Biomedical sciences publications
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Neuroimaging in HIV Infection and Alcoholism Comorbidity: Synergistic White Matter Damage
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Activities of Mixed NOP and μ-Opioid Receptor Ligands
Abstract Background and purpose: Compounds that activate both NOP and μ-opioid receptors might be useful as analgesics and drug abuse medications. Studies were carried out to better understand the biological…
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Status of Genetic Studies of Nicotine Dependence
This volume examines conceptual, theoretical, and methodological considerations in the development of nicotine-dependence phenotypes and endophenotypes.
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Association of the DRD2 Gene Taq1A Polymorphism and Smoking Behavior: a Meta-Analysis and New Data
Our a priori hypothesis was that the association of the DRD2 Taq1A polymorphism with smoking behavior would be more prominent in females than males.
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Discrepancies Between Laboratory Shock Experiments on Minerals and Natural Events
It has become increasingly clear that the pressure "calibrations" based on shock effects observed in these laboratory shock recovery experiments are inconsistent with interpretations based on static high-pressure data.
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Sleep/Wake Patterns in a Novel Environment: the Effects of Age and Strain in Rats
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The Narcolepsy Therapeutic Gamma-Hydroxybutyrate Modifies Behavior and Gabaergic and Catecholaminergic Signaling Systems in a Narcoleptic Mouse Model
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Hibernation
In fact, as argued here, it is likely that opportunistic heterotherms may be better equipped to deal with the challenges of anthropogenic influences than homeotherms because heterotherms have highly flexible…
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Phase I Metabolic Genes and Risk of Lung Cancer: Multiple Polymorphisms and mRNA Expression
We analyzed 25 SNPs (single nucleotide polymorphisms) in 2101 primary lung cancer cases and 2120 population controls from the Environment And Genetics in Lung cancer Etiology (EAGLE) study.
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Disruption of Emotion and Conflict Processing in Alcoholics with and Without HIV Infection
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Meeting Report: Consensus Statement – Parkinson’s Disease and the Environment: Collaborativeon Health and the Environment and Parkinson’s Action Network (CHE PAN) Conference 26-28 June 2007
In June 2007, a multidisciplinary group of experts gathered in Sunnyvale, California, USA, to assess what is known about the contribution of environmental factors to PD.
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SLC6A3 and Body Mass Index in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial
We evaluated associations between polymorphisms at the dopamine transporter gene(SLC6A3) and body mass index (BMI), among participants in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening Trial.