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Metabolic remodeling of human skeletal myocytes by cocultured adipocytes depends on the lipolytic state of the system
(2011-06-20)Adipocyte infiltration of the musculoskeletal system is well recognized as a hallmark of aging, obesity, and type 2 diabetes. Intermuscular adipocytes might serve as a benign storage site for surplus lipid or play a role ... -
Metabolic, Physiological, And Behavioral Responses Of Prey To Predation
(East Carolina University, 2015)Predators are known to cause prey to alter their morphology, life history or behavior in ways that reduce the likelihood of the prey being consumed by the predator. Seldom considered, however, are the consequences of ... -
Metagenomic Evidence for H2 Oxidation and H2 Production by Serpentinite-Hosted Subsurface Microbial Communities
(2012-01-06)Among civilian academic physicians, having a mentor is associated with greater job satisfaction. Whether this is true for military physicians is unknown. We sought to examine whether having a mentor is associated with ... -
Metamorphosis in Red
(East Carolina University, 2019-04-26)Folk and fairy tales have been told for centuries and they remain a mainstay in children's literature. When they were first written down, the tales included startling episodes of mistreatment of women, including sexual ... -
Metempsychosis & Reincarnation
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-03)A flower's beauty does not last forever; the leaves wilt, and the petals fall to the ground until next season when the cycle begins. The moment a flower blooms is the beginning moment it starts to fade away. Metempsychosis ... -
Metformin Improves Insulin Signaling in Obese Rats via Reduced IKK Action in a Fiber-Type Specific Manner
(2010)Metformin is a widely used insulin-sensitizing drug, though its mechanisms are not fully understood. Metformin has been shown to activate AMPK in skeletal muscle; however, its effects on the inhibitor of κB kinaseβ (IKKβ) ... -
Method and apparatus for treating renal disease with hemodialysis utilizing pulsatile pump
(2002-08-22)A method of removing toxins from blood from a patient in need of such toxin removal includes: providing a countercurrent dialysis filter (20) having a blood compartment and a dialysate compartment separated from the blood ... -
Method Development and Validation for the Rapid Detection of Organophosphates in Blood Plasma from Obese, Obese-Diabetic, and Lean Patients from Eastern North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2017-07-13)The incidence of diabetes and rate of obesity is on the rise, along with the use of organophosphorus insecticides in the United States. Organophosphates (OP), a specific class of pesticide that is biodegradable and readily ... -
A Method for Detecting Positive Growth Autocorrelation without Marking Individuals
(2013-10-28)In most ecological studies, within-group variation is a nuisance that obscures patterns of interest and reduces statistical power. However, patterns of within-group variability often contain information about ecological ... -
Method for nerve growth induction
(1993-03-16)A composition comprising nerve growth factor and 2-amino-1,1,3-tricyano-1-propene useful for the induction, stimulation, and maintenance of nerve growth, and methods of potentiating choline O-acetyltransferase and tyrosine ... -
Method for nerve growth induction
(1993-03-16)A composition comprising nerve growth factor and 2-amino-1,1,3-tricyano-1-propene useful for the induction, stimulation, and maintenance of nerve growth, and methods of potentiating choline O-acetyltransferase and tyrosine ... -
Method for reducing adenosine levels with a dehydroepiandrosterone and optionally a ubiquinone
(2000-07-11)A method and composition for reducing adenosine levels comprises administering a dehydroepiandrosterone, and optionally a ubiquinone. -
Method for the microbial decontamination of blood platelets
(1999-04-06)A method for inactivating microbiological contaminants in a human blood platelet preparation is disclosed. The method comprises, first, providing blood platelets, particularly human blood platelets, suspected of being ...