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A Receptor in Pituitary and Hypothalamus that Functions in Growth Hormone Release by Howard, Andrew D., Feighner, Scott D., Cully, Doris F., Arena, Joseph P., Liberator, Paul A., Rosenblum, Charles I., Hamelin, Michel, Hreniuk, Donna L., Palyha, Oksana C., Anderson, Jennifer, Paress, Philip S., Diaz, Carmen, Chou, Michael, Liu, Ken K., McKee, Karen Kulju, Pong, Sheng-Shung, Chaung, Lee-Yuh, Elbrecht, Alex, Dashkevicz, Mike, Heavens, Robert, Rigby, Mike, Dalip J. S. Sirinathsinghji, Dean, Dennis C., Melillo, David G., Patchett, Arthur A., Nargund, Ravi, Griffin, Patrick R., DeMartino, Julie A., Gupta, Sunil K., Schaeffer, James M., Smith, Roy G., Lex H. T. van der Ploeg

“…Small synthetic molecules termed growth hormone secretagogues (GHSs) act on the pituitary gland and the hypothalamus to stimulate and amplify pulsatile growth…”
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Cloning of an avermectin-sensitive glutamate-gated chloride channel from Caenorhabditis elegans by Cully, Doris F, Vassilatis, Demetrios K, Liu, Ken K, Paress, Philip S, Van der Ploeg, Lex H. T, Schaeffer, James M, Arena, Joseph P

“…The avermectins are a family of macrocyclic lactones used in the control of nematode and arthropod parasites. Ivermectin (22,23-dihydroavermectin B1a) is…”
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The mechanism of action of avermectins in Caenorhabditis elegans: correlation between activation of glutamate-sensitive chloride current, membrane binding, and biological activity by Arena, J.P. (Merck Research Laboratories, Rahway, NJ.), Liu, K.K, Paress, P.S, Frazier, E.G, Cully, D.F, Mrozik, H, Schaeffer, J.M

“…Xenopus laevis oocytes were injected with mRNA isolated from the free-living nematode Caenorhabditis elegans and the activation and potentiation of a…”
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Solubilization and characterization of a high affinity ivermectin binding site from Caenorhabditis elegans by Cully, D F, Paress, P S

“…Ivermectin is a member of the avermectin family of compounds that are used to treat helminth and arthropod diseases in humans, domestic animals, and plants. A…”
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Avermectin-sensitive chloride currents induced by Caenorhabditis elegans RNA in Xenopus oocytes by Arena, J P, Liu, K K, Paress, P S, Cully, D F

“…Avermectins are a family of potent broad-spectrum anthelmintic compounds, which bind with high affinity to membranes isolated from the free-living nematode…”
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Identification of a Drosophila melanogaster Glutamate-gated Chloride Channel Sensitive to the Antiparasitic Agent Avermectin by Cully, Doris F., Paress, Philip S., Liu, Ken K., Schaeffer, James M., Arena, Joseph P.

“…Glutamate-gated chloride channels, members of the ligand-gated ion channel superfamily, have been shown in nematodes and in insects to be a target of the…”
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Efficient disruption of a polyketide synthase gene (pks1) required for melanin synthesis through Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of Glarea lozoyensis by Zhang, A., Lu, P., Dahl-Roshak, A. M., Paress, P. S., Kennedy, S., Tkacz, J. S., An, Z.

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Expression of a glutamate-activated chloride current in Xenopus oocytes injected with Caenorhabditis elegans RNA: evidence for modulation by avermectin by Arena, J P, Liu, K K, Paress, P S, Schaeffer, J M, Cully, D F

“…Membrane currents were recorded from Xenopus laevis oocytes injected with C. elegans poly(A)+ RNA. In such oocytes glutamate activated an inward membrane…”
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Glutamine Synthetase of Streptomyces cattleya: Purification and Regulation of Synthesis by PARESS, PHILIP S, STREICHER, STANLEY L

“…Merck Sharp and Dohme Research Laboratories, Rahway, New Jersey 07065, USA ABSTRACT Summary: Glutamine synthetase (GS; EC 6.3.1.2 ) from Streptomyces cattleya…”
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Evolutionary relationship of the ligand-gated ion channels and the avermectin-sensitive, glutamate-gated chloride channels by Vassilatis, D K, Elliston, K O, Paress, P S, Hamelin, M, Arena, J P, Schaeffer, J M, Van der Ploeg, L H, Cully, D F

“…Two cDNAs, GluClalpha and GluClbeta, encoding glutamate-gated chloride channel subunits that represent targets of the avermectin class of antiparasitic…”
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Unstable variant of NADH methemoglobin reductase in Puerto Ricans with hereditary methemoglobinemia by Schwartz, J M, Paress, P S, Ross, J M, DiPillo, F, Rizek, R

“…The electrophoretic mobility of erythrocyte NADH methemoglobin reductase in five hereditary methemoglobinemia patients from three Puerto Rican kindreds was…”
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Efficient disruption of a polyketide synthase gene ( pks1) required for melanin synthesis through Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of Glarea lozoyensis by Zhang, A, Lu, P, Dahl-Roshak, A M, Paress, P S, Kennedy, S, Tkacz, J S, An, Z

“…Glarea lozoyensis produces pneumocandin B(0), a potent inhibitor of fungal glucan synthesis. This industrially important filamentous fungus is slow-growing, is…”
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