The Biological Sciences Faculty Research and Publications Series is comprised of books and articles published by Marquette University's biological sciences faculty.
Submissions from 1997
Properties and Regulation of the MinK Potassium Channel Protein, Leonard K. Kaczmarek and Edward M. Blumenthal
Expression of Smooth Muscle Myosin Heavy Chains and Unloaded Shortening in Single Smooth Muscle Cells, Daniel P. Meer and Thomas Eddinger
Alternate Junctions and Microheterogeneity of Tlr1, a Developmentally Regulated DNA Rearrangement in Tetrahymena thermophila, Namrata S. Patil, Paula M. Hempen, Rupa A. Udani, and Kathleen M. Karrer
Peak Force and Maximal Shortening Velocity of Soleus Fibers after Non-Weight-bearing and Resistance Exercise, Jeffrey J. Widrick and Robert H. Fitts
Effect of 17 Days of Bed Rest on Peak Isometric Force and Unloaded Shortening Velocity of Human Soleus Fibers, Jeffrey J. Widrick, Janell Romatowski, James L. W. Bain, Scott W. Trappe, Todd A. Trappe, Joyce L. Thompson, David L. Costill, Danny A. Riley, and Robert H. Fitts
Contractile Properties of Rat, Rhesus Monkey, and Human Type I Muscle Fibers, Jeffrey J. Widrick, Janell Romatowski, M. Karhanek, and Robert H. Fitts
Submissions from 1996
Effects of Fatiguing Stimulation on Intracellular Na+ and K+ in Frog Skeletal Muscle, Edward Michael Balog and Robert H. Fitts
Lamprey Spinal Interneurons and Their Roles in Swimming Activity, James T. Buchanan
T-DNA Transfer in Meristematic Cells of Maize Provided with Intracellular Agrobacterium, Jesús Escudero, Gunther Neuhaus, Michael Schläppi, and Barbara Hohn
Muscle Fatigue: The Cellular Aspects, Robert H. Fitts
Effect of Intracellular and Extracellular Ion Changes on E–C Coupling and Skeletal Muscle Fatigue, Robert H. Fitts and Edward Michael Balog
Muscle Mechanics: Adaptations with Exercise-Training, Robert Fitts and Jeffrey J. Widrick
Heterogeneity of Smooth Muscle Myosin Heavy Chain Expression at the Single Cell Level, Daniel P. Meer and Thomas J. Eddinger
Polymerase Chain Reaction for Detection of Male Tissue in Pork Products, Daniel P. Meer and Thomas J. Eddinger
Antigenic Change in the Lipopolysaccharide of Rhizobium etli CFN42 Induced by Exudates of Phaseolus vulgaris, K. Dale Noel, Dominik M. Duelli, Hong Tao, and Nicholas J. Brewin
Eggshell Assembly in Drosophila:Processing and Localization of Vitelline Membrane and Chorion Proteins, Terri E Pascucci, J. Perrino, Anthony P. Mahowald, and Gail L. Waring
A Highly Sensitive Plant Hybrid Protein Assay System Based on the Spm Promoter and TnpA Protein for Detection and Analysis of Transcription Activation Domains, Michael Schläppi, Ramesh Raina, and Nina V. Fedoroff
A Highly Sensitive Plant Hybrid Protein Assay System Based on the Spm Promoter and TnpA Protein for Detection and Analysis of Transcription Activation Domains, Michael Schläppi, Ramesh Raina, and Nina V. Fedoroff
Soleus Fiber Force and Maximal Shortening Velocity after Non-weight Bearing with Intermittent Activity, Jeffrey J. Widrick, J. J. Bangart, M. Karhanek, and Robert H. Fitts
Isometric Force and Maximal Shortening Velocity of Single Muscle Fibers from Elite Master Runners, Jeffrey J. Widrick, Scott W. Trappe, C. A. Blaser, David L. Costill, and Robert H. Fitts
Force-velocity and Force-power Properties of Single Muscle Fibers from Elite Master Runners and Sedentary Men, Jeffrey J. Widrick, Scott W. Trappe, David L. Costill, and Robert H. Fitts
Submissions from 1995
Activities of Spinal Neurons during Brain Stem-dependent Fictive Swimming in Lamprey, James T. Buchanan and Stefan Kasicki
The Neuronal Network for Locomotion in the Lamprey Spinal Cord: Evidence for the Involvement of Commissural Interneurons, James T. Buchanan and David McPherson
Lipopolysaccharide Core Structures in Rhizobium etli and Mutants Deficient in O-Antigen, Russell W. Carlson, Bradley Reuhs, Tong-Bin Chen, U. Ramadas Bhat, and K. Dale Noel
The Influence of Glucose, Cumulus Cells, and Metabolic Coupling on ATP Levels and Meiotic Control in the Isolated Mouse Oocyte, Stephen M. Downs
Differential Regulation of Oocyte Maturation and Cumulus Expansion in the Mouse Oocyte– Cumulus Cell Complex by Site-Selective Analogs of Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate, Stephen M. Downs and Mary Hunzicker-Dunn
Epigenetic Regulation of the Maize Spm Transposon, Nina V. Fedoroff, Michael Schläppi, and Ramesh Raina
Modulation of Swimming in the Lamprey, Petromyzon marinus, by Serotonergic and Dopaminergic Drugs, Christopher Patrick Kemnitz, Todd R. Strauss, Daria M. Hosford, and James T. Buchanan
Effect of Hindlimb Unloading on Rat Soleus Fiber Force, Stiffness, and Calcium Sensitivity, Kerry S McDonald and Robert H. Fitts
Localization and Interaction of N-methyl-D-aspartate and Non-N-methyl-D-aspartate Receptors of Lamprey Spinal Neurons, L. E. Moore, James T. Buchanan, and C. R. Murphey
Quantitative Analysis of Electrotonic Structure and Membrane Properties of NMDA-Activated Lamprey Spinal Neurons, C. R. Murphey, L. E. Moore, and James T. Buchanan
Nitrous Oxide: Mechanism of Its Antinociceptive Action, Raymond M. Quock and Linda K. Vaughn
Requirement for Rhizobial Production of 5-Aminoimidazole-4-Carboxamide Ribonucleotide (AICAR) for Infection of Bean, Mary Jo Rosovitz, Jeffrey D. Newman, and K. Dale Noel
Position Effect for Adenine Methylation in the Macronuclear DNA of Tetrahymena, Teresa A. Van Nuland, Elizabeth E. Capowski, and Kathleen M. Karrer
Arachidonic Acid as a Possible Negative Feedback Inhibitor of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors on Neurons, Sukumar Vijayaraghavan, Bo Huang, Edward M. Blumenthal, and Darwin K. Berg
Submissions from 1994
Role of Sarcolemma Action Potentials and Excitability in Muscle Fatigue, Edward Michael Balog, LaDora Vaughan Thompson, and Robert H. Fitts
The MinK Potassium Channel Exists in Functional and Nonfunctional Forms When Expressed in the Plasma Membrane of Xenopus Oocytes, Edward M. Blumenthal and Leonard K. Kaczmarek
Inhibition of Rhizobium etli Polysaccharide Mutants by Phaseolus vulgaris Root Compounds, Linda Eisenschenk, Ronald Diebold, Jeanett Perez-Lesher, Andrew Carlton Peterson, N. Kent Peters, and K. Dale Noel
Cellular Mechanisms of Muscle Fatigue, Robert H. Fitts
Force-velocity and Power Characteristics of Rat Soleus Muscle Fibers after Hindlimb Suspension, Kerry S. McDonald, C. A. Blaser, and Robert H. Fitts
Effects of Strychnine on Fictive Swimming in the Lamprey: Evidence for Glycinergic Inhibition, Discrepancies with Model Predictions, and Novel Modulatory Rhythms, David McPherson, James T. Buchanan, and Stefan Kasicki
Infection of Soybean and Pea Nodules by Rhizobium spp. Purine Auxotrophs in the Presence of 5-aminoimidazole-4-Carboxamide Riboside, Jeffrey D. Newman, Ronald J. Diebold, Bruce W. Schultz, and K. Dale Noel
Epigenetic Regulation of the Maize Spm Transposable Element: Novel Activation of a Methylated Promoter by TnpA, Michael Schläppi, Ramesh Raina, and Nina V. Fedoroff
Shortening Velocity and ATPase Activity of Rat Skeletal Muscle Fibers: Effects of Endurance Exercise Training, Jane Marie Schluter and Robert H. Fitts
A Small Family of Elements with Long Inverted Repeats is Located Near Sites of Developmentally Regulated DNA Rearrangement in Tetrahymena thermophila, John M. Wells, Jay Lee Edward Ellingson, Diana M. Catt, Patricia J. Berger, and Kathleen M. Karrer
Submissions from 1993
Inward Rectification of the MinK Potassium Channel, Edward M. Blumenthal and Leonard K. Kaczmarek
Electrophysiological Properties of Identified Classes of Lamprey Spinal Neurons, James T. Buchanan
Expression of Four Myosin Heavy Chain Isoforms with Development in Mouse Uterus, Thomas J. Eddinger and Jane A. Wolf
Two Distinct Gene Subfamilies Within the Family of Cysteine Protease Genes, Kathleen M. Karrer, Stacia L. Peiffer, and Michele E. DiTomas
Effect of Hindlimb Unweighting on Single Soleus Fiber Maximal Shortening Velocity and ATPase Activity, Kerry S. McDonald and Robert H. Fitts
The Effects of Neurotransmitters on the Integrative Properties of Spinal Neurons in the Lamprey, L. E. Moore and James T. Buchanan
The Presence of a Novel Type of Surface Polysaccharide in Rhizobium meliloti Requires a New Fatty Acid Synthase-like Gene Cluster Involved in Symbiotic Nodule Development, György Petrovics, Peter Putnoky, Bradley Reuhs, John Kim, Tina Thorp, K. Dale Noel, Russell W. Carlson, and Adam Kondorosi
TnpA Trans-activates Methylated Maize Suppressor-mutator Transposable Elements in Transgenic Tobacco, Michael Schläppi, David Smith, and Nina V. Fedoroff
T-DNA Transfer to Maize Cells: Histochemical Investigation of Beta-glucuronidase Activity in Maize Tissues, Wen-Hui Shen, Jesús Escudero, Michael Schläppi, Cynthia Ramos, Barbara Hohn, and Zdena Koukolíková-Nicola
Smooth Muscle Myosin Heavy Chains Combine to Form Three Native Myosin Isoforms, Allen E. Tsao and Thomas J. Eddinger
Submissions from 1992
Modulation by cAMP of a Slowly Activating Potassium Channel Expressed in Xenopus Oocytes, Edward M. Blumenthal and Leonard K. Kaczmarek
Structure and Regulation of the MinK Potassium Channel, Edward M. Blumenthal and Leonard K. Kaczmarek
Neural Network Simulations of Coupled Locomotor Oscillators in the Lamprey Spinal Cord, James T. Buchanan
Synaptic Potentials and Transfer Functions of Lamprey Spinal Neurons, James T. Buchanan, L. E. Moore, Russell Hill, P. Wallén, and Stan Grillner
Characterization of the RDC1 Gene Which Encodes the Canine Homolog of a Proposed Human VIP Receptor Expression Does Not Correlate with an Increase in VIP Binding Sites, Jonathan S. Cook, Dana Hance Wolsing, Jelveh Lameh, Christy A. Olson, Paul E. Correa, Wolfgang Sadee, Edward M. Blumenthal, and Jan S. Rosenbaum
Effect of Hindlimb Unweighting on Tissue Blood Flow in the Rat, Kerry S. McDonald, M. D. Delp, and Robert H. Fitts
Fatigability and Blood Flow in the Rat Gastrocnemius-Plantaris-Soleus after Hindlimb Suspension, Kerry S. McDonald, M. D. Delp, and Robert H. Fitts
Apamin Reduces the Late Afterhyperpolarization of Lamprey Spinal Neurons, with Little Effect on Fictive Swimming, Daniel P. Meer and James T. Buchanan
Heterogeneous Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein A1 Catalyzes RNA.RNA Annealing, Stephen Munroe and Xiaofan Dong
Dissection of Nodule Development by Supplementation of Rhizobium leguminosarum biovar phaseoli Purine Auxotrophs with 4-Aminoimidazole-5-Carboxamide Riboside, Jeffrey D. Newman, Bruce W. Schultz, and K. Dale Noel
Competence of Immature Maize Embryos for Agrobacterium-Mediated Gene Transfer, Michael Schläppi and Barbara Hohn
Rhizobium leguminosarum CFN42 Lipopolysaccharide Antigenic Changes Induced by Environmental Conditions, Hong Tao, Nicholas J. Brewin, and K. Dale Noel
Muscle Fatigue in Frog Semitendinosus: Role of Intracellular pH, LaDora Vaughan Thompson, Edward Michael Balog, and Robert H. Fitts
Muscle Fatigue in Frog Semitendinosus: Alterations in Contractile Function, LaDora Vaughan Thompson, Edward Michael Balog, Denise A. Riley, and Robert H. Fitts
Muscle Fatigue in the Frog Semitendinosus: Role of the High-energy Phosphates and Pi, LaDora Vaughan Thompson and Robert H. Fitts
Submissions from 1991
5-Hydroxytryptamine Depresses Reticulospinal Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials in Motoneurons of the Lamprey, James T. Buchanan and Stan Grillner
Developmental Changes in Actin and Myosin Heavy Chain Isoform Expression in Smooth Muscle, Thomas J. Eddinger and Richard A. Murphy
The Determinants of Skeletal Muscle Force and Power: Their Adaptability with Changes in Activity Pattern, Robert H. Fitts, Kerry S. McDonald, and Jane Marie Schluter
Submissions from 1990
Expression of Rhizobium leguminosarum CFN42 Genes for Lipopolysaccharide in Strains Derived from Different R. leguminosarum Soil Isolates, Benita Anne Brink, Jill Miller, Russell W. Carlson, and K. Dale Noel
Mapping of Complementation Groups Within a Rhizobium leguminosarum CFN42 Chromosomal Region Required for Lipopolysaccharide Synthesis, Joseph Richard Cava, Hong Tao, and K. Dale Noel
Constancy of Adenine Methylation in Tetrahymena Macronuclear DNA, Kathleen M. Karrer and Susan Stein-Gavens
Assessment of Chemokinetic Behavior of Inflammatory Lung Macrophages in a linear Under-agarose Assay, Debra Kay Newton-Nash, Peter J. Tonellato, M Swiersz, and Peter Abramoff
Transcriptional Regulation of Gene Expression in Tetrahymena thermophila, Laurie A. Stargell, Kathleen M. Karrer, and Martin A. Gorovsky
Inhibition of Plant Glycosidases by a D-Galacturonic Acid Analog, Michael K. Tong, Edward M. Blumenthal, and Bruce Ganem
Boll Weevil Testis-Specific cDNA, Patrick M. Trewitt, Larry J. Heilmann, and A. Krishna Kumaran
Location of gyrA on the Physical Map of the Escherichia coli Chromosome, Gene Webb, Kalpana Rohatgi, and James B. Courtright
Submissions from 1989
Identification of Excitatory Interneurons Contributing to Generation of Locomotion in Lamprey: Structure, Pharmacology, and Function, James T. Buchanan, Stan Grillner, Staffan Cullheim, and Mårten Risling
Molecular Analysis of N6-Methyladenine Patterns in Tetrahymena thermophila Nuclear DNA, Elizabeth E. Capowski, John M. Wells, Gail Singer Harrison, and Kathleen M. Karrer
The Structures of the Lipopolysaccharide Core Components from Rhizobium leguminosarum Biovar Phaseoli CE3 and Two of its Symbiotic Mutants, CE109 and CE309, Russell W. Carlson, Francisca Garci, K. Dale Noel, and Rawle Hollingsworth
Rhizobium leguminosarum CFN42 Genetic Regions Encoding Lipopolysaccharide Structures Essential for Complete Nodule Development on Bean Plants, Joseph Richard Cava, Pappi M. Elias, Debra A. Turowski, and K. Dale Noel
Rhizobium leguminosarum Exopolysaccharide Mutants: Biochemical and Genetic Analyses and Symbiotic Behavior on Three Hosts, Ronald Diebold and K. Dale Noel
Single Muscle Fiber Enzyme Shifts with Hindlimb Suspension and Immobilization, Robert H. Fitts, C. J. Brimmer, Anne Heywood-Cooksey, and R. J. Timmerman
Effect of Swim Exercise Training on Human Muscle Fiber Function, Robert H. Fitts, D. L. Costill, and P. R. Gardetto
Contractile Function of Single Muscle Fibers after Hindlimb Suspension, P. R. Gardetto, Jane Marie Schluter, and Robert H. Fitts
Expression of Nonmuscle Myosin Heavy and Light Chains in Smooth Muscle, Bruce D. Gaylinn, Thomas J. Eddinger, Paul A. Martino, Penny L. Monical, Donald F. Hunt, and Richard A. Murphy
Methylation of Replicating and Nonreplicating DNA in the Ciliate Tetrahymena thermophila, Gail Singer Harrison and Kathleen M. Karrer
The Voltage Sensor of Excitation-Contraction Coupling in Skeletal Muscle. Ion Dependence and Selectivity, Gonzalo Pizarro, Robert H. Fitts, Ismael Uribe, and Eduardo Rios
Cloning of Tetrahymena Genomic Sequences Whose Message Abundance is Increased During Conjugation, Melissa B. Rogers and Kathleen M. Karrer
Effects of 5-hydroxytryptamine on the Afterhyperpolarization, Spike Frequency Regulation, and Oscillatory Membrane Properties in Lamprey Spinal Cord Neurons, P. Wallén, James T. Buchanan, Stan Grillner, R. H. Hill, J. Christenson, and T. Hökfelt
Submissions from 1988
Immunohistochemical Studies of Cholecystokininlike Peptides and Their Relation to 5-HT, CGRP, and Bombesin Immunoreactivities in the Brainstem and Spinal Cord of Lampreys, Lennart Brodin, James T. Buchanan, Tomas Hökfelt, Sten Grillner, Jens F. Rehfeld, Peter Frey, Albert A. J. Verhofstad, Graham J. Dockray, and John H. Walsh
Neural Control of Locomotion in Lower Vertebrates: From Behavior to Ionic Mechanisms, James T. Buchanan
A New Class of Small Inhibitory Interneurones in the Lamprey Spinal Cord, James T. Buchanan and Stan Grillner
Two Smooth Muscle Myosin Heavy Chains Differ in Their Light Meromyosin Fragment, Thomas J. Eddinger and Richard A. Murphy
Isolation of Auxotrophs and Analysis of Regulation of Tryptophan Biosynthesis in Zymomonas mobilis, Christina Kay Eddy, K. Dale Noel, and Oliver H. Smith
Cosmid Cloning of Five Zymomonas trp Genes by Complementation of Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas putida trp Mutants, Christina Kay Eddy, Oliver H. Smith, and K. Dale Noel