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Polyhydroxy-alkanoates - the biodegradable polymers

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Philip, S.E., Odell, M., Keshavarz, T. and Roy, I. 2007. Polyhydroxy-alkanoates - the biodegradable polymers. International Conference on Biodegradable Polymers: their production, characterisation and application. SCI, London 10 Dec 2007

Endogenous MC3R and inhibition of inflammatory arthritis. PC112

Conference poster

Patel, H.B., Sampaio, A.L.F., Getting, S.J., Gray, M. and Perretti, M. 2007. Endogenous MC3R and inhibition of inflammatory arthritis. PC112. Life Sciences. Glasgow 8th - 12th July 2007

Education

Book chapter

Moir, F. 2007. Education. in: McCarthy, M. and Birch, S. (ed.) Thieme Almanac 2007: Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Stuttgart, Germany Thieme.

Crucial role for endogenous melanocortin type 3 receptor in mesenteric post-reperfusion injury. PC106

Conference poster

Leoni, G., Getting, S.J., Gavins, F.N.E. and Perretti, M. 2007. Crucial role for endogenous melanocortin type 3 receptor in mesenteric post-reperfusion injury. PC106. Life Sciences. Glasgow 8th - 12th July 2007

Not on my own: women's experience of herbal practice as participants in a randomised controlled trial

Conference paper

Green, J., Hawkey, S., Ingram, J. and Denham, A. 2007. Not on my own: women's experience of herbal practice as participants in a randomised controlled trial. Power and Autonomy in Alternative and Complementary Medicine: The Alternative and Complementary Health Research Network (ACHRN) 4th international academic & experiential conference for researchers & practitioners. Nottingham University 04 - 06 Jul 2007

"Not on my own": women's experience of herbal practice as participants in a randomised controlled trial

Conference poster

Green, J., Hawkey, S., Ingram, J. and Denham, A. 2007. "Not on my own": women's experience of herbal practice as participants in a randomised controlled trial. International Congress on Complementary Medicine Research. Munich 11 - 13 May 2007

"Not on my own": women's experience of herbal practice as particiapnts in a randomised controlled trial

Conference poster

Green, J., Hawkey, S., Ingram, J. and Denham, A. 2007. "Not on my own": women's experience of herbal practice as particiapnts in a randomised controlled trial. Celebrating Primary Care Research Conference. Avon Primary Care Research Collaborative, Bristol 15 Mar 2007

Changing with herbs: treatment of menopausal symptoms by qualified herbal practitioners

Conference poster

Green, J., Denham, A., Ingram, J., Hawkey, S. and Greenwood, R. 2007. Changing with herbs: treatment of menopausal symptoms by qualified herbal practitioners. International Congress on Complementary Medicine Research. Munich 11 - 13 May 2007

Glucocorticoid and melanocortins: special issue

Article

Getting, S.J. 2007. Glucocorticoid and melanocortins: special issue. ScientificWorldJournal. 7, pp. 1463-1464. https://doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2007.93

Biosynthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoates and their applications

Conference paper

Francis, L., Keshavarz, T. and Roy, I. 2007. Biosynthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoates and their applications. International Conference on Biodegradable Polymers: their production, characterisation and application. SCI, London 10 Dec 2007

Dietary carbohydrate intake of individuals (total, starch, total sugar) and their blood pressure: INTERMAP study

Conference paper

Brown, I.J., Elliott, P., Chan, Q., Daviglus, M.L., Dyer, A.R., Huang, S., Rodriguez, B.L., Sakata, K., Ueshima, H., Van Horn, L., Stamler, J. and Robertson, C.E. 2007. Dietary carbohydrate intake of individuals (total, starch, total sugar) and their blood pressure: INTERMAP study. 47th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention in association with the Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism. Buena Vista Palace - Orlando, FL 28 Feb - 03 Mar 2007 Nature Publishing Group.

Competitive food safety program: the case of Qatar

Book chapter

Al-Hamaq, A.A., Zeyadah, S.S., Ahmed, A., Amuna, P. and Tewfik, I. 2007. Competitive food safety program: the case of Qatar. in: Ahmed, A. (ed.) Science, technology and sustainability in the Middle East and North Africa Genève InderScience. pp. 210-228

Unravelling the algae: the past, present, and future of algal systematics

Book

Brodie, J. and Lewis, J. (ed.) 2007. Unravelling the algae: the past, present, and future of algal systematics. CRC Press.

Assessing the potential of immunohistochemistry for systematic gene expression profiling

Article

Warford, A., Flack, G., Conquer, J.S., Zola, H. and McCafferty, J. 2007. Assessing the potential of immunohistochemistry for systematic gene expression profiling. Journal of Immunological Methods. 318 (1-2), pp. 125-137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jim.2006.10.011

Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biosynthesis from structurally unrelated carbon sources by a newly characterized Bacillus spp

Article

Valappil, S.P., Peiris, D., Langley, G.J., Herniman, J.M., Boccaccini, A.R., Bucke, C. and Roy, I. 2007. Polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biosynthesis from structurally unrelated carbon sources by a newly characterized Bacillus spp. Journal of Biotechnology. 127 (3), pp. 475-487. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiotec.2006.07.015

Polyhydroxyalkanoates in Gram-positive bacteria: insights from the genera Bacillus and Streptomyces

Article

Valappil, S.P., Boccaccini, A.R., Bucke, C. and Roy, I. 2007. Polyhydroxyalkanoates in Gram-positive bacteria: insights from the genera Bacillus and Streptomyces. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 91 (1), pp. 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10482-006-9095-5

Exercise training reduces fatty acid availability and improves the insulin sensitivity of glucose metabolism

Article

Shojaee-Moradie, F., Baynes, K.C.R., Pentecost, C., Bell, J.D., Thomas, E.L., Jackson, N.C., Stolinski, M., Whyte, M., Lovell, D., Bowes, S.B., Gibney, J., Jones, R.H. and Umpleby, A.M. 2007. Exercise training reduces fatty acid availability and improves the insulin sensitivity of glucose metabolism. Diabetologia. 50 (2), pp. 404-413. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-006-0498-7

Interactions between cell surface protein disulphide isomerase and S-nitrosoglutathione during nitric oxide delivery

Journal article

Shah, C.M., Bell, S.E., Locke, I.C., Chowdrey, H.S. and Gordge, M.P. 2007. Interactions between cell surface protein disulphide isomerase and S-nitrosoglutathione during nitric oxide delivery. Nitric Oxide. 16 (1), pp. 135-142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.niox.2006.08.001

Creatine supplements in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies who are clinically weak after conventional pharmacologic treatment: Six-month, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial

Article

Chung, Y.L., Alexanderson, H., Pipitone, N., Morrison, C., Dastmalchi, M., Ståhl-Hallengren, C., Richards, S., Thomas, E.L., Hamilton, G., Bell, J.D., Lundberg, I.E. and Scott, D.L. 2007. Creatine supplements in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies who are clinically weak after conventional pharmacologic treatment: Six-month, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Arthritis & Rheumatism. 57 (4), pp. 694-702. https://doi.org/10.1002/art.22687

The corticotrophin-releasing factor-like peptide urocortin reverses key deficits in two rodent models of Parkinson's disease

Journal article

Abuirmeileh, A., Lever, R., Kingsbury, A.E., Lees, A.J., Locke, I.C., Knight, R.A., Chowdrey, H.S., Biggs, C.S. and Whitton, P.S. 2007. The corticotrophin-releasing factor-like peptide urocortin reverses key deficits in two rodent models of Parkinson's disease. European Journal of Neuroscience. 26 (2), pp. 417-423. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-9568.2007.05653.x

Urocortin, a CRF-like peptide, restores key indicators of damage in the substantia nigra in a neuroinflammatory model of Parkinson's disease

Article

Abuirmeileh, A., Harkavyi, A., Lever, R., Biggs, C.S. and Whitton, P.S. 2007. Urocortin, a CRF-like peptide, restores key indicators of damage in the substantia nigra in a neuroinflammatory model of Parkinson's disease. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 4 19. https://doi.org/10.1186/1742-2094-4-19

Treatment of menopausal symptoms by qualified herbal practitioners: a prospective, randomized controlled trial

Journal article

Green, J., Denham, A., Ingram, J., Hawkey, S. and Greenwood, R. 2007. Treatment of menopausal symptoms by qualified herbal practitioners: a prospective, randomized controlled trial. Family Practice. 24 (5), pp. 468-474. https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmm048

Pioglitazone added to conventional lipid lowering treatment in familial combined hyperlipidaemia improves parameters of metabolic control: relation to liver, muscle and regional body fat content

Article

Thomas, E.L., Potter, E., Tosi, I., Fitzpatrick, J., Hamilton, G., Amber, V., Hughs, R., North, C., Holvoet, P., Seed, M., Betteridge, D.J., Bell, J.D. and Naoumova, R.P. 2007. Pioglitazone added to conventional lipid lowering treatment in familial combined hyperlipidaemia improves parameters of metabolic control: relation to liver, muscle and regional body fat content. Atherosclerosis. 195 (1), pp. e181-e190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2007.03.043

Proteome analysis of metastatic colorectal cancer cells recognized by the lectin Helix pomatia agglutinin (HPA)

Journal article

Saint-Guirons, J., Zeqiraj, E., Schumacher, U., Greenwell, P. and Dwek, M. 2007. Proteome analysis of metastatic colorectal cancer cells recognized by the lectin Helix pomatia agglutinin (HPA). Proteomics. 7 (22), pp. 4082-4089. https://doi.org/10.1002/pmic.200700434

St John's wort for depression: time for a different perspective?

Article

Pilkington, K., Boshnakova, A. and Richardson, J. 2006. St John's wort for depression: time for a different perspective? Complementary Therapies in Medicine. 14 (4), pp. 268-281. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctim.2006.01.003

Carnosine supplementation does not improve high intensity exercise performance

Article

Leveritt, M., Begum, G. and Cunliffe, A. 2006. Carnosine supplementation does not improve high intensity exercise performance. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. 9 (Supplement 1), p. 9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2006.12.017

Manganese-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MEMRI) without compromise of the blood–brain barrier detects hypothalamic neuronal activity in vivo

Article

Kuo, Y.T., Herlihy, A.H., So, P.W. and Bell, J.D. 2006. Manganese-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MEMRI) without compromise of the blood–brain barrier detects hypothalamic neuronal activity in vivo. NMR in Biomedicine. 19 (8), pp. 1028-1034. https://doi.org/10.1002/nbm.1070

[D -Trp8]-γ -melanocyte -stimulating hormone exhibits anti-inflammatory efficacy in mice bearing a nonfunctional MC1 R(Recessive Yellow e/e Mouse)

Article

Getting, S.J., Lam, C.W., Leoni, G., Gavins, F.N.E., Grieco, P. and Perretti, M. 2006. [D -Trp8]-γ -melanocyte -stimulating hormone exhibits anti-inflammatory efficacy in mice bearing a nonfunctional MC1 R(Recessive Yellow e/e Mouse). Molecular Pharmacology. 70 (6), pp. 1850-1855. https://doi.org/10.1124/mol.106.028878

Differential hypothalamic neuronal activation following peripheral injection of GLP-1 and oxyntomodulin in mice detected by manganese-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging

Article

Chaudhri, O.B., Parkinson, J.R.C., Kuo, Y.T., Druce, M.R., Herlihy, A.H., Bell, J.D., Dhillo, W.S., Stanley, S.A., Ghatei, M.A. and Bloom, S.R. 2006. Differential hypothalamic neuronal activation following peripheral injection of GLP-1 and oxyntomodulin in mice detected by manganese-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 350 (2), pp. 298-306. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.09.033

Biomedical applications of polyhydroxyalkanoates: an overview of animal testing and in vivo responses

Article

Valappil, S.P., Misra, S.K., Boccaccini, A.R. and Roy, I. 2006. Biomedical applications of polyhydroxyalkanoates: an overview of animal testing and in vivo responses. Expert Review of Medical Devices. 3 (6), pp. 853-868. https://doi.org/10.1586/17434440.3.6.853

Complementary medicine for depression

Article

Pilkington, K., Rampes, H. and Richardson, J. 2006. Complementary medicine for depression. Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics. 6 (1), pp. 1741-1751. https://doi.org/10.1586/14737175.6.11.1741

Book review: B. Freire Wilma (editor). Nutrition and an Active Life: From Knowledge to Action. Scientific and Technical Publication No. 612. Washington DC: Pan American Health Organization 2005. US$ 36·00 (paperback) pp. 260. ISBN: 92 75 11612 1

Book review

Tewfik, I. 2006. Book review: B. Freire Wilma (editor). Nutrition and an Active Life: From Knowledge to Action. Scientific and Technical Publication No. 612. Washington DC: Pan American Health Organization 2005. US$ 36·00 (paperback) pp. 260. ISBN: 92 75 11612 1. British Journal of Nutrition. 96 (4), p. 793. https://doi.org/10.1079/BJN20061844

Production of calmodulin-tagged proteins in Drosophila Schneider S2 cells: a novel system for antigen production and phage antibody isolation

Article

Jennings, N.S., Smethurst, P.A., Knight, G., O'Connor, M.N., Joutsi-Korhonen, L., Stafford, P., Stephens, J., Garner, S.F., Harmer, I., Farndale, R.W., Watkins, N.A. and Ouwehand, W.H. 2006. Production of calmodulin-tagged proteins in Drosophila Schneider S2 cells: a novel system for antigen production and phage antibody isolation. Journal of Immunological Methods. 316 (1-2), pp. 75-83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jim.2006.08.003

The nutritional vulnerability of older Guyanese in residential homes

Article

Hewitt, G., Ismail, S., Patterson, P. and Draper, A. 2006. The nutritional vulnerability of older Guyanese in residential homes. West Indian Medical Journal. 55 (5), pp. 334-339.

Annexin 1 and melanocortin peptide therapy for protection against ischaemic-reperfusion damage in the heart

Article

Gavins, F.N.E., Leoni, G. and Getting, S.J. 2006. Annexin 1 and melanocortin peptide therapy for protection against ischaemic-reperfusion damage in the heart. ScientificWorldJournal. 6, pp. 1008-1023. https://doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2006.196

Doctor's resilience: can physicians heal themselves?

Article

Peters, D. 2006. Doctor's resilience: can physicians heal themselves? Journal of Holistic Healthcare. 3 (1), pp. 3-6.

The force in spinach

Article

Thompson, D.S. 2006. The force in spinach. Guardian.

Homeopathy for anxiety and anxiety disorders: a systematic review of the research

Article

Pilkington, K., Kirkwood, G., Rampes, H., Fisher, P. and Richardson, J. 2006. Homeopathy for anxiety and anxiety disorders: a systematic review of the research. Homeopathy. 95 (3), pp. 151-162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.homp.2006.05.005

An experimental investigation of the effect of Bacillus megaterium on apatite dissolution

Article

Hutchens, E., Valsami-Jones, E., Harouiya, N., Chairat, C., Oelkers, E.H. and McEldowney, S. 2006. An experimental investigation of the effect of Bacillus megaterium on apatite dissolution. Geomicrobiology Journal. 23 (3-4), pp. 177-182. https://doi.org/10.1080/01490450600599239

Targeting melanocortin receptors as potential novel therapeutics

Article

Getting, S.J. 2006. Targeting melanocortin receptors as potential novel therapeutics. Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 111 (1), pp. 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pharmthera.2005.06.022


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