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Bioelectricity in Developmental Patterning and Size Control: Evidence and Genetically Encoded Tools in the Zebrafish Model

open access: yesCells, 2023
Developmental patterning is essential for regulating cellular events such as axial patterning, segmentation, tissue formation, and organ size determination during embryogenesis.
Martin R. Silic, GuangJun Zhang
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Bioelectric Potential in Next-Generation Organoids: Electrical Stimulation to Enhance 3D Structures of the Central Nervous System

open access: yesFrontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2022
Pluripotent stem cell-derived organoid models of the central nervous system represent one of the most exciting areas in in vitro tissue engineering. Classically, organoids of the brain, retina and spinal cord have been generated via recapitulation of in ...
Michelle O’Hara-Wright   +4 more
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Effect of Anolyte pH on the Performance of a Dual-Chambered Microbial Fuel Cell Operated with Different Biomass Feed

open access: yesJournal of Chemistry, 2021
Finding sustainable alternative energy resources and treating wastewater are the two most important issues that need to be solved. Microbial fuel cell (MFC) technology has demonstrated a tremendous potential in bioelectricity generation with wastewater ...
Md. Abdul Halim   +4 more
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Case report: A novel loss-of-function pathogenic variant in the KCNA1 cytoplasmic N-terminus causing carbamazepine-responsive type 1 episodic ataxia

open access: yesFrontiers in Neurology, 2022
Episodic ataxia is an umbrella term for a group of nervous system disorders that adversely and episodically affect movement. Episodes are recurrent, characterized by loss of balance and coordination and can be accompanied by other symptoms ranging from ...
Rían W. Manville   +2 more
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Direct neurotransmitter activation of voltage-gated potassium channels

open access: yesNature Communications, 2018
M-current is conveyed by voltage-sensitive KCNQ channels, which are enriched in GABAergic neurons and are activated by anticonvulsants such as retigabine.
Rían W. Manville   +2 more
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Excitation and Contraction of the Failing Human Heart In Situ and Effects of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: Application of Electrocardiographic Imaging and Speckle Tracking Echo-Cardiography

open access: yesHearts, 2021
Despite the success of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) for treating heart failure (HF), the rate of nonresponders remains 30%. Improvements to CRT require understanding of reverse remodeling and the relationship between electrical and mechanical ...
Christopher M. Andrews   +2 more
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Ancient and modern anticonvulsants act synergistically in a KCNQ potassium channel binding pocket

open access: yesNature Communications, 2018
In some countries, leaves of the shrub Mallotus oppositifolius have been used to treat epilepsy. Here, authors look at the structural and molecular basis for how chemical components of M.
Rían W. Manville, Geoffrey W. Abbott
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Exploration of organ morphogenesis Ⅰ: Bioelectricity and morphogenesis

open access: yes浙江大学学报. 农业与生命科学版, 2015
Morphogenesis is a biological process that involves the shape development and pattern maintenance of an organism. Morphogenetic information is needed for morphogenetic primordial developing to construct an appropriate three-dimension (3D) structure ...
Zhao Haiping   +3 more
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Nanoenabled Bioelectrical Modulation [PDF]

open access: yesAccounts of Materials Research, 2021
Studying the formation and interactions between biological systems and artificial materials is significant for probing complex biophysical behaviors and addressing challenging biomedical problems. Bioelectrical interfaces, especially nanostructure-based, have improved compatibility with cells and tissues and enabled new approaches to biological ...
Prominski, Aleksander   +3 more
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Effect of Plants Morphological Parameters on Plant-Microbial Fuel Cell Efficiency

open access: yesInnovative Biosystems and Bioengineering, 2023
Background. Plant-microbial fuel cell (PMFC) is an innovative biotechnology for the environmentally safe bioelectricity generation. The widespread use of bioelectrical systems (biosystems) is hindered by their insufficient efficiency due to limiting ...
Iryna Rusyn   +2 more
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