L A Rollins-Smith
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1.
Conlon J, Sonnevend A, Patel M, Davidson C, Nielsen P, Pal T, et al.
J Pept Res
. 2003 Oct;
62(5):207-13.
PMID: 14531844
The emergence of strains of the human pathogen Candida albicans with resistance to commonly used antibiotics has necessitated a search for new types of antifungal agents. Six peptides with antimicrobial...
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Rollins-Smith L
Immunol Res
. 2001 Jul;
23(2-3):273-80.
PMID: 11444392
Amphibians are ancient creatures valued by biologists and naturalists around the world. They share with all other vertebrates a complex neuroendocrine system that enables them to flourish in a variety...
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Rollins-Smith L, Davis A, Reinert L
Brain Behav Immun
. 2000 Sep;
14(3):185-97.
PMID: 10970679
Studies of pituitary-deficient dwarf mice show that in the absence of a normally functioning pituitary, thymus development is impaired. Treatment with growth hormone, prolactin, and thyroid hormones restores thymus development....
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Rollins-Smith L
Immunol Rev
. 1999 Jan;
166:221-30.
PMID: 9914915
Studies of the ontogeny of immunity in a limited number of representative amphibians have shown that while the immune systems of the larval forms are competent to defend against potential...
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Barker K, Davis A, Li B, Rollins-Smith L
Brain Behav Immun
. 1997 Jun;
11(2):119-31.
PMID: 9299061
Metamorphosis in the South African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis, results in significant changes in the immune system. It is characterized by a striking involution of the thymus and spleen followed...
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Involvement of glucocorticoids in the reorganization of the amphibian immune system at metamorphosis
Rollins-Smith L, Barker K, Davis A
Dev Immunol
. 1997 Jan;
5(2):145-52.
PMID: 9587715
In recent years, integrative animal biologists and behavioral scientists have begun to understand the complex interactions between the immune system and the neuroendocrine system. Amphibian metamorphosis offers a unique opportunity...
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Involvement of thyroid hormones in the expression of MHC class I antigens during ontogeny in Xenopus
Rollins-Smith L, Flajnik M, Blair P, Davis A, Green W
Dev Immunol
. 1997 Jan;
5(2):133-44.
PMID: 9587714
The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is a cluster of genes encoding products central to all major functions of the vertebrate immune system. Evidence for an MHC can be found in...
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Rollins-Smith L, Needham D, Davis A, Blair P
Dev Comp Immunol
. 1996 May;
20(3):165-74.
PMID: 8955591
To investigate the persistence of larval T lymphocytes in the adult period, tadpoles of the South African clawed frog, Xenopus laevis, were allowed to develop to prometamorphic stages 57-58 and...
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Carlson D, Williams 3rd J, Rollins-Smith L, Christ C, John J, Williams C, et al.
J Comp Pathol
. 1995 Oct;
113(3):277-86.
PMID: 8592053
The amphibian pronephros is fated to die during early development. Pronephric cells undergo apoptosis and their function is replaced by the mesonephros, which becomes the functional kidney of the adult...
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Carlson D, SAUERBIER W, Rollins-Smith L, MCKINNELL R
J Comp Pathol
. 1994 Aug;
111(2):197-204.
PMID: 7806705
The Lucké renal carcinoma of the northern leopard frog, Rana pipiens, has a herpesvirus aetiology. Lucké tumour nuclei inserted into enucleated frogs' eggs produce development to the swimming tadpole stage....