Medicine: Recent submissions
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Differential timing of gene expression regulation between leptocephali of the two Anguilla eel species in the Sargasso Sea
(2011-12) - Journal articleThe unique life-history characteristics of North Atlantic catadromous eels have long intrigued evolutionary biologists, especially with respect to mechanisms that could explain their persistence as two ecologically very ... -
Fluorescence suppression using wavelength modulated Raman spectroscopy in fiber-probe-based tissue analysis
(2012-07-09) - Journal articleIn the field of biomedical optics, Raman spectroscopy is a powerful tool for probing the chemical composition of biological samples. In particular, fiber Raman probes play a crucial role for in vivo and ex vivo tissue ... -
Stiffness: a key mechanical factor in normal, degenerate and artificial lumbar intervertebral discs
(University of St Andrews, 2012-11-30) - ThesisThis thesis describes the development of artificial disc technology for the replacement of intervertebral discs in the human lumbar spine. The clinical problem is back pain. There may be a relationship between certain ... -
The role of ChlR1 in DNA replication, DNA damage repair and cohesion establishment
(University of St Andrews, 2011) - ThesisSister chromatid cohesion is essential for the equal distribution of genetic material in mitosis. The cohesin complex plays a central role in the establishment of sister chromatid cohesion. The cohesin complex is a ring ... -
TOX3 : a candidate breast cancer predisposition gene
(University of St Andrews, 2012-06) - Thesis