Inhibition of Trophoblast-Induced Spiral Artery Remodeling Reduces Placental Perfusion in Rat Pregnancy. [PDF]
, 2010 Rats harboring the human angiotensinogen and human renin genes develop preeclamptic features in pregnancy. The preeclamptic rats exhibit a deeper trophoblast invasion associated with a reduced resistance index by uterine Doppler.
Muller, DN +38 more
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Invasion science for society: A decade of contributions from the Centre for Invasion Biology
South African Journal of Science, 2014 Biological invasions are a growing problem worldwide. In 2004, the South African Department of Science and Technology, through the National Research Foundation, established a Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology, with the primary goal of providing ...
Brian W. van Wilgen +2 more
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Molecular mechanisms of drug resistance, invasion and metastasis in pancreatic carcinoma [PDF]
, 2008 The research outlined in this thesis aims to further our knowledge of the biological characteristics underlying the aggressive behaviour by which pancreatic cancer invades and metastasises at an early stage and is refractory to most chemotherapeutic ...
Walsh, Naomi
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Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2018 Background Vascular development, including vasculogenesis and angiogenesis, is involved in many diseases. Cystatin C (CST3) is a commonly used marker of renal dysfunction, and we have previously reported that its expression level is associated with ...
Zhenkun Li +12 more
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On Prevention and Control of an Uncertain Biological Invasion [PDF]
This paper examines how optimal prevention and control policies depend on the economic and biological characteristics of a randomly introduced biological invasion where the objective is to minimize the expected social costs from prevention, control, and ...
Olson, Lars J., Roy, Santanu
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Alien species in South Africa’s national parks
Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science, 2011 Alien species in South Africa’s national ...
Dian Spear +3 more
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The influence of vegetation structure and composition on invasibility by Pinus radiata in the Blue Mountains, NSW [PDF]
, 2013 The exotic tree species Pinus radiata D. Don (in the family Pinaceae) has successfully spread from commercial plantations into adjacent vegetation in southeastern Australia.
Williams, Moira C., Wardle, Glenda M.
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Heterospecific social interactions of the invasive guppy (Poecilia reticulata): a potential trait to enhance invasion success [PDF]
, 2015 Electronic version excludes material for which permission has not been granted by the rights holderFrom all the species that arrive to a novel environment, very few manage to form a viable population.
Camacho-Cervantes, Morelia
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Contributions to the National Status Report on Biological Invasions in South Africa
Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation, 2017 South Africa has committed to producing a National Status Report on Biological Invasions by October 2017 and thereafter every three years. This will be the first status report at a national level specifically on biological invasions.
John R.U. Wilson +3 more
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