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McAllister, Kelli. "Effect of maternal care on maternal responsiveness and astrocyte plasticity in the medial amygdala and medial preoptic nucleus in the rat." Thesis, McGill University, 2007. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=112541.

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Estrogen acts on maternal circuitry to establish maternal behaviour in otherwise non-maternal rats. The precise mechanisms by which estrogen primes maternal circuitry are unknown; however, the medial preoptic area (MPOA) stimulates maternal behaviour whilst the medial amygdala (MeA) inhibits it. This thesis aimed to address the link between estrogen sensitivity, astroglia and maternal behaviour. Maternal care influences maternal behaviour of female offspring. One mechanism underlying this influence is differential estrogen sensitivity within the MPOA. Estrogen receptor alpha (ERalpha) expressi

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Doherty, N. Nicola. "Neurobehavioural effects of maternal diabetes on the fetus." Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.388050.

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Robertson, Anthony J. "Hormonally mediated maternal effects in birds." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2009. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/803/.

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The main aim of this thesis was to investigate the effects of environmental conditions, particularly unpredictable or potentially negative ones, on the maternal transmission of the primary avian stress hormone, corticosterone, to developing embryos. We currently lack information on the extent to which conditions in the maternal environment are transmitted to the offspring in birds via egg compositional changes. It is possible that maternally derived hormonal signals communicate information about the external environment to developing embryos and directly influence the fitness of their offsprin

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Woo, Chit-shing Jackson, and 胡哲誠. "Ochratoxin A: endocrine disruption potential,transplacental kinetics and maternal exposure assessment." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2012. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B4979954X.

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Mycotoxin contamination in food commodities is an age-old problem. Due to the detrimental impact of mycotoxins on human health, exposure to mycotoxins and their health implications have been increasingly recognized. Ochratoxin A (OTA), one of the mycotoxins, has been found to cause diverse toxicities in animals, with potential impact on human health. OTA has been reported to be teratogenic and interfere with steroidogenesis in vivo. Chronic exposure of pregnant women to OTA may be hazardous for the human foetus, especially when endocrine and developmental toxicities are taken into considerati

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Bagot, Catherine Nancy. "An investigation of the role of maternal hoxiao in embryonic implantation." Thesis, Imperial College London, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.250192.

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Burton, Nicholas O. (Nicholas Oscar). "Maternal environment and offspring physiology : the inheritance of information across a generation." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/111294.

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Thesis: Ph. D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Biology, 2017.<br>Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references.<br>From the 4th century BC until the late 19th century AD philosophers and biologists ranging from Hippocrates to Charles Darwin hypothesized that information about the environment could be passed from parents to progeny. However, in 1893, German biologist August Weismann tested these hypotheses and based on his observations concluded that information about the environment could not be transmitted from parents to progeny. Weismann'

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Dakin, Rachel Sarah. "Effects of postnatal and maternal diet-induced obesity on physiology and vascular function." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/8256.

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In recent years there has been an explosion in the rates of obesity, defined as a body mass index greater than 30kg/ m2, and associated cardiovascular disease. Alterations in peripheral glucocorticoid metabolism have been suggested to play a role in the development of obesity. Obesity occurs in both sexes, but the risk of associated metabolic disturbance and vascular dysfunction is greater in men. Although there is no accepted definition of obesity in rodents, the term is used to describe animals with a significant increase in fat pad mass often achieved by feeding a high fat diet. Although an

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Calley, John Nels 1961. "The Drosophila maternal-effect mutantcappuccino and its interactors." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/288825.

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cappuccino (capu) is a Drosophila melanogaster gene required for establishing the dorsal-ventral and anterior-posterior axes of the developing egg and embryo. Egg chambers mutant for capu exhibit cytoplasmic streaming during mid-oogenesis that does not normally occur until late oogenesis. All known capu alleles stream at the same speed. Since capu alleles do differ in their effects on the dorsal-ventral axis, it is unlikely that premature streaming is a cause of the dorsal-ventral defects. Premature streaming may, however, cause the posterior defects. Streaming occurs at the same speed if isol

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Astbury, Stuart M. "The influence of maternal diet on intestinal adaptation in the mother and offspring." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2016. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/31390/.

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The effect of maternal nutrition on fetal and offspring growth and risk of disease in later life is well established. Animal models have shown that the small intestine can be preferentially affected by growth restriction compared with other organs, yet the effect of maternal diet on gastrointestinal (GI) development has not been well studied. Furthermore, both the maternal GI tract and microbiome undergo significant adaptations during pregnancy in response to the increased nutritional demands of the growing fetus, which may be further modulated by the maternal diet. Inadequate development of t

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Girsén, A. (Anna). "Preeclampsia and maternal type-1 diabetes: new insights into maternal and fetal pathophysiology." Doctoral thesis, University of Oulu, 2009. http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9789514291104.

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Abstract Abnormal placentation is associated with preeclampsia and placental insufficiency, both of which increase the risk for fetal growth restriction. So far the early recognition of the risk population for preeclampsia has been problematic. The first hypothesis of this study was that in preeclampsia, the maternal serum proteomic profile is different from that in uncomplicated pregnancies, and this difference is detectable already in early pregnancy. The findings of this study demonstrate that in clinical preeclampsia the maternal serum proteomic profile is different from that in uncomplica

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Larsen, Caroline, and n/a. "Pheromones, prolactin and maternal behavior : (male pheromones initiate prolactin-induced neurogenesis, decrease anxiety and advance maternal behavior in virgin female mice)." University of Otago. Department of Anatomy & Structural Biology, 2007. http://adt.otago.ac.nz./public/adt-NZDU20071019.134553.

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Maternal behavior in rodents is dependent, at least in part, on prolactin acting in the brain. Pheromones carried by male mouse major urinary proteins lower serum prolactin levels in female mice. Therefore, we hypothesized that virgin female C57BL/6J mice housed in split cages, where they had pheromonal but not physical contact with a male, would show suppressed maternal behavior. Contrary to our hypothesis, we found split-cage housed females were significantly faster to retrieve 3 foster pups on the first and second day of maternal behavior testing compared to mice housed in individual cages.

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Creighton, J. A. "Prenatal maternal stress in Mus musculus : effects on the offspring and the role of the mother." Thesis, Keele University, 1985. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.355591.

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Chura, Lindsay R. "The effect of chronic and acute maternal stress on expression of placental barrier genes in the rat /." Connect to online version, 2006. http://ada.mtholyoke.edu/setr/websrc/pdfs/mhc/2006/143.pdf.

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Johnston, Zoë Claire. "The human fetal adrenal gland and the influence of maternal smoking." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2018. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/38978/.

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The human fetal adrenal cortex is highly active, producing large amounts of Δ5 androgens. Together with the placenta, the fetal adrenal cortex regulates circulating progesterone, estrogen and corticosteroids in the fetus and has a major effect on maternal steroid levels. At birth, production of adequate aldosterone and cortisol are essential for survival, and shortly after birth in the human the cortex undergoes rapid remodelling. Catecholamines, produced by the adrenal medulla are also vital to the body’s ability to respond to stress, and regulate metabolic processes and blood pressure. Norma

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Warner, Judith Catherine. "Biology and Environment, Mothers and Infants: Linking Stress Physiology, Depression, Anxiety and Attachment." Thesis, Griffith University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/365334.

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The last two decades have seen research on early life experiences expand to include the prenatal environment and, more specifically, examination of the effects of prenatal maternal mental health on foetal and infant development. Cortisol, the hormonal end product of the Hypothalamic Pituitary Adrenal (HPA) Axis, has been identified as one mechanism associated independently with stress, pregnancy and mental health, which can account for changes during foetal development. In the postpartum, these early life experiences may serve as protective or risk factors for the infant. The longitudinal stud

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D'Asti, Esterina 1984. "Maternal dietary fat intake alters the neonatal stress response and metabolic profile in the offspring : participation of the endocannabinoid system?" Thesis, McGill University, 2009. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=111554.

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Endocannabinoids are products of phospholipid-derived arachidonic acid that regulate hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis activity. We hypothesize that differences in the quality and quantity of maternal dietary fat will modulate the neonatal phospholipid arachidonic acid content of the brain affecting the stress response via differences in endocannabinoid concentration of stress-activated brain areas. Dams were fed a 5% (C) or 300.10 fat diet rich in either n-6 (C, HF) or n-3 (HFF) fat during the perinatal period. PND4-5 HFF milk displays a reduced n-6/n-3 ratio compared to C and HF milk. PND1

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Aaron, Elizabeth Mae. "Maternal and Child Characteristics Predicting Protective Parenting: Cognition as a Mechanism." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1624378278091593.

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Courant, Geneviève Thérèse. "The effect of exercise during pregnancy and lactation on maternal food intake, body weight and body composition, and on lactation performance in rats." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/26193.

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During pregnancy, body fat stores increase in part to subsidize the high energy cost of lactation. One effect of exercise, on the other hand, is to lower percent body fat. The effect of exercise during pregnancy and lactation on body fat, and on body composition in general, is not well documented. There is also a paucity of data on the effect of exercise during these physiological states on food intake and body weight. If exercise during pregnancy decreases body fat stores, would lactation performance subsequently be compromised? This study was designed to determine the effect of moderately st

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Howdeshell, Kembra L. "Effects of exposure to environmentally-relevant levels of bisphenol A on mouse reproductive physiology and maternal behavior /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 2002. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p3060107.

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Dowdall-Smith, Shannon M. "Feeding practices of mothers : the process of learning and perceptions of health : a dissertation /." San Antonio : UTHSC, 2007. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1324383501&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=70986&RQT=309&VName=PQD.

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Sivakumar, Kavitha. "The impact of maternal obesity and gestational diabetes mellitus on adipose tissue and placental derived adipocytokines." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2013. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/58490/.

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Pregnancy; a natural insulin resistant state; becomes exaggerated when complicated by obesity and gestational diabetes (GDM). Both obesity and GDM are associated with severe maternal and fetal complications as well as with increased risks of obesity in the offspring later in life. Little work has been performed on the levels of adipokines in lean, obese and diabetic pregnancy. This study aimed to explore the roles of three adipokines; namely, Adipsin, Acylation stimulating protein and Fibroblast Growth Factor-21, all of which are involved in insulin resistant and dysmetabolic states such as ob

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Smith, Gordon C. S. "The expression of prostanoid receptor genes in uterine and fetal tissues : studies in the maternal and fetal baboon and the fetal and neonatal lamb." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2000. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/40962/.

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1. The aim of this project was to determine whether advancing gestational age and parturition were associated with alteration in the relative level of expression of genes encoding prostanoid receptors in key uterine and fetal tissues. I also sought to determine whether advancing gestational age and parturition were associated with alteration in the expression of genes encoding lipoxygenase (LOX) enzymes in key intra-uterine tissues. 2. Caesarean hysterectomy was performed on 15 pregnant baboons in the last third of pregnancy. Samples of myometrium (from multiple uterine sites), cervix, decidua

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Ho, Dao H. "Morphological and physiological developmental consequences of parental effects in the chicken embryo (Gallus gallus domesticus) and the zebrafish larva (Danio rerio)." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2008. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc9086/.

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Cardiac, metabolic and growth response of early-stage chicken embryos to perturbations in yolk environment was investigated. Also, effects of parental hypoxia exposure on hypoxia resistance, thermal tolerance and body length of zebrafish larvae were investigated. In the first study, thyroxine, triiodothyronine and testosterone produced differential effects on heart rate and development rate of chicken embryos during the first 4 days of development. Triiodothyronine caused a dose-dependent increase in heart rate when applied at 40 or 70 hours of age, while thyroxine caused a dose-dependent in

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Caldji, Christian. "Early environmental regulation of neural systems mediating fearfulness." Thesis, McGill University, 2007. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=103367.

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Postnatal handling of rat litters during the first week of life greatly decreases behavioural fearfulness to novelty in the adult offspring. Our first question was to what extent the Benzodiazepine/GABAA receptor complex, a system critical for the expression of fear, might be involved in mediating the observed reduced fearfulness in handled animals (H). Benzodiazepine receptor (BZ) binding was reduced in the amygdala and locus coeruleus (LC), regions important for the expression of fear in non-handled (NH) and maternally separated animals (MS). Moreover, levels of the mRNA for the gamma2 sub-u

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Rojas-Rodriguez, Raziel. "Adaptations of Adipose Tissue Expandability in Gestation are Associated with Maternal Glucose Metabolism." eScholarship@UMMS, 2019. https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/gsbs_diss/1048.

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Pregnancy induces maternal metabolic adaptations including mild glucose intolerance and weight gain in order to support fetal development and lactation. Adipose tissue (AT) function in gestation is featured by reduced insulin sensitivity and fat mass accrual which partly accounts for the weight gain in pregnant women and adaptation of glucose metabolism. A common metabolic pregnancy complication is gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), a disease characterized by impaired glucose tolerance with onset in gestation. However, the relationship between AT expandability and glucose metabolism in gesta

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Pace, Brian A. "Maternal effects on multiple generations of Helianthus annuus crop-wild hybrid seed: overwinter germination, dormancy and survival." The Ohio State University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1354696610.

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Jeffrey, Jennifer D. "The Roles of Social Status, Maternal Stress, and Parental Investment in Modulation of Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Interrenal Axis Function in Teleost Fish." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/31628.

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In teleost fish, the main glucocorticoid stress hormone, cortisol, is released via the hypothalamic-pituitary-interrenal (HPI) axis. This thesis examined the premise that social status, maternal experience, and reproductive status affect HPI axis function in fish. Social stress in juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) chronically elevates circulating cortisol levels. In this thesis, social subordinance as well as exogenous cortisol treatment resulted in decreased plasma adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) levels, consistent with a negative feedback role of cortisol in modulating HPI a

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Comstock, Sarah Michelle. "Examining the Effect of Maternal High-Fat Diet Consumption on the Physiology and Pancreas Development of Fetal and Juvenile Nonhuman Primate Offspring." PDXScholar, 2012. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/551.

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The purpose of these studies was to investigate the impact of high-fat diet (HFD) exposure during pregnancy and the early post-natal period on fetal and post-natal development of the endocrine pancreas of the Japanese macaque. Specifically I hypothesized that the HFD would alter islet morphology and lead to disturbances in glucose homeostasis in these animals. Adult female Japanese macaques were placed on either a control (CTR) or HFD diet for 4 years. Fetuses were collected at gestational day 130 (G130), while other offspring from the CTR and HFD mothers were carried to term. After birth, inf

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Erkinaro, T. (Tiina). "Fetal and placental haemodynamic responses to hypoxaemia, maternal hypotension and vasopressor therapy in a chronic sheep model." Doctoral thesis, University of Oulu, 2006. http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9514281659.

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Abstract Knowledge of the effects of maternally administered vasopressors on human fetal and placental haemodynamics is sparse and limited to elective Caesarean deliveries in uncomplicated pregnancies. We hypothesized that, after short-term fetal hypoxaemia, which activates fetal cardiovascular compensatory mechanisms, treatment of maternal hypotension with ephedrine or phenylephrine results in divergent responses in fetal and placental haemodynamics. Chronically instrumented near-term sheep fetuses with either normal placental function or increased placental vascular resistance following pl

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Novak, Matthew S. "A model experimental system for studying prenatal stress in pigtailed macaque monkeys (Macaca nemestrina) /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/9093.

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Nesbitt, Catherine. "Variations in maternal lickinggrooming influences both dam and offspring's hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal hormone profile." Thesis, McGill University, 2009. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=111562.

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Pup directed maternal licking and grooming (LG) increases with corticosterone (CORT) supplimentation (Rees et al 2004). Increases in LG lead to an attenuation of the adult offspring's HPA response to stress (Liu et aI1997). Similarly, Neonatal increases in glucocorticoids lead, in adulthood, to the same attenuation of the HPA stress response (Catalani et aI1993). We hypothesize that dams exhibiting increased LG will have increased circulating CORT, and this increase will be reflected in their offspring. This thesis characterizes the HPA hormone profile adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), CORT

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Marais, Lelanie. "The potential of exercise to reverse stress induced abnormalities in the rat brain." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/3188.

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Thesis (PhD (Biomedical Sciences. Medical Physiology.))--University of Stellenbosch, 2010.<br>ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Adverse experiences during early life causes alterations in the development of the central nervous system structures that may result in abnormal functioning of the brain. It is well known that, in humans, adverse early-life experiences such as social separation, deprivation, maternal neglect and abuse increase the risk of developing psychiatric disorders, such as depression, later in life. We used maternal separation in the rat as a model for early life stress to firstly determi

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Vlachava, Maria. "Salmon In Pregnancy Study (SIPS): the effects of increased oily fish intake during pregnancy on maternal and cord blood fatty acid composition, cord blood immunity and atopy outcomes in infants at 6 months of age." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2010. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/199377/.

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Parallel increases in many inflammatory diseases including atopy over the last 40 years suggest that common environmental changes may be promoting inflammatory immune responses. Modern diets have become increasingly rich in n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and relatively deficient in n-3 PUFAs. These dietary changes are believed to promote a pro-sensitisation, pro-allergic and pro-inflammatory environment. Exposure to such an environment during pregnancy and in the very early life period is considered to influence subsequent patterns of the immature and developing neonatal immune system

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King, Summer Hayes. "Maternal High-Salt Diet During Pregnancy in Sprague Dawley Rats Programs Exaggerated Stress-Induced Blood Pressure and Heart Rate Responses in Adult Female Offspring." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2007. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd2061.pdf.

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Ruhland, Fanny. "Étude comportementale des interactions entre une mère lycose errante, Pardosa saltans (Araneae), et son cocon." Thesis, Rennes 1, 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016REN1B019/document.

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Les soins parentaux sont observés dans de nombreux taxons et sont exprimés de façon plus ou moins complexe. L’étude de ces comportements chez les arthropodes, en particulier chez les araignées, nous permet de mieux comprendre comment les soins à la progéniture se sont mis en place au cours de l’évolution. Au cours de cette thèse nous avons étudié le comportement d’une espèce errante Pardosa saltans (Lycosidae) vis-à-vis de son cocon, puis de ses jeunes. Nous avons décrit les comportements manifestés par la mère pendant toute la période de soin au cocon (période de développement embryonnaire et

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Nickelson, Joyce E. "A modified obesity proneness model in the prediction of weight status among high school students." [Tampa, Fla] : University of South Florida, 2008. http://purl.fcla.edu/usf/dc/et/SFE0002410.

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Tickle, Jacqueline Amanda. "Engineering neural cells in implantable materials." Thesis, Keele University, 2017. http://eprints.keele.ac.uk/3774/.

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A key goal in regenerative therapy is to improve outcomes following the devastating consequences of spinal cord injury. Yearly, between 250,000 to 500,000 people suffer permanent injury to the spinal cord. The cost to the individual, their families and society is substantial. Modest success in clinical trials has offered hope. However, there remain a number of challenges still to be met in respect of a combinatorial approach that offers safe delivery of grafts, to promote recovery and regeneration in the injured spinal cord. In this context astrocytes have shown promise as a cell transplant po

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Senko, Alexander W. (Alexander William). "Transgene-free strategies for wireless control of animal physiology using magnetite nanoparticles." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019. https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/122538.

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Thesis: Ph. D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 2019<br>Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references (pages 130-141).<br>Bioelectronic medicines are emerging therapies designed to control human physiology using electrically actuated stimuli instead of drugs. The most famous example is deep brain stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson's disease, in which electrodes are used to control brain activity and prevent tremors. An idealized version of this therapy would use soft materials and be wireless in order to be min

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Mathieson, I. C. "The physiology of plants as influenced by the incorporation into rooting media of refuse materials." Thesis, Open University, 1988. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.383661.

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Gedi, Mohamed Abdulkadir. "Nutrient composition and digestibility of chloroplast rich fractions from green leaf materials." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2017. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/43285/.

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Green leaf material is recognized as a good source of many valuable nutrients including vitamins, fatty acids and minerals. Chloroplast-rich-fractions (CRFs) were prepared from green plant species and their nutrient composition compared with the whole leaf materials (WLMs). Digestibility of CRFs from spinach was also compared with the WLM using simulated in vitro oral, stomach and small intestinal conditions. The impact of pancreatic lipase-related protein 2 from guinea pig (gPLRP2) on the hydrolysis of galactolipids compared to neutral lipid, Tributyrin was subsequently determined in vitro. P

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Brickman, Raredon Micha Sam. "Design and fabrication of physiologic tissue scaffolds using projection-micro-stereolithography." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/90086.

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Thesis: S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 2014.<br>35<br>Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.<br>Includes bibliographical references (pages 65-67).<br>Recent advances in material processing are presenting groundbreaking opportunities for biomedical engineers. Projection-micro-stereolithography, or PuSL, is an additive manufacturing technique in which complex parts are built out of UV-curable resins using ultraviolet light. The primary strength of PuSL is its capacity to translate CAD files into three-dimensional parts with unusually

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Edens, Kolbi. "Effects of Evidence-Based Materials and Access to Local Resources on Physical Activity during Pregnancy." TopSCHOLAR®, 2019. https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/3101.

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Wesso, Iona. "Science text: Facilitating access to physiology through cognition-based reading intervention." University of the Western Cape, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/8485.

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Philosophiae Doctor - PhD<br>Reading and understanding science text is the principal means by which students at tertiary level access scientific information and attain scientific literacy. However, understanding and learning from science texts require cognitive processing abilities which students mayor may not have. If students fail to understand scientific text, their acquisition of subject knowledge and expertise will be impeded and they will fail to develop into thinking and independent learners, so crucial for academic progress and achievement. A major assumption in this study is thus th

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Mossor, Angela. "A Horse of a Different Color?: Material Strength and Elasticity of Bones and Tendons in Sloth Limbs." Youngstown State University / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1597166028044999.

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Garrison, Elizabeth F. "Nanotoxicity of oxide-derived engineered nanomaterials : impact on cell viability and function, with conventional assays and evaluation of novel eicosanoid profiling." Thesis, University of the Highlands and Islands, 2016. https://pure.uhi.ac.uk/portal/en/studentthesis/nanotoxicity-of-oxidederived-engineered-nanomaterials(2ac60c4a-f766-404e-81e9-77354afa20bc).html.

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Epidemiological studies highlight a direct association between the decline in respiratory health of the human population and increased environmental ultrafine particulate (UFP) exposure. This evidence, coupled with research identifying shared characteristics and toxicity between UFP and engineered nanomaterial (ENM), suggests that increased levels of ENM associated with the nanotechnology revolution could have a detrimental effect on human health. Although the link between respiratory disease and air pollution is well-established, toxicological data for ENM is limited. Current methods for the

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Norton, E. R., and H. Borrego. "Evaluation of Various Materials for Harvest Preparation and Defoliation in Southeastern Arizona." College of Agriculture, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/198172.

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A single defoliation experiment was conducted during the 2004 growing season in an effort to evaluate the effectiveness of commercially available harvest preparation materials in the higher elevation areas of southeastern Arizona. Many growers will not employ a defoliation regime but will let the crop naturally senesce with the cooler temperatures and frost. This evaluation compared a standard treatment of Ginstar with some additional tank mix ethephon based products from DuPont and BASF. These treatments were compared to the common Na chlorate treatment employed by many growers in this region

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Norton, E. R., and D. L. Hatch. "2006 Evaluation of Commercial Harvest Aid Materials in Arizona Cotton Production Systems." College of Agriculture, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/198216.

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A defoliation experiment was conducted during the 2006 growing season in an effort to evaluate the effectiveness of Ginstar® and FreeFall® defoliant alone and in combination with CottonQuik®. This study was conducted at the University of Arizona Safford Agricultural Center on Upland (cultivar DP655BR). Plots were planted on 20 April. Treatments were arranged in a randomized complete block design with four replications and treatments included Ginstar® at 6 and 8 oz./acre rates and Ginstar® at the 6 and 8 oz./acre rates in combination with various rates of CottonQuik® (1.5, 2, 3, and 4 pts/acre)

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Huling, Kelsey Rose Stark. "Tubules to Tracebacks: Animating sensation through material." The Ohio State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1555451814841903.

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Dupont, Sophie. "Influence des conditions de développement sur le phénotype des oiseaux, de l’éclosion à l’âge adulte." Thesis, La Rochelle, 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019LAROS019.

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Le développement post-natal est une étape cruciale pour le reste de la vie d’un individu car c’est à ce moment que sont finalisées et maturées les fonctions physiologiques et comportementales individuelles et que la morphologie finale est acquise. Toute contrainte ou tout stress perçu par la progéniture pendant cette période peut avoir des conséquences morphologiques, physiologiques et/ou comportementales non négligeables à court mais aussi à long terme. In fine, c’est alors sa fitness qui peut être affectée par la qualité des conditions de développement subies. Ce doctorat vise à améliorer no

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Hosseini, Ghazaleh. "Computational simulation of urinary system." Thesis, Queen Mary, University of London, 2017. http://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/25855.

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The aim of the present study is to create a computational model of the ureteral system that accurately mimics its dynamic functionality. This model will be able to replicate the peristaltic movement of the ureter for a variety of physiological conditions. The objective of this research was met using our in-house fluid solid interaction model, known as coupled Cgles-Y-code in which the moving boundaries between the solid and fluid domain were replicated using a novel immersed boundary method. First, a comprehensive literature review on ureteral physiology was conducted with a focus on the anato

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