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Structural aging of the utricular macula in mice
(East Carolina University, 2012)
CBA/CaJ is a mouse strain that has no known genetic mutations affecting the inner ear, thereby serving as a control model for auditory and vestibular aging. C57BL/6J and CE/J mouse strains carry the genetic mutation ...
THE DISTINCT ROLES OF TWO eIF4E ISOFORMS AND THEIR COGNATE 4EIPS IN THE GERMLINE OF C. elegans
(East Carolina University, 8/5/2020)
Biological information becomes functional at the step of mRNA translation when the protein product is synthesized. Translational regulation of mRNAs is critically important for proper modulation of gene expression in germ ...
Effects of psychological stressors and [delta]⁹-THC acutely and chronically on zebra finch song behavior and dendritic spine density
(East Carolina University, 2020-06-22)
This dissertation investigated song performance and dendritic spine density, following acute restraint stress in adult zebra finches and, following chronic mild stress and CB1 receptor partial agonist [delta]⁹-tetrahydrocannabinol ...
Disrupted Adiponectin-Connexin43 Signaling Underlies Exacerbated Myocardial Dysfunction in Diabetic Female Rats
(East Carolina University, 2019-04-25)
The 2015 American Heart Association scientific statement has advocated for sex- specific research to understand the paradoxically higher sensitivity of women to type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)-associated cardiovascular ...
EFFECTS OF CANNABIDIOL ON VOCAL LEARNING AND RECOVERY FROM CNS DAMAGE
(East Carolina University, 2019-06-19)
Cannabidiol (CBD), a non-euphorigenic compound derived from Cannabis, shows promise for improving recovery following cerebral ischemia and was recently effective for the treatment of childhood seizures caused by Dravet and ...
Docosahexaenoic acid-derived metabolites target the B-cell driven immune response in obese mice
(East Carolina University, 2019-06-07)
Obesity is associated with an impaired humoral immune response. As B cells mediate the humoral immune response, they are major cellular targets in diet induced obesity models. Several studies have established that B cell ...
PUF-8 and MPK-1: Genetic and Chemical Control of Spermatocyte Dedifferentiation in Caenorhabditis elegans
(East Carolina University, 2021-05-03)
Stem cells face a number of major fate decision during their development: the decision to self-renew or differentiate, and then whether to remain differentiated or dedifferentiate, as occurs in some oncogenesis. A regulatory ...
Characterization of FtrABCD: a ferrous iron-specific transporter that is required for the virulence of Brucella abortus 2308 in mice
(East Carolina University, 2016-07-21)
Brucella strains are Gram-negative bacteria that cause abortion and infertility in their natural animal hosts resulting in extensive economic losses. Humans can acquire a chronic, debilitating febrile illness known as ...
Molecular Histology of EphrinA1 Expression in Mouse Heart Visualized Molecular Histology of EphrinA1 Expression in Mouse Heart Visualized with MALDI-MSI
(East Carolina University, 2018-07-25)
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 ...
CRISPR/Cas9 knockout of HAS2 in rat chondrosarcoma chondrocytes demonstrates the requirement of hyaluronan for aggrecan retention
(East Carolina University, 2016-12-15)
Hyaluronan (HA) plays an essential role in cartilage where it functions to retain aggrecan. Previous studies suggested that aggrecan is anchored indirectly to the plasma membrane of chondrocytes via its binding to ...