Baseline (a) and stress-induced (b) corticosterone (CORT) titers of house sparrows before initiation of a feeding study (Week 0), and then two weeks and four weeks after exposure t... by Christine R. Lattin (599106)

“…<p>The hash represents a significant decrease in stress-induced CORT titers in the birds on the 1% oil diet at four weeks compared to their own values at the initiation of the feeding study; the star represents a significant decrease in stress-induced CORT titers in the birds on the 1% oil diet compared to the controls at 4 weeks. …”

Reference values of vessel diameters, stenosis prevalence, and arterial variations of the lower limb arteries in a male population sample using contrast-enhanced MR angiography by Roberto Lorbeer (502182)

“…The most common arterial variant was type I-A in both legs (n = 620, 82%).</p><p>Conclusion</p><p>We present reference values for different pelvic and leg artery segment diameters in men that decrease from proximal to distal and increase with age. …”

N-(3-oxododecanoyl)-L-homoserine lactone interactions in the breast tumor microenvironment: Implications for breast cancer viability and proliferation <i>in vitro</i> by Brittany N. Balhouse (4236781)

“…To test this, we incubated human breast adenocarcinoma cells (MDA-MB-231, MCF-DCIS.com) and non-malignant breast epithelial cells (MCF-10A) with N-(3-oxododecanoyl)-L-homoserine lactone (OdDHL), a quorum-sensing molecule from <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> that regulates bacterial stress responses. …”

Parafoveal vessel loss and correlation between peripapillary vessel density and cognitive performance in amnestic mild cognitive impairment and early Alzheimer’s Disease on optical... by Yi Stephanie Zhang (6541580)

“…However, it is not known whether these changes are also present in individuals with early AD (eAD) or amnestic type mild cognitive impairment (aMCI), an enriched pre-AD population with a higher risk for progressing to dementia. …”

Myosin phosphatase and RhoA-activated kinase modulate neurotransmitter release by regulating SNAP-25 of SNARE complex by Dániel Horváth (4015034)

“…In response to the transduction of the MP inhibitor, kinase-enhanced PP1 inhibitor (KEPI), into synaptosomes, an increase in phosphorylation of SNAP-25 and a decrease in the extent of neurotransmitter release were detected. …”

APP Intracellular Domain Impairs Adult Neurogenesis in Transgenic Mice by Inducing Neuroinflammation by Kaushik Ghosal (244754)

“…<div><p>Background</p><p>A devastating aspect of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the progressive deterioration of memory due to neuronal loss. …”

KChIP2 KD associates with a relocalization of presenilin 1 away from sarcomeric structures. by Drew M. Nassal (845780)

“…Preservation of the average intensity reflects no change in the amount of presenilin protein, however, a decrease in variance reflects the loss in organization for presenilin 1 protein expression upon KChIP2 KD. …”

<i>In Vitro</i> Mutational and Bioinformatics Analysis of the M71 Odorant Receptor and Its Superfamily by Jaclyn Bubnell (461908)

“…Finally, we observed specific increases in methionine and histidine residues as well as a marked decrease in tryptophan residues, suggesting that these changes provide ORs with special characteristics needed for them to function in olfactory neurons.…”

Questionnaire results. by Alexander Neugebauer (2425123)

Arachidonic and Linoleic Acid Derivatives Impact Oocyte ICSI Fertilization – A Prospective Analysis of Follicular Fluid and a Matched Oocyte in a ‘One Follicle – One Retrieved Oocy... by Przemysław Ciepiela (701377)

“…</p><p>Methodology</p><p>Study was designed as a two center (a university clinic and a private clinic) prospective study. 54 women of 181 consecutive couples undergoing ICSI were prospectively found to be eligible for analysis. …”

Impaired expression of <i>bmp4</i>, <i>fgf8a, and1</i> and <i>msx</i> genes in the pectoral fin region of <i>dlx5a/6a</i> morphants. by Églantine Heude (568153)

“…In contrast to what is observed in controls at 48 hpf, <i>dlx5a/6a</i> morphants show a marked decrease or loss of expression of the PFB markers associated with pectoral fin agenesis (B′–D′, F′, H′). …”

Osteohistology of the mid-diaphyseal humerus of <i>Tenontosaurus</i> in a juvenile (A, B), subadult (C, D) and adult (E, F). by Sarah Werning (328210)

“…<p><b>A.</b> Cross-section of OMNH 10144. This bone was invaded by bacteria before fossilization and thus much of the primary tissue is obscured. …”

Diverse Aquatic Adaptations in <i>Nothosaurus</i> spp. (Sauropterygia)—Inferences from Humeral Histology and Microanatomy by Nicole Klein (164099)

“…In the middle to late Anisian (Middle Muschelkalk) small-bodied nothosaurs retain BMI whereas larger-bodied forms tend to show a decrease in bone mass (BMD). During the latest Anisian to early Ladinian (Upper Muschelkalk), small- and few large-bodied nothosaurs retain BMI, whereas the majority of large-bodied forms exhibit BMD. …”

Structure-Function Analysis of the Transmembrane Protein AmpG from <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> by Peizhen Li (129618)

“…The G29A, G29V, A129V, A197S and A197D mutants had decreased <i>ampG</i> mRNA transcript levels. …”

Directed virus against CRF infused into the amygdala of ‘floxed’ <i>Grin1</i> mice significantly disrupts <i>GRIN1</i> with no significant effects on CRF. by Georgette Gafford (650138)

“…RTPCR conducted on f<i>Grin1</i> mice that received unilateral CeA infusion of LV pCRF-Cre virus show a significant decrease in (<b>C</b>) <i>Grin1</i>, but not (<b>D</b>) <i>CRF</i> expression in the CeA. …”

Progressive muscle degeneration is prevalent upon a loss of NUAK. by David Brooks (5369636)

“…(H) Scatter plot reveals a decrease in locomotor ability upon <i>NUAK RNAi</i> compared to <i>GFP RNAi</i> controls. …”

Supplementary Material for: Unisex and Sex-Specific Prescriptive Fetal Growth Charts for Improved Detection of Small-for-Gestational-Age Babies in a Low-Risk Population: a post hoc... by vanRoekel M. (19231318)

“…Introduction Our aim was to develop and evaluate the performance of population-based sex-specific and unisex prescriptive fetal abdominal circumference growth charts in predicting small-for-gestational-age (SGA) birthweight, severe SGA (sSGA) birthweight and severe adverse perinatal outcomes (SAPO) in a low-risk population. Methods This is a post hoc analysis of the Dutch nationwide cluster-randomised IRIS study, encompassing ultrasound data of 7,704 low-risk women. …”

Display of segmentation effects of structural planes using various methods: (a) Original image; (b) U²-Net segmentation; (c) Global Maximum Threshold Method for Segmenta... by Qingjun Yu (1649473)

Visual training tasks. by Alexander Neugebauer (2425123)

Cells with a larger dendritic field receive excitatory synaptic inputs more efficiently than those with a smaller dendritic field. by Yin-Peng Chen (510281)

“…Although the dendritic arbor density decreases when the dendritic field size increases, the linear puncta density is slightly higher for cells with a larger dendritic field size. …”