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Molecular Mechanisms of Pathologies of Skeletal and Cardiac Muscles Caused by Point Mutations in the Tropomyosin Genes by Matyushenko, A. M., Levitsky, D. I.

“…The review is devoted to tropomyosin (Tpm)–actin-binding protein, which plays a crucial role in the regulation of contraction of skeletal and cardiac muscles…”
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The freshman weight gain: a model for the study of the epidemic of obesity by LEVITSKY, D. A, HALBMAIER, C. A, MRDJENOVIC, G

“…The objective of this study was to quantify the weight gain of freshmen during their first 12 weeks at Cornell University. In addition, students completed…”
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Essential Light Chains of Myosin and Their Role in Functioning of the Myosin Motor by Logvinova, D. S., Levitsky, D. I.

“…This review summarizes current data on the structure and functions of myosin essential light chains (ELCs) and on their role in functioning of the myosin head…”
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Monitoring weight daily blocks the freshman weight gain: a model for combating the epidemic of obesity by LEVITSKY, D. A, GARAY, J, NAUSBAUM, M, NEIGHBORS, L, DELLAVALLE, D. M

“…The Tissue Monitoring System (TMS) is an algorithm that estimates changes in body tissue from a series of daily weight measures. It is intended to provide…”
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Tropomyosin: Double helix from the protein world by Nevzorov, I. A., Levitsky, D. I.

“…This review concerns the structure and functions of tropomyosin (TM), an actin-binding protein that plays a key role in the regulation of muscle contraction…”
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Attentional Dysfunction, Impulsivity, and Resistance to Change in a Mouse Model of Fragile X Syndrome by Moon, J, Beaudin, A. E, Verosky, S, Driscoll, L. L, Weiskopf, M, Levitsky, D. A, Crnic, L. S, Strupp, B. J

“…On a series of attention tasks, male mice with a mutation targeted to the fragile X mental retardation 1 ( Fmr1 ) gene ( Fmr1 knockout [KO] mice) committed a…”
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Intermolecular interactions of myosin subfragment 1 induced by the N-terminal extension of essential light chain 1 by Logvinova, D. S., Nikolaeva, O. P., Levitsky, D. I.

“…We applied dynamic light scattering (DLS) to compare aggregation properties of two isoforms of myosin subfragment 1 (S1) containing different “essential” (or…”
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Diffuse Appendicular Peritonitis: Laparoscopic vs Open Access — Viewpoint From Aside by Arutyunyan, A. S., Blagovestnov, D. A., Levitsky, V. D., Yartsev, P. A.

“…The perforative acute appendicitis with the development of diffuse peritonitis increases the incidence of postoperative complications to 47%, and mortality to…”
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The relationship between body weight and mortality: a quantitative analysis of combined information from existing studies by Troiano, R P, Frongillo, Jr, E A, Sobal, J, Levitsky, D A

“…To estimate the relationship between body mass index (BMI, kg/m2) and all-cause mortality with information from the published scientific literature…”
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The non-regulation of food intake in humans: Hope for reversing the epidemic of obesity by Levitsky, David A.

“…Few doubt that human feeding behavior is part of larger biology regulatory system of energy stores, but the extent to which eating behavior is controlled by…”
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The Effect of Gly126Arg Substitution in Alpha-Tropomyosin on Interaction of Myosin with Actin in the ATP Hydrolysis Cycle by Rysev, N. A., Nevzorov, I. A., Karpicheva, O. E., Avrova, S. V., Levitsky, D. I., Borovikov, Y. S.

“…— It is known that the regulation of muscle contraction is carried out by tropomyosin and calcium-sensitive protein troponin, which form thin filament with the…”
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Malnutrition and the brain: changing concepts, changing concerns by Levitsky, D A, Strupp, B J

“…Our conceptions of how malnutrition endured early in life affects brain development have evolved considerably since the mid-1960s. At that time, it was feared…”
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Dietary and genetic manipulations of folate metabolism differentially affect neocortical functions in mice by Ash, J.A, Jiang, X, Malysheva, O.V, Fiorenza, C.G, Bisogni, A.J, Levitsky, D.A, Strawderman, M.S, Caudill, M.A, Stover, P.J, Strupp, B.J

“…Abstract Converging evidence suggests that folate-mediated one-carbon metabolism may modulate cognitive functioning throughout the lifespan, but few studies…”
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Prenatal Cocaine Exposure Impairs Selective Attention: Evidence From Serial Reversal and Extradimensional Shift Tasks by Garavan, H, Morgan, R. E, Mactutus, C. F, Levitsky, D. A, Booze, R. M, Strupp, B. J

“…This study assessed the effects of prenatal cocaine exposure on cognitive functioning, using an intravenous (IV) rodent model that closely mimics the…”
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Clinical Case of a Patient with Small Bowel Obstruction and Multiple Diospirobesoaras of the Gastrointestinal Tract by Harutyunyan, A. S., Levitsky, V. D., Kiselev, V. V., Yartsev, P. A., Vodyasov, A. V., Shavrina, N. V.

“…Abstract Small bowel obstruction (SBO) is 3-4% of all abdominal acute diseases. Small bowel obstruction due to bezoars is rare (2-4%), and is detected mainly…”
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Stabilization of the Central Part of Tropomyosin Molecule Alters the Ca2+-sensitivity of Actin-Myosin Interaction by Shchepkin, D V, Matyushenko, A M, Kopylova, G V, Artemova, N V, Bershitsky, S Y, Tsaturyan, A K, Levitsky, D I

“…We show that the mutations D137L and G126R, which stabilize the central part of the tropomyosin (Tm) molecule, increase both the maximal sliding velocity of…”
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Effects of the transcendental meditation program on adaptive mechanisms: Changes in hormone levels and responses to stress after 4 months of practice by MacLean, Christopher R.K., Walton, Kenneth G., Wenneberg, Stig R., Levitsky, Debra K., Mandarino, Joseph P., Waziri, Rafiq, Hillis, Stephen L., Schneider, Robert H.

“…Stress has been implicated in both somatic and mental disorders. The mechanisms by which stress leads to poor health are largely unknown. However, studies in…”
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A mouse model of fragile X syndrome exhibits heightened arousal and/or emotion following errors or reversal of contingencies by Moon, J., Ota, K.T., Driscoll, L.L., Levitsky, D.A., Strupp, B.J.

“…This study was designed to further assess cognitive and affective functioning in a mouse model of Fragile X syndrome (FXS), the Fmr1tm1Cgr or Fmr1 “knockout”…”
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The Effect of Microgravity and Space Flight on the Chemical Senses by Olabi, A.A., Lawless, H.T., Hunter, J.B., Levitsky, D.A., Halpern, B.P.

“…The effect of space flight and microgravity on the chemical senses is reviewed. Skylab-4 and Soyuz 30-31 studies revealed changes in taste thresholds while no…”
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Weight loss on a low-fat diet: consequence of the imprecision of the control of food intake in humans by Kendall, A, Levitsky, DA, Strupp, BJ, Lissner, L

“…This study examined the degree to which humans compensate for a reduction in dietary fat by increasing energy intake. Thirteen females were randomly assigned…”
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