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Effects of Methylmercury and Theaflavin Digallate on Adipokines in Mature 3T3-L1 Adipocytes by Chauhan, Shubhangi, Dunlap, Kriya, Duffy, Lawrence K

“…Diabetes is a contributor to morbidity across the globe and is often associated with obesity, metabolic syndrome and other inflammatory diseases associated…”
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Role of Receptors in Relation to Plaques and Tangles in Alzheimer's Disease Pathology by Sharma, Kavita, Pradhan, Samjhana, Duffy, Lawrence K, Yeasmin, Sabina, Bhattarai, Nirajan, Schulte, Marvin K

“…Despite the identification of Aβ plaques and NFTs as biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology, therapeutic interventions remain elusive, with neither…”
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Feeding ecology of phocid seals and some walrus in the Alaskan and Canadian Arctic as determined by stomach contents and stable isotope analysis by DEHN, Larissa-A, SHEFFIELD, Gay G, FOLLMANN, Erich H, DUFFY, Lawrence K, THOMAS, Dana L, O'HARA, Todd M

“…Feeding habits of ringed (Phoca hispida), bearded (Erignathus barbatus), spotted (Phoca largha) and ribbon (Phoca fasciata) seals and walrus (Odobenus…”
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Bias, complexity, and uncertainty in ecosystem risk assessment: pharmaceuticals, a new challenge in scale and perspective by Duffy, Lawrence K, Dunlap, Kriya L, Godduhn, Anna R

“…Because thousands of pharmaceutical and industrial compounds are in use today and distributed into ecosystems via waste water, effective analysis of…”
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The effect of acute exercise on GLUT4 levels in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of sled dogs by Schnurr, Theresia M, Reynolds, Arleigh J, Komac, Alyssa M, Duffy, Lawrence K, Dunlap, Kriya L

“…Using sled dogs as exercise model, our objectives of this study were to 1) assess the effects of one acute bout of high-intensity exercise on surface GLUT4…”
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Comparison of mercury and methylmercury in northern pike and Arctic grayling from western Alaska rivers by Jewett, Stephen C., Zhang, Xiaoming, Sathy Naidu, A., Kelley, John J., Dasher, Doug, Duffy, Lawrence K.

“…In western Alaska, mercury (Hg) could be a potential health risk to people whose diet is primarily fish-based. In 2000, total Hg (THg) and methylmercury (MeHg)…”
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Biogeochemical analysis of ancient Pacific Cod bone suggests Hg bioaccumulation was linked to paleo sea level rise and climate change by Murray, Maribeth S., McRoy, C. Peter, Duffy, Lawrence K., Hirons, Amy C., Schaaf, Jeanne M., Trocine, Robert P., Trefry, John

“…Deglaciation at the end of the Pleistocene initiated major changes in ocean circulation and distribution. Within a brief geological time, large areas of land…”
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Temporal Baseline of Essesntial and Non-essential Elements Recorded in Baleen of Western Arctic Bowhead Whale (Balaena mysticetus) by Shore, Samantha L., Giarikos, Dimitrios G., Duffy, Lawrence K., Edwards, Mickie R., Hirons, Amy C.

“…This study established the first baseline of changing elemental concentrations in bowhead whale baleen over time (1958–1999). From previously published stable…”
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Trophic relationships in an Arctic food web and implications for trace metal transfer by Dehn, Larissa-A., Follmann, Erich H., Thomas, Dana L., Sheffield, Gay G., Rosa, Cheryl, Duffy, Lawrence K., O'Hara, Todd M.

“…Tissues of subsistence-harvested Arctic mammals were analyzed for silver (Ag), cadmium (Cd), and total mercury (THg). Muscle (or total body homogenates of…”
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Exercise Increases Glucose Transporter-4 Levels on Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells by STICKA, KENDRA D, SCHNURR, THERESIA M, JEROME, SCOTT P, DAJLES, ANDRES, REYNOLDS, ARLEIGH J, DUFFY, LAWRENCE K, KNALL, CINDY M, DUNLAP, KRIYA L

“…PURPOSEGlucose transporter 4 (GLUT4) plays a key role in the pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes. Glucose transporter 4 is upregulated in response to exercise,…”
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Comparison of Pigeon Guillemot, Cepphus columba, Blood Parameters from Oiled and Unoiled Areas of Alaska Eight Years After the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill by Seiser, Pamela E, Duffy, Lawrence K, David McGuire, A, Roby, Daniel D, Golet, Gregory H, Litzow, Michael A

“…In 1997, we compared the haematological and plasma biochemical profiles among populations of pigeon guillemots, Cepphus columba, in areas oiled and not oiled…”
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A risk–benefit analysis of wild fish consumption for various species in Alaska reveals shortcomings in data and monitoring needs by Loring, Philip A., Duffy, Lawrence K., Murray, Maribeth S.

“…Northern peoples face a difficult decision of whether or not to consume wild fish, which may contain dangerous levels of contaminants such as methylmercury…”
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Conditioning causes an increase in glucose transporter-4 levels in mononuclear cells in sled dogs by Schnurr, Theresia M., Reynolds, Arleigh J., Gustafson, Sally J., Duffy, Lawrence K., Dunlap, Kriya L.

“…This study was designed to investigate the effects of physical conditioning on the expression of the insulin sensitive glucose transporter-4 protein (GLUT4) on…”
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Mercury in fishes of Alaska, with emphasis on subsistence species by Jewett, Stephen C., Duffy, Lawrence K.

“…In the north, the presence of mercury (Hg) in food leading to chronic exposure is a scientific, economic and political issue. Guidelines have been established…”
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Ethical considerations in hibernation research by Jinka, Tulasi R., Duffy, Lawrence K.

“…Ethical research practices are a key component of scientific integrity and of public support for research. Hibernation research presents specific ethical…”
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Scientific research, stakeholders, and policy: Continuing dialogue during research on radionuclides on Amchitka Island, Alaska by Burger, Joanna, Gochfeld, Michael, Powers, Charles W., Kosson, David S., Halverson, John, Siekaniec, Gregory, Morkill, Anne, Patrick, Robert, Duffy, Lawrence K., Barnes, David

“…It is increasingly clear that a wide range of stakeholders should be included in the problem formulation phase of research aimed at solving environmental…”
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Hair analysis in sled dogs ( Canis lupus familiaris) illustrates a linkage of mercury exposure along the Yukon River with human subsistence food systems by Dunlap, Kriya L., Reynolds, Arleigh J., Bowers, Peter M., Duffy, Lawrence K.

“…The dog has been an important biomedical research model and hair samples from sled dogs could be used as a biomarker of exposure to metals. Hair samples were…”
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Mercury interferes with endogenous antioxidant levels in Yukon River subsistence-fed sled dogs by Dunlap, Kriya L, Reynolds, Arleigh J, Gerlach, S Craig, Duffy, Lawrence K

“…Before adopting modern corn-and-grain-based western processed diets, circumpolar people had a high fat and protein subsistence diet and exhibited a low…”
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Stable isotope and trace element status of subsistence-hunted bowhead and beluga whales in Alaska and gray whales in Chukotka by Dehn, Larissa-A., Follmann, Erich H., Rosa, Cheryl, Duffy, Lawrence K., Thomas, Dana L., Bratton, Gerald R., Taylor, Robert J., O’Hara, Todd M.

“…Tissues of bowhead, beluga, and gray whales were analyzed for Ag, Cd, Cu, Se, Zn, THg and MeHg (belugas only). δ 15N and δ 13C in muscle were used to estimate…”
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Mercury concentrations in muscle, brain and bone of Western Alaskan waterfowl by Rothschild, Roger F.N., Duffy, Lawrence K.

“…Total mercury (THg), which includes both inorganic (Hg 2+) and methylmercury (MeHg) species, has been reported for seabirds in the North Pacific and Alaska…”
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