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The Bright Optical Flash and Afterglow from the Gamma-Ray Burst GRB 130427A by Vestrand, W. T., Wren, J. A., Panaitescu, A., Wozniak, P. R., Davis, H., Palmer, D. M., Vianello, G., Omodei, N., Xiong, S., Briggs, M. S., Elphick, M., Paciesas, W., Rosing, W.

“…The optical light generated simultaneously with x-rays and gamma rays during a gamma-ray burst (GRB) provides clues about the nature of the explosions that…”
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Stakeholder perspectives on the barriers and facilitators of engagement in healthy lifestyle behaviours in underrepresented adolescents: a focus group study from the European SEEDS project by Wargers, Annemieke, Elphick, Christopher M, Mölenberg, Famke J M, Senequier, Amandine, Manios, Yannis, Mavrogianni, Christina, Murray, Claire, Queral, Judit, Tarro, Lucia, Williams, Craig A, Vlachopoulos, Dimitris, Jansen, Wilma

“…Obesity in adolescence has increased in the last decades. Adolescents fail to meet the recommended guidelines for physical activity (PA) and healthy diet…”
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Comparative analysis of fatty acid amide hydrolase and CB1 cannabinoid receptor expression in the mouse brain: Evidence of a widespread role for fatty acid amide hydrolase in regulation of endocannabinoid signaling by EGERTOVA, M, CRAVATT, B. F, ELPHICK, M. R

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The neurobiology and evolution of cannabinoid signalling by Elphick, Maurice R., Egertova, Michaelà

“…Cannabis sativa…”
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A genomic view of the sea urchin nervous system by Burke, R.D., Angerer, L.M., Elphick, M.R., Humphrey, G.W., Yaguchi, S., Kiyama, T., Liang, S., Mu, X., Agca, C., Klein, W.H., Brandhorst, B.P., Rowe, M., Wilson, K., Churcher, A.M., Taylor, J.S., Chen, N., Murray, G., Wang, D., Mellott, D., Olinski, R., Hallböök, F., Thorndyke, M.C.

“…The sequencing of the Strongylocentrotus purpuratus genome provides a unique opportunity to investigate the function and evolution of neural genes. The…”
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Cholecystokinin in the central nervous system of the sea lamprey Petromyzon marinus: precursor identification and neuroanatomical relationships with other neuronal signalling systems by Sobrido-Cameán, D., Yáñez-Guerra, L. A., Robledo, D., López-Varela, E., Rodicio, M. C., Elphick, M. R., Anadón, R., Barreiro-Iglesias, Antón

“…Cholecystokinin (CCK) is a neuropeptide that modulates processes such as digestion, satiety, and anxiety. CCK-type peptides have been characterized in jawed…”
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Citizen Science to improve healthy and active living among adolescents in four European countries: a protocol of the cluster randomised controlled trial of the Science Engagement to Empower aDolescentS (SEEDS) project by Wargers, Annemieke, Queral, Judit, Mölenberg, Famke JM, Tarro, Lucia, Elphick, Christopher M, Kalogerakou, Electra, Karagiannis, Alexandros, Llauradó, Elisabet, Manios, Yannis, Mavrogianni, Christina, Murray, Claire, Vlachopoulos, Dimitris, Williams, Craig A, Jansen, Wilma, Solà, Rosa

“…IntroductionImproving healthy lifestyles of adolescents is challenging. Citizen Science is a way to engage them in the design and delivery of interventions,…”
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Localisation of cannabinoid receptor 1 in rat dorsal root ganglion using in situ hybridisation and immunohistochemistry by Bridges, D, Rice, A.S.C, Egertová, M, Elphick, M.R, Winter, J, Michael, G.J

“…In this study we used in situ hybridisation and double-labelling immunohistochemistry to characterise cannabinoid receptor 1 (CB 1) expression in rat lumbar…”
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Co-occurrence of multiple, supposedly incompatible modes of sex determination in a lizard population by Shine, R., Elphick, M. J., Donnellan, S.

“…Sex is determined genetically in some species (genotypic sex determination, or GSD) and by the environment (environmental sex determination, or ESD) in others…”
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The phylogenetic distribution and evolutionary origins of endocannabinoid signalling by Elphick, M R, Egertová, M

“…The endocannabinoid signalling system in mammals comprises several molecular components, including cannabinoid receptors (e.g. CB1, CB2), putative endogenous…”
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A New Perspective on Cannabinoid Signalling: Complementary Localization of Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase and the CB1 Receptor in Rat Brain by Egertova, Michaela, Giang, Dan K., Cravatt, Benjamin F., Elphick, Maurice R.

“…CB1-type cannabinoid receptors in the brain mediate effects of the drug cannabis. Anandamide and sn-2 arachidonylglycerol (2-AG) are putative endogenous…”
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Opsin evolution in the Ambulacraria by D'Aniello, S., Delroisse, J., Valero-Gracia, A., Lowe, E.K., Byrne, M., Cannon, J.T., Halanych, K.M., Elphick, M.R., Mallefet, J., Kaul-Strehlow, S., Lowe, C.J., Flammang, P., Ullrich-Lüter, E., Wanninger, A., Arnone, M.I.

“…Opsins — G-protein coupled receptors involved in photoreception — have been extensively studied in the animal kingdom. The present work provides new insights…”
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A Novel Foraging Mode in Snakes: Browsing by the Sea Snake Emydocephalus annulatus (Serpentes, Hydrophiidae) by Shine, R., Bonnet, X., Elphick, M. J., Barrott, E. G.

“…1. Ecologists often ascribe considerable importance to traits that are widespread within a specific lineage but rarely seen in other kinds of organisms…”
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Cyclin D1 and cyclin D3 show divergent responses to distinct mitogenic stimulation by Anderson, Alexandra A., Child, Emma S., Prasad, Aarathi, Elphick, Lucy M., Mann, David J.

“…D‐type cyclins predominantly regulate progression through the cell cycle by their interactions with cyclin‐dependent kinases (cdks). Here, we show that…”
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Reproductive modes in lizards: measuring fitness consequences of the duration of uterine retention of eggs by Radder, R. S., Elphick, M. J., Warner, D. A., Pike, D. A., Shine, R.

“…1. One of the primary axes of life-history variation involves the proportion of embryonic development for which the offspring is retained within its parent's…”
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Conserved valproic-acid-induced lipid droplet formation in Dictyostelium and human hepatocytes identifies structurally active compounds by Elphick, Lucy M, Pawolleck, Nadine, Guschina, Irina A, Chaieb, Leila, Eikel, Daniel, Nau, Heinz, Harwood, John L, Plant, Nick J, Williams, Robin S B

“…Lipid droplet formation and subsequent steatosis (the abnormal retention of lipids within a cell) has been reported to contribute to hepatotoxicity and is an…”
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Opposing roles for caspase and calpain death proteases in l-glutamate-induced oxidative neurotoxicity by Elphick, Lucy M., Hawat, Mohammad, Toms, Nick J., Meinander, Annika, Mikhailov, Andrey, Eriksson, John E., Kass, George E.N.

“…Oxidative glutamate toxicity in HT22 murine hippocampal cells is a model for neuronal death by oxidative stress. We have investigated the role of proteases in…”
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Field experiments on foraging in free-ranging water snakes Enhydris polylepis (Homalopsinae) by Shine, R., Brown, G.P., Elphick, M.J.

“…Laboratory-based experimental studies of snake foraging have revealed complex and flexible reliance upon multiple cues for prey location and capture: thus,…”
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Behavioral role for nitric oxide in chemosensory activation of feeding in a mollusc by Elphick, MR, Kemenes, G, Staras, K, O'Shea, M

“…A role for the NO-cGMP pathway in mediating chemosensory activation of feeding is suggested by intense NADPH diaphorase staining observed in nerve fibers that…”
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Live cell detection of caspase-3 activation by a Discosoma-red-fluorescent-protein-based fluorescence resonance energy transfer construct by Elphick, Lucy M., Meinander, Annika, Mikhailov, Andrey, Richard, Morgiane, Toms, Nick J., Eriksson, John E., Kass, George E.N.

“…A probe consisting of Discosoma red fluorescent protein (DsRed) and enhanced yellow fluorescent protein (EYFP) linked by a 19-amino-acid chain containing the…”
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