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The Human Placenta Project: Placental structure, development, and function in real time by Guttmacher, A.E, Maddox, Y.T, Spong, C.Y

“…Abstract Despite its crucial role in the health of both the fetus and the pregnant woman, the placenta is the least understood human organ. Since a growing…”
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The monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio: Sex-specific differences in the tuberculosis disease spectrum, diagnostic indices and defining normal ranges by Buttle, Thomas S, Hummerstone, Claire Y, Billahalli, Thippeswamy, Ward, Richard J. B, Barnes, Korina E, Marshall, Natalie J, Spong, Viktoria C, Bothamley, Graham H

“…Background The monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio (MLR) has been advocated as a biomarker in tuberculosis. Our objective was to evaluate its clinical value and…”
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Encounter and extrusion of an intrahelical lesion by a DNA repair enzyme by Karplus, Martin, Verdine, Gregory L, Qi, Yan, Spong, Marie C, Nam, Kwangho, Banerjee, Anirban, Jiralerspong, Sao

“…How living systems detect the presence of genotoxic damage embedded in a million-fold excess of undamaged DNA is an unresolved question in biology. Here we…”
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Can changes in angiogenic biomarkers between the first and second trimesters of pregnancy predict development of pre‐eclampsia in a low‐risk nulliparous patient population? by Myatt, L, Clifton, RG, Roberts, JM, Spong, CY, Wapner, RJ, Thorp, JM, Mercer, BM, Peaceman, AM, Ramin, SM, Carpenter, MW, Sciscione, A, Tolosa, JE, Saade, G, Sorokin, Y, Anderson, GD

“…Objective To determine if change in maternal angiogenic biomarkers between the first and second trimesters predicts pre‐eclampsia in low‐risk nulliparous…”
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Entrapment and Structure of an Extrahelical Guanine Attempting to Enter the Active Site of a Bacterial DNA Glycosylase, MutM by Qi, Yan, Spong, Marie C., Nam, Kwangho, Karplus, Martin, Verdine, Gregory L.

“…MutM, a bacterial DNA glycosylase, protects genome integrity by catalyzing glycosidic bond cleavage of 8-oxoguanine (oxoG) lesions, thereby initiating base…”
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Strandwise translocation of a DNA glycosylase on undamaged DNA by Qi, Yan, Nam, Kwangho, Spong, Marie C, Banerjee, Anirban, Sung, Rou-Jia, Zhang, Michael, Karplus, Martin, Verdine, Gregory L

“…Base excision repair of genotoxic nucleobase lesions in the genome is critically dependent upon the ability of DNA glycosylases to locate rare sites of damage…”
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Prevention of alcohol-induced developmental delays and learning abnormalities in a model of fetal alcohol syndrome by Endres, M., Toso, L., Roberson, R., Park, J., Abebe, D., Poggi, S., Spong, C.Y.

“…Prenatal alcohol exposure results in fetal death and neurobehavioral complications including learning impairment. Previously synthetic peptides derived from…”
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An objective definition of shoulder dystocia: Prolonged head-to-body delivery intervals and/or the use of ancillary obstetric maneuvers by Spong, C.Y., Beall, M., Rodrigues, D., Ross, M.G.

“…To generate an objective definition of shoulder dystocia by timing the events of the second and third stages of labor, and to define the true incidence of…”
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Controlling the Material Properties and Biological Activity of Lipase within Sol−Gel Derived Bioglasses via Organosilane and Polymer Doping by Keeling-Tucker, Tracey, Rakic, Michael, Spong, Cassandra, Brennan, John D

“…The development of optical biosensors based on sol−gel entrapped proteins requires a detailed understanding of the evolution of the physicochemical properties…”
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Prevention of fetal demise and growth restriction in a mouse model of fetal alcohol syndrome by Spong, C Y, Abebe, D T, Gozes, I, Brenneman, D E, Hill, J M

“…Two peptides [NAPVSIPQ (NAP) and SALLRSIPA (ADNF-9)], that are associated with novel glial proteins regulated by vasoactive intestinal peptide, are shown now…”
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Severe meconium aspiration syndrome is not caused by aspiration of meconium by Ghidini, Alessandro, Spong, Catherine Y.

“…Meconium aspiration syndrome can present clinically with different degrees of severity, ranging from a mild form of respiratory compromise to severe forms that…”
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Leuprolide acetate treatment and myoma arterial size by Rutgers, Joanne L., Spong, C.Y., Sinow, Robert, Heiner, James

“…To compare the size of arterial vessels in myomas from women treated with GnRH agonist (GnRH-a) or given placebo. Our study group included 46 women about to…”
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Objective definition of shoulder dystocia: A prospective evaluation by Beall, Marie H., Spong, Catherine, McKay, Jacalyn, Ross, Michael G.

“…Objective: The current study was undertaken to validate the objective definition of shoulder dystocia in a prospectively evaluated group of patients. Study…”
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Gender differences in amniotic fluid cytokine levels by Poggi, SH, Spong, CY, Ghidini, A, Ossandon, M

“…Objective: Placental trophoblast invasion and amniotic fluid cytokine receptor levels have been reported to vary with fetal gender. We investigated whether…”
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Recurrence of gestational diabetes mellitus: identification of risk factors by Spong, C Y, Guillermo, L, Kuboshige, J, Cabalum, T

“…The objective of this paper is to evaluate the influence of maternal and neonatal factors on the recurrence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). A study was…”
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VIP and d-ala-peptide T-amide release chemokines which prevent HIV-1 GP120-induced neuronal death by Brenneman, Douglas E., Hauser, Janet, Spong, Catherine Y., Phillips, Terry M., Pert, Candace B., Ruff, Michael

“…Vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) and DAPTA ( d-ala 1-peptide T-amide, a gp120-derived octapeptide homologous to VIP) prevent neuronal cell death produced by…”
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Angiogenin: A marker for preterm delivery in midtrimester amniotic fluid by Spong, Catherine Y., Ghidini, Alessandro, Sherer, David M., Pezzullo, John C., Ossandon, Miguel, Eglinton, Gary S.

“…OBJECTIVE: Neovascularization is a response of tissue to ischemic damage. Placental ischemia is thought to underlie a significant portion of preterm…”
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Maternal regulation of embryonic growth: the role of vasoactive intestinal peptide by Spong, C Y, Lee, S J, McCune, S K, Gibney, G, Abebe, D T, Alvero, R, Brenneman, D E, Hill, J M

“…Vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) is an important growth regulator of the embryonic day (E)9-E11 mouse. In comparably aged rat embryos, VIP messenger RNA…”
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Amniotic fluid index in the uncomplicated term pregnancy : Prediction of outcome by RAINFORD, Monique, ADAIR, Regina, SCIALLI, Anthony R, GHIDINI, Alessandro, SPONG, Catherine Y

“…To establish whether an association between oligohydramnios and pregnancy outcome is present in the uncomplicated term pregnancy. Pregnancies with a singleton…”
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A Randomized Trial of Prenatal Versus Postnatal Repair of Myelomeningocele by Adzick, N S, Thom, E A, Spong, C Y, Brock, J W, Burrows, P K, Johnson, M P, Howell, L J, Farrell, J A, Dabrowiak, M E, Sutton, L N, Gupta, N, Tulipan, N B, D’Alton, M E, Farmer, D L

“…(N Engl J Med. 2011;364(11):993–1004)…”
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