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Methamphetamine effects on blood-brain barrier structure and function by Northrop, Nicole A, Yamamoto, Bryan K

“…Methamphetamine (Meth) is a widely abuse psychostimulant. Traditionally, studies have focused on the neurotoxic effects of Meth on monoaminergic…”
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Adjusting plasma ferritin concentrations to remove the effects of subclinical inflammation in the assessment of iron deficiency: a meta-analysis by Thurnham, David I, McCabe, Linda D, Haldar, Sumanto, Wieringa, Frank T, Northrop-Clewes, Christine A, McCabe, George P

“…The World Health Organization recommends serum ferritin concentrations as the best indicator of iron deficiency (ID). Unfortunately, ferritin increases with…”
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Longitudinal tracking of 97 esophageal adenocarcinomas using liquid biopsy sampling by Ococks, E., Frankell, A.M., Masque Soler, N., Grehan, N., Northrop, A., Coles, H., Redmond, A.M., Devonshire, G., Weaver, J.M.J., Hughes, C., Lehovsky, K., Blasko, A., Nutzinger, B., Fitzgerald, R.C., Smyth, E.

“…The incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) is rapidly rising and has a 5-year survival rate of <20%. Beyond TNM (tumor–node–metastasis) staging, no…”
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Multi-omic cross-sectional cohort study of pre-malignant Barrett’s esophagus reveals early structural variation and retrotransposon activity by Katz-Summercorn, A. C., Jammula, S., Frangou, A., Peneva, I., O’Donovan, M., Tripathi, M., Malhotra, S., di Pietro, M., Abbas, S., Devonshire, G., Januszewicz, W., Blasko, A., Nowicki-Osuch, K., MacRae, S., Northrop, A., Redmond, A. M., Wedge, D. C., Fitzgerald, R. C.

“…Barrett’s esophagus is a pre-malignant lesion that can progress to esophageal adenocarcinoma. We perform a multi-omic analysis of pre-cancer samples from 146…”
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Interpreting indicators of iron status during an acute phase response--lessons from malaria and human immunodeficiency virus by Northrop-Clewes, Christine A

“…Iron status is influenced by inflammation when the normal control of iron metabolism is reorganized by the primary mediators of the acute phase response,…”
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Protracted effects of chronic stress on serotonin-dependent thermoregulation by Natarajan, Reka, Northrop, Nicole A, Yamamoto, Bryan K

“…Chronic stress is known to affect serotonin (5HT) neurotransmission in the brain and to alter body temperature. The body temperature is controlled in part, by…”
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Unravelling the speed-going relationship: A proof of concept study from British turf flat and jump race meetings by Hobbs, S.J., Tatlisulu, A., Johnson, A., Rowlands, S.D., Lucey, M., Martin, J.H., Graydon, R.W., Northrop, A.J.

“…•Going measurements should be linked to horse performance.•Cushioning was a strong predictor of performance going.•Top speeds reached a plateau on firmer…”
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Approaches to Assess Vitamin A Status in Settings of Inflammation: Biomarkers Reflecting Inflammation and Nutritional Determinants of Anemia (BRINDA) Project by Larson, Leila M, Guo, Junjie, Williams, Anne M, Young, Melissa F, Ismaily, Sanober, Addo, O Yaw, Thurnham, David, Tanumihardjo, Sherry A, Suchdev, Parminder S, Northrop-Clewes, Christine A

“…The accurate estimation of vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is critical to informing programmatic and policy decisions that could have important public health…”
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Comparison of limb kinematics between collected and lengthened (medium/extended) trot in two groups of dressage horses on two different surfaces by Walker, V. A., Tranquille, C. A., Newton, J. R., Dyson, S. J., Brandham, J., Northrop, A. J., Murray, R. C.

“…Summary Background Dressage horses are often asked to work in lengthened paces during training and competition, but to date there is limited information about…”
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Comparing subjective and objective evaluation of show jumping competition and warm-up arena surfaces by Hernlund, E., Egenvall, A., Hobbs, S.J., Peterson, M.L., Northrop, A.J., Bergh, A., Martin, J.H., Roepstorff, L.

“…•We tested 25 show jumping arenas using objective and subjective methods.•Surface assessments by riders were compared to a biomechanical surface…”
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Effects of subclinical infection on plasma retinol concentrations and assessment of prevalence of vitamin A deficiency: meta-analysis by Thurnham, DI, McCabe, GP, Northrop-Clewes, CA, Nestel, P

“…Vitamin A deficiency adversely affects child morbidity and survival. This deficiency is estimated by measurement of plasma retinol concentrations, but because…”
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A novel approach to evaluating the iron and folate status of women of reproductive age in Uzbekistan after 3 years of flour fortification with micronutrients by Hund, Lauren, Northrop-Clewes, Christine A, Nazario, Ronald, Suleymanova, Dilora, Mirzoyan, Lusine, Irisova, Munira, Pagano, Marcello, Valadez, Joseph J

“…The Uzbekistan 1996 Demographic Health Survey reported 60.4% of women of reproductive age (WRA) had low hemoglobin concentrations (<120 g/L), and anemia was an…”
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Computationally Efficient Estimation of Compound K-Distribution Sea Clutter in Thermal Noise and Its Application to Sea Echo Reflectivity Observations by Northrop, Judith A., Papandreou-Suppappola, Antonia

“…We consider the parameter estimation of the K-plus-noise distribution model of sea clutter intensity single-pulse observations with unknown thermal noise…”
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The Effects of an Oil and Wheat Flour Fortification Program on Pre-School Children and Women of Reproductive Age Living in Côte d'Ivoire, a Malaria-Endemic Area by Rohner, Fabian, Raso, Giovanna, Aké-Tano, Sassor Odile P, Tschannen, Andreas B, Mascie-Taylor, Christopher Guy Nicholas, Northrop-Clewes, Christine A

“…Anemia and micronutrient deficiencies are widespread in sub-Saharan Africa, but the impact of food fortification is still debated. The objective of this study…”
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Biomarkers for the differentiation of anemia and their clinical usefulness by Northrop-Clewes, Christine A, Thurnham, David I

“…The World Health Organization defines anemia as the point at which the amount of hemoglobin in the circulation falls below World Health Organization cutoffs…”
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Ammonia Mediates Methamphetamine-Induced Increases in Glutamate and Excitotoxicity by HALPIN, Laura E, NORTHROP, Nicole A, YAMAMOTO, Bryan K

“…Ammonia has been identified to have a significant role in the long-term damage to dopamine and serotonin terminals produced by methamphetamine (METH), but how…”
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Peripheral ammonia and blood brain barrier structure and function after methamphetamine by Northrop, Nicole A., Halpin, Laura E., Yamamoto, Bryan K.

“…An effect of the widely abuse psychostimulant, methamphetamine (Meth), is blood-brain-barrier (BBB) disruption; however, the mechanism by which Meth causes BBB…”
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Persistent Neuroinflammatory Effects of Serial Exposure to Stress and Methamphetamine on the Blood-Brain Barrier by Northrop, Nicole A., Yamamoto, Bryan K.

“…Studies of methamphetamine (Meth)-induced neurotoxicity have traditionally focused on monoaminergic terminal damage while more recent studies have found that…”
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The effect of vitamin A on epithelial integrity by McCullough, F. S. W., Northrop-Clewes, C. A., Thurnham, D. I.

“…Vitamin A is the generic term for a variety of fat-soluble substances including retinol, retinyl palmitate and the provitamin A carotenoids such as…”
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Innate Immunity, Gut Integrity, and Vitamin A in Gambian and Indian Infants by Thurnham, D. I., Northrop-Clewes, C. A., McCullough, F. S. W., Das, B. S., Lunn, P. G.

“…Gut integrity, which can be measured by the urinary lactulose:mannitol excretion test, deteriorates with the introduction of weaning foods. In The Gambia, gut…”
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