Research & Scholarship

Research Abstracts and Presentations
for Professional Meetings - 2000

(presentations by KCOM faculty and staff arranged by year of presentation)


Carlson CG
, Chu JS. 2000. The Influence of ACh on Intracellular Ca2+ Concentrations and Mn2+ Quench Rates in Cultured mdx and Wild Type Myotubes. Neuroscience Abstracts #91.3.

Cenedella RJ. 2000. Sterolation of Aldehyde Dehydrogenase Isoenzyme One in Bovine Lens Epithelial Cells. Invest Ophthal & Vis Sci 41:S587.

Chamberlain NR. Identification and Partial Characterization of Factors That Inhibit Adherence of Staphylococcus epidermidis to Polystyrene; General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology; Los Angeles, CA; May 21, 2000.

Cox JL, Ervin H, Fellows SP. Fusion of Cystatin C to Green Fluorescent Protein Inhibits in vitro Invasion and Motility of B16 Melanoma Cells; ASCB; San Francisco, CA; Dec. 9, 2000.

Darmani NA. 2000. Cannabinoid Agonists Differentially Inhibit Two DOI-Induced 5-HT2A-Mediated Behaviors in Mice. European J Neuroscience 12:S95.

Darmani NA. 2000. Delta9-Tetrahydrocannabinol (delta9-THC) Prevents Chemotherapy-Induced Vomiting via the Activation of Cannabinoid CB1 Receptors. Soc Neurosci Abs P2160.

Degenhardt BF, Eland DC, Johnson JC, Peterson DF. 2000. Impact of a Holistic Wellness Program on the Severity of Stress Perceived by Osteopathic Medical Students. The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association 100:516.

Eland C, Degenhardt BF, Johnson JC, Peterson DF. 2000. The Effect of Curricular Model, Problem Based vs. Lecture Based, on Trends Toward Anxiety and Depression in First Year Osteopathic Medical Students. The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association 100:517.

Fleschner CR. 2000. Connexins 46 and 50 are Unequally Distributed Among Membrane Fractions Isolated From Rat Lens. Invest Ophthal & Vis Sci 41:S864. Annual Meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology; Ft. Lauderdale, FL; May 4, 2000.

Fleschner CR. 2000. Intermediate Filament Peptides Associated with Membrane Fractions Isolated from Selenite Cataractous Rat Lenses. Exp Eye Res Sci 71:S44. The 15th International Congress of Eye Research; Santa Fe, NM; October 16, 2000.

Jacob RF, Cenedella RJ, Mason RP. 2000. Direct Characterization of Cholesterol Domains in the Human Ocular Lens Fiber Cell Plasma Membrane. Invest Ophthal & Vis Sci 41:S863.

Mock OB. Aging Studies in Male Least Shrews (Cryptotis parva); Missouri Academy of Science; University of Missouri-Columbia; April 14, 2000.

Noll DR. Can OMT Prevent the Effects of Aging? Research Problems and Opportunities; 44th Annual AOA Research Conference; Orlando, FL; Oct. 30, 2000.

Noll DR. Can OMT Boost Immunity in Frail Nursing Home Residents? Results of a Recent Strategic Fund Research Project at KCOM; KCOM Founders' Day; Kirksville, MO; Sept. 20, 2000.

Noll DR, Degenhardt BF, Johnson JC, Matteson M. 2000. A Pilot Study Using OMT to Reduce Antibiotic Use in Nursing Home Residents. The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association 100:513.

Noll DR, Degenhardt BF, Johnson JC, Matteson M. 2000. A Sham Treatment Protocol to Blind Nursing Home Residents to Group Assignment. The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association 100:513.

Nyte C, Reader ME. Percutaneous Tracheostomies; AOCOO-HNS Annual Meeting; April 2000.

Orton T, Reader M. Delayed Treatment of Zygomatic Arch Fractures; AOCOO-HNS Annual Meeting; April 2000.

Pandya KH. Recent Understanding of Pathophysiology and Associated Advances in Asthma Therapy; International Seminar on Ayurveda & Other Traditional Medicines, Scopes and Challenges in the 21st Century; Jamnagar, India; Jan. 5, 2000.

Pandya KH. Postnatal Ontogenetic Changes in Tracheal Smoooth Muscle Responses; International Seminar on Ayurveda & Other Traditional Medicines, Scopes and Challenges in the 21st Century; Jamnagar, India; Jan. 5, 2000.

Patrick GW, Seeger SS, Samra MS. Effects of Postnatal Lead Exposure on Seizure Threshold. Neuroscience Abstracts 30(2) #389.20 (Society for Neuroscience; New Orleans, LA; Nov. 4, 2000).

Peterson DF, Degenhardt BF, Eland DC. 2000. Impact of a Wellness Program on Physical Fitness During the First Year of Medical School. The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association 100:517.

Rhodes DCJ. 2000. Binding of Tamm-Horsfall protein (THP) to C1q using microtiter plate and resonant mirror biosensor techniques. FASEB Journal 14:A714.

Sanders NK, Nerini VJ, Degenhardt BF. 2000. Understanding and Iimpressions of Osteopathic Medicine: a Survey of Truman State University Biology Students. Journal of the American Osteopathic Association 100:588. 

Sexton PS, Kuszak JR, Cenedella RJ. 2000. Simvastatin (Zocor) is Cataractogenic in Strain Specific Rats. Invest Ophthal & Vis Sci 41:S212.

Sexton WL, Yang Q. 2000. Influence of Combined Insulin and Exercise on Coronary Capillary-to-Fiber Geometry in Diabetic Rats. Med Sci Sports Exercise 32:S179.

Sexton WL, Kindig CA, Behnke BJ, Bailey JK, Richardson T, Poole DC. 2000. Muscle Microvascular O2 pressure at the Onset of Contractions in Type I Diabetes. The Physiologist 43:361.

Stuart MK. Partial Purification of Elongation Factor-1 Alpha From Sf21 Cells; JAM - The Joint Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of Canada, Societe d'Entomologie du Quebec, and the Entomological Society of America; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Dec. 3, 2000.

Theobald Jr., RJ. Effects of CP55,940 and Methanadamide on Detrusor Activity; NIH Interstitial Cystitis & Bladder Research Symposium; Minneapolis, MN; Oct. 18, 2000.

Werden S, Noll DR, Stuart MK, Johnson JC, Degenhardt BF. 2000. Qualitative Analysis of Elderly Immune Responses to Influenza Vaccination with Osteopathic Manipulation. Journal of the American Osteopathic Association 100:513.

Wiechert K, McGovern RJ, Lantz C. 2000. Adherence to Home Exercise Programs in the Geriatric Population. The Gerontologist (Special Edition Abstracts) 40:123 (Annual Conference of the Gerontological Society of America; November 2000).

Willingham AK, Guron HS, Boling RO, Tettambel MA. 2000. Proteinases and Endometriosis. Fertility and Sterility 74.35.5118.

Yates HA, Johnson JC. 2000. Opinions Toward the Use of OMT by Oklahoma D.O.s Responding to Surveys in 1984 and 1999. Journal of the American Osteopathic Association 100:514.