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Fall 2009

Sylvain, Nicole J.

Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder have significantly delayed motor skills, and deficiencies in reflex development. The reasons underlying these motor deficits are not fully understood. The purpose of this thesis was to investigate the effect of embryonic exposure to ethanol (EtOH) on...

Spring 2012

Drummond, Danna L

Retinoic acid (RA) has a crucial role in embryonic nervous system development - controlling anterior-posterior patterning, neural differentiation, and cell proliferation. During zebrafish embryogenesis, levels of RA are tightly regulated by the combinatorial action of synthesis and degradation...

Fall 2019

Wall, Carley Jeanne

Acting as a co-factor for hundreds of enzymes, zinc (Zn) is an essential trace metal required for organismal success across all phyla. When aquatic organisms such as fish are Zn deficient, growth, metabolism, and health are all negatively impacted. However, Zn in excess may also impair overall...

2004

Norlin, John Ivor

Fall 2023

Derik Vand, Peyman

Understanding the ecology of microorganisms is essential for optimizing aquaponics systems. Effects of pH and inoculum on ammonium removal and dynamics of microbial community composition from all compartments of lab-scale aquaponics systems were examined. Initial ammonium accumulation in systems...

Fall 2013

Hobson, Neil Robert

The phloem fibres of flax (Linum usitatissimum) have specialized, cellulose-rich secondary walls of the gelatinous type (G-type), which give the fibres remarkable strength. G-type walls are also found in tension wood of many trees. β-galactosidases (BGAL) and fasciclin-like arabinogalactan (FLA)...