We describe the case of identical twin boys who presented with low body weight despite excessive caloric intake. An evaluation of their fibroblasts showed elevated oxygen consumption and decreased ...

Nicotine & Tobacco Research, Vol. 22, Supplement 1: Respiratory Disease and Nicotine/Tobacco Use (December 2020), pp. S4-S13 (10 pages) Introduction: The use of flavors in electronic cigarettes ...

Mitochondrial membrane potential, an indicator of mitochondrial function, is perturbed in many diseases, including cancer and neurodegenerative diseases, but difficult to measure noninvasively. Now, ...

The transport of ions is essential to maintain electrophysiological balance on either side of the membrane, called osmotic balance, which is needed for signals to be transduced from their chemical ...

The process of expressing a wide variety of voltage-gated and ligand-gated ion channels enables nociceptors to transduce receptor potential into single action potentials or multiple action potentials.