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• Low levels of polymorphism in genes that control the activation of defense response in Arabidopsis thaliana.

  Plants use signaling pathways involving salicylic acid, jasmonic acid, and ethylene to defend against pathogen and herbivore attack. Many defense resp…

  Authors: Erica G Bakker, M Brian Traw, Christopher Toomajian, Martin Kreitman, Joy Bergelson

  Source: Genetics. 2008 Apr

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• Free-living protozoa in two unchlorinated drinking water supplies, identified by phylogenic analysis of 18S rRNA gene sequences.

  Free-living protozoan communities in water supplies may include hosts for Legionella pneumophila and other undesired bacteria, as well as pathogens. T…

  Authors: Rinske M Valster, Bart A Wullings, Geo Bakker, Hauke Smidt, Dick van der Kooij

  Source: Applied and environmental microbiology. 2009 Jul

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• Strong population structure characterizes weediness gene evolution in the invasive grass species Brachypodium distachyon.

  Mediterranean annual grasses have invaded California and have replaced vast areas of native grassland. One of these invasive grasses is Brachypodium d…

  Authors: Erica G Bakker, Brooke Montgomery, Tracy Nguyen, Kathleen Eide, Jeff Chang, Todd C Mockler, Aaron Liston, Eric W Seabloom, Elizabeth T Borer

  Source: Molecular ecology. 2009 Jun

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• Circle of Willis at CT angiography: dose reduction and image quality--reducing tube voltage and increasing tube current settings.

  PURPOSE: To prospectively assess the effects of lower tube voltage and various effective tube currents on image quality for computed tomographic (CT) …

  Authors: Annet Waaijer, Mathias Prokop, Birgitta K Velthuis, Chris J G Bakker, Gerard A P de Kort, Maarten S van Leeuwen

  Source: Radiology. 2007 Mar

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• Identification of specific chemoattractants and genetic complementation of a Borrelia burgdorferi chemotaxis mutant: flow cytometry-based capillary tube chemotaxis assay.

  Measuring the chemotactic response of Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterial species that causes Lyme disease, is relatively more difficult than measurin…

  Authors: Richard G Bakker, Chunhao Li, Michael R Miller, Cynthia Cunningham, Nyles W Charon

  Source: Applied and environmental microbiology. 2007 Feb

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• Correction of proton resonance frequency shift temperature maps for magnetic field disturbances caused by breathing.

  Respiratory induced resonance offset (RIRO) is a periodic disturbance of a magnetic field due to breathing. Such disturbance handicaps the accuracy of…

  Authors: Andriy V Shmatukha, Chris J G Bakker

  Source: Physics in medicine and biology. 2006 Sep 21

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• Distribution of genetic variation within and among local populations of Arabidopsis thaliana over its species range.

  A detailed description of local population structure in Arabidopsis thaliana is presented, including an assessment of the genetic relatedness of indiv…

  Authors: E G Bakker, E A Stahl, C Toomajian, M Nordborg, M Kreitman, J Bergelson

  Source: Molecular ecology. 2006 Apr

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• Non-invasive visualization of collateral blood flow patterns of the circle of Willis by dynamic MR angiography.

  The circle of Willis plays an important role in the distribution of blood flow in the brain. To obtain dynamic information of the blood flow through t…

  Authors: Matthias J P van Osch, Jeroen Hendrikse, Xavier Golay, Chris J G Bakker, Jeroen van der Grond

  Source: Medical image analysis. 2006 Feb

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• MRI temperature mapping during thermal balloon angioplasty.

  Knowledge on the thermal dose delivered during thermal balloon angioplasty (TBA) is desirable to understand why TBA's outcome varies widely among pati…

  Authors: Andriy V Shmatukha, Chris J G Bakker

  Source: Physics in medicine and biology. 2006 Apr 21

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• Holmium-166 poly(L-lactic acid) microsphere radioembolisation of the liver: technical aspects studied in a large animal model.

  OBJECTIVE: To assess the accuracy of a scout dose of holmium-166 poly(L-lactic acid) microspheres ((166)Ho-PLLA-MS) in predicting the distribution of …

  Authors: M A D Vente, T C de Wit, M A A J van den Bosch, W Bult, P R Seevinck, B A Zonnenberg, H W A M de Jong, G C Krijger, C J G Bakker, A D van het Schip,…

  Source: European radiology. 2010 Apr

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