Browsing by Author "Kew, Kimberly"
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ACCUMULATION OF ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDES IN PORCINE TISSUE OF PIGS RAISED IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA: ANALYSIS BY MALDI-TOF-MS
Palmer, Caitlin D. (East Carolina University, 2019-05-02)The incidence rate of diabetes and obesity is increasing each year, as well as organophosphate pesticides (OPs) in the United States. OPs are toxic and can cause numerous acute effects, but the long-term chronic exposure ... -
Anatomical-Molecular Distribution of EphrinA1 in Infarcted Mouse Heart Using MALDI Mass Spectrometry Imaging
Lefcoski, Stephan; Kew, Kimberly; Reece, Shaun; Torres, Maria J.; Parks, Justin C.; de Castro Brás, Lisandra E.; Virag, Jitka A. I. (2018-01-05)EphrinA1 is a tyrosine kinase receptor localized in the cellular membrane of healthy cardiomyocytes, the expression of which is lost upon myocardial infarction (MI). Intra-cardiac injection of the recombinant form of ... -
Using LC/MS to Quantify Metabolites in Urine Samples Post Clinical Exposure to Benzoates in Beverages
Worthington, Cameron (East Carolina University, 2018-05-01)Evidence has suggested that benzoate consumption has the potential to cause weight loss prevention. Benzoate is conjugated with glycine in the mitochondrial matrix to form hippurate which is eliminated in urine. IRB approval ...