Search Results - "Romero, L."

The role of glucocorticoids in the vertebrate response to weather by de Bruijn, Robert, Romero, L. Michael

“…•We review 385 studies assessing glucocorticoid responses to weather-related stimuli.•Included are field, captive, and laboratory studies from all major…”
Get full text

Physiological stress in ecology: lessons from biomedical research by Romero, L.Michael

“…Increasingly, levels of the ‘stress hormones’ cortisol and corticosterone are being used by ecologists as indicators of physiological stress in wild…”
Get full text

Bacterial Cellulose–Chitosan Paper with Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activities by Cabañas-Romero, L. Verónica, Valls, Cristina, Valenzuela, Susana V, Roncero, M. Blanca, Pastor, F. I. Javier, Diaz, Pilar, Martínez, Josefina

“…The production of paper-based bacterial cellulose–chitosan (BC–Ch) nanocomposites was accomplished following two different approaches. In the first, BC paper…”
Get full text

A consensus endocrine profile for chronically stressed wild animals does not exist by Dickens, Molly J, Romero, L. Michael

“…Highlights • Review tries to define an “endocrine profile” of chronically stressed wild animals. • High variability in the literature suggests a generalized…”
Get full text

It's cool to be stressed: body surface temperatures track sympathetic nervous system activation during acute stress by Jerem, Paul, Romero, L. Michael

“…ABSTRACT The acute stress response can be considered the primary evolutionary adaptation to maximise fitness in the face of unpredictable environmental…”
Get full text

The reactive scope model — A new model integrating homeostasis, allostasis, and stress by Romero, L. Michael, Dickens, Molly J., Cyr, Nicole E.

“…Allostasis, the concept of maintaining stability through change, has been proposed as a term and a model to replace the ambiguous term of stress, the concept…”
Get full text

Seasonal changes in plasma glucocorticoid concentrations in free-living vertebrates by Michael Romero, L

“…The vertebrate stress response helps animals respond to environmental dangers such as predators or storms. An important component of the stress response is…”
Get full text

Ten simple rules for Global North researchers to stop perpetuating helicopter research in the Global South by Haelewaters, Danny, Hofmann, Tina A, Romero-Olivares, Adriana L

Get full text

Measuring corticosterone in feathers: Strengths, limitations, and suggestions for the future by Romero, L. Michael, Fairhurst, Graham D.

“…The recently introduced technique of measuring corticosterone in feathers currently provides the longest-term measure of corticosterone in birds. This review…”
Get full text

Effect of substrate concentration on dry mesophilic anaerobic digestion of organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) by Fernández, J., Pérez, M., Romero, L.I.

“…The influence of total solid contents during anaerobic mesophilic treatment of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (MSW) has been studied in this…”
Get full text

Quantifying resilience of humans and other animals by Scheffer, Marten, Bolhuis, J. Elizabeth, Borsboom, Denny, Buchman, Timothy G., Gijzel, Sanne M. W., Goulson, Dave, Kammenga, Jan E., Kemp, Bas, van de Leemput, Ingrid A., Levin, Simon, Martin, Carmel Mary, Melis, René J. F., van Nes, Egbert H., Romero, L. Michael, Rikkert, Marcel G. M. Olde

“…All life requires the capacity to recover from challenges that are as inevitable as they are unpredictable. Understanding this resilience is essential for…”
Get full text

What are you actually measuring? A review of techniques that integrate the stress response on distinct time‐scales by Gormally, Brenna M. G., Romero, L. Michael, Angelier, Frédéric

“…The field of stress physiology has rapidly expanded, particularly in those fields interested in identifying chronic stress in wild animals. Despite this…”
Get full text

Metformin Targets Central Carbon Metabolism and Reveals Mitochondrial Requirements in Human Cancers by Liu, Xiaojing, Romero, Iris L., Litchfield, Lacey M., Lengyel, Ernst, Locasale, Jason W.

“…Repurposing metformin for cancer therapy is attractive due to its safety profile, epidemiological evidence, and encouraging data from human clinical trials…”
Get full text

Stress: An inevitable component of animal translocation by Dickens, Molly J., Delehanty, David J., Michael Romero, L.

“…As the number and diversity of animal species meriting conservation intervention increases, improving the success of translocation efforts is vital and…”
Get full text

Growth performance, nutrient utilization, and digesta characteristics in broiler chickens fed corn or wheat diets without or with supplemental xylanase by Kiarie, E, Romero, L F, Ravindran, V

“…Efficacy of supplemental xylanase on growth performance, nutrient utilization, and digesta characteristics in broiler chickens fed corn- or wheat-based diets…”
Get full text

Stress physiology as a predictor of survival in Galapagos marine iguanas by Romero, L. Michael, Wikelski, Martin

“…Although glucocorticoid hormones are considered important physiological regulators for surviving adverse environmental stimuli (stressors), evidence for such a…”
Get full text

Common myths of glucocorticoid function in ecology and conservation by Romero, L. Michael, Beattie, Ursula K.

“…Glucocorticoids are popular hormones to measure in both biomedical and ecological studies of stress. Many assumptions used to interpret glucocorticoid results…”
Get full text

Adipocyte-Induced FABP4 Expression in Ovarian Cancer Cells Promotes Metastasis and Mediates Carboplatin Resistance by Mukherjee, Abir, Chiang, Chun-Yi, Daifotis, Helen A, Nieman, Kristin M, Fahrmann, Johannes F, Lastra, Ricardo R, Romero, Iris L, Fiehn, Oliver, Lengyel, Ernst

“…Adipocytes are critical for ovarian cancer cells to home to the omentum, but the metabolic changes initiated by this interaction are unknown. To this end, we…”
Get full text

A review of residual strength properties of normal and high strength concrete exposed to elevated temperatures: Impact of materials modification on behaviour of concrete composite by Babalola, O.E., Awoyera, Paul O., Le, D.-H., Bendezú Romero, L.M.

“…•Evaluation of residual strength properties of normal and high strength concrete exposed elevated temperatures.•Stress–strain behaviour after concrete exposure…”
Get full text

Ultrasmall iron oxide nanoparticles cisplatin (IV) prodrug nanoconjugate: ICP-MS based strategies to evaluate the formation and drug delivery capabilities in single cells by Turiel-Fernández, D., Gutiérrez-Romero, L., Corte-Rodriguez, M., Bettmer, J., Montes-Bayón, M.

“…Ultrasmall iron oxide nanoparticles (<10 nm) were explored here as nanotransporters of cis-diamminetetrachloroplatinum (IV) (a cisplatin prodrug) in cellular…”
Get full text