Publications by authors named "R Payson"

Oncology nurses are at higher risk for compassion fatigue (CF) than nurses working in other specialties. This increased incidence occurs as a result of the type of stress oncology nurses encounter in the workplace (e.g.

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A novel ketoreductase isolated from Zygosaccharomyces rouxii catalyzes the asymmetric reduction of selected ketone substrates of commercial importance. The 37.8-kDa ketoreductase was purified more than 300-fold to > 95% homogeneity from whole cells with a 30% activity yield.

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The q31-q33 region of chromosome 5 includes a number of genes encoding growth factors, growth factor receptors, and hormone/neurotransmitter receptors. The human fibroblast growth factor 1 locus (FGF1) resides in this region of chromosome 5, which is frequently lost in myelodysplastic syndromes and acute myeloid leukemia patients. Other disease loci, including the loci for limb-girdle muscular dystrophy and an autosomal dominant deafness, have been mapped on this region, but their genes have not been isolated.

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FGF-1 mRNA is expressed in the prostate cancer cell lines LNCaP and PC-3 and in the breast carcinoma cell line MDA-MB-231. Levels of FGF-1 mRNA have been shown to be up-regulated by serum, phorbol esters, and combinations of growth factors. It was shown that the major FGF-1 mRNA species expressed following serum stimulation in MDA-MB-231 cells is FGF-1.

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To study the role of fibroblast growth factor 8 (FGF-8) in human development and malignancies, we have isolated and characterized its gene. The gene spans 6.0 kbp and is comprised of five exons.

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