This decommissioned ERA site remains active temporarily to support our final migration steps to https://ualberta.scholaris.ca, ERA's new home. All new collections and items, including Spring 2025 theses, are at that site. For assistance, please contact erahelp@ualberta.ca.
Search
Skip to Search Results-
Development of methodologies to identify polysialylated proteins and to visualize receptors for polysialic acid in biological samples
DownloadFall 2024
Polysialic acid (polySia) is a homo polymer made of Sialic acid monomers linked to each other through ⍺-2-8 linkages in humans. Its expression on cellular surfaces is limited to nervous, immune, and reproductive systems in a healthy adult human. It is overexpressed in certain tumors and results...
-
Skeletal muscle in cancer: Exploration of the local immune environment and its associations to muscle mass in cancer
DownloadSpring 2020
Low muscle mass and muscle wasting are concerning issues as they are associated with poor outcomes and reduced survival in the oncological setting. Inflammation is a recognized contributor to disease-associated muscle loss; however, the biological characteristics of muscle tissue exhibiting...