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American Ginseng Modifies 137Cs-Induced DNA Damage and Oxidative Stress in Human Lymphocytes
(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 ...
Some Cardiomyopathy-Causing Troponin I Mutations Stabilize a Functional Intermediate Actin State
(East Carolina University, 2009-03-18)
We examined four cardiomyopathy-causing mutations of troponin I that appear to disturb function by altering the
distribution of thin filament states. The R193H (mouse) troponin I mutant had greater than normal actin-activated ...
Teaching the Art of Medicine: A Changing Portrait in Today's Medical Schools
(2008-03)
Objective: The purpose of the present study was to assess attitudes toward the value of the “art of medicine” in medical education, beliefs regarding whether it can be taught and, if so, the methods of teaching that would ...
Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus Type 1 (HTLV-1) bZIP Protein Interacts with the Cellular Transcription Factor CREB To Inhibit HTLV-1 Transcription
(East Carolina University, 2007-02)
The complex human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) retrovirus encodes several proteins that are unique to the virus within its 3 -end region. Among them, the viral transactivator Tax and posttranscriptional regulator ...
Clinical Inquiries: What interventions can help patients stop using chewing tobacco?
(East Carolina University, 2005)
This review article examines current literature to recommend interventions to help patients stop using chewing tobacco.
Priming Anxiety into People who Stutter: Arousal's Influence on Fluency
(East Carolina University, 2008-11)
Many experimental psychologists (Bargh, Chen & Burrows, 1996; Berner & Maier, 2004; Bowers, 1999; Chartrand, VanBaaren & Bargh, 2006; Chen & Haviland-Jones, 2000; Hazlett, Dawson, Schell & Filion, 1990; Macky-Sim & Laing, ...
The Effects of Social Stories on Language and Social Appropriateness in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
(East Carolina University, 2009)
This study employed a single-subject design to determine the effects of Social Stories<super>TM</super> treatment approach on the language and social skills, specifically turn-taking, of four children with autism spectrum ...
Historically Important Microscopes : A Demonstration/Lecture
(2008-04-28)
Laupus Library History Collections & the Department of Bioethics & Interdisciplinary Studies sponsor the History of Medicine Presentations as an educational service for the East Carolina University community. The Library ...
Smallpox in the Spanish New World
(2009-10-26)
Laupus Library History Collections & the Department of Bioethics & Interdisciplinary Studies sponsor the History of Medicine Presentations as an educational service for the East Carolina University community. The Library ...
Characterization of Vestibular Dysfunction in the Mouse Model for Usher Syndrome 1F
(East Carolina University, 2005-06)
The deaf-circling Ames waltzer (av) mouse harbors a mutation in the protocadherin 15 (Pcdh15) gene and is a model for inner ear defects associated with Usher syndrome type 1F. Earlier studies showed altered cochlear hair ...