Browsing by Author "O'Brien, Kevin F."

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  • American Ginseng Modifies 137Cs-Induced DNA Damage and Oxidative Stress in Human Lymphocytes 

    Lee, Tung-Kwang; O'Brien, Kevin F.; Wang, Weidong; Sheng, Chao; Wang, Tao; Johnke, Roberta M.; Allison, Ron R. (East Carolina University, 2009-01-01)
    The multifold bioactive medicinal properties of ginseng have been closely linked to its antioxidative ability, which is related to its ginsenoside content. Since the key mechanism of radiation-induced cell death and tissue ...

  • Effect of North American Ginseng on 137Cs-induced Micronuclei in Human Lymphocytes 

    Lee, Tung-Kwang; Wang, Weidong; O'Brien, Kevin F.; Roberta, Johnke; Allison, Ron R.; Diaz, Angelica; Wang, Tao (East Carolina University, 2008-12)
    To explore the radioprotective effect of a standardized North American ginseng extract (NAGE) on human peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL), a micronuclei (MN) assay was conducted in PBL obtained from 12 volunteers. NAGE ...

  • Faculty input in book selection: a comparison of alternative methods. 

    Bell, Jo Ann H.; Bredderman, Paul J.; Stangohr, Margaret K.; O'Brien, Kevin F. (East Carolina University, 1987-07)
    In an era of tight funding, academic medical center libraries need to determine their users' needs in order to provide cost-effective resource collections. Although faculty input is valuable, it is impractical to impose ...

  • Hickory Shad (Alosa mediocris) Population Identification Using Geometric Morphometrics and Otolith Shape 

    Meyer, Steve D. (East Carolina University, 2019-08-05)
    Hickory Shad Alosa mediocris is an anadromous species of fish belonging to the Family Clupeidae, first described in 1814 by Samuel L. Mitchill. Little is known about its life history or stock status. It is unknown whether ...

  • Is type II diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) a surgical disease? 

    Pories, Walter J.; MacDonald, Kenneth G. Jr.; Flickinger, Edward G.; Dohm, G. Lynis; Sinha, Madhur K.; Barakat, Hisham A.; May, Harold J.; Khazanie, Prabhaker; Swanson, Melvin S.; Morgan, Elizabeth J.; Leggett-Frazier, Nancy; Long, Stuart D.; Brown, Brenda M.; O'Brien, Kevin F.; Caro, Jose F. (East Carolina University, 1992-06)
    Since February 1, 1980, 515 morbidly obese patients have undergone the Greenville gastric bypass (GGB) operation. Of these, 212 (41.2%) were euglycemic, 288 (55.9%) were either diabetic or had glucose intolerance, and ...

  • Radioprotective Effect of American Ginseng on Human Lymphocytes at 90 Minutes Post-irradiation: A Study of 40 Cases 

    Lee, Tung-Kwang; O'Brien, Kevin F.; Wang, Weidong; Johnke, Roberta M.; Sheng, Chao; Benhabib, Sidi Mohammed; Wang, Tao; Allison, Ron R. (East Carolina University, 2010-05)
    Backgroundâ Ionizing radiation (IR) initiates intracellular oxidative stress through enhanced formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) that attack DNA leading to cell death. As the diversity of IR applied in medicine, ...