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Microbial bioerosion: testing a new technique to differentiate stillborn, perinatal, and neonatal infants in archaeological samples.
First reported by Carl Wedl in 1864, microbial bioerosion is one of the most common and destructive taphonomic processes to act on skeletal material within the archaeological record. It refers to when microbes such as ... -
Stress and sex change in New Zealand spotty wrasse (Notolabrus celidotus)
Sex is fixed from birth in most organisms, where individuals develop as either female or male and retain their sex through life. Traditionally, sex has been considered to be determined by genetic elements or by environmental ... -
Assessment of the impacts of anthropogenic hybridisation in a threatened non-model bird species through the development of genomic resources with implications for conservation
Interspecific hybridisation—the breeding between distinct species—can contribute to species extinction due to wasted reproductive potential, outbreeding depression, and introgression of genetic material mediated by ... -
Modulation of interhemispheric inhibition and its effect on stroke recovery in the rat
Rationale: Residual disability following stroke is a significant challenge for patients and the healthcare system, both in New Zealand and worldwide. Poor recovery from motor cortex (M1) stroke has been associated with an ... -
Implications of human interaction for health of past populations in Asia
Drivers of human mobility such as migration, trade and conflict is today recognised to considerably influence the spread and prevalence of infectious diseases globally. Additionally, these factors are known to impact ... -
The role of calcium-permeable AMPA receptors and arc in secreted amyloid precursor protein alpha-mediated plasticity
The orchestrated regulation of the α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid (AMPA)-subtype of glutamate receptors by neuronal activity and neuromodulators is critical to the expression of both long-term ... -
The role of gene duplication and neofunctionalization in the sexual plasticity of teleost fish
Sex determination and differentiation varies widely across vertebrates. In teleost fish these processes are remarkably plastic. In contrast to a gonochoristic system where the sexes are separate, fish that begin life as ... -
Characterisation of developmental cues in early postnatal AgRP neurons
Body weight regulation and the control of food intake are topics that continue to receive much attention as countries around the world grapple with alarming rates of obesity and the associated poorer health outcomes. Central ... -
Kinetics of Passive Demethylation
DNA methylation is an epigenetic modification established during cellular differentiation, and when removed by either active or passive means, can substantially improve the efficiency by which induced pluripotent stem cells ... -
The Role of Lhx9 in the Male Reproductive System
Leydig cells (LCs) are found within the interstitium of the testes. LCs are crucial to male reproductive function due to their role in testosterone synthesis, a process vital for both organogenesis and secondary sex ... -
A novel leptin receptor mutation causes delayed puberty onset in mice
Reproductive function is tightly controlled by nutritional state due to its high energetic demands. Regulation of fertility according to available energy stores is attained through the integration of metabolic status signals ... -
Prolactin Receptor Expression In The Mouse Brain
We used a novel knock‐in mouse strain in which Cre recombinase is expressed together with the long isoform of the Prlr using an internal ribosome entry site (IRES). By crossing this Prlr‐IRES‐Cre mouse with a tau green ... -
Maternal obesity affects neurogenesis in the lateral hypothalamic area
Many human epidemiological studies have reported maternal obesity confers an increased risk for obesity and metabolic disorders within the offspring. Additionally this effect has been observed in numerous animal models of ... -
Effect of Prolactin on Voluntary Running Behaviour and Locomotion
The regulation of energy expenditure is crucial for maintenance of energy balance within individuals across variable environments. Neuroendocrine regulation of energy expenditure employs multiple neural populations across ... -
The role of Lbx1 expression in a mouse model of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis is a disease of the spine, affecting between 1-3% of the population. This disease manifests as a lateral curvature of the spine that can lead to a range of symptoms such as back pain and ... -
The Health Impacts of Increasing Social Inequality in Late Prehistoric Northeast Thailand
Evidence for increasing social inequality and a concurrent health deterioration has been observed in Iron Age (420BCE-500CE) northeast Thailand. Inequality is commonly considered to be represented by variations in quantities ... -
Clinical and Surgical Anatomy of the Ligament of the Head of Femur
The ligament of the head of femur (LHF), or ligamentum teres, is an intra-articular ligament of the hip joint, running between the transverse acetabular ligament (TAL) of the hip and the fovea capitis femoris (FCF) on the ... -
The morphology of the lumbar paraspinal, gluteal and piriformis muscles in chronic sacroiliac joint pain
The sacroiliac joint (SIJ) can be identified as the source of pain in approximately 10-45% of patients suffering from chronic low back pain. It is hypothesised that SIJ pain may be associated with an imbalance of force ... -
The pathophysiology of the cerebello-thalamic pathway in Parkinson's disease.
Parkinson’s disease (PD) presents with characteristic movement deficits that are thought to evolve as a consequence of degeneration of dopamine neurons in the brain. The degree of PD motor symptoms strongly correlates to ... -
Validation and Characterisation of Novel miRNAs Identified in the E15.5 Mouse Brain
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding elements that downregulate gene expression and play an important role in maintaining robust neurodevelopment. Since abnormal expression of miRNAs has been associated with disorders ...