Publications by authors named "A M Castelfranco"
Background: We previously developed a prediction score for MRI-quantified abdominal visceral adipose tissue (VAT) based on concurrent measurements of height, body mass index (BMI), and nine blood biomarkers, for optimal performance in five racial/ethnic groups. Here we evaluated the VAT score for prediction of future VAT and examined if enhancement with additional biomarkers, lifestyle behavior information, and medical history improves the prediction.
Methods: We examined 500 participants from the Multiethnic Cohort (MEC) with detailed data (age 50-66) collected 10 years prior to their MRI assessment of VAT.
We present here the life and the work of Paul A. Castelfranco (1921-2021), a very special person who was not only a top chemist of chlorophyll biosynthesis, but also made major contributions on fatty acid oxidation, acetate metabolism and cellular organization. He led an extraordinary and exemplary life as a human being.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study presents eight new high-quality de novo transcriptomes from six co-occurring species of calanoid copepods, the first published for Neocalanus plumchrus, N. cristatus, Eucalanus bungii and Metridia pacifica and additional ones for N. flemingeri and Calanus marshallae.
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- Individual organisms, like the copepod Neocalanus flemingeri, adapt to unfavorable conditions through physiological acclimatization, which is important for understanding impacts of marine heat waves.
- The Northeast Pacific experienced an extreme warming event from 2014 to 2016, affecting marine life and leading to significant ecological changes.
- A study comparing gene expression in copepods revealed that differences were more tied to phytoplankton availability than temperature, with signs of acclimatization such as lowered metabolism while still maintaining muscle function and activity.