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Optimisation of β-glucuronidase production from a newly isolated Ganoderma applanatum

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Chouiter, R., Roy, I. and Bucke, C. 2008. Optimisation of β-glucuronidase production from a newly isolated Ganoderma applanatum. Journal of Molecular Catalysis B: Enzymatic. 50 (2-4), pp. 114-120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molcatb.2007.09.015

Effect of starch 1500 as a binder and disintegrant in lamivudine tablets prepared by high shear wet granulation

Journal article

Rahman, B.M., Wahed, M.I.I., Khondkar, P., Ahmed, M., Islam, R., Barman, R.K. and Ul Islam, M.A. 2008. Effect of starch 1500 as a binder and disintegrant in lamivudine tablets prepared by high shear wet granulation. Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 21 (4), pp. 455-459.

Antimicrobial activities of alkaloids and lignans from Zanthoxylum budrunga

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Rahman, M.M., Gray, A.I., Khondkar, P. and Islam, M.A. 2008. Antimicrobial activities of alkaloids and lignans from Zanthoxylum budrunga. Natural Product Communications. 3 (1). https://doi.org/10.1177/1934578x0800300110

Development of indapamide sustained release tablet using methocel K15 MCR and a comparative study with a reference product

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Rahman, Md.B.M., Wahed, M.I.I., Amran, M.S., Khondkar, P., Rahman, M.M., Islam, M.R. and Ahmed, M. 2008. Development of indapamide sustained release tablet using methocel K15 MCR and a comparative study with a reference product. Dhaka University Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 7 (2). https://doi.org/10.3329/dujps.v7i2.2172

Antibacterial and cytotoxic activities of Capparis zeylanica Linn roots,Actividades citotóxicas y antibacterianas de las raíces de Capparis zeylanica Linn

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Haque, M., Haque, M.E., Rahman, M.M., Khondkar, P. and Rahman, M.M. 2008. Antibacterial and cytotoxic activities of Capparis zeylanica Linn roots,Actividades citotóxicas y antibacterianas de las raíces de Capparis zeylanica Linn. Ars Pharmaceutica. 49 (1), pp. 31-37.

Antibacterial and antifungal activities of the constituents of Flemingia paniculata

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Rahman, M.M., Gray, A.I., Khondkar, P. and Sarker, S.D. 2008. Antibacterial and antifungal activities of the constituents of Flemingia paniculata. Pharmaceutical Biology. 46 (5). https://doi.org/10.1080/13880200801888003

Erratum: Differential effects of c-Ras upon transformation, adipocytic differentiation, and apoptosis mediated by the simian virus 40 large tumor antigen (Biochemistry and Cell Biology 85, (38-42))

Article

Cao, J., Arulanandam, R., Vultur, A., Anagnostopoulou, A. and Raptis, L. 2008. Erratum: Differential effects of c-Ras upon transformation, adipocytic differentiation, and apoptosis mediated by the simian virus 40 large tumor antigen (Biochemistry and Cell Biology 85, (38-42)). Biochemistry and Cell Biology. https://doi.org/10.1139/o08-033

The role of the osteocyte in bone turnover

Article

Brendon Noble 2008. The role of the osteocyte in bone turnover. Bone. 43 (Supp. 1), p. S22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2008.07.258

The osteocyte lineage

Journal article

Noble, Brendon S. 2008. The osteocyte lineage. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 473 (2), pp. 106-111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abb.2008.04.009

Apoptotic Bodies Convey Activity Capable of Initiating Osteoclastogenesis and Localized Bone Destruction

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Kogianni, Giolanta, Mann, Val and Noble, Brendon S. 2008. Apoptotic Bodies Convey Activity Capable of Initiating Osteoclastogenesis and Localized Bone Destruction. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 23 (6), pp. 915-927. https://doi.org/10.1359/jbmr.080207

Bone tissue formation from human embryonic stem cells in vivo

Journal article

Tremoleda, Jordi, Forsyth, Nicholas, Khan, Nusrat, Wojtacha, Davina, Christodoulou, Ioannis, Tye, B.J., Racey, Seth, Collinshaw, S., Sottile, Virginie, Thomson, Alison, Simpson, Hamish, Noble, Brendon and McWhir, Jim 2008. Bone tissue formation from human embryonic stem cells in vivo. Cloning and Stem Cells. 10 (1), pp. 119-132. https://doi.org/10.1089/clo.2007.0r36

Ex Vivo bone formation in bovine trabecular bone cultured in a dynamic 3D bioreactor is enhanced by compressive mechanical strain

Journal article

David, Valentin, Guignandon, Alain, Martin, Aline, Malaval, Luc, Lafage-Proust, Marie-Hélène, Rattner, Aline, Mann, Val, Noble, Brendon, Jones, David, B. and Vico, Laurence 2008. Ex Vivo bone formation in bovine trabecular bone cultured in a dynamic 3D bioreactor is enhanced by compressive mechanical strain. Tissue Engineering Part A. 14 (1), pp. 117-126. https://doi.org/10.1089/ten.a.2007.0051

Guide to Receptors and Channels (GRAC), 3rd edition

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Alexander, S.P.H., Mathie, A. and Peters, J.A. 2008. Guide to Receptors and Channels (GRAC), 3rd edition. British Journal of Pharmacology. 153 (Suppl. 2), p. S1–S209. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjp.0707746

The M1P1 loop of TASK3 K2P channels apposes the selectivity filter and influences channel function

Journal article

Clarke, C.E., Veale, E.L., Wyse, K., Vandenberg, J.I. and Mathie, A. 2008. The M1P1 loop of TASK3 K2P channels apposes the selectivity filter and influences channel function. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 283 (25), pp. 16985-16992. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.m801368200

Research Student Supervision: Developing Reflective Practice in Higher Education

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Tewfik, I. 2008. Research Student Supervision: Developing Reflective Practice in Higher Education. in: Ahmed, Allam (ed.) World Sustainable Development Outlook 2008: Managing Science and Technology for a Sustainable Future Routledge. pp. 85-92

The neural stem cell microenvironment

Book chapter

Kazanis, I., Lathia, J., Moss, L. and ffrench-Constant, C. 2008. The neural stem cell microenvironment. in: StemBook Harvard Stem Cell Institute.

Reduction in Total Lung Capacity in Obese Men: Role of Trunk Fat

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Watson, A., Pride, N.B., Ind, P.W., Thomas, E.L. and Bell, J.D. 2008. Reduction in Total Lung Capacity in Obese Men: Role of Trunk Fat. Thorax. 63, p. A31.

Intra-Hepatic Insulin Exposure is Increased in Subjects with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)

Article

Mehta, S.R., Godsland, I.F., Bell, J.D., Thomas, E.L., McCarthy, J., Durighel, G., Fitzpatrick, J., Taylor-Robinson, S.D. and Johnston, D.G. 2008. Intra-Hepatic Insulin Exposure is Increased in Subjects with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD). Atherosclerosis Supplements. 9 (1), p. 121. https://doi.org/10.1016/s1567-5688(08)70487-2

Intra-hepatic insulin exposure but not percent extraction of newly-secreted insulin is increased in subjects with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)

Article

Mehta, S.R., Godsland, I.F., Barton, N., Bell, J.D., Thomas, E.L., Fitzpatrick, J., Durighel, G., McCarthy, J., Taylor-Robinson, S.D. and Johnston, D.G. 2008. Intra-hepatic insulin exposure but not percent extraction of newly-secreted insulin is increased in subjects with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Diabetic Medicine. 25 (s1) A64. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1464-5491.2008.02389.x

Viral load, clinical disease severity and cellular immune responses in primary varicella zoster virus infection in Sri Lanka

Journal article

Malavige, Gathsaurie N.eelika, Jones, Louise, Kamaladasa, S.D., Wijewickrama, A., Seneviratne, S.., Black, Antony P. and Ogg, Graham S. 2008. Viral load, clinical disease severity and cellular immune responses in primary varicella zoster virus infection in Sri Lanka. PLoS ONE. 3 (11) e3789. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0003789

Varicella zoster virus glycoprotein E-specific CD4+ T cells show evidence of recent activation and effector differentiation, consistent with frequent exposure to replicative cycle antigens in healthy immune donors

Journal article

Malavige, G.N., Jones, L., Black, A.P. and Ogg, G.S. 2008. Varicella zoster virus glycoprotein E-specific CD4+ T cells show evidence of recent activation and effector differentiation, consistent with frequent exposure to replicative cycle antigens in healthy immune donors. Clinical & Experimental Immunology. 152 (3), pp. 522-531.

Varicella-zoster virus vaccine is able to evade the T-cell response during the replicative phase of the viral life cycle

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Black, A., Jones, L., Malavige, G. and Ogg, G. 2008. Varicella-zoster virus vaccine is able to evade the T-cell response during the replicative phase of the viral life cycle. Annual Meeting of the British Society for Investigative Dermatology 2008. Oxford, England 07 - 09 Apr 2008 Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2133.2008.08486.x

Viral loads in primary varicella zoster virus infection

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Malavige, Gathsaurie, Jones, Lousie, Black, Antony, Wijewickrama, Ananda, Seneviratne, Suranjith, Kamaladasa, Satheeka and Ogg, Graham 2008. Viral loads in primary varicella zoster virus infection. Journal of Infection. 56 (4) P307.

Anti-lymphocyte function associated antigen-1 inhibits T-helper 2 function of human allergen-specific CD4+ T cells

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Ardern-Jones, MR, Black, A. and Ogg, GS 2008. Anti-lymphocyte function associated antigen-1 inhibits T-helper 2 function of human allergen-specific CD4+ T cells. British Journal of Dermatology. 158 (3), p. 456–462. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2133.2007.08393.x

Phenotypic analysis of human cd4+ t cells specific for ie63 protein of vzv

Journal article

Jones, Louise, Black, Antony, Malavige, Gathsaurie and Ogg, Graham 2008. Phenotypic analysis of human cd4+ t cells specific for ie63 protein of vzv. Journal of Infection. 56 (4), p. 300. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2008.01.020

An Antibody Combination That Targets Activated T Cells Extends Graft Survival in Sensitized Recipients

Journal article

Jurcevic, S. 2008. An Antibody Combination That Targets Activated T Cells Extends Graft Survival in Sensitized Recipients. American Journal of Transplantation. 8 (11), pp. 2272-2282. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-6143.2008.02393.x

The C. elegans glycosyltransferase BUS-8 has two distinct and essential roles in epidermal morphogenesis.

Journal article

Partridge, F.A., Tearle, A.W., Gravato-Nobre, M.J., Schafer, W.R. and Hodgkin, J. 2008. The C. elegans glycosyltransferase BUS-8 has two distinct and essential roles in epidermal morphogenesis. Developmental Biology. 317 (2), pp. 549-559. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ydbio.2008.02.060

Caenorhabditis elegans meets microsporidia: the nematode killers from Paris.

Journal article

Hodgkin, J. and Partridge, F.A. 2008. Caenorhabditis elegans meets microsporidia: the nematode killers from Paris. PLOS Biology. 6 (12) e1000005. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1000005

Electroporation of Adherent Cells In Situ for the Study of Signal Transduction and Gap Junctional Communication

Book chapter

Leda Raptis, Adina Vultur, Heather L. Brownell, Evangelia Tomai, Aikaterini Anagnostopoulou, Rozanne Arulanandam, Jun Cao and Kevin L. Firth 2008. Electroporation of Adherent Cells In Situ for the Study of Signal Transduction and Gap Junctional Communication. in: Shulin Li (ed.) Electroporation Protocols Humana Press. pp. 173-189

Synthesis, Characterization and Stat3 Inhibitory Properties of the Prototypical Platinum(IV) Anticancer Drug, [PtCl3(NO2)(NH3)2] (CPA-7)

Journal article

Anagnostopoulou, A., Shalyn L. Littlefield, Michael C. Baird and Leda Raptis 2008. Synthesis, Characterization and Stat3 Inhibitory Properties of the Prototypical Platinum(IV) Anticancer Drug, [PtCl3(NO2)(NH3)2] (CPA-7). Inorganic Chemistry. 47 (7), p. 2798–2804. https://doi.org/10.1021/ic702057q

Reproducibility of fMRI in the clinical setting: Implications for trial designs

Journal article

Bosnell, R., Wegner, C., Kincses, Z.T., Korteweg, T., Agosta, F., Ciccarelli, O., De Stefano, N., Gass, A., Hirsch, J., Johansen-Berg, H., Kappos, L., Barkhof, F., Mancini, L., Manfredonia, F., Marino, S., Miller, D.H., Montalban, X., Palace, J., Rocca, M., Enzinger, C., Ropele, S., Rovira, A., Smith, S., Thompson, A., Thornton, J., Yousry, T., Whitcher, B., Filippi, M. and Matthews, P.M. 2008. Reproducibility of fMRI in the clinical setting: Implications for trial designs. NeuroImage. 42 (2), pp. 603-610. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2008.05.005

A statistical framework to characterise microstructure in high angular resolution diffusion imaging

Conference paper

Olhede, S. and Whitcher, B. 2008. A statistical framework to characterise microstructure in high angular resolution diffusion imaging. 2008 5th IEEE international symposium on biomedical imaging: From nano to macro. Paris, France 14 - 17 May 2008 IEEE . https://doi.org/10.1109/isbi.2008.4541142

A multi-resolution census algorithm for calculating vortex statistics in turbulent flows

Journal article

Whitcher, B., Lee, T.C.M., Weiss, J.B., Hoar, T.J. and Nychka, D.W. 2008. A multi-resolution census algorithm for calculating vortex statistics in turbulent flows. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series C (Applied Statistics). 57 (3), pp. 293-312. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9876.2007.00614.x

Docking-MM-GB/SA and ADME screening of HIV-1 NNRTI inhibitor: Nevirapine and its analogues

Journal article

Sengupta, D., Verma, D. and Naik, P.K. 2008. Docking-MM-GB/SA and ADME screening of HIV-1 NNRTI inhibitor: Nevirapine and its analogues. In Silico Biology. 8 (3-4), pp. 275-289.

ENFIN - An integrative structure for systems biology

Book chapter

Reisinger, F., Corpas, M., Hancock, J., Hermjakob, H., Birney, E. and Kahlem, P. 2008. ENFIN - An integrative structure for systems biology. in: International Workshop on Data Integration in the Life Sciences Springer. pp. 132-143

Ten simple rules for organizing a scientific meeting.

Journal article

Corpas, M., Gehlenborg, N., Janga, S.C. and Bourne, P.E. 2008. Ten simple rules for organizing a scientific meeting. PLOS Computational Biology. 4 (6) e1000080. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000080

FISH glossary: an overview of the fluorescence in situ hybridization technique.

Journal article

Volpi, E.V. and Bridger, J.M. 2008. FISH glossary: an overview of the fluorescence in situ hybridization technique. BioTechniques. 45 (4), pp. 385-409. https://doi.org/10.2144/000112811

Epidermal growth factor upregulates motility of Mat-LyLu rat prostate cancer cells partially via voltage-gated Na+ channel activity

Journal article

Ding, Y., Brackenbury, W.J., Uysal Onganer, P., Montano, Ximena, Porter, L.M., Bates, L.F. and Djamgoz, M.B.A. 2008. Epidermal growth factor upregulates motility of Mat-LyLu rat prostate cancer cells partially via voltage-gated Na+ channel activity. Journal of Cellular Physiology. 215 (1), pp. 77-81. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcp.21289

Defective endovascular trophoblast invasion in the first trimester is associated with increased maternal serum ischemia-modified albumin

Journal article

Papageorghiou, A.T., Prefumo F, Leslie, K., Gaze, D.C., Collinson, P.O. and Thilaganathan B. 2008. Defective endovascular trophoblast invasion in the first trimester is associated with increased maternal serum ischemia-modified albumin. Human Reproduction. 23 (4), pp. 803-806. https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/den029

Cardiac troponin I measurement using the ACS:180 to predict four-year cardiac event rate

Journal article

Collinson, P.O., Gaynor, G.H. and Gaze, D.C. 2008. Cardiac troponin I measurement using the ACS:180 to predict four-year cardiac event rate. Annals of Clinical Biochemistry: International Journal of Laboratory Medicine. 45 (2), pp. 184-188. https://doi.org/10.1258/acb.2007.007050


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