Search Results - "Turner, R.C"

Sunbird-pollination in the geoflorous species Hyobanche sanguinea (Orobanchaceae) and Lachenalia luteola (Hyacinthaceae) by Turner, R.C., Midgley, J.J.

“…Sunbird-pollinated plants display a suite of floral adaptations, for example, red tubular flowers, significant volumes of dilute nectar, or a suitable perch…”
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UKPDS 26: sulphonylurea failure in non-insulin-dependent diabetic patients over six years by Matthews, D.R., Cull, C.A., Stratton, I.M., Holman, R.R., Turner, R.C.

“…Patients with Type 2 (non‐insulin‐dependent) diabetes mellitus (DM) on sulphonylurea therapy convert to insulin progressively as the sulphonylureas ‘fail’. The…”
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Early post-fire plant succession in Peninsula Sandstone Fynbos: The first three years after disturbance by Rutherford, M.C., Powrie, L.W., Husted, L.B., Turner, R.C.

“…The early post-fire plant succession in fynbos vegetation in the Mediterranean-type climate area of South Africa was studied. Relatively little has been…”
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Sympatric speciation in Erica mammosa (Ericaceae): Resprouters versus seeders and the roles of pollinators, moisture availability and fire by Turner, R.C., Midgley, J.J., Grobler, B.A.

“…•Differing ecophysiological responses between two sympatric Erica mammosa variants.•Fire, edaphic habitat and soil-moisture availability may be primary drivers…”
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Abstract # 3078 Contributions of astrocytic IL-1R1 signaling in blast-induced traumatic brain injury by Logsdon, A.F., Lucke-Wold, B.P., Thome, J.G., Turner, R.C., Robson, M.J.

“…Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a leading cause of disability in the United States with an annual economic cost of $76.5 billion. TBI results in profound…”
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Missense glucokinase mutation in maturity-onset diabetes of the young and mutation screening in late-onset diabetes by Stoffel, M, Patel, P, Lo, Y-M.D, Hattersley, A.T, Lucassen, A.M, Page, R, Bell, J.I, Bell, G.I, Turner, R.C, Wainscoat, J.S

“…We describe a codon 299 mutation in the glucokinase gene in a British pedigree with maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) resulting in a substitution of…”
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Understanding "insulin resistance": both glucose resistance and insulin resistance are required to model human diabetes by Rudenski, A S, Matthews, D R, Levy, J C, Turner, R C

“…A mathematical model of normal glucose/insulin homoeostasis has been based on the known, experimentally determined responses of the liver and periphery to…”
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The unusual, closed flowers of Erica lanuginosa (Ericaceae) are adapted for rodent-pollination and not cleistogamy by Lombardi, G.C., Peter, C.I., Turner, R.C., Midgley, J.J.

“…In the Cape flora, pollination by small mammals is well known in the Proteaceae and has recently been documented in the Ericaceae. Erica lanuginosa, a Klein…”
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Control of pulsatile insulin secretion in man by Matthews, D R, Lang, D A, Burnett, M A, Turner, R C

“…Plasma insulin and glucose concentrations were examined in man in a basal state from central venous samples taken at 1-min intervals for up to 2.5 h. Normal…”
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Endoscopic duodenal perforation: surgical strategies in a regional centre by Turner, Richard C, Steffen, Christina M, Boyd, Peter

“…Duodenal perforation is an uncommon complication of endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP) and a rare complication of upper gastrointestinal…”
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Prednisolone enhances beta-cell function independently of ambient glycemic levels in type II diabetes by Hosker, J P, Burnett, M A, Matthews, D R, Turner, R C

“…This study examined the changes in beta-cell response and insulin sensitivity induced by a single overnight dose of 15 mg prednisolone in eight type II…”
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Experimental evidence for bird pollination and corolla damage by ants in the short-tubed flowers of Erica halicacaba (Ericaceae) by Turner, R.C., Midgley, J.J., Barnard, P., Simmons, R.E., Johnson, S.D.

“…Unrelated plants pollinated by similar animals tend to show convergent evolution of floral traits. Floral syndromes have been used successfully to develop…”
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Prevalence and pathophysiology of impaired glucose tolerance in three different high-risk white groups by Page, R C, Walravens, E K, Levy, J C, Stratton, I M, Turner, R C

“…Insulin resistance and beta-cell function were assessed by a continuous infusion of glucose in the following three groups of white subjects at risk of…”
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The medical and retrieval costs of road crashes in rural and remote northern Queensland, 2004-2007: findings from the Rural and Remote Road Safety Study by O’Connor, Teresa M, Hanks, Heather A, Elcock, Mark S, Turner, Richard C, Veitch, Craig

“…Objective: To estimate costs of retrieval, transport and acute medical services associated with road crashes in northern Queensland from March 2004 to June…”
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Masking of diabetic phenotype on a low-energy diet despite persistence of impaired insulin response by Levy, J C, Ward, G M, Naylor, B A, Williamson, D H, Turner, R C

“…Type 2 diabetes has been postulated to be a "thrifty genotype" that aids fuel conservation; to investigate this hypothesis, type 2 diabetic and nondiabetic…”
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Using faecal elastase-1 to screen for chronic pancreatitis in patients admitted with acute pancreatitis by Turner, R.C., McDermott, R.

“…Background: Patients presenting with acute pancreatitis may have co-existing chronic pancreatitis, the accurate diagnosis of which would potentially guide…”
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Clinical characteristics of subjects with a missense mutation in glucokinase by Page, R C, Hattersley, A T, Levy, J C, Barrow, B, Patel, P, Lo, D, Wainscoat, J S, Permutt, M A, Bell, G I, Turner, R C

“…The clinical characteristics of subjects with a missense glucokinase mutation, gly299-->arg, were studied in a large pedigree, BX, initially characterized by…”
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Linkage of type 2 diabetes to the glucokinase gene by Hattersley, A T, Turner, R C, Permutt, M A, Patel, P, Tanizawa, Y, Chiu, K C, O'Rahilly, S, Watkins, P J, Wainscoat, J S

“…Maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) is a subtype of type 2 diabetes that presents from the second decade and has an autosomal dominant mode of…”
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The conservation status of the South Africa's plants with a special focus on plants from the Fynbos Biome by Raimondo, D., Foden, W., Victor, J., Agenbag, L., Turner, R.C., Helme, N.

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High prevalence of hepatitis C infection in Afro-Caribbean patients with type 2 diabetes and abnormal liver function tests by Gray, H, Wreghitt, T, Stratton, I M, Alexander, G J, Turner, R C, O'Rahilly, S

“…Moderate elevations of serum transaminases are frequently found in patients with diabetes mellitus and are often attributed to fatty infiltration of the liver…”
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