyte Differentiation via the TGF-β Signaling Pathway

open access: yesAnimals, 2020
Adipocyte differentiation and lipid metabolism have important regulatory effects on the quality of meat from livestock. A variety of transcription factors regulate preadipocyte differentiation.
Zhe Zhang   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

The RalGAPα1–RalA signal module protects cardiac function through regulating calcium homeostasis

open access: yesNature Communications, 2022
Here the authors show that a RalGAPα1-RalA signal nexus regulates calcium homeostasis in cardiomyocytes via the calcium pump SERCA2a, which plays a protective role to maintain cardiac function under pressure overload conditions.
Sangsang Zhu   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

How shoud prey animals respond to uncertain threats? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
A prey animal surveying its environment must decide whether there is a dangerous predator present or not. If there is, it may flee. Flight has an associated cost, so the animal should not flee if there is no danger.
Joel eZylberberg   +4 more
core   +4 more sources

Clinical challenges of chronic wounds: searching for an optimal animal model to recapitulate their complexity

open access: yesDisease Models & Mechanisms, 2014
The efficient healing of a skin wound is something that most of us take for granted but is essential for surviving day-to-day knocks and cuts, and is absolutely relied on clinically whenever a patient receives surgical intervention.
R. Nunan, K. Harding, Paul Martin
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Animal movement tools (amt): R package for managing tracking data and conducting habitat selection analyses [PDF]

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, 2018
Advances in tracking technology have led to an exponential increase in animal location data, greatly enhancing our ability to address interesting questions in movement ecology, but also presenting new challenges related to data management and analysis ...
J. Signer, J. Fieberg, Tal Avgar
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Psychological Safety Among Interprofessional Pediatric Oncology Teams in Germany: A Nationwide Survey

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Psychological safety (PS) is essential for teamwork, communication, and patient safety in complex healthcare environments. In pediatric oncology, interprofessional collaboration occurs under high emotional and organizational demands. Low PS may increase stress, burnout, and adverse events.
Alexandros Rahn   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ferric citrate-induced colonic mucosal damage associated with oxidative stress, inflammation responses, apoptosis, and the changes of gut microbial composition

open access: yesEcotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2023
Ferric citrate (FC) has been used as an iron fortifier and nutritional supplement, which is reported to induce colitis in rats, however the underlying mechanism remains to be elucidated.
Yu Xia   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

A comparative study of Zinc (II) ions removal by a locally produced Granular activated carbon [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Physiochemical properties of wastewater effluent from the plants of a brewery in Lagos, Nigeria were analyzed. The adsorption capacity of Granular activated carbon from animal horns when compared with the available commercial Granulated ...
Aluyor, E. O., Oboh, I. O.
core   +1 more source

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