… An imperfect palindromic estrogen response element (ERE) is located in the distal
enhancer, adjacent to the Dl Pit-1 site (28). To exert its actions, estrogen requires multiple Pit-1 …

… Insulin-like growth factor-I increases both myoblast proliferation and differentiation in vitro21
and appears to inhibit myoblast apoptosis in vitro (Allen, unpublished observations), making …

Myostatin is a member of the transforming growth factor-beta/bone morphogenetic protein (TGF-β/BMP)
super-family of secreted factors that functions as a potent inhibitor of skeletal …

… We thank Bonnie Allen for assistance in the preparation of the manuscript, David Dix for
technical assistance, and Mervyn DeSouza for information and discussion on the taxonomy of …

Environmental estrogens (xenoestrogens) are a diverse group of chemicals that mimic
estrogenic actions. Bisphenol A (BPA), a monomer of plastics used in many consumer products, …

… DL Allen is supported by a research fellowship grant from the Muscular Dystrophy
Association. A. Maass is supported by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft Grant MA 2185/1-1. …

The role of apoptosis in the elimination of myonuclei during hindlimb unloading-induced
atrophy and the inhibition of apoptosis in the prevention of muscle atrophy were examined. The …

Antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus aureus is a major public health threat, compounded
by emergence of strains with resistance to vancomycin and daptomycin, both last line …

The xenoestrogen bisphenol A (BPA) has been shown to mimic estrogen both in vivo and in
vitro. BPA stimulates PRL secretion and the expression of a PRL regulating factor from the …

The goal of this study was to characterize the genetic contribution to both forced and voluntary
exercise performance and to determine whether performance in these two paradigms is …