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Exposure to Bacillus anthracis capsule results in suppression of human monocyte-derived dendritic cells by Jelacic, Tanya M, Chabot, Donald J, Bozue, Joel A, Tobery, Steven A, West, Michael W, Moody, Krishna, Yang, De, Oppenheim, Joost J, Friedlander, Arthur M

“…The antiphagocytic capsule of Bacillus anthracis is a major virulence factor. We hypothesized that it may also mediate virulence through inhibition of the…”
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De novo Amyloid Proteins from Designed Combinatorial Libraries by West, M W, Wang, W, Patterson, J, Mancias, J D, Beasley, J R, Hecht, M H

“…Amyloid deposits are associated with several neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease and the prion diseases. The amyloid fibrils isolated…”
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Effect of Short-Term Pair Housing of Juvenile Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta) on Immunologic Parameters by Benton, Carrie G, West, Michael W, Hall, Shane M, Marko, Shannon T, Johnson, Joshua C

“…Social housing of nonhuman primates (NHP) in an infectious disease setting presents unique challenges, and individual housing is often scientifically…”
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Alterations in Cytokines and Effects of Dexamethasone Immunosuppression during Subclinical Infections of Invasive Klebsiella pneumoniae with Hypermucoviscosity Phenotype in Rhesus (Macaca mulatta) and Cynomolgus (Macaca fascicularis) Macaques by Burke, Robin L, West, Michael W, Erwin-Cohen, Rebecca, Selby, Edward B, Fisher, Diana E, Twenhafel, Nancy A

“…Invasive Klebsiella pneumoniae with the hypermucoviscosity phenotype (HMV K. pneumoniae) is an emerging human pathogen that also has been attributed to fatal…”
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Binary patterning of polar and nonpolar amino acids in the sequences and structures of native proteins by West, Michael W., Hecht, Michael H.

“…Protein sequences can be represented as binary patterns of polar (○) and nonpolar (•) amino acids. These binary sequence patterns are categorized into two…”
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Evaluation of a botulinum fragment C-based ELISA for measuring the humoral immune response in primates by Lindsey, Changhong Y., Smith, Leonard A., West, Michael W., Boles, James W., Brown, J.Edward

“…An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using botulinum neurotoxin serotype B recombinant fragment C (rBoNTB(H C)) was developed to measure specific…”
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Erratum for Jelacic et al., Exposure to Bacillus anthracis Capsule Results in Suppression of Human Monocyte-Derived Dendritic Cells by Jelacic, Tanya M., Chabot, Donald J., Bozue, Joel A., Tobery, Steven A., West, Michael W., Moody, Krishna, Yang, De, Oppenheim, Joost J., Friedlander, Arthur M.

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Mapping of protective and cross-reactive domains of the type A neurotoxin of Clostridium botulinum by Dertzbaugh, Mark T., West, Michael W.

“…The purpose of this study was to identify the location of domains within the serotype A neurotoxin of Clostridium botulinum ( BoNT A ) that conferred…”
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Nitric Oxide Inhibition Simulates the Enhancement of α1Agonist-Induced Vasoconstriction in Diabetes by Dresner, Lisa S., Wang, Stewart P., West, Michael W., Ponomarenko, Ihor N., Mueller, Cathy M., Wait, Richard B.

“…We have previously reported that endothelium-dependent, nitric oxide (NO)-mediated vasorelaxation is impaired in diabetic mesenteric arteries. We hypothesized…”
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Effects of diabetes and uremia on mesenteric vascular reactivity by Wang, Stewart P., West, Michael W., Dresner, Lisa S., Fleishhacker, Jordan F., Distant, Dale A., Mueller, Cathy M., Wait, Richard B.

“…Background. Diabetes and uremia are comorbid conditions that have significant effects on cardiovascular physiology. These studies were designed to examine the…”
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Neotectonics of the Darby-Hogsback and Absaroka Thrust Plates, Uinta County, Wyoming and Summit County, Utah with Applications to Earthquake Hazard Assessment by West, Michael W

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The Quaternary Geology, Reported Surface Faulting and Seismicity Along the East Flank of the Gore Range, Summit County, Colorado by West, Michael W

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Propionibacterium acnes Endocarditis in a Native Valve Complicated by Intraventricular Abscess: A Case Report and Review by MOHSEN, Abdul H, PRICE, Ashley, RIDGWAY, Elizabeth, WEST, John N, GREEN, Stephen, MCKENDRICK, Michael W

“…Propionibacterium acnes is a constituent of the normal skin flora. It has been described as causing infection on prosthetic valves but very rarely on native…”
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