Status Report

Spaceline/NASA Space Life Science Current Awareness – September 1999

By SpaceRef Editor
September 30, 1999
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September 24, 1999

1
AU – Shanahan TL ; Kronauer RE ; Duffy JF ; Williams GH ; Czeisler CA
TI – Melatonin rhythm observed throughout a three-cycle bright-light stimulus
designed to reset the human circadian pacemaker.
SO – J Biol Rhythms. 1999 Jun;14(3):237-53.
(PIs: G.H. Williams and C.A. Czeisler)

2
AU – Sinden RR ; Hashem VI ; Rosche WA
TI – DNA-directed mutations. Leading and lagging strand specificity.
RF – REVIEW ARTICLE: 65 REFS.
SO – Ann N Y Acad Sci 1999 May 18;870:173-89
(PI: R.R. Sinden)

3
AU – Butel JS ; Arrington AS ; Wong C ; Lednicky JA ; Finegold MJ
TI – Molecular evidence of simian virus 40 infections in children.
SO – J Infect Dis 1999 Sep;180(3):884-7
(PI: J.S. Butel)

4
AU – Sytkowski AJ ; Lunn ED ; Risinger MA ; Davis KL
TI – An erythropoietin fusion protein comprised of identical repeating domains
exhibits enhanced biological properties.
SO – J Biol Chem 1999 Aug 27;274(35):24773-8
(PI: A.J. Sytkowski)

5
AU – Dai M ; Klein A ; Cohen B ; Raphan T
TI – Model-based study of the human cupular time constant.
SO – J Vestib Res 1999;9(4):293-301
(PI: B. Cohen)

6
AU – Akli S ; Zhan S ; Abdellatif M ; Schneider MD
TI – E1A can provoke G1 exit that is refractory to p21 and independent of
activating cdk2.
SO – Circ Res 1999 Aug 20;85(4):319-28
(PI: M.D. Schneider)

7
AU – Bathe M ; Kamm RD
TI – A fluid–structure interaction finite element analysis of pulsatile blood
flow through a compliant stenotic artery.
SO – J Biomech Eng 1999 Aug;121(4):361-9
(PI: R.D. Kamm)

8
AU – Bell S ; Nazarov E ; Wang YF ; Eiceman GA
TI – Classification of ion mobility spectra by functional groups using neural
networks.
SO – Anal Chim Acta 1999 Aug 9;394(2-3):121-33.
(PI: G.A. Eiceman)

September 17, 1999

1
AU – Murakami DM ; Tang IH ; Fuller CA
TI – Chronic 2G exposure affects c-Fos reactivity to a light pulse within the
rat suprachiasmatic nucleus.
SO – J Gravit Physiol. 1998 Oct;5(2):71-8.
(PIs: D.M. Murakami and C.A. Fuller)

2
AU – Quinn KJ ; Rude SA ; Brettler SC ; Baker JF
TI – Alterations in rat horizontal vestibulo-ocular reflex phase as a function
of orientation in gravity.
SO – J Gravit Physiol. 1998 Oct;5(2):41-9.
(PI: J.F. Baker/B.W. Peterson: NASA/NIH NSCORT in Vestibular Research)

3
AU – Guinan MJ ; Horowitz JM ; Fuller CA
TI – Effects of hyperdynamic fields on input-output relationships and
long-term potentiation in the rat hippocampus.
SO – J Gravit Physiol. 1998 Oct;5(2):31-40.
(PIs: J.M. Horowitz and C.A. Fuller)

4
AU – Burden HW ; Poole MC ; Zary J ; Jeansonne B ; Alberts JR
TI – The effects of space flight during gestation on rat uterine smooth
muscle.
SO – J Gravit Physiol. 1998 Oct;5(2):23-9.
(PIs: H.W. Burden and J.R. Alberts)

5
AU – Sawin CF ; Baker E ; Black FO
TI – Medical investigations and resulting countermeasures in support of 16-day
Space Shuttle missions.
SO – J Gravit Physiol. 1998 Oct;5(2):1-12.
(PI: C.F. Sawin)

6
AU – Anterola AM ; van Rensburg H ; van Heerden PS ; Davin LB ; Lewis NG
TI – Multi-site modulation of flux during monolignol formation in loblolly
pine (Pinus taeda).
SO – Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1999 Aug 11;261(3):652-7.
(PI: N.G. Lewis)

7
AU – Stein TP ; Schluter MD ; Leskiw MJ ; Boden G
TI – Attenuation of the protein wasting associated with bed rest by
branched-chain amino acids.
SO – Nutrition 1999 Sep;15(9):656-60
(PIs: T.P. Stein and M.D. Schluter)

8
AU – Baroni G ; Rigotti C ; Amir A ; Ferrigno G ; Newman D ; Pedotti A
TI – Multifactorial movement analysis in weightlessness: a ground based
feasibility study.
SO – Proc 16th IEEE Instr Meas Technol Conf, IMTC/99 –
Measurements for the New Millenium, Venice Italy, v1 1999,
403-8.
(PI: D.J. Newman)

9
AU – Amir A ; Baroni G ; Pedrocchi A ; Newman D ; Ferrigno G ; Pedotti A
TI – Measuring astronaut performance on the ISS: advanced kinematic and
kinetic instrumentation.
SO – Proc 16th IEEE Instr Meas Technol Conf, IMTC/99 –
Measurements for the New Millenium, Venice Italy, v1 1999,
397-402.
(PI: D.J. Newman)

10
AU – Sams CF ; Crucian BE ; Clift VL ; Meinelt EM
TI – Development of a whole blood staining device for use during Space
Shuttle flights.
SO – Cytometry 1999 Sep 1;37(1):74-80.
(PI: C.F. Sams)

11
AU – Jones SM ; Erway LC ; Bergstrom RA ; Schimenti JC ; Jones TA
TI – Vestibular responses to linear acceleration are absent in otoconia-
deficient C57BL/6JEi-het mice.
SO – Hear Res 1999;135(1-2):56-60.
(PI: T.A. Jones)

12
AU – Poovaiah BW ; Xia M ; Liu Z ; Wang W ; Yang T ; Sathyanarayanan PV
; Franceschi VR
TI – Developmental regulation of the gene for chimeric calcium/calmodulin-
dependent protein kinase in anthers.
SO – Planta 1999 Aug;209(2):161-71.
(PI: B.W. Poovaiah)

13
AU – Moctezuma E ; Feldman LJ
TI – Auxin redistributes upwards in graviresponding gynophores of the
peanut plant.
SO – Planta 1999 Aug;209(2):180-6.
(PI: L.J. Feldman)

September 10, 1999

1
AU – Putcha L ; Berens KL ; Marshburn TH ; Ortega HJ ; Billica RD
TI – Pharmaceutical use by U.S. astronauts on space shuttle missions.
SO – Aviat Space Environ Med. 1999 Jul;70(7):705-8.
(PI= L. Putcha)

2
AU – Bishop PA ; Lee SM ; Conza NE ; Clapp LL ; Moore AD Jr ; Williams WJ ;
Guilliams ME ; Greenisen MC
TI – Carbon dioxide accumulation, walking performance, and metabolic cost in
the NASA launch and entry suit.
SO – Aviat Space Environ Med. 1999 Jul;70(7):656-65.
(PI= M.C. Greenisen)

3
AU – Norton KH ; Gallagher KM ; Smith SA ; Querry RG ; Welch-O’Connor RM ;
Raven PB
TI – Carotid baroreflex function during prolonged exercise.
SO – J Appl Physiol. 1999 Jul;87(1):339-47.
(PIs= P.B. Raven and C.G. Blomqvist: NSCORT in Integrated Physiology)

4
AU – Norton KH ; Boushel R ; Strange S ; Saltin B ; Raven PB
TI – Resetting of the carotid arterial baroreflex during dynamic exercise in
humans.
SO – J Appl Physiol. 1999 Jul;87(1):332-8.
(PIs= P.B. Raven and C.G. Blomqvist: NSCORT in Integrated Physiology)

5
AU – Jewett ME ; Dijk DJ ; Kronauer RE ; Dinges DF
TI – Dose-response relationship between sleep duration and human psychomotor
vigilance and subjective alertness.
SO – Sleep 1999 Mar 15;22(2):171-9.
(PI= D.J. Dijk)

6
AU – Watenpaugh DE ; Muenter NK ; Wasmund WL ; Wasmund SL ; Smith ML
TI – Post-apneic inhalation reverses apnea-induced sympathoexcitation before
restoration of blood oxygen levels.
SO – Sleep 1999 Jun 15;22(4):435-40.
(PI= M.L. Smith)

7
AU – Godbey WT ; Wu KK ; Mikos AG
TI – Poly(ethylenimine) and its role in gene delivery.
SO – J Controlled Release 1999 Aug 5;60(2-3):149-60.
(PI= A.G. Mikos)

8
AU – Farias CA ; Rodriguez L ; Garcia MJ ; Sun JP ; Klein AL ; Thomas JD
TI – Assessment of diastolic function by tissue doppler echocardiography:
comparison with standard transmitral and pulmonary venous flow.
SO – J Am Soc Echocardiogr 1999 Aug;12(8):609-17.
(PI= J.D. Thomas)

9
AU – Perlmutter SI ; Iwamoto Y ; Baker JF ; Peterson BW
TI – Spatial alignment of rotational and static tilt responses of
vestibulospinal neurons in the cat.
SO – J Neurophysiol 1999 Aug;82(2):855-62.
(PI= B.W. Peterson: NASA/NIH NSCORT in Vestibular Research)

10
AU – Carlson CJ ; Booth FW ; Gordon SE
TI – Skeletal muscle myostatin mRNA expression is fiber-type specific and
increases during hindlimb unloading.
SO – Am J Physiol 1999 Aug;277(2 Pt 2):R601-6.
(PI= F.W. Booth)

September 3, 1999

1
AU – Edds-Walton PL ; Fay RR ; Highstein SM
TI – Dendritic arbors and central projections of physiologically
characterized auditory fibers from the saccule of the toadfish,
Opsanus tau.
SO – J Comp Neurol 1999 Aug 23;411(2):212-38
(PI: S.M. Highstein)

2
AU – Highstein SM ; Cohen B
TI – Neurolab mission.
SO – Curr Opin Neurobiol 1999 Aug;9(4):495-9.
(PIs: S.M. Highstein and B. Cohen)

3
AU – Bursac N ; Papadaki M ; Cohen RJ ; Schoen FJ ; Eisenberg SR ;
Carrier R ; Vunjak-Novakovic G ; Freed LE
TI – Cardiac muscle tissue engineering: toward an in vitro model for
electrophysiological studies.
SO – Am J Physiol 1999 Aug;277(2 Pt 2):H433-44.
(PI: R.J. Cohen)

4
AU – Kiss JZ ; Edelmann RE ; Wood PC
TI – Gravitropism of hypocotyls of wild-type and starch-deficient
arabidopsis seedlings in spaceflight studies.
SO – Planta 1999 Jul;209(1):96-103.
(PI: J.Z. Kiss)

5
AU – Roy RR ; Monke SR ; Allen DL ; Edgerton VR
TI – Modulation of myonuclear number in functionally overloaded and
exercised rat plantaris fibers.
SO – J Appl Physiol 1999 Aug;87(2):634-42.
(PI: V.R. Edgerton)

6
AU – Lewis SJ ; Whalen EJ ; Beltz TG ; Johnson AK
TI – Effects of chronic lesions of the anteroventral third ventricle
region on baroreceptor reflex function in conscious rats.
SO – Brain Res 1999 Jul 24;835(2):330-3.
(PI: A.K. Johnson)

7
AU – Flynn KM ; Schreibman MP ; Yablonsky-Alter E ; Banerjee SP
TI – Sexually dimorphic development and binding characteristics of
NMDA receptors in the brain of the platyfish.
SO – Gen Comp Endocrinol 1999 Aug;115(2):282-91.
(PI: M.P. Schreibman)

8
AU – Peng CK ; Mietus JE ; Liu Y ; Khalsa G ; Douglas PS ; Benson H ;
Goldberger AL
TI – Exaggerated heart rate oscillations during two meditation
techniques.
SO – Int J Cardiol 1999 Jul 31;70(2):101-7.
(PI: A.L. Goldberger)

9
AU – Smith SM ; Lane HW
TI – Gravity and space flight: effects on nutritional status.
SO – Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 1999 Jul;2(4):335-8.
(PIs: S.M. Smith and H.W. Lane)

10
AU – Newman DJ ; Lathan CE
TI – Memory processes and motor control in extreme environments.
SO – IEEE Trans Syst Man Cybern A 1999 Aug;29(3):387-94.
(PI: D.J. Newman)

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