Mitral valve disease is a frequent cause of heart failure and death. Emerging evidence indicates
that the mitral valve is not a passive structure, but—even in adult life—remains dynamic …

Fossil pollen records are well-established indicators of past vegetation changes. The
prevalence of pollen across environmental settings including lakes, wetlands, and marine …

… L-GS-M contributed to the study design and to the development of its intellectual content.
MC conceived of the intellectual premise for the paper, selected and analysed records in the …

Background— Functional mitral regurgitation (MR) is caused by systolic traction on the
mitral leaflets related to ventricular distortion. Little is known about whether chronic tethering …

Neuroleukin (NLK) is a protein of relative molecular mass (M r ) 56,000 (56K) secreted by
denervated rat muscle 1 and found in large amounts in muscle, brain, heart and kidneys 2 . …

Molecular biology studies of olfaction have identified a multigene family of molecular
receptors that are likely to be involved in odor transduction mechanisms. However, because …

Olfaction plays a fundamental role in feeding behavior, but changes in olfactory acuity
according to feeding states have never been precisely demonstrated in animals. The present …

… the estimated asymptotic maximum F M . Suppression (squares between asterisks and circles
at all concentrations in A, below 10 −5.8 m in C, and above 10 −5.2 m in D), hypoadditivity (…

Numerous peripheral and hypothalamic peptides control food intake. Among these signals
are orexin, an orexigenic molecule released into the olfactory bulb by centrifugal …

Background— Ischemic mitral regurgitation is caused by systolic traction on the mitral leaflets
related to ventricular distortion. Little is known about how chronic tethering affects leaflet …