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Local origins impart conserved bone type-related differences in human osteoblast behaviour (2015)
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Shah, M., Gburcik, V., Reilly, P., Sankey, R. A., Emery, R. J., Clarkin, C. E., & Pitsillides, A. A. (2015). Local origins impart conserved bone type-related differences in human osteoblast behaviour. https://doi.org/10.22203/eCM.v029a12

Osteogenic behaviour of osteoblasts from trabecular, cortical and subchondral bone were examined to determine any bone type-selective differences in samples from both osteoarthritic (OA) and osteoporotic (OP) patients. Cell growth, differentiation; a... Read More about Local origins impart conserved bone type-related differences in human osteoblast behaviour.

Matching times of leading and following suggest cooperation through direct reciprocity during V-formation flight in ibis (2015)
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Voelkl, B., Portugal, S. J., Unsoeld, M., Usherwood, J. R., Wilson, A. M., & Fritz, J. (2015). Matching times of leading and following suggest cooperation through direct reciprocity during V-formation flight in ibis. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1413589112

One conspicuous feature of several larger bird species is their annual migration in V-shaped or echelon formation. When birds are flying in these formations, energy savings can be achieved by using the aerodynamic up-wash produced by the preceding bi... Read More about Matching times of leading and following suggest cooperation through direct reciprocity during V-formation flight in ibis.

Essential versus accessory aspects of cell death: recommendations of the NCCD 2015 (2015)
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Galluzzi, L., Bravo-San Pedro, J. M., Vitale, I., Aaronson, S. A., Abrams, J. M., Adam, D., Alnemri, E. S., Altucci, L., Andrews, D. W., Annicchiarico-Petruzzelli, M., Baehrecke, E. H., Bazan, N. G., Bertrand, M. J., Bianchi, K., Blagosklonny, M. V., Blomgren, K., Borner, C., Bredesen, D. E., Brenner, C., Campanella, M., …Kroemer, G. (2015). Essential versus accessory aspects of cell death: recommendations of the NCCD 2015. Cell Death and Differentiation, 22(1), 58-57. https://doi.org/10.1038/cdd.2014.137

Cells exposed to extreme physicochemical or mechanical stimuli die in an uncontrollable manner, as a result of their immediate structural breakdown. Such an unavoidable variant of cellular demise is generally referred to as ‘accidental cell death’ (A... Read More about Essential versus accessory aspects of cell death: recommendations of the NCCD 2015.

Structure, ontogeny and evolution of the patellar tendon in emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae) and other palaeognath birds (2015)
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Regnault, S., Pitsillides, A. A., & Hutchinson, J. R. (2015). Structure, ontogeny and evolution of the patellar tendon in emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae) and other palaeognath birds. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.711

The patella (kneecap) exhibits multiple evolutionary origins in birds, mammals, and lizards, and is thought to increase the mechanical advantage of the knee extensor muscles. Despite appreciable interest in the specialized anatomy and locomotion of p... Read More about Structure, ontogeny and evolution of the patellar tendon in emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae) and other palaeognath birds.

Renal fibrosis in feline chronic kidney disease: known mediators and mechanisms of injury (2015)
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Lawson, J. S., Elliott, J., Wheeler-Jones, C. P. D., Syme, H. M., & Jepson, R. E. (2015). Renal fibrosis in feline chronic kidney disease: known mediators and mechanisms of injury. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2014.10.009

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a common medical condition of ageing cats. In most cases the underlying aetiology is unknown, but the most frequently reported pathological diagnosis is renal tubulointerstitial fibrosis. Renal fibrosis, characterised... Read More about Renal fibrosis in feline chronic kidney disease: known mediators and mechanisms of injury.

Measuring Clinical Effectiveness of Medicinal Products for the Treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (2015)
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Lynn, S., Aartsma-Rus, A., Furlong, P., Goemans, N., De Luca, A., Mayhew, A., McDonald, C., Mercuri, E., Muntoni, F., Pohlschmidt, M., Verschuuren, J., Voit, T., Vroom, E., Wells, D. J., & Straub, V. (2015). Measuring Clinical Effectiveness of Medicinal Products for the Treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Neuromuscular Disorders, 25(1), 96-105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nmd.2014.09.003

Shh regulates chick Ebf1 gene expression in somite development (2015)
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El-Magd, M. A., Allen, S. P., McGonnell, I. M., Mansour, A. A., Otto, A., & Patel, K. (2015). Shh regulates chick Ebf1 gene expression in somite development. Gene, 554(1), 87-95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gene.2014.10.028

The chick early B-cell factor 1 (cEbf1) is a member of EBF family of helix loop helix transcription factors. Recently, we have proved that cEbf1 expression in feather is regulated by Shh. It is therefore possible that the somitic expression of cEbf1... Read More about Shh regulates chick Ebf1 gene expression in somite development.

Ontogenetic scaling patterns and functional anatomy of the pelvic limb musculature in emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae) (2014)
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Lamas, L., Main, R. P., & Hutchinson, J. R. (2014). Ontogenetic scaling patterns and functional anatomy of the pelvic limb musculature in emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae). https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.716

Emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae) are exclusively terrestrial, bipedal and cursorial ratites with some similar biomechanical characteristics to humans. Their growth rates are impressive, as their body mass increases eighty-fold from hatching to adultho... Read More about Ontogenetic scaling patterns and functional anatomy of the pelvic limb musculature in emus (Dromaius novaehollandiae).

Comparative genomics reveals insights into avian genome evolution and adaptation (2014)
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Zhang, G., Li, C., Li, Q., Li, B., Larkin, D. M., & Lee, C. (2014). Comparative genomics reveals insights into avian genome evolution and adaptation. Science, 346(6215), 1311-1320. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1251385

Birds are the most species-rich class of tetrapod vertebrates and have wide relevance across many research fields. We explored bird macroevolution using full genomes from 48 avian species representing all major extant clades. The avian genome is prin... Read More about Comparative genomics reveals insights into avian genome evolution and adaptation.

Reconstruction of gross avian genome structure, organization and evolution suggests that the chicken lineage most closely resembles the dinosaur avian ancestor (2014)
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Romanov, M. N., Farré, M., Lithgow, P. E., Fowler, K. E., Skinner, B. M., O'Connor, R., Fonseka, G., Backstrom, N., Matsuda, Y., Nishida, C., Houde, P., Jarvis, E. D., Ellegren, H., Burt, D. W., Larkin, D. M., & Griffin, D. K. (2014). Reconstruction of gross avian genome structure, organization and evolution suggests that the chicken lineage most closely resembles the dinosaur avian ancestor. BMC Genomics, 15, https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-15-1060