International Journal of Biological Sciences

Volume 5 (7); 2009

Review

Clinical diagnosis for discogenic low back pain
Yin-gang Zhang, Tuan-mao Guo, Xiong Guo, Shi-xun Wu
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 647-658
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Physiological and Oncogenic Aurora-A Pathway
Toshiaki SAEKI, Mutsuko OUCHI, Toru OUCHI
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 758-762
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Research Paper

An apoA-I mimetic peptide facilitates off-loading cholesterol from HDL to liver cells through scavenger receptor BI
Xuelei Song, Paul Fischer, Xun Chen, Charlotte Burton, Jun Wang
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 637-646
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Karyology of eight species of bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) from Hainan Island, China
Yi Wu, Masaharu Motokawa, Yu-Chun Li, Masashi Harada, Zhong Chen, Liang-Kong Lin
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 659-666
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Azithromycin suppresses interleukin-12p40 expression in lipopolysaccharide and interferon-γ stimulated macrophages
Keiko Yamauchi, Yoko Shibata, Tomomi Kimura, Shuichi Abe, Sumito Inoue, Daisuke Osaka, Michiko Sato, Akira Igarashi, Isao Kubota
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 667-678
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Proteome Changes in Thai Indigenous Chicken Muscle during Growth Period
Tawatchai Teltathum, Supamit Mekchay
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 679-685
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Role of Ldb1 in Adult Intestinal Homeostasis
Ipsita Dey-Guha, Mahua Mukhopadhyay, Matthew Phillips, Heiner Westphal
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 686-694
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The presence of alpha-catenin in the VE-cadherin complex is required for efficient transendothelial migration of leukocytes
Jaap D. van Buul, Floris P. van Alphen, Peter L. Hordijk
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 695-705
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A Comparison of the Effects of Three GM Corn Varieties on Mammalian Health
Joël Spiroux de Vendômois, François Roullier, Dominique Cellier, Gilles-Eric Séralini
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 706-726
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Identification of Anoectochilus based on rDNA ITS sequences alignment and SELDI-TOF-MS
Chuan Gao, Fusheng Zhang, Jun Zhang, Shunxing Guo, Hongbo Shao
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 727-735
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Cloning, Expression and Purification of an Acetoacetyl CoA Thiolase from Sunflower Cotyledon
James H. Dyer, Anthony Maina, Iris D. Gomez, Melissa Cadet, Silke Oeljeklaus, Anke C. Schiedel
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 736-744
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A receptor and binding protein interplay in the detection of a distinct pheromone component in the silkmoth Antheraea polyphemus
Maike Forstner, Heinz Breer, Jürgen Krieger
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 745-757
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Volume 5 (6); 2009

Review

Fungal Bioconversion of Lignocellulosic Residues; Opportunities & Perspectives
Mehdi Dashtban, Heidi Schraft, Wensheng Qin
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 578-595
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Krüppel-like family of transcription factors: an emerging new frontier in fat biology
Christopher W. Brey, Mark P. Nelder, Tiruneh Hailemariam, Randy Gaugler, Sarwar Hashmi
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 622-636
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Research Paper

Gene expression profiling of chromophobe renal cell carcinomas and renal oncocytomas by Affymetrix GeneChip using pooled and individual tumours
Maria V. Yusenko, Dmitry Zubakov, Gyula Kovacs
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 517-527
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Discovery of novel genetic networks associated with 19 economically important traits in beef cattle
Zhihua Jiang, Jennifer J. Michal, Jie Chen, Tyler F. Daniels, Tanja Kunej, Matthew D. Garcia, Charles T. Gaskins, Jan R. Busboom, Leeson J. Alexander, Raymond W. Wright Jr., Michael D. MacNeil
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 528-542
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Protective Effects of Garlic and Silymarin on NDEA-Induced Rats Hepatotoxicity
Sabry M Shaarawy, Amany A Tohamy, Saad M. Elgendy, Zakaria Y Abd Elmageed, Abeer Bahnasy, Maha S Mohamed, Emad Kandil, Khalid Matrougui
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 549-557
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Comparative characterization of a temperature responsive gene (lactate dehydrogenase-B, ldh-b) in two congeneric tropical fish, Lates calcarifer and Lates niloticus
Richard C. Edmunds, Lynne van Herwerden, Carolyn Smith-Keune, Dean R. Jerry
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 558-569
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Disruption of the BMEI0066 gene attenuates the virulence of Brucella melitensis and decreases its stress tolerance
Xinglin Zhang, Jie Ren, Na Li, Wenjuan Liu, Qingmin Wu
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 570-577
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Bioinformatics Analysis the Complete Sequences of Cytochrome b of Takydromus sylvaticus and Modeling the Tertiary Structure of Encoded Protein
Qi-Long CHEN, Xin-Sheng TANG, Wen-Juan YAO, Shun-Qing LU
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 596-602
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Failure to detect active virus replication in mast cells at various tissue sites of HIV patients by immunohistochemistry
Ann Marie Nelson, Aaron Auerbach, Yan-gao Man
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 603-610
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Nucleotide excision repair and recombination are engaged in repair of trans-4-hydroxy-2-nonenal adducts to DNA bases in Escherichia coli
Beata Janowska, Marek Komisarski, Paulina Prorok, Beata Sokołowska, Jarosław Kuśmierek, Celina Janion, Barbara Tudek
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 611-620
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Short Research Communication

A novel peptide inhibits the influenza virus replication by preventing the viral attachment to the host cells
Mohamed Rajik, Abdul Rahman Omar, Aini Ideris, Sharifah Syed Hassan, Khatijah Yusoff
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 543-548
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Erratum

Erratum
Zhihua Jiang, Daniel S. Rokhsar, Richard M. Harland
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 621
[Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [PMC] (This corrects the article Int J Biol Sci 2009; 5:298-303.)

Volume 5 (5); 2009

Review

How Subchronic and Chronic Health Effects can be Neglected for GMOs, Pesticides or Chemicals
Gilles-Eric Séralini, Joël Spiroux de Vendômois, Dominique Cellier, Charles Sultan, Marcello Buiatti, Lou Gallagher, Michael Antoniou, Krishna R. Dronamraju
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 438-443
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Lipoproteins, cholesterol homeostasis and cardiac health
Tyler F. Daniels, Karen M. Killinger, Jennifer J. Michal, Raymond W. Wright Jr., Zhihua Jiang
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 474-488
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The prospects of cellulase-producing bacteria for the bioconversion of lignocellulosic biomass
Miranda Maki, Kam Tin Leung, Wensheng Qin
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 500-516
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Research Paper

Axial and appendicular skeletal transformations, ligament alterations, and motor neuron loss in Hoxc10 mutants
Sirkka Liisa Hostikka, Jun Gong, Ellen M. Carpenter
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 397-410
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In vivo measurement of protein functional changes
Aili Wang, Zhicheng Zhang, Qinyi Zhao
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 411-420
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HCV Antibody Response and Genotype Distribution in Different Areas and Races of China
Leili Jia, Jiyun Yu, Jinliang Yang, Hongbin Song, Xuelin Liu, Yong Wang, Yuanyong Xu, Chuanfu Zhang, Yanwei Zhong, Qiao Li
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 421-427
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Nuclear Localization of p38 MAPK in Response to DNA Damage
C. David Wood, Tina M. Thornton, Guadalupe Sabio, Roger A. Davis, Mercedes Rincon
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 428-437
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Essential Roles of mTOR/Akt Pathway in Aurora-A Cell Transformation
Makoto Taga, Eiji Hirooka, Toru Ouchi
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 444-450
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Site-Dependent Differences in Clinical, Pathohistological, and Molecular Parameters in Metastatic Colon Cancer
Christoph Wilmanns, Sandra Steinhauer, Joachim Grossmann, Günther Ruf
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 458-465
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Histopathological effects of cisplatin, doxorubicin and 5-flurouracil (5-FU) on the liver of male albino rats
Hassan I El-Sayyad, Mohamed F Ismail, F M Shalaby, RF Abou-El-Magd, Rajiv L Gaur, Augusta Fernando, Madhwa HG Raj, Allal Ouhtit
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 466-473
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An apoA-I mimetic peptide increases LCAT activity in mice through increasing HDL concentration
Xun Chen, Charlotte Burton, Xuelei Song, Lesley Mcnamara, Annunziata Langella, Simona Cianetti, Ching H. Chang, Jun Wang
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 489-499
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Short Research Communication

BMP13 Prevents the Effects of Annular Injury in an Ovine Model
Aiqun Wei, Lisa A Williams, Divya Bhargav, Bojiang Shen, Thomas Kishen, Neil Duffy, Ashish D Diwan
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 388-396
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Construction of a full-length cDNA Library from Chinese oak silkworm pupa and identification of a KK-42-binding protein gene in relation to pupa-diapause termination
Yu-Ping Li, Run-Xi Xia, Huan Wang, Xi-Sheng Li, Yan-Qun Liu, Zhao-Jun Wei, Cheng Lu, Zhong-Huai Xiang
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 451-457
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Volume 5 (4); 2009

Review

Old can be new again: HAPPY whole genome sequencing, mapping and assembly
Zhihua Jiang, Daniel S. Rokhsar, Richard M. Harland
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 298-303
[Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [PMC] (This article has been corrected. See Int J Biol Sci. 2009; 5(6): 621. )

Targeting Promyelocytic Leukemia Protein: A Means to Regulating PML Nuclear Bodies
Erin L. Reineke, Hung-Ying Kao
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 366-376
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Research Paper

Vesnarinone Represses the Fibrotic Changes in Murine Lung Injury Induced by Bleomycin
Minoru Inage, Hidenori Nakamura, Hiroshi Saito, Shuichi Abe, Toshihiko Hino, Noriaki Takabatake, Kyoko Terashita, Manabu Ogura, Shuichi Kato, Tetsumi Hosokawa, Makoto Sata, Hitonobu Tomoike
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 304-310
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Body fat mass reduction and up-regulation of uncoupling protein by novel lipolysis-promoting plant extract
Shinobu Mori, Mayumi Satou, Satoshi Kanazawa, Naonobu Yoshizuka, Tadashi Hase, Ichiro Tokimitsu, Yoshinori Takema, Yoshinori Nishizawa, Toshihiko Yada
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 311-318
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A male-specific odorant receptor conserved through the evolution of sex pheromones in Ostrinia moth species
Nami Miura, Tatsuro Nakagawa, Sadahiro Tatsuki, Kazushige Touhara, Yukio Ishikawa
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 319-330
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Modulation of NKT cells and Th1/Th2 imbalance after α-GalCer treatment in progressive load-trained rats
Wang Ru, Chen Peijie
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 338-343
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THE EXPRESSION OF APELIN AND ITS RECEPTOR APJ DURING DIFFERENT PHYSIOLOGICAL STAGES IN THE BOVINE OVARY
Stefanie Schilffarth, Bernadette Antoni, Dieter Schams, Heinrich HD Meyer, Bajram Berisha
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 344-350
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Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of the giant silkworm moth, Eriogyna pyretorum (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae)
Shao-Tong Jiang, Gui-Yun Hong, Miao Yu, Na Li, Ying Yang, Yan-Qun Liu, Zhao-Jun Wei
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 351-365
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Chemoprevention of rat liver toxicity and carcinogenesis by Spirulina
Mohamed F Ismail, Doaa A Ali, Augusta Fernando, Mohamed E Abdraboh, Rajiv L Gaur, Wael M Ibrahim, Madhwa HG Raj, Allal Ouhtit
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 377-387
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Short Research Communication

Identification of candidate genes for congenital splay leg in piglets by alternative analysis of DNA microarray data
Steffen Maak, Diana Boettcher, Jens Tetens, Monika Wensch-Dorendorf, Gerd Nürnberg, Klaus Wimmers, Hermann H. Swalve, Georg Thaller
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 331-337
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Volume 5 (3); 2009

Review

A Curriculum Vitae of Teeth: Evolution, Generation, Regeneration
Despina S. Koussoulakou, Lukas H. Margaritis, Stauros L. Koussoulakos
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 226-243
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Research Paper

Diverse protein regulations on PHA formation in Ralstonia eutropha on short chain organic acids
Sung-Eun Lee, Qing X. Li, Jian Yu
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 215-225
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Birth weight and coronary artery disease. The effect of gender and diabetes
Maria Banci, Patrizia Saccucci, Alessandro Dofcaci, Ilaria Sansoni, Andrea Magrini, Egidio Bottini, Fulvia Gloria-Bottini
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 244-248
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In vivo evidence of hepato- and reno-protective effect of garlic oil against sodium nitrite-induced oxidative stress
Hanaa A Hassan, Sherif M El-Agmy, Rajiv L Gaur, Augusta Fernando, Madhwa HG Raj, Allal Ouhtit
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 249-255
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The Role of SRC-1 in Murine Prostate Carcinogenesis Is Nonessential due to a Possible Compensation of SRC-3/AIB1 Overexpression
Jean Ching-Yi Tien, Suoling Zhou, Jianming Xu
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 256-264
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Osteoarthitis of Leptin-Deficient ob/ob Mice in Response to Biomechanical Loading in Micro-CT
Hansjoerg Heep, Gero Hilken, Sebastian Hofmeister, Christian Wedemeyer
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 265-275
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Correlated alterations in prostate basal cell layer and basement membrane
Aijun Liu, Lixin Wei, William A. Gardner, Chu-Xia Deng, Yan-Gao Man
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 276-285
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Responses of Plasma Acetate Metabolism to Hop (Humulus lupulus L.) in Sheep
Mohammad Al-Mamun, Kunio Goto, Sota Chiba, Hiroaki Sano
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 287-292
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Short Research Communication

Characterization of persistent TTX-R Na⁺ currents in physiological concentration of sodium in rat visceral afferents
Guo-Fen Qiao, Bai-Yan Li, Yu-Hong Zhou, Yan-Jie Lu, John H. Schild
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 293-297
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Letter

Serum adipokine levels in the obese people
Ilker Tasci, Teoman Dogru, Gokhan Erdem, Serkan Tapan, Cemal Nuri Ercin, Alper Sonmez
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 286
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Volume 5 (2); 2009

Review

The Fascinating World of RNA Interference
Afsar Raza Naqvi, Md. Nazrul Islam, Nirupam Roy Choudhury, Qazi Mohd. Rizwanul Haq.
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 97-117
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SIRT1, Is It a Tumor Promoter or Tumor Suppressor?
Chu-Xia Deng
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 147-152
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Understanding Quantitative Genetics in the Systems Biology Era
Mengjin Zhu, Mei Yu, Shuhong Zhao
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 161-170
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Research Paper

Differential expression of neurotrophins in postnatal C57BL/6 mice striatum
V. Zermeño, S. Espindola, E. Mendoza, E. Hernández-Echeagaray
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 118-127
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Assay Validation for KIM-1: human urinary renal dysfunction biomarker
Shalini Chaturvedi, Takeisha Farmer, Gordon F. Kapke
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 128-134
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Antitumor Activity of T Cells Generated from Lymph Nodes Draining the SEA-expressing Murine B16 Melanoma and Secondarily Activated with Dendritic Cells
Jiyun Yu, Rong Tian, Bingshui Xiu, Jinqi Yan, Rui Jia, Liang Zhang, Alfred E. Chang, Hongbin Song, Qiao Li
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 135-146
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Activity of Chitosans in combination with antibiotics in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
San Tin, Kishore R. Sakharkar, Chu Sing Lim, Meena K. Sakharkar
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 153-160
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Developing tTA Transgenic Rats for Inducible and Reversible Gene Expression
Hongxia Zhou, Cao Huang, Min Yang, Carlisle P Landel, Pedro Yuxing Xia, Yong-Jian Liu, Xu Gang Xia
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 171-181
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Association between Apoptotis and CD4⁺/CD8⁺ T-Lymphocyte Ratio in Aseptic Loosening after Total Hip Replacement
Stefan Landgraeber, Marius von Knoch, Franz Löer, Jochen Brankamp, Michael Tsokos, Florian Grabellus, Kurt Werner Schmid, Martin Totsch
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 182-191
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Identifications of SUMO-1 cDNA and Its Expression Patterns in Pacific White Shrimp Litopeanaeus vannamei
Yanisa Laoong-u-thai, Baoping Zhao, Amornrat Phongdara, Harry Ako, Jinzeng Yang
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 205-214
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Short Research Communication

BMP-13 Emerges as a Potential Inhibitor of Bone Formation
Bojiang Shen, Divya Bhargav, Aiqun Wei, Lisa A Williams, Helen Tao, David D F Ma, Ashish D Diwan
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 192-200
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Is sodium current present in human sinoatrial node cells?
Arie O. Verkerk, Ronald Wilders, Marcel M.G.J. van Borren, Hanno L. Tan
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 201-204
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Volume 5 (1); 2009

Review

BRCA1, Hormone, and Tissue-Specific Tumor Suppression
Yanfen Hu
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 20-27
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Non-Classical P38 Map Kinase Functions: Cell Cycle Checkpoints and Survival
Tina M. Thornton, Mercedes Rincon
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 44-52
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Research Paper

Genome-wide Analysis of BP1 Transcriptional Targets in Breast Cancer Cell Line Hs578T
Yongchun Song, Chengxue Dang, Yebo Fu, Yi Lian, Jenny Hottel, Xuelan Li, Tim McCaffrey, Sidney W. Fu
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 1-12
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Using Profiles Based on Nucleotide Hydrophobicity to Define Essential Regions for Splicing
Galina Boldina, Anatoly Ivashchenko, Mireille Régnier
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 13-19
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Molecular cloning and characterization of pigeon (Columba liva) ubiquitin and ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme genes from pituitary gland library
Peng-fei Gao, Guo-qing Cao, Hui-ting Zhao, Gui-xian Zhang, Yu-suo Jiang, Qin-de Wang
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 34-43
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Free tyrosine and tyrosine-rich peptide-dependent superoxide generation catalyzed by a copper-binding, threonine-rich neurotoxic peptide derived from prion protein
Ken Yokawa, Tomoko Kagenishi, Kaishi Goto, Tomonori Kawano
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 53-63
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SpolvlgA is a DDX3/PL10-related DEAD-box RNA helicase expressed in blastomeres and embryonic cells in planarian embryonic development
Jordi Solana, Rafael Romero
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 64-73
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STAT2*C related genotypes and allele but not TLR4 and CD40 gene polymorphisms are associated with higher susceptibility for asthma
Yao-Yuan Hsieh, Lei Wan, Chi-Chen Chang, Chang-Hai Tsai, Fuu-Jen Tsai
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 74-81
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Aberrant p63 and WT-1 expression in myoepithelial cells of pregnancy-associated breast cancer: implications for tumor aggressiveness and invasiveness
Zheli Xu, Wan Wang, Chu-Xia Deng, Yan-gao Man
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 82-96
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Short Research Communication

Differential display of expressed genes reveals a novel function of SFRS18 in regulation of intramuscular fat deposition
Xiuxing Wang, Chunyang Xue, Xiaona Wang, Honglin Liu, Yinxue Xu, Ruqian Zhao, Zhihua Jiang, Michael V. Dodson, Jie Chen
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2009, 5: 28-33
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