Seals like it hot: Changes in surface temperature of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) from late pregnancy to moult
Journal Article
Paterson, W., Sparling, C. E., Thompson, D., Pomeroy, P. P., Currie, J., & McCafferty, D. J. (2012)
Seals like it hot: Changes in surface temperature of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) from late pregnancy to moult. Journal of Thermal Biology, 37, 454-461. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2012.03.004
The annual moult in harbour seals(Phoca vitulina L.) follows a few weeks after the end of lactation and is characterised by a progressive loss and regrowth of hair which is ap...
How to halve ploidy during meiosis – Lessons from budding yeast
Journal Article
Kerr, G., Sarkar, S., & Arumugam, P. (2012)
How to halve ploidy during meiosis – Lessons from budding yeast. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 69(18), 3037-3051. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00018-012-0974-9
Maintenance of ploidy in sexually reproducing organisms requires a specialized form of cell division called meiosis that generates genetically diverse haploid gametes from dip...
Direct sequencing of lambda DNA from crude lysates using an improved linear amplification technique
Journal Article
Lasham, A., & Darlison, M. G. (1993)
Direct sequencing of lambda DNA from crude lysates using an improved linear amplification technique. Molecular and Cellular Probes, 7(1), 67-73. doi:10.1006/mcpr.1993.1009
We described an improved method for directly sequencing lambda (λ) DNA that has been isolated from either crude cleared lysates or plate lysates. This protocol does not requir...
Investigating the frequency of senescent T lymphocytes with ageing, exercise and obesity
Thesis
Cosgrove, C. Investigating the frequency of senescent T lymphocytes with ageing, exercise and obesity. (Thesis)
Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/2491
Cellular senescence is a state of permanent cell cycle arrest in which a cell is unable to further divide in response to normal growth stimuli. Telomere shortening, believed ...
An Investigation into the effects of reproductive endocrine disrupters on the sexual behaviour and morphology of male Mosquitofish, Gambusia sp.
Thesis
Gray, L. F. An Investigation into the effects of reproductive endocrine disrupters on the sexual behaviour and morphology of male Mosquitofish, Gambusia sp. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/9467
It has recently been acknowledged that effluents from sewage treatment plants (STPs)
are one potential source of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). This diverse
group of c...
The effects of marathon running on expression of the complement regulatory proteins CD55 (DAF) and CD59 (MACIF) on red blood cells.
Journal Article
Simpson, R. J., Florida-James, G., Whyte, G. P., Middleton, N., Shave, R., George, K., & Guy, K. (2007)
The effects of marathon running on expression of the complement regulatory proteins CD55 (DAF) and CD59 (MACIF) on red blood cells. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 99, 201-204. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-006-0326-2
Exercise is known to result in the haemolysis of red blood cells (RBCs). Although mechanical stressors such as footstrike and an increased velocity of blood flow may be involv...
Loss of Cell Cycle Checkpoint Control in Drosophila Rfc4 Mutants
Journal Article
Krause, S. A., Loupart, M., Vass, S., Schoenfelder, S., Harrison, S., & Heck, M. M. S. (2001)
Loss of Cell Cycle Checkpoint Control in Drosophila Rfc4 Mutants. Molecular and Cellular Biology, 21(15), 5156-5168. doi:10.1128/mcb.21.15.5156-5168.2001
Two alleles of the Drosophila melanogaster Rfc4(DmRfc4) gene, which encodes subunit 4 of the replication factor C (RFC) complex, cause striking defects in mitotic chromosome c...
The local effects of ovarian diathermy in an ovine model of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Journal Article
Shen, W., Connolly, F., Rae, M. T., Butler, M., Klibanov, A. L., Sboros, V., …Duncan, W. C. (2014)
The local effects of ovarian diathermy in an ovine model of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. PLOS ONE, 9, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0111280
In order to develop a medical alternative to surgical ovarian diathermy (OD) in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) more mechanistic information is required about OD. We therefor...
Emperor penguin body surfaces cool below air temperature
Journal Article
McCafferty, D. J., Gilbert, C., Thierry, A. M., Currie, J., Le Maho, Y., & Ancel, A. (2013)
Emperor penguin body surfaces cool below air temperature. Biology Letters, 9, 20121192-20121192. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2012.1192
Emperor penguins Aptenodytes forsteri are able to survive the harsh Antarctic climate because of specialized anatomical, physiological and behavioural adaptations for minimizi...
Nucleotide sequence of the lipoamide dehydrogenase gene of Escherichia coli K12
Journal Article
Stephens, P. E., Lewis, H. M., Darlison, M. G., & Guest, J. R. (1983)
Nucleotide sequence of the lipoamide dehydrogenase gene of Escherichia coli K12. European journal of biochemistry / FEBS, 135(3), 519-527. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1432-1033.1983.tb07683.x
The nucleotide sequence of a 1980‐base‐pair segment of DNA, containing the lpd gene encoding the lipoamide dehydrogenase component (E3) of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex o...