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Recognizing distant faces by Jarudi, Izzat N, Braun, Ainsley, Vogelsang, Marin, Vogelsang, Lukas, Gilad-Gutnick, Sharon, Bosch, Xavier Boix, Dixon, 3rd, Walter V, Sinha, Pawan

“…As an 'early alerting' sense, one of the primary tasks for the human visual system is to recognize distant objects. In the specific context of facial…”
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Proteomics of dark cutting longissimus thoracis muscle from heifer and steer carcasses by Mahmood, Shahid, Turchinsky, Nancy, Paradis, Francois, Dixon, Walter T., Bruce, Heather L.

“…Studies have suggested that the phenomenon of dark cutting (Canada B4) beef may also be related to muscle glycolytic proteins. The objective of this study,…”
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Characterization of the altered gene expression profile in early porcine embryos generated from parthenogenesis and somatic cell chromatin transfer by Zhou, Chi, Dobrinsky, John, Tsoi, Stephen, Foxcroft, George R, Dixon, Walter T, Stothard, Paul, Verstegen, John, Dyck, Michael K

“…The in vitro production of early porcine embryos is of particular scientific and economic interest. In general, embryos produced from in vitro Assisted…”
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Temporal regulation of BMP2, BMP6, BMP15, GDF9, BMPR1A, BMPR1B, BMPR2 and TGFBR1 mRNA expression in the oocyte, granulosa and theca cells of developing preovulatory follicles in the pig by Paradis, Francois, Novak, Susan, Murdoch, Gordon K, Dyck, Michael K, Dixon, Walter T, Foxcroft, George R

“…This study aimed to describe the abundance and localization of BMP2, BMP6, BMP15, GDF9, BMPR1A, BMPR1B, BMPR2 and TGFBR1 mRNA during pig preovulatory…”
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Transcriptomic and Epigenetic Profiling of the Lung of Influenza-Infected Pigs: A Comparison of Different Birth Weight and Susceptibility Groups by Wilkinson, Jamie M, Gunvaldsen, Rayna E, Detmer, Susan E, Dyck, Michael K, Dixon, Walter T, Foxcroft, George R, Plastow, Graham S, Harding, John C S

“…Influenza viruses are a common cause of respiratory disease in swine. Infections range in severity from asymptomatic to causing significant morbidity. The main…”
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Nitric oxide synthase inhibition prevents activity‐induced calcineurin–NFATc1 signalling and fast‐to‐slow skeletal muscle fibre type conversions by Martins, Karen J. B., St‐Louis, Mathieu, Murdoch, Gordon K., MacLean, Ian M., McDonald, Pamela, Dixon, Walter T., Putman, Charles T., Michel, Robin N.

“…Key points  •  Exercise is known to trigger skeletal muscle structural and functional adaptations. •  Control of these adaptive alterations is a complex…”
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Seminal Plasma Proteins as Potential Markers of Relative Fertility in Boars by Novak, Susan, Ruiz-Sanchez, Ana, Dixon, Walter T, Foxcroft, George R, Dyck, Michael K

“…This study investigated whether specific proteins from distinct seminal plasma fractions of boars could be related to in vivo fertility. Nine boars with…”
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AMPK activation increases uncoupling protein-3 expression and mitochondrial enzyme activities in rat muscle without fibre type transitions by Putman, Charles T, Kiricsi, Monika, Pearcey, Jean, MacLean, Ian M, Bamford, Jeremy A, Murdoch, Gordon K, Dixon, Walter T, Pette, Dirk

“…The present study examined the effect of chronic activation of 5′-AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) on the metabolic profile, including uncoupling…”
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Creatine loading elevates the intracellular phosphorylation potential and alters adaptive responses of rat fast-twitch muscle to chronic low-frequency stimulation by Putman, Charles T, Gallo, Maria, Martins, Karen J B, MacLean, Ian M, Jendral, Michelle J, Gordon, Tessa, Syrotuik, Daniel G, Dixon, Walter T

“…This study tested the hypothesis that elevating the intracellular phosphorylation potential (IPP = [ATP]/[ADP]free) within rat fast-twitch tibialis anterior…”
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A review of the detection and fate of novel plant molecules derived from biotechnology in livestock production by Alexander, Trevor W., Reuter, Tim, Aulrich, Karen, Sharma, Ranjana, Okine, Erasmus K., Dixon, Walter T., McAllister, Tim A.

“…Since the commercialization of the first genetically modified (GM) crop in 1996, the amount of arable land dedicated to the production of GM feed has increased…”
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Pig preovulatory oocytes modulate cumulus cell protein and gene expression in vitro by Paradis, Francois, Moore, Harry S., Pasternak, J. Alex, Novak, Susan, Dyck, Michael K., Dixon, Walter T., Foxcroft, George R.

“…This study investigated the changes in protein and gene expression in oocytectomized cumulus cells (OOX) of medium-sized follicles from gilts, cultured with or…”
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Lysine α -ketoglutarate reductase, but not saccharopine dehydrogenase, is subject to substrate inhibition in pig liver by Pink, Desmond B.S, Gatrell, Stephanie K, Elango, Rajavel, Turchinsky, Joan, Kiess, Aaron S, Blemings, Kenneth P, Dixon, Walter T, Ball, Ronald O

“…Abstract The activity of lysine α -ketoglutarate reductase (LKR), the initial enzyme in the principal pathway of lysine catabolism, is a primary determinant of…”
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Nitric oxide synthase inhibition delays low-frequency stimulation-induced satellite cell activation in rat fast-twitch muscle by Martins, Karen J B, MacLean, Ian, Murdoch, Gordon K, Dixon, Walter T, Putman, Charles T

“…This study examined the effect of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibition via N(ω)-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester (l-NAME) administration on low-frequency…”
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Effect of satellite cell ablation on low-frequency-stimulated fast-to-slow fibre-type transitions in rat skeletal muscle by Martins, Karen J. B., Gordon, Tessa, Pette, Dirk, Dixon, Walter T., Foxcroft, George R., MacLean, Ian M., Putman, Charles T.

“…The purpose of this study was to determine whether satellite cell ablation within rat fast-twitch muscles exposed to chronic low-frequency stimulation (CLFS)…”
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Satellite cell ablation attenuates short-term fast-to-slow fibre type transformations in rat fast-twitch skeletal muscle by Martins, Karen J. B., Murdoch, Gordon K., Shu, Yang, Harris, R. Luke W., Gallo, Maria, Dixon, Walter T., Foxcroft, George R., Gordon, Tessa, Putman, Charles T.

“…The purpose of this time-course study was to determine whether satellite cell ablation within rat tibialis anterior (TA) muscles exposed to short-term chronic…”
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Use of real-time PCR to predict dry matter disappearance of individual feeds in a total mixed ration by Alexander, Trevor W., Wang, Yuxi, Reuter, Tim, Okine, Erasmus K., Dixon, Walter T., McAllister, Tim A.

“…In ruminant nutrition, the accuracy of predicting available energy from a total mixed ration (TMR) is limited because digestibilities of individual feedstuffs…”
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Chronic low-frequency stimulation upregulates uncoupling protein-3 in transforming rat fast-twitch skeletal muscle by Putman, Charles T, Dixon, Walter T, Pearcey, Jean A, Maclean, Ian M, Jendral, Michelle J, Kiricsi, Mónika, Murdoch, Gordon K, Pette, Dirk

“…The purpose of this investigation was to examine the temporal changes in uncoupling protein (UCP)-3 expression, as well as related adaptive changes in…”
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Impact of feed processing and mixed ruminal culture on the fate of recombinant EPSP synthase and endogenous canola plant DNA by Alexander, Trevor W, Sharma, Ranjana, Okine, Erasmus K, Dixon, Walter T, Forster, Robert J, Stanford, Kim, McAllister, Tim A

“…The impact of feed processing and in vitro ruminal cultures on the persistence of recombinant and canola-specific endogenous DNA was studied using various…”
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Effects of chronic AICAR administration on the metabolic and contractile phenotypes of rat slow- and fast-twitch skeletal muscles by Bamford, Jeremy A, Lopaschuk, Gary D, MacLean, Ian M, Reinhart, Marcia L, Dixon, Walter T, Putman, Charles T

“…The present study examined the effects of chronic activation of 5'-AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) on the oxidative capacity and myosin heavy chain (MHC)…”
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Cell Adhesion-Mediated Transformation of a Human SCLC Cell Line Is Associated with the Development of a Normal Phenotype by Gilchrist, Anita J., Meuser, Renate, Turchinsky, Joan, Shaw, Andrew R.E., Pasdar, Manijeh, Dixon, Walter T.

“…Small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC) is a highly metastatic disease with a poor prognosis due to its resistance to current modes of therapy. SCLC cells appear to…”
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