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Anti-viral Capacity Of Quillaja Saponaria Molina Extract Against Vaccinia And Herpes simplex Virus-1
(Biology, 2007-08-23)
It is well known that Quillaja saponins have the ability to elicit a strong immune response when used as an adjuvant in an ISCOM matrix. However, to date, the antiviral capability of Quillaja saponins has not been documented. ...
Carbon, Nitrogen And Phosphorus Stoichiometry Of A Mixotrophic Protist
(Biology, 2008-08-08)
The microbial loop is one of two major pathways in aquatic systems in which nutrient and energy flow from dissolved nutrients to higher trophic levels. Protozoan-bacteria predator-prey relationships lie at the base of ...
Phylogeography And Geographical Variation Of Behavioral And Morphological Characteristics In Paruroctonus boreus
(Biology, 2008-09-17)
Specimens of Paruroctonus boreus were collected from twenty-four sites to assess the geographic variation in behavioral, morphological and molecular traits. Statistical analyses showed males demonstrated a positive response ...
Population Genetics, Systematics, Biogeography, And Evolution Of The Southeastern Central Texas Eurycea Clade blepsimolge (Plethodontidae)
(Biology, 2007-08-23)
The central Texas Eurycea are a diverse group of perennibranchiate salamanders which inhabit the Edwards Plateau. Although several studies have addressed the systematics and taxonomy of this group, little is known about ...
Use Of Reovirus Monoreassortants To Define Lysis Of Transfomed Cells
(Biology, 2007-08-23)
Reovirus is known to selectively destroy transformed cells while establishing a persistent infection in normal cells. For this study the transformed cell lines used were L929, WI-38 VA13 2RA, T1, N1, and MYC-3. Additionally, ...
Comparing The Melanin-concentrating Hormone -1 Receptor Expression In The Brains Of Mice And Rats
(Biology, 2007-09-17)
The melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) family of neuropeptides is believed to be important in controlling certain feeding behaviors. Recently, the distribution of melanin-concentrating-1 receptor (MCH-1R) in rat brains ...
Population Genetics Of Phanaeus vindex And P. difformis And Congruence With Morphology Across A Geographic Zone Of Species Overlap
(Biology, 2007-08-23)
Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphisms (AFLPs) reveal that the rainbow scarabs Phanaeus vindex (MacLeay) and Phanaeus difformis (LeConte) are distinct evolutionary units which occur in sympatry at the Fort Worth Nature ...
Natural Hybridization And Speciation In Toads Of The Anaxyrus americanus Group.
(Biology, 2009-09-16)
The goal of speciation research is to elucidate the processes that lead to the formation of new species. Examining natural hybridization and the evolution of reproductive isolating barriers provides an opportunity to ...
Cellular Targets Involved In Reovirus-induced Oncolysis Of RAs-transformed Cells
(Biology, 2008-04-22)
Reovirus is a ubiquitous virus with demonstrated oncolytic properties. In this study, we investigate the pathways which reovirus produces a lytic infection in SV-40 transformed WI-38 cells and the noncytocidal infection ...
Comparison Of The Ingestion And Digestion Rates Of Ochromonas danica Grazing On Pseudomonas fluorescens Of Varying Food Quality
(Biology, 2007-08-23)
Flagellate prey selection appears to depend on morphological characteristics of prey such as cell size and motility, as well as on physiochemical characteristics such as digestibility and cell surface characteristics. ...