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Local Control of Blood Flow in the Bronchial Circulation of Dogs
(Creighton University, 2000)
The bronchial circulation supplies nutritive flow to the conducting airways.I studied the local control of blood flow in the bronchial circulation of dogs. The three aims of my study of the bronchial circulation were to ...
The Role of Bradykinin Antagonists in Experimental Acute Spinal Cord Injury
(Creighton University, 2003)
Bradykinin, following activation of the Kinin-Kallikrein cascade in acute spinal cord injury (ASCI), acts on the B2 receptors of blood vessels and neurons causing vasogenic edema, inflammation and neuronal death. This study ...
Sequence-Based Molecular Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
(Creighton University, 2003-12-12)
Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) are a major cause of nosocomial infections requiring accurate and rapid molecular techniques for epidemiological analysis. Increased genomic sequence information has resulted in the ...
Clinical and Molecular Characterization of Auditory Neuropathy
(Creighton University, 2003)
Auditory Neuropathy (AN) is diagnosed when the auditory brainstem response (ABR) is absent and outer hair cells (OHC) function normally, which indicates that the lesion lies in the inner hair cells (IHC), their afferent ...
Detection of Plasmid-Mediated AmpC b-Lactamases
(Creighton University, 2004-07)
Although plasmid-mediated AmpC b-lactamases were first reported in the late 1980's, most clinical laboratories and physicians remain unaware of their clinical importance. Current detection methods for organisms producing ...
Cloning and Tissue Distribution of Two NA+/H+ Exchangers from the Malpighian Tubules of Aedes Aegypti
(Creighton University, 2002)
A Na+/H+ exchanger (NHE) on the apical membrane of mosquito Malpighian tubule (MT) cells likely participates in the female blood-feeding mosquito's necessary secretion ofNa+ and fluid. This study presents the molecular ...
Regulation of blaFOX-5b Expression Within Two Different Genetic Backgrounds: Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli
(Creighton University, 2003-09-26)
Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli are major nosocomial pathogens. A clinical isolate of K.pneumoniae and E. coli were found to produce a novel plasmid-encoded ampC P-lactamase gene, blaFOX-5b- These isolates ...
X-Ray Fluorescence Cross Sections for the Elements 55 ≤ Z ≤ 60
(Creighton University, 2009-07-28)
X-ray cross sections have been found for the elements Cs, Ba, La, Ce, Pr, and Nd. Two methods are used to calculate cross sections which are both compared to theoretical calculations. Comparisons are also made to theoretical ...
Biochemical Studies on Uncoupling Proteins and Glucose Metabolism in Skeletal Muscle
(Creighton University, 2002)
Uncoupling protein (UCP) is an inner-mitochondrial membrane protein that uncouples the production of ATP from the electron transport chain, thereby inducing thermogenesis. Recently, a family of UCP homologues was identified, ...
Prion Strain Diversity and Molecular Properties of PrPsc
(Creighton University, 2003-09-11)
The transmissible spongiform encephalopathies or prion diseases are a group of uniformly fatal neurodegenerative diseases that affect both humans and animals. The agent of these diseases is proposed to consist solely of ...