First competition section paper published

ASAS Western Section Graduate Paper Competition

J. Anim. Sci. Vol. 88, E-Suppl. 2/J. Dairy Sci. Vol. 93, E-Suppl. 1/Poult. Sci. Vol. 89, E-Suppl. 1 ultrasonography was used to determine ovarian hemodynamics. Ewes fed 360 ARG had greater serum arginine concentration than CON, 90 ARG, and 180 ARG on d 11 (175.5 vs. 153.2, 132.3, and 145.4 ± 8.6 nmol/mL, respectively; P = 0.01) and d 12 (166.4 vs. 142.7, 121.7, and 128.2 ± 7.4 nmol/mL, respecti...

Comment on a Published Paper

In a recent study, Blandizzi et al. (Br. J. Pharmacol., 132: 73 ± 84, 2001) reported that the adverse cholinergic e€ects of the chemotherapeutic agent irinotecan (CPT-11) were unlikely to be mediated by the inhibition of acetylcholinesterase (AChE). This observation was based on results of in vitro assays performed on AChE from two sources (human erythrocyte and electric eel). They reported onl...

Graduate Student Paper Competition

SYMPOSIA AND ORAL PRESENTATIONS Graduate Student Paper Competition: ADSA Southern Section

There are no reported pathways of docosahexanoic (DHA) biohydrogenation; however, DHA is metabolized by ruminal microorganisms. In this study a 0.5mg pulse dose of uniformly 13C labeled DHA in ethanol was injected at 0h as a metabolic tracer. This study did not examine every fatty acid metabolite, but rather identified several saturated and trans-18:1 fatty acid metabolites and set a foundation...

Getting Your Paper Published: An Editor’s Perspective

By means of 10 simple lessons the problems and pitfalls of getting a manuscript published are considered. Working through each lesson in turn will provide the reader with a step-by-step guide to effective publishing in the biomedical arena.