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Cellular distribution, metabolism and regulation of the xanthine oxidoreductase enzyme system by Pritsos, Chris A

“…Xanthine oxidase (EC 1.1.3.22) and xanthine dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.204) are both members of the molybdenum hydroxylase flavoprotein family and represent…”
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The mitochondrial uncoupler dicumarol disrupts the MTT assay by Collier, Abby C., Pritsos, Chris A.

“…Dicumarol is routinely added to the 3-[4,4-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay to study the role of NAD(P)H:quinone…”
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Estimating the surface area of birds: using the homing pigeon (Columba livia) as a model by Perez, Cristina R, Moye, John K, Pritsos, Chris A

“…Estimation of the surface area of the avian body is valuable for thermoregulation and metabolism studies as well as for assessing exposure to oil and other…”
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Low level exposure to crude oil impacts avian flight performance: The Deepwater Horizon oil spill effect on migratory birds by Perez, Cristina R., Moye, John K., Cacela, Dave, Dean, Karen M., Pritsos, Chris A.

“…In 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill released 134 million gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico making it the largest oil spill in US history. The…”
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Homing pigeons externally exposed to Deepwater Horizon crude oil change flight performance and behavior by Perez, Cristina R., Moye, John K., Cacela, Dave, Dean, Karen M., Pritsos, Chris A.

“…The Deepwater Horizon oil spill was the largest in U.S. history, contaminating thousands of miles of coastal habitat and affecting the lives of many avian…”
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Body mass change in flying homing pigeons externally exposed to Deepwater Horizon crude oil by Perez, Cristina R., Moye, John K., Cacela, Dave, Dean, Karen M., Pritsos, Chris A.

“…The Deepwater Horizon oil spill contaminated thousands of miles of habitat valuable to hundreds of species of migratory and resident birds of the Gulf of…”
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Weathered MC252 crude oil-induced anemia and abnormal erythroid morphology in double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) with light microscopic and ultrastructural description of Heinz bodies by Harr, Kendal E., Cunningham, Fred L., Pritsos, Chris A., Pritsos, Karen L., Muthumalage, Thivanka, Dorr, Brian S., Horak, Katherine E., Hanson-Dorr, Katie C., Dean, Karen M., Cacela, Dave, McFadden, Andrew K., Link, Jane E., Healy, Katherine A., Tuttle, Pete, Bursian, Steven J.

“…Injury assessment of birds following the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill in 2010 was part of the Natural Resource Damage Assessment. One reported effect was…”
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Dietary intake of Deepwater Horizon oil-injected live food fish by double-crested cormorants resulted in oxidative stress by Pritsos, Karen L., Perez, Cristina R., Muthumalage, Thivanka, Dean, Karen M., Cacela, Dave, Hanson-Dorr, Katie, Cunningham, Fred, Bursian, Steven J., Link, Jane E., Shriner, Susan, Horak, Katherine, Pritsos, Chris A.

“…The Deepwater Horizon oil spill released 134 million gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico making it the largest oil spill in US history and exposing…”
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Trouble on takeoff: Crude oil on feathers reduces escape performance of shorebirds by Maggini, Ivan, Kennedy, Lisa V., Elliott, Kyle H., Dean, Karen M., MacCurdy, Robert, Macmillan, Alexander, Pritsos, Chris A., Guglielmo, Christopher G.

“…The ability to takeoff quickly and accelerate away from predators is crucial to bird survival. Crude oil can disrupt the fine structure and function of…”
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The impact of commonly used air filters in eliminating the exposure to secondhand smoke constituents by Pritsos, Chris A, Muthumalage, Thivanka

“…Exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) also known as environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) has been well established scientifically as a human health hazard…”
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Mitomycin C Inhibits Ribosomal RNA: A NOVEL CYTOTOXIC MECHANISM FOR BIOREDUCTIVE DRUGS by Snodgrass, Ryan G, Collier, Abby C, Coon, Amy E, Pritsos, Chris A

“…Mitomycin C (MMC) is a commonly used and extensively studied chemotherapeutic agent requiring biological reduction for activity. Damage to nuclear DNA is…”
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Toxicological and thermoregulatory effects of feather contamination with artificially weathered MC 252 oil in western sandpipers (Calidris mauri) by Maggini, Ivan, Kennedy, Lisa V., Bursian, Steven J., Dean, Karen M., Gerson, Alexander R., Harr, Kendal E., Link, Jane E., Pritsos, Chris A., Pritsos, Karen L., Guglielmo, Christopher G.

“…The external contamination of bird feathers with crude oil might have effects on feather structure and thus on thermoregulation. We tested the thermoregulatory…”
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Water requirements and drinking rates of homing pigeons: A consideration for exposure risk of migratory birds by Perez, Cristina R, Moye, John K, Pritsos, Chris A

“…ABSTRACT Access to water along a bird's migratory flyway is essential during the vital process of migration. Because of the scarcity of water in some…”
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Reprint of: Trouble on takeoff: Crude oil on feathers reduces escape performance of shorebirds by Maggini, Ivan, Kennedy, Lisa V., Elliott, Kyle H., Dean, Karen M., MacCurdy, Robert, Macmillan, Alexander, Pritsos, Chris A., Guglielmo, Christopher G.

“…The ability to takeoff quickly and accelerate away from predators is crucial to bird survival. Crude oil can disrupt the fine structure and function of…”
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Polymorphisms in the NQO1, GSTT and GSTM genes are associated with coronary heart disease and biomarkers of oxidative stress by Martin, Nicholas J., Collier, Abby C., Bowen, Lance D., Pritsos, Karen L., Goodrich, Geoffrey G., Arger, Kosta, Cutter, Gary, Pritsos, Chris A.

“…It was hypothesized that the presence of genetic polymorphisms that decrease activity of the detoxification enzymes glutathione-S-transferase (GST) and quinone…”
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Effects of Chlorpyrifos and Aldicarb on Flight Activity and Related Cholinesterase Inhibition in Homing Pigeons, Columba livia: Potential for Migration Effects by Moye, John K, Pritsos, Chris A

“…Homing pigeons (Columba livia) were used as a model to assess the effects of chlorpyrifos and aldicarb on flight times at sub-lethal, environmentally relevant…”
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Legislators’ Beliefs on Tobacco Control Policies in Nevada by York, Nancy L., Pritsos, Chris A., Gutierrez, Antonio P.

“…The purpose of this study was to identify Nevada legislators’ views on comprehensive smoke-free (SF) policy development. The Nevada Clean Indoor Air Act…”
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Mitomycin C Inhibits Ribosomal RNA by Snodgrass, Ryan G., Collier, Abby C., Coon, Amy E., Pritsos, Chris A.

“…Mitomycin C (MMC) is a commonly used and extensively studied chemotherapeutic agent requiring biological reduction for activity. Damage to nuclear DNA is…”
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Functional polymorphism of detoxification gene NQO1 predicts intensity of empirical treatment of childhood asthma by Goodrich, Geoffrey G., Goodman, Philip H., Budhecha, Sonia K., Pritsos, Chris A.

“…The management of moderate to severe childhood asthma remains empirical. Genotypic variation has been proposed as a way to tailor specific pharmaceutical…”
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Differential toxic effects of Carbofuran and Diazinon on time of flight in pigeons ( Columba livia): Potential for pesticide effects on migration by Brasel, Jeffrey M., Collier, Abby C., Pritsos, Chris A.

“…Cholinesterase inhibiting compounds such as carbamates and organophosphate insecticides have been widely used in agriculture since the ban on organochlorines…”
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