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Papers

Papers

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  • Sharples AP, Stewart CE. (2011) Myoblast models of skeletal muscle hypertrophy and atrophy. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 14(3):230-6. (Muscle Cellular and Molecular Physiology Research Group; MCMP)
  • Kurtulus I, Kazmi B, Lewis MP, Solakoglu S, Schuster V, Scully C, Gokbuget A, Wahl G. (2011). Altered functional activity patterns of fibroblasts related to periodontitis by systemic plasminogen deficiency (ligneous periodontitis). Quintessence Int., 42(7), 601-609. (MCMP)
  • Moutasim KA, Jenei V, Sapienza K, Marsh D, Weinreb PH, Violette SM, Lewis MP, Marshall JF, Fortune F, Tilakaratne WM, Hart IR, Thomas GJ. (2011) Betel-derived alkaloid up-regulates keratinocyte alphavbeta6 integrin expression and promotes oral submucous fibrosis. J Pathol. 223(3):366-77. (MCMP)
  • Passey S, Martin N, Player D, Lewis MP. (2011) Stretching skeletal muscle in vitro: does it replicate in vivo physiology? Biotechnol Lett. Apr 8. [Epub ahead of print]. (MCMP)
  • Patel M, Mulhall H, Al-Quatani K, Lewis M, Wall I. (2011) Muscle-derived precursor cells isolated on the basis of differential adhesion properties respond differently to capillary flow. Biotechnol Lett. 33(7):1481-6. (MCMP)
  • Mauger AR, Jones AM, Williams CA. (2011) The effect of non-contingent and accurate performance feedback on pacing and time trial performance in 4-km track cycling. Br J Sports Med. 45(3):225-9. (Applied Sport and Exercise Physiology, ASEP).
  • Mauger AR, Sculthorpe N. (2011) A new VO2max protocol allowing self-pacing in maximal incremental exercise. Br J Sports Med. Apr 19. [Epub ahead of print] (ASEP)
  • Castle PC, Maxwell N, Allchorn A, Mauger AR, White DK. (2011) Deception of ambient and body core temperature improves self paced cycling in hot, humid conditions. Eur J Appl Physiol. May 15. [Epub ahead of print] (ASEP)
  • Mackenzie, R.W. A., Maxwell N. S Castle, P. C, Brickley, G., andWatt, P. W. (2011). Acute hypoxia and exercise improve insulin sensitivity (SI 2∗) in individuals with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Metabolism Research Reviews; 27: 94–101. (ASEP)
  • Taylor, L.,Midgley, A., Chrismas, B., Hillman, A., Vince, R. V., Madden, L. & Mcnaughton, L. (2011). Daily hypoxia increases basal monocyte hsp72 expression in healthy human subjects. Amino Acids, 40, 393-401. (MCMP and ASEP)
  • Peart DJ, McNaughton LR, Midgley AW, Taylor L, Towlson C, Madden LA, Vince RV. (2011). Pre-exercise alkalosis attenuates the heat shock protein 72 response to a single-bout of anaerobic exercise. J Sci Med Sport. 2011 Apr 15. [Epub ahead of print] (MCMP and ASEP)
  • Savory LA, Kerr CJ, Whiting P, Finer N, McEneny J, Ashton T. (2011) Selenium Supplementation and Exercise: Effect on Oxidant Stress in Overweight Adults. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2011 May 19. [Epub ahead of print] (Physical Activity and Health, PAH)
  • Kirk, D. (2011) Skill, technique and the institutionalisation of Physical Education: exploring continuities between past and present. Physical Education Matters 6(1), pp. 31-33. (PESP)
  • Pope, S. and Williams, J. (2011) ‘‘White Shoes to a Football Match!’: Female Experiences of Football’s ‘Golden Age’ in England’. Transformative Works and Cultures, Vol. 6. (Social Studies of Sport, SSS)
  • Sharples AP, Al-Shanti N, Stewart CE. (2010). C2 and C2C12 murine skeletal myoblast models of atrophic and hypertrophic potential: Relevance to disease and ageing? Journal of Cellular Physiology, 225(1), 240-250. (MCMP)
  • Mulhall H, Patel M, Alqahtani K, Mason C, Lewis MP, Wall I. (2010) Effect of capillary shear stress on recovery and osteogenic differentiation of muscle-derived precursor cell populations. J Tissue Eng Regen Med. Dec 10. [Epub ahead of print]. (MCMP)
  • Mudera V, Smith AS, Brady MA, Lewis MP. (2010) The effect of cell density on the maturation and contractile ability of muscle derived cells in a 3D tissue-engineered skeletal muscle model and determination of the cellular and mechanical stimuli required for the synthesis of a postural phenotype. J Cell Physiol. 225(3):646-53. (MCMP)
  • Retzepi M, Lewis MP, Donos N. (2010) Effect of diabetes and metabolic control on de novo bone formation following guided bone regeneration. Clin Oral Implants Res. 21(1):71-9. (MCMP)
  • Duffield R, Green R, Castle P, Maxwell N. (2010) Precooling can prevent the reduction of self-paced exercise intensity in the heat. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 42(3):577-84. (ASEP)
  • Sculthorpe N, Grace F, Jones P, Davies B. (2010) Evidence of altered cardiac electrophysiology following prolonged androgenic anabolic steroid use. Cardiovasc Toxicol. 10(4):239-43. (ASEP)
  • Taylor, L., Midgley, A., Chrismas, B., Madden, L., Vince, R. V. & Mcnaughton, L. (2010). Daily quadratic trend in basal monocyte expressed hsp72 in healthy human subjects. Amino Acids, 38, 1483-1488. (MCMP and ASEP)
  • Taylor, L., Midgley, A., Chrismas, B., Madden, L., Vince, R. V. & Mcnaughton, L. (2010). The effect of acute hypoxia on heat shock protein 72 expression and oxidative stress in vivo. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 109, 849-855. (MCMP and ASEP)
  • Chrismas, B. C. R., Midgley, A. W., Taylor, L., Vince, R. V., Laden, G. & Madden, L. A. (2010). Acute antioxidant pre-treatment attenuates endothelial microparticle release after decompression. Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine, 40, 184-188. (MCMP and ASEP)
  • Haerens, L., Kirk, D., Cardon, G., De Bourdeaudhuij, I., Vansteenkiste, M. (2010) The quality and quantity of motivation for secondary school physical education and its relationship to the adoption of a physically active lifestyle among university students. European Physical Education Review 16(2), 117–139. (PESP)
  • Harvey, S., Cushion, C, J., & Massa-Gonzalez, A. (2010). Learning a new method: Teaching Games for Understanding in the coaches’ eyes. Physical Education & Sport Pedagogy, 15(4), 361-382. (PESP)
  • Haerens, L., Cardon, G. & Kirk, D. (2010) Innovatie in lichamelijke opvoeding: sport educatie als pedagogisch model. (Models-based practice in Physical Education: a sustainable innovation through sport education) Tijdschrift voor Lichamelijke Opvoeding 225(1), 7-10. (PESP)
  • Hastie, P., Casey, A. & Tarter, A-M. (2010). Legitimacy and Technology in Physical Education: A Case Study of Wikis and Games-Making, Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 19(1), 79-91. (PESP)
  • Hastie, P. & Casey, A. (2010). Using the Jigsaw Classroom to Facilitate Student-Designed Games, Physical Education Matters, 5(1), 15-16, 18.(PESP)
  • Méndez Giménez, A., Valenzuela, A.V. & Casey, A. (2010). What are we being told about how to teach games? A three-dimensional analysis of comparative research into different instructional studies in Physical Education and School Sports, Revista Internacional de Ciencias del Deporte. 18(6), 37-56. (PESP)
  • Kirk, D. (2010) Porquê de investigar: estado atual e tendências futuras nas pesquisas em Educação Física. (Why research matters: Current status and future trends in physical education pedagogy.) Movimeto, 16(2), 11-43. (PESP)
  • Kirk, D. (2010) Defining physical education: Nature, purposes and future/s. Physical Education Matters 5(3), pp. 30-31. (PESP)
  • Elkington, S. (2010) Articulating a Systematic Phenomenology of Flow: An experience-process perspective. Leisure/Loisir, Vol. 34, No. 3: 1-45. (SSS)
  • Wu, P. (2010) ‘Who Is Ignorant: A Study of Cultural Conflict between Sports Journalists and Sportspeople in Contemporary China’, Sport Science Review, 19 (5-6), pp.5-27. (SSS)
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