Search Results - "Leckie, B"

Reduced vas deferens contraction and male infertility in mice lacking P2X1 receptors by MULRYAN, K, GITTERMAN, D. P, EVANS, R. J, LEWIS, C. J, VLAI, C, LECKIE, B. J, COBB, A. L, BROWN, J. E, CONLEY, E. C, BUELL, G, PRITCHARD, C. A

“…P2X1 receptors for ATP are ligand-gated cation channels, present on many excitable cells including vas deferens smooth muscle cells. A substantial component of…”
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Curcurbita pepo subspecies delineates striped cucumber beetle (Acalymma vittatum) preference by Brzozowski, L, Leckie, B M, Gardner, J, Hoffmann, M P, Mazourek, M

“…The striped cucumber beetle ( Acalymma vittatum (F.)) is a destructive pest of cucurbit crops, and management could be improved by host plant resistance,…”
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A combination of l-arabinose and chromium lowers circulating glucose and insulin levels after an acute oral sucrose challenge by Kaats, Gilbert R, Keith, Samuel C, Keith, Patti L, Leckie, Robert B, Perricone, Nicholas V, Preuss, Harry G

“…A growing body of research suggests that elevated circulating levels of glucose and insulin accelerate risk factors for a wide range of disorders. Low-risk…”
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Increased eating control and energy levels associated with consumption of bitter orange ( p -synephrine) extract: a randomized placebo-controlled study by Kaats, Gilbert R, Leckie, Robert B, Mrvichin, Nate, Stohs, Sidney J

“…Using a placebo-controlled double-blinded 30-day protocol, 40 overweight adults were asked to consume a chocolate-flavored chew 15-30 min before their two…”
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Changes in total body bone mineral density following a common bone health plan with two versions of a unique bone health supplement: a comparative effectiveness research study by Michalek, Joel E, Preuss, Harry G, Croft, Harry A, Keith, Patti L, Keith, Samuel C, Dapilmoto, Monika, Perricone, Nicholas V, Leckie, Robert B, Kaats, Gilbert R

“…The US Surgeon General's Report on Bone Health suggests America's bone-health is in jeopardy and issued a "call to action" to develop bone-health plans that:…”
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The action of salt and captopril on blood pressure in mice with genetic hypertension by Leckie, Brenda J

“…OBJECTIVE Does captopril lower blood pressure in genetically hypertensive, normotensive and hypotensive mice under normal and salt-loaded conditions? DESIGN…”
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Renin in Wilms' tumor: prorenin as an indicator by Leckie, B J, Birnie, G, Carachi, R

“…In a prospective study, 25 children with nephroblastoma (Wilms' tumor) had preoperative plasma prorenin and renin concentrations measured. The mean plasma…”
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The expression of renin-binding protein and renin in the kidneys of rats with two-kidney one-clip hypertension by Leckie, Brenda J, Lacy, Peter S, Lidder, Sukhwinderjit

“…OBJECTIVETo test the hypothesis that renin-binding protein (RnBP) is involved in modulating the intracellular processing or release of renin, we examined the…”
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Neuroendocrine activation after acute myocardial infarction by McAlpine, H M, Morton, J J, Leckie, B, Rumley, A, Gillen, G, Dargie, H J

“…The extent of neuroendocrine activation, its time course, and relation to left ventricular dysfunction and arrhythmias were investigated in 78 consecutive…”
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Plasma alpha natriuretic peptide in cardiac impairment by Richards, A M, Cleland, J G, Tonolo, G, McIntyre, G D, Leckie, B J, Dargie, H J, Ball, S G, Robertson, J I

“…Regional plasma alpha human atrial natriuretic peptide concentrations were measured, and their relation to intracardiac pressures assessed, in an unselected…”
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Relation of arrhythmias and electrolyte abnormalities to survival in patients with severe chronic heart failure by Dargie, H J, Cleland, J G, Leckie, B J, Inglis, C G, East, B W, Ford, I

“…To investigate the determinants of mortality in patients with chronic congestive heart failure, we prospectively evaluated 84 patients with this disorder who…”
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A High-Sensitivity Quadrant Detector for Image-Stabilization Applications by Stilburn, J., Fletcher, M., Leckie, B., Barrick, G., Monnet, G.

“…A description is given of the design and performance of a quadrant detector offering improvements in sensitivity and ease of construction over earlier devices…”
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Relation between renin and prorenin in plasma from hypertensive patients and normal people: evidence for different renin:prorenin ratios by Leckie, B J, Morton, J J

“…Renin and prorenin concentrations in plasma correlate closely, but the proportion of active renin to prorenin shows some variation in different forms of…”
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Targeting the renin-angiotensin system: what's new? by Leckie, B J

“…The renin-angiotensin system is a key target for drugs combating cardiovascular disease. Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin…”
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Inactive renin: an attempt at a perspective by Leckie, B J

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Second messengers involved in the control of renin secretion in cultured human nephroblastoma cells by Devlin, A M, Leckie, B J

“…We aimed to study the intracellular signaling mechanisms involved in the stimulation and suppression of renin secretion from human nephroblastoma cells…”
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High resolution X-ray analyses of renin inhibitor-aspartic proteinase complexes by Foundling, S. I, Cooper, J, Watson, F. E, Cleasby, A, Pearl, L. H, Sibanda, B. L, Hemmings, A, Wood, S. P, Blundell, T. L, Valler, M. J, Norey, C. G, Kay, J, Boger, J, Dunn, B. M, Leckie, B. J, Jone, D. M, Atrash, B, Hallett, A, Szelke, M

“…Inhibitors of the conversion of angiotensinogen to the vasoconstrictor angiotensin II have considerable value as antihypertensive agents. For example,…”
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Diurnal change in plasma atrial natriuretic peptide concentrations by Richards, A M, Tonolo, G, Fraser, R, Morton, J J, Leckie, B J, Ball, S G, Robertson, J I

“…1. Diurnal changes in plasma concentrations of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), renin, angiotensin II, aldosterone, cortisol and antidiuretic hormone were…”
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Polymorphisms Of The Renin Gene Promoter In Spontaneously Hypertensive And Wistar-Kyoto Rats by Leckie, Brenda J

“…SUMMARY 1. In the present study, 1.39 kb of the renin gene 5′ region in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and Wistar‐Kyoto (WKY) rats was amplified by…”
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Potent new inhibitors of human renin by Szelke, M, Leckie, B, Hallett, A, Jones, D. M, Sueiras, J, Atrash, B, Lever, A. F

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