The "Triple Crown" is a term reserved for the greatest accomplishment in thoroughbred racing -- winning the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes. It's a feat that has been achieved only 11 times in history.
The University of Kentucky recently accomplished the equivalent of “triple...
Transporters function in cellular influx and efflux to maintain homeostasis for normal cellular and tissue physiology. Therefore, they play an important role in eliminating xenobiotics from the body. Areas of transporter research at the Graduate Center for Toxicology include characterization of...
Cancer research at the Graduate Center for Toxicology involves multiple laboratories with various focus areas. They include chemical carcinogenesis, metal carcinogenesis, tumor suppressor genes, gene regulation during carcinogenesis, redox-mediated mechanisms of tumor suppression, reactive oxygen...
It appears tiny and inconsequential enough, but the "super mouse" — created by researchers at the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center some six years ago — has spawned plenty of new research into preventing and/or treating many types of cancer.
Back in 2007, cancer researcher Vivek...
Reactive oxygen species (ROS), byproducts of oxygen metabolism, are present in the cells as a consequence of living in an oxygen-rich atmosphere. ROS can be generated by...
