Time constants of key cellular characteristics during epithelial wound closure. by Dominik Bettenworth (626384)

“…(<b>C,D</b>) No significant differences in the temporal changes of cell layer thickness and cellular volume were detected between EGF or mitomycin c-stimulated cells and untreated control cells. Data are means ±SE; *, <i>P</i><0.05; (the numerical data of the diagrams A–D are summarized in <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0107317#pone.0107317.s002" target="_blank">Table S2</a>).…”

The effect of thematic aggregation on the relationship between least-cost and resistance distance. by Robby R. Marrotte (3262467)

“…The number of categorizes ranged from 2 to 20 discrete cost values. A cost surface with 20 discrete cost values would represent a land use land cover map and 2 discrete cost values would represent a binary surface. …”

Drugs altering the synchrony index modulate the function of MIN6 cells. by Sabine Bavamian (148288)

“…All drugs, but glibenclamide and quinine, also increased to control levels their fractional insulin release (<i>expressed as percentage of insulin content</i>), when challenged with a high glucose level (<i>right panel</i>). (<i>B</i>) The insulin content of MIN6 cells was reduced by all drugs decreasing the synchrony index and by glibenclamide. …”

The actin cytoskeleton in the basilar epithelium of the organ of Corti. by Guang-Jie Zhu (327772)

“…<p>(A) In the cochleae of MLCK^IKO mice, staining with phalloidin reveals decreased F-actin formation in the cytoplasm and cell membrane of IHCs, whereas its expression in pillar cells (PCs) and OHCs remains strong in comparison with that of CTR mice. …”

Effect of MF (2 MT, 50 Hz) on VEGFR expression and activation. by Simona Delle Monache (402973)

“…Phosphor-VEGFR2 receptors were stained with a secondary antibody FITC-conjugated. Images shows that after MF exposure, the density of the phosphorylated receptors resulted decreased at each time point investigated.…”

Response gain control by ACh. by Shogo Soma (429657)

“…V1 neurons were predominantly facilitated (75%) or suppressed (86%) in a contrast-dependent manner (filled + gray), but some neurons were contrast-independently modulated, meaning that ACh changed the background discharge only (open; facilitated cells: 25%; suppressed cells: 14%). …”

Comparison of neurogenic activity between levodopa and PPX in MTPT-treated PD animals. by Jin Young Shin (116728)

“…<p>The immunohistochemistry analysis revealed that the number of BrdU-positive cells decreased significantly in MPTP-treated mice compared to control mice, whereas levodopa or PPX treatment increased BrdU-positive cells in MPTP-treated mice compared to MPTP-only treated mice (A). …”

Fibrosis-related genes after eight weeks of MCD diet. by Daniel Heinrichs (323862)

“…However, mRNA expression of <i>TGF-β1</i> does not vary in <i>CCL3^−/−</i> mice (<b>A</b>). <i>α-SMA</i> expression is significantly decreased in <i>CCL3^−/−</i> mice after MCD diet. …”

Environmental enrichment and visceral inflammation modify stress-induced c-Fos expression in the hippocampus. by Florian Reichmann (288321)

“…<p>Environmental enrichment increases stress-induced expression of c-Fos in (A) the granular cell layer of the dentate gyrus, decreases c-Fos expression in (B) the hippocampal CA1 region, but does not alter c-Fos levels in (C) the hippocampal CA3 region. …”

Metastin and GPR54 protein expressions in early-onset and late-onset preeclamptic placenta. by Chong Qiao (299588)

“…Data represent means±SD after normalization to β-actin. *P<0.05, significantly decreased/increased compared with the respective control.…”

Cell viability of TGCs. by Hiromu Morimoto (11133531)

“…The percentages of dead TGCs decreased significantly in a P₄-dose-dependent manner. …”

Environmental enrichment and visceral inflammation modify stress-induced c-Fos expression in the medial prefrontal cortex and the hypothalamus. by Florian Reichmann (288321)

“…<p>Environmental enrichment decreases stress-induced c-Fos expression in (C) the infralimbic cortex but does not alter stress-induced c-Fos levels in (B) the cingulate cortex and (A) paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus. …”

Bistable network activity is observed for , approximately, and is mainly due to high-state Class 2 neurons. by Mark D. McDonnell (372505)

“…Solid lines show means from the 10 realisations. Subfigure A shows that increasing from zero leads to a sigmoidal increase in likelihood for Class 2 neurons being in the high state, with saturation at about 25% at . …”

AE treatment inhibits growth of xenografted tumors <i>in vivo</i>. by Alok De (446321)

“…<p>A. Top: Nude mice bearing tumors, left – control, right – treated. …”

Extracting T cell retention kinetics from two-photon data. by Johannes Textor (610955)

“…Moreover, persistence decreases (higher turning angles). <b>(C)</b> Aggregate results of the gating approach shown in (B) applied to 32 two-photon videos from 10 independent experiments <a href="http://www.ploscompbiol.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003752#pcbi.1003752-Henrickson1" target="_blank">[25]</a>. …”

Space-based scanpath model design. by Nicolas Roth (11568286)

“…The amplitude of each Gaussian linearly decreases relative to the time of the respective saccadic decision with slope <i>r</i> (see inset). …”

Finite-size effects. by Fabrizio Altarelli (770492)

“…<p>We plot 1 − <i>M</i>_<i>acc</i>/<i>M</i> (top) and the total length per node <i>L</i>/<i>V</i> (bottom) for Reg (left) snd ER (right) graphs as a function of the scaling variable . We can notice the finite-size effects decreasing with system size leading to the curves corresponding to the biggest graphs <i>V</i> = 8000,10000 to almost superimpose. …”

Ratio of oligomers, dimers, and monomers of Pmr_nt₆₁ and its variants. by Chiho Suzuki (377633)

“…Pmr_nt₆₁ variants are indicated, such as “E6A” for Pmr_nt₆₁-E6A. Data are expressed as means ± standard deviation from three (for Pmr_nt₆₁ variants) or five (for native Pmr_nt₆₁) independent experiments. …”

Possible risk factors for maternal neglect in MaD1 mice across multiple generations. by Stephen C. Gammie (89652)

“…For A–C, data from Generations (G) 12 and 15 were combined and for D and E, data from G6, G12, and G15 were combined. …”

LncRNA SCARNA8 promotes atherosclerotic plaque instability by inhibiting macrophage efferocytosis by Xiaoliang Yin (13301607)

“…In addition, knockdown of lncRNA SCARNA8 improved the stability of atherosclerotic plaques by promoting cellular burial of Raw264.7 cells. LncRNA SCARNA8 is a key regulator of plaque vulnerability, and targeting lncRNA SCARNA8 May provide a novel means for the prevention and treatment of AS.…”