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The SenseLab Project is a long-term effort to build integrated, multidisciplinary models of neurons and neural systems. It was founded in 1993 as part of the original Human Brain Project, which began the development of neuroinformatics tools in support of neuroscience research. It is now part of the Neuroscience Information Framework (NIF) and the International Neuroinformatics Coordinating Facility (INCF). The SenseLab project involves novel informatics approaches to constructing databases and database tools for collecting and analyzing neuroscience information, using the olfactory system as a model, with extension to other brain systems. SenseLab contains seven related databases that support experimental and theoretical research on the membrane properties: CellPropDB, NeuronDB, ModelDB, ORDB, OdorDB, OdorMapDB, BrainPharmA pilot Web portal that successfully integrates multidisciplinary neurocience data.

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In this atlas you can view axial sections stained for cell bodies or for nerve fibers, at six rostro-caudal levels of the human brain stem. The creators of the site encourage the use of the data and it is available freely, but ask that they be contacted before any use. This site contains a series of axial sections stained for cell bodies or fibers at six rostro-caudal levels of the human brain stem. Sections are labeled for approximately 50 structures and are searchable through a web interface. For each level, a fiber and cell stain is provided. Labels may be turned on or off.

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An experiment in web-database access to large multi-dimensional data sets using a standardized experimental platform to determine if the larger scientific community can be given simple, intuitive, and user-friendly web-based access to large microarray data sets. All data in PEPR is also available via NCBI GEO. The structure and goals of PEPR differ from other mRNA expression profiling databases in a number of important ways. * The experimental platform in PEPR is standardized, and is an Affymetrix - only database. All microarrays available in the PEPR web database should ascribe to quality control and standard operating procedures. A recent publication has described the QC/SOP criteria utilized in PEPR profiles ( The Tumor Analysis Best Practices Working Group 2004 ). * PEPR permits gene-based queries of large Affymetrix array data sets without any specialized software. For example, a number of large time series projects are available within PEPR, containing 40-60 microarrays, yet these can be simply queried via a dynamic web interface with no prior knowledge of microarray data analysis. * Projects in PEPR originate from scientists world-wide, but all data has been generated by the Research Center for Genetic Medicine, Children''''s National Medical Center, Washington DC. Future developments of PEPR will allow remote entry of Affymetrix data ascribing to the same QC/SOP protocols. They have previously described an initial implementation of PEPR, and a dynamic web-queried time series graphical interface ( Chen et al. 2004 ). A publication showing the utility of PEPR for pharmacodynamic data has recently been published ( Almon et al. 2003 ).

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This web site provides browsers with images and information from one of the world''s largest collection of well-preserved, sectioned and stained brains of mammals. Viewers can see and download photographs of brains of over 100 different species of mammals (including humans) representing over 20 Mammalian Orders. Also available are examples of stained sections from a wide variety of brains of special interest, including Humans, Chimpanzees, Monkeys, various Rodents and Carnivores, California Sealion, Florida Manatee, Big Brown Bat, American Badger, American Raccoon, Yellow Mongoose, Zebra, Cow, and the Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin. A complete list of all available specimens is available. How brain evolution has occurred is discussed. Viewers will learn why these collections are important, why and how they were assembled, and why it is important to protect, preserve and maintain them. Moreover, a variety of issues in brain science are discussed. For users who are interested in using any of our images for educational or research purposes, you have our permission to use them. But, they are not to be published and copyrighted since this would prohibit others from using the same images. At any rate, we request that you identify them as from the University of Wisconsin and Michigan State Comparative Mammalian Brain Collections, as well as from those at the National Museum of Health and Medicine. Also, we request that you refer to the Web Site where you obtained them, as well as the fact that preparation of all these images and specimens have been funded by the National Science Foundation, as well as by the National Institutes of Health.

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THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE, documented on February 07, 2013. A set of human neuroanatomical resources developed at the University of Hungary. Resources include an on-line brain atlas, a neuropathology atlas, functional neuroanatomy for neurologists and an extensive series of links to other neuroanatomy and neurological resources on the web. The original resources developed by this site include a set of neuropathological slides covering many neurological conditions, e.g., Alzheimer's disease, an atlas of normal human neuroanatomy based on unstained brain slices, along with histological images of brainstem and spinal cord. On-line quizzes are also provided. This is an excellent educational site and gateway to neurological resources on the web.

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Curated database of published models so that they can be openly accessed, downloaded, and tested to support computational neuroscience. Provides accessible location for storing and efficiently retrieving computational neuroscience models.Coupled with NeuronDB. Models can be coded in any language for any environment. Model code can be viewed before downloading and browsers can be set to auto-launch the models. The model source code has to be available from publicly accessible online repository or WWW site. Original source code is used to generate simulation results from which authors derived their published insights and conclusions.

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THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE, documented May 10, 2017. A pilot effort that has developed a centralized, web-based biospecimen locator that presents biospecimens collected and stored at participating Arizona hospitals and biospecimen banks, which are available for acquisition and use by researchers. Researchers may use this site to browse, search and request biospecimens to use in qualified studies. The development of the ABL was guided by the Arizona Biospecimen Consortium (ABC), a consortium of hospitals and medical centers in the Phoenix area, and is now being piloted by this Consortium under the direction of ABRC. You may browse by type (cells, fluid, molecular, tissue) or disease. Common data elements decided by the ABC Standards Committee, based on data elements on the National Cancer Institute''s (NCI''s) Common Biorepository Model (CBM), are displayed. These describe the minimum set of data elements that the NCI determined were most important for a researcher to see about a biospecimen. The ABL currently does not display information on whether or not clinical data is available to accompany the biospecimens. However, a requester has the ability to solicit clinical data in the request. Once a request is approved, the biospecimen provider will contact the requester to discuss the request (and the requester''s questions) before finalizing the invoice and shipment. The ABL is available to the public to browse. In order to request biospecimens from the ABL, the researcher will be required to submit the requested required information. Upon submission of the information, shipment of the requested biospecimen(s) will be dependent on the scientific and institutional review approval. Account required. Registration is open to everyone., documented August 22, 2016. A plugin for ImageJ, an NIH-sponsored image viewer and analysis tool, that allows the user to extract from neuronal images measurements of coordinates and diameters of sections of neurons together with other information that can be used to reconstruct the neuron morphology. It allows the user to measure the x, y and z coordinates of a selected point of a stack of confocal images and the radius of the corresponding section of the neuron together with other information that can be used to reconstruct the neuron morphology. The measurement output is in swc format. It is possible to transform it in a hoc file for the program neuron using the neuron morphology viewer cvapp.

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PaperMaker delivers feedback on the use of terms and language in a biomedical manuscript. It does not store any submitted data. PaperMaker is a novel IT solution that receives a scientific manuscript via a Web interface, automatically analyses the publication, evaluates consistency parameters and interactively delivers feedback to the author. It analyses the proper use of acronyms and their definitions, and the use of specialized terminology. It provides Gene Ontology (GO) and Medline Subject Headings (MeSH) categorization of text passages, the retrieval of relevant publications from public scientific literature repositories, and the identification of missing or unused references. The end result is that the author receives a summary of findings, the manuscript in its corrected form and a digital abstract containing the GO and MeSH annotations in the NLM/PubMed format.

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BOMP is a tool for prediction of beta-barrel integral outer membrane proteins. The user may submit a list of proteins, and receive a list of predicted BOMPs. The program, called the beta-barrel Outer Membrane protein Predictor (BOMP), is based on two separate components to recognize integral beta-barrel proteins. The first component is a C-terminal pattern typical of many integral beta-barrel proteins. The second component calculates an integral beta-barrel score of the sequence based on the extent to which the sequence contains stretches of amino acids typical of transmembrane -strands. To use the BOMP tool simply paste your fasta-formatted sequences into the text area, or choose a file which contains sequences. Then hit the submit button. It is possible to perform a BLAST search parallel with the predictions, which may be suitable in some cases. Using the BLAST search will however increase the running time substantially. Sponsors: This work was supported in part by grants from the Norwegian Research Council [SUP 140785/420 (GABI); FUGE/CBU151899/ISO], and the Meltzer Foundation, University of Bergen. Keywords: Beta-barrel, Membrane, Protein, Program, Software, Beta strand, Bacteria,

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This is the homepage of Dr. Cavalli''s Chromatin and Cell Biology Laboratory. Keywords: Chromatin, Cell, Biology, Scientific, Science, Research, Laboratory,

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The Genetics of Learning Disability (GOLD) Study is aimed to identify the genes on the X chromosome that contribute to significant intellectual disability and to lead the way towards greater understanding of the mechanisms by which intellectual disability occurs. Ultimately the aim is to improve the services available to affected families. Sponsors: The work was supported by the European Community''s Seventh Framework Programme-the GEN2PHEN Project, the New South Wales Department of Health, the Australian NHMRC, the SMILE foundation, the WCH Foundation, D. Harwood, EU grant QLG3-CT- 2002-01810 (EURO-MRX), US National Institutes of Health (HD26202) to C.E.S., the South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs (SCDDSN), Action Medical Research and the Wellcome Trust.

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It was created to serve as a gateway to alternatives news, information, and resources on the Internet and beyond. Altweb now is the U.S. home of the journal ALTEX: Alternatives to Animal Experimentation, which is the official publication of the Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT). Altweb is intended to serve: *Biomedical researchers *Industry *The international alternatives community *The international regulatory community(ies) *IACUCs and other institutional groups that review animal protocols *The animal welfare community *Individuals and groups who work with laboratory animals (technicians, veterinarians, etc.) *Educators *Students *The general public Altweb has five practical goals: 1. To assist scientists and others seeking to conduct a search for alternatives methods. 2. To serve as a CRPcentral reference pointfor alternatives information, publications, databases, calendars, and other resources. 3. To support the creation and maintenance of new alternative resources as needed, when no other organization can/will do so. 4. To promote the use of alternatives resources by publicizing them on the site and through e-mail or other outreach. 5. To facilitate communication and collaboration among members of the alternatives community, in particular those who work in database or information management.

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Software application (entry from Genetic Analysis Software)

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CellDesigner is a structured diagram editor for drawing gene-regulatory and biochemical networks. Networks are drawn based on the process diagram, with graphical notation system proposed by Kitano, and are stored using the Systems Biology Markup Language (SBML), a standard for representing models of biochemical and gene-regulatory networks. Networks are able to link with simulation and other analysis packages through Systems Biology Workbench (SBW). By using CellDesigner, you can browse and modify existing SBML models with references to existing databases, simulate and view the dynamics through an intuitive graphical interface. Sponsors: ERATO-SORST program (JST); International Standard Development area of the International Joint Research Grant (NEDO); Strategic Japanese-Swedish Cooperative Program on Multidisciplinary BIO (JST-VINNOVA/SSF); Establishment of a Human Genome Network Platform (MEXT) and through the special coordination funds for promoting science and technology from the Japanese government''s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Keywords: Cell, Designer, Gene, Biochemical, Network, Diagram, Biology, System, Gene, Biolohy, Database,

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The American Epilepsy Society promotes research and education for professionals dedicated to prevention, treatment and cure of epilepsy. American Epilepsy Society members work to improve the quality of life for people with epilepsy. In the support of its members, AES is committed to providing those engaged in research with information and assistance of potential benefit in advancing their work. AES also has formed alliances with other organizations that provide research funding, including the Grass Foundation, Epilepsy Foundation, and other funding sources. Keywords: American, Epilepsy, Society, Research, Education, Professional, Prevention, Treatment, Cure, Member, Benefit,

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The roots of the American Thoracic Society reach back to 1905, when a small group of physicians decided that the best way to improve care for tuberculosis patients was to share their experiences and discoveries. Today, the ATS has grown into an international society with more than 15,000 members. In this introductory section, you will find information about the people and programs that make the ATS the world''s leading medical association dedicated to advancing our clinical and scientific understanding of pulmonary diseases, critical illnesses and sleep-related breathing disorders. It created a new program to enhance the Societys commitment to discovering new knowledge and advancing patient care. Over the last seven years, the ATS Research Program has grown tremendously, providing more than 7.5 million in grants to 76 young researchers investigating a wide spectrum of lung diseases, ranging from asthma and COPD to pulmonary fibrosis and alpha-1 antitrypsin. The program has also funded the career development of 24 pulmonary and critical care fellows. A main purpose of the American Thoracic Society is to foster the gathering, evaluating, and disseminating of scientific and clinical information. This part of the ATS Website contains clinical information arranged by topic. Most of the information is developed and contributed by the scientific assemblies of the American Thoracic Society.

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A long-term health research project which follows pregnant women and their offspring in a continuous health and developmental study. More than 14,000 mothers enrolled during pregnancy in 1991 and 1992, and the health and development of their children has been followed in great detail. The ALSPAC families have provided a vast amount of genetic and environmental information over the years which can be made available to researchers globally.

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The main purpose of the allelefrequencies.net website is to provide one central source, freely available to all. For the storage of allele frequencies from different polymorphic areas in the HUMAN genome. Users can contribute the results of their work into one common database, and can perform database searches on information already available. They have currently collected data in allele, haplotype and genotype format. The success of this website will depend on you to contribute your data. Sponsors: This resource is supported Royal Liverpool University. Keywords: Allele, Polymorphic, Genome, Database, Data, Haplotype, Genotype,

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Software application that treats the disease-associated markers and their interactions via a bayesian partitioning model and computes, via Markov chain Monte Carlo, the posterior probability that each marker set is associated with the disease. (entry from Genetic Analysis Software)

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The Surf-Hippo neuron simulator is used to investigate morphologically and biophysically detailed compartmental models of single neurons and networks of neurons. Surf-Hippo allows ready construction of cells and networks using built-in functions and various anatomical file formats (Neurolucida, NTS and others). Surf-Hippo is a public domain package, written in Lisp, and runs under Unix and Linux.

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