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HOST FACTORS CONTROLLING VIRUS INFECTION: IMPLICATIONS FOR ANTIVIRALS AND VIROTHERAPY
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Author
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Shah, Nirav
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Date Created
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2013
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Subjects--Topical
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Virology, Oncology
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Description
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Viruses are obligate intracellular parasites rely heavily on host components and pathways for their replication. Studying different cellular factors affecting viral infection can enable us to identify novel drug targets, improve current antiviral ...
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NOVEL ROLES OF MICRORNAS IN HEPATITIS C
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Author
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Sendi, Hossein
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Date Created
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2013
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Subjects--Topical
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Virology, Biology
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Description
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Approximately, 170 million people are infected by hepatitis C virus (HCV) worldwide, and of these, nearly 85% will develop chronic hepatitis C (CHC). Despite finding new anti-viral treatment that increase response rate from 45 % to 65-70 %, invest...
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ROLE OF AQUAPORINS DURING HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA INITIATION AND PROGRESSION
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Author
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Mattocks, Matthew
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Date Created
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2010
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Subjects--Topical
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Molecular biology, Cytology, Oncology
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Description
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Aquaporins (AQPs) are ubiquitously expressed proteinaceous water channels involved in numerous physiological processes including bile production and apoptosis. Aquaporins 8 and 9 are expressed in hepatocytes, and are down regulated in a rat model ...
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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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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...