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Azelnidipine attenuates inflammatory responses, siperoxide and relevant signaling pathways induced by amyloid-beta in mouse cerebral endothelial cells
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a debilitating neurodegenerative disease with no known cure. The cause and progression of AD is still unclear. Over the years, studies have shown that one of the earliest cytotoxic effects is ...
The role of metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 in cerebral ischemia
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Group I metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGluR5), belongs to G-protein coupled receptors family and plays important roles in CNS disorders including ...
Plasmonic-enhanced fluorescent conjugated polymer chemosensor for ultra-sensitive detection of nitroaromatic vapors
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
Rapid degradation of fluorescent conjugated polymers in ambient conditions imposes severe restrictions on their utility for long-term, portable sensing applications. This dissertation discusses the combined use of low-density, ...
Microfluidic capture of rare cells via non-cylindrical microposts in an array
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] In recent decades, microsystems for the capture of rare cells have become exceedingly popular and important in the study of cellular mechanisms. These ...
Evaluation of conservation targeting indices on a claypan watershed
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
Photoacoustic evaluation of surfaces via pulsed evanescent field interaction
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
In recent years, major research funding and commercial development has been going toward the production and characterization of increasingly useful nanomaterials. These materials such as quantum dots, nanoparticles, and ...
Deletion of IP₃ receptor2 in astrocytes enhances the hippocampal neurogenesis in adult mice
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Neurogenesis (birth of neurons) is a process by which neurons are generated from neural progenitor cells. It mainly occurs in two regions of brain, one ...
Polyurethane foams containing renewable castor oil replacement
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
Polyurethane foams have a wide variety of commercial applications in daily life due to their unique advantages. Traditionally, polyurethane foams are made from petroleum-based polyols and isocyanates. Due to the shortage ...
Growth characteristics of Dekkera Bruxellensis during grape wine fermentation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
Gold nanoparticle mediated membrane permeabilization of phytochemical into breast cancer cells
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
Functional and structural modifications associated with hypertension, obesity and diabetes in the resistance vasculatureFunctional and structural modifications associated with hypertension, obesity and diabetes in the resistance vasculature
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
Cardiovascular diseases are considered the leading cause of death nowadays. Hypertension, obesity and type-2 diabetes are deemed major risk factors for the development of cardiovascular diseases. In essential hypertension, ...
Microrna detection by surface plasmon resonance
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the world out of over 100 different known human cancers. Therefore there is a need for better ...
Experimental and numerical investigation of biomass mechanical pre-processingExperimental and numerical investigation of biomass mechanical pre-processing
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
In this study, mechanical properties of switchgrass and miscanthus were determined by tensile, compressive and shear tests in longitudinal (along the fiber) and transversal (cross the fiber) directions with special designed ...