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Optimisation of antihypertensive treatment by crossover rotation of four major classes by Dickerson, JE Claire, Hingorani, Aroon D, Ashby, Michael J, Palmer, Christopher R, Brown, Morris J

“…Most comparisons of antihypertensive drugs aee undertaken in parallel groups. We undertook a crossover rotation of the four main classes of antihypertensive…”
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Effect of antibiotics on non-growing planktonic cells and biofilms of Escherichia coli by Ashby, M J, Neale, J E, Knott, S J, Critchley, I A

“…Several classes of antibiotics were assessed for activity against non-growing Escherichia coli and cells grown as a biofilm. Antibiotics which had activity…”
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A comparison of fast fourier transform (FFT) and autoregressive (AR) spectral estimation techniques for the analysis of tremor data by Spyers-Ashby, J.M., Bain, P.G., Roberts, S.J.

“…This review outlines the theory of spectral estimation techniques based on the fast Fourier transform (FFT) and autoregressive (AR) model and their application…”
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Expression of endothelin peptides and mRNA in the human heart by Plumpton, C, Ashby, M J, Kuc, R E, O'Reilly, G, Davenport, A P

“…1. We have examined the expression of endothelin isoforms and their precursors in the human heart using RIA, HPLC, immunocytochemistry and reverse…”
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Reliability of tremor measurements using a multidimensional electromagnetic sensor system by Spyers-Ashby, Julia M, Stokes, Maria J

“…Objective: To investigate the reliability of repeated measurements of normal physiological tremor made with a multidimensional measurement system. Equipment:…”
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Classification of normal and pathological tremors using a multidimensional electromagnetic system by Spyers-Ashby, Julia M, Stokes, Maria J, Bain, Peter G, Roberts, Stephen J

“…A new multidimensional movement analysis system was used to record limb tremor over six degrees-of-freedom, and signal processing techniques were explored to…”
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Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9), MMP-2, and Serum Elastase Activity Are Associated With Systolic Hypertension and Arterial Stiffness by Yasmin, Wallace, Sharon, McEniery, Carmel M, Dakham, Zahid, Pusalkar, Pawan, Maki-Petaja, Kaisa, Ashby, Mike J, Cockcroft, John R, Wilkinson, Ian B

“…BACKGROUND—Arterial stiffness is an independent determinant of cardiovascular risk, and arterial stiffening is the predominant abnormality in systolic…”
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A sensitive radioimmunoassay measuring endothelin-like immunoreactivity in human plasma: comparison of levels in patients with essential hypertension and normotensive control subjects by Davenport, A P, Ashby, M J, Easton, P, Ella, S, Bedford, J, Dickerson, C, Nunez, D J, Capper, S J, Brown, M J

“…1. A radioimmunoassay has been developed for measuring endothelin-like immunoreactivity in human plasma using an antibody raised against endothelin-1 which…”
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Effects of physiological increments in human alpha-atrial natriuretic peptide and human brain natriuretic peptide in normal male subjects by Cheung, B M, Dickerson, J E, Ashby, M J, Brown, M J, Brown, J

“…1. Brain natriuretic peptide, closely related to atrial natriuretic peptide in structure, may be an important circulating hormone. Its physiological role is…”
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Identification of endothelin-1, endothelin-2 and endothelin-3 in human endometrium by Cameron, I T, Plumpton, C, Champeney, R, van Papendorp, C, Ashby, M J, Davenport, A P

“…This study determined the presence of specific endothelin isoforms in human endometrium using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) combined with…”
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Characterization of [125I]‐PD164333, an ETA selective non‐peptide radiolabelled antagonist, in normal and diseased human tissues by Davenport, Anthony P, Kuc, Rhoda E, Ashby, Michael J, Patt, William C, Doherty, Annette M

“…We have synthesized a new low molecular weight, non‐peptide radioligand, [125I]‐PD164333, an analogue of the orally active butenolide antagonists of the…”
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Evaluation of a chemically defined medium for controlling growth rate in staphylococci by Ashby, M J

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Characterization of endothelin isoforms in human heart: endothelin-2 demonstrated by Plumpton, C, Champeney, R, Ashby, M J, Kuc, R E, Davenport, A P

“…In humans, three endothelin (ET) isoforms are predicted to exist by analysis of genomic DNA. However, evidence for the presence of all three mature ET peptides…”
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Effect of ketoconazole on adrenocorticotrophic hormone secretion in vitro and in vivo by Burrin, J M, Yeo, T H, Ashby, M J, Bloom, S R

“…The direct effects of ketoconazole on ACTH secretion have been investigated using a rat pituitary cell culture system. Ketoconazole had no significant effects…”
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Effect of nivazol on ACTH secretion by human pituitary corticotrophic tumours in cell culture by Adams, E F, Ashby, M J, Burrin, J, Yeo, T H, Drucker, R, Stringer, K, Mashiter, K

“…The effects of nivazol, a novel steroid which lacks glucocorticoid activity, on ACTH secretion by cell cultures of human pituitary corticotrophic tumours has…”
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Penems as research tools to investigate the activity of E.coli leader peptidase by Perry, C R, Ashby, M J, Elsmere, S A

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Studying Crime and Place with the Crime Open Database: Social and Behavioural Scienes by Ashby, M. P. J.

“…The study of spatial and temporal crime patterns is important for both academic understanding of crime-generating processes and for policies aimed at reducing…”
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Studying Crime and Place with the Crime Open Database by Ashby, M. P. J

“…The study of spatial and temporal crime patterns is important for both academic understanding of crime-generating processes and for policies aimed at reducing…”
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Bromocriptine suppresses ACTH secretion from human pituitary tumour cells in culture by a dopaminergic mechanism by Adams, E F, Ashby, M J, Brown, S M, White, M C, Mashiter, K

“…Bromocriptine (0.13-13 microM) significantly inhibited ACTH secretion in a dose-dependent manner when added to cell cultures of a human corticotrophic adenoma…”
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A new paleomagnetic pole for the Neoproterozoic Uinta Mountain supergroup, Central Rocky Mountain States, USA by Weil, Arlo B., Geissman, John W., Ashby, James M.

“…Hematite-cemented strata of the Neoproterozoic age (∼800–750 Ma) Uinta Mountain Group (UMG) provide a new well-defined mid-Neoproterozoic paleomagnetic pole…”
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