Extensive shared polymorphism at non-MHC immune genes in recently diverged North American prairie grouse (open access)

Extensive shared polymorphism at non-MHC immune genes in recently diverged North American prairie grouse

This article investigates the patterns of shared polymorphism and selection at non-MHC immune genes in five grouse species from Centrocercus and Tympanuchus genera.
Date: August 2, 2017
Creator: Minias, Piotr; Bateson, Zachary W.; Whittingham, Linda A.; Johnson, Jeff A.; Oyler-McCance, Sara & Dunn, Peter O.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Epigenetic reprogramming converts human Wharton's jelly mesenchymal stem cells into functional cardiomyocytes by differential regulation of Wnt mediators (open access)

Epigenetic reprogramming converts human Wharton's jelly mesenchymal stem cells into functional cardiomyocytes by differential regulation of Wnt mediators

This article studies the differentiation of human Wharton's jelly mesenchymal stem cells into the cardiomyocyte lineage via epigenetic manipulations.
Date: May 24, 2017
Creator: Bhuvanalakshmi, G.; Arfuso, Frank; Kumar, Alan Prem; Dharmarajan, Arunasalam & Warrier, Sudha R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Inadequate thermal refuge constrains landscape habitability for a grassland bird species (open access)

Inadequate thermal refuge constrains landscape habitability for a grassland bird species

This article uses the northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) as a model species for studying how microclimates serve as refuge against severe weather conditions.
Date: April 11, 2017
Creator: Tomecek, John M.; Pierce, Brian L.; Reyna, Kelly S. & Peterson, Markus J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral Spore-Based Probiotic Supplementation Was Associated With Reduced Incidence of Post-Prandial Dietary Endotoxin, Triglycerides, and Disease Risk Biomarkers (open access)

Oral Spore-Based Probiotic Supplementation Was Associated With Reduced Incidence of Post-Prandial Dietary Endotoxin, Triglycerides, and Disease Risk Biomarkers

This article contains a study to determine if 30-d of oral spore-based probiotic supplementation could reduce dietary endotoxemia.
Date: January 26, 2017
Creator: McFarlin, Brian K.; Henning, Andrea L.; Bowman, Erin M.; Gary, Melody A. & Carbajal, Kimberly M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Updated Understanding of Texas Bumble Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Species Presence and Potential Distributions in Texas, Usa (open access)

An Updated Understanding of Texas Bumble Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Species Presence and Potential Distributions in Texas, Usa

This article aims to update existing Texas bumble bee presence databases, model statewide species distributions, and identify conservation target areas.
Date: August 10, 2017
Creator: Beckham, Jessica L. & Atkinson, Samuel F.
System: The UNT Digital Library