Early life trauma is a risk factor for a number of neuropsychiatric disorders, including
schizophrenia (SZ). The current study assessed how an early life traumatic event, maternal …

Understanding why some people continue to drink alcohol despite negative consequences
and others do not is a central problem in the study of alcohol use disorder (AUD). In this study…

Proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) is a principal event in neointima formation
in saphenous vein–coronary artery bypass grafts. Since endothelin-1 (ET-1) promotes …

The neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) and its polysialic acid moeity (PSA) affect cellular
interactions during the development of the nervous system and skeletal muscle. NCAM …

Endothelin-1 is a potent vasoconstrictor peptide and mitogen for vascular smooth muscle
cells. Increased plasma or tissue levels of endothelin-1 have been described after myocardial …

The shift from drug abuse to addiction is considered to arise from the transition between goal-directed
and habitual control over drug behavior. Habitual responding for appetitive and …

Background. A high proportion of autologous saphenous vein grafts occlude as the result of
intimal thickening. Blood vessels synthesize substances that may inhibit such intimal …

Polymorphisms of the catechol-O-methyl transferase (COMT) gene have been associated
with alcoholism, suggesting that alterations in the metabolism of catecholamines may be a …

In vitro autoradiographic studies, using sections of human epicardial coronary arteries, have
demonstrated dense [ 125 I]-endothelin-l binding to the tunica media and regions of the …

The rapid disruption of tropical forests probably imperils global biodiversity more than any
other contemporary phenomenon 1 , 2 , 3 . With deforestation advancing quickly, protected …