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Title
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Regulation of Myosin IIIa Motor/Kinase Activity
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Author
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Moore, Judy
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Date Created
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2009
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Subjects--Topical
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Biochemistry, Neurosciences, Cytology
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Description
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Myosin IIIa, a motor protein that localizes to actin-rich regions of photoreceptors and to stereocilia of inner ear hair cells, is associated with the hearing process in vertebrates and with phototransduction for invertebrates. It contains a large...
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Role of Nonmuscle Myosin II in Hepatic Stellate Cell Activation
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Author
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Moore, Cathy
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Date Created
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2009
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Subjects--Topical
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Molecular biology
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Description
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The hepatic stellate cell (HSC) plays a pivotal role in the development of hepatic fibrosis. Regulation of liver microcirculation is a complex system where blood flow is under systemic and sinusoidal control. Upon a fibrogenic stimulus, quiescent ...
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The role of the dopaminergic system in the regulation of physical activity in mice
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Author
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Knab, Amy
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Date Created
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2009
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Subjects--Topical
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Molecular biology, Genetics, Physiology
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Description
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Physical activity (PA) is important to human health, and the genetic and biological regulating factors of physical activity are only beginning to be understood. The dopamine (DA) system has been shown to regulate motivation, and locomotor behavior...