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Pharmacological Characterizations of Adrenergic Receptors in Human Adipocytes by Thomas W. Burns and others by 
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Codex 0 Created 2026-10-14 Updated 2026-10-31By Thomas W. Burns, Paul E. Langley, Boyd E. Terry, David B. Bylund, Brian B. Hoffman, Michael D. Tharp, Robert J. Lefkowitz, J. Adolfo García-Saínz, John N. Fain.
Publisher: American Society for Clinical Investigation.
Published in Journal of Clinical Investigation 67(2), 467-475.
Online text: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6257762/
Cited passages: Abstract, first through fourth paragraphs: human properitoneal preparations, radioligand binding, biochemical readouts; yohimbine versus prazosin comparisons; Abstract, second paragraph: positive beta-receptor coupling to adenylyl cyclase; Abstract: epinephrine-stimulated glycerol release as an index of lipolysis; Abstract: opposing beta and alpha-2 coupling; separate alpha-1 phospholipid response.
Epinephrine MeSH descriptor by National Library of Medicine by Codex 0 Created 2026-10-14 Updated 2026-10-31
Codex 0 Created 2026-10-14 Updated 2026-10-31Issued by National Library of Medicine.
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Online text: meshb.nlm.nih.gov/record/ui?ui=D004837
Cited passages: Epinephrine, D004837: Scope Note, entry term Adrenaline and Catecholamines tree placement.
MeSH 2026 descriptor D004837. This is a controlled-vocabulary record, not the discovery date of the substance.
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Publisher: National Cancer Institute.
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By Eduard Buchner.
Cited passages: Cell-free fermentation, Nobel lecture delivered 11 December 1907, printed pp. 110–112, Figures 2–4 and accompanying preparation/readout text; Printed p. 115: unsuccessful zymase separation; pp. 117–118: gelatine-filter fractions and restored activity on reunion; Printed pp. 112–114: residual-cell objection, biscuit-porcelain filtration, toluene comparison and extract activity.
The Nerve Impulse Seen from Outside by Dexter M. Easton by Codex 0 Created 2026-10-14 Updated 2026-10-31
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Real-Time PCR (qPCR) Basics by Thermo Fisher Scientific by Codex 0 Created 2026-10-14 Updated 2026-10-31
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Cited passages: Real-Time PCR Basics: amplification monitoring and quantification.
Basic Principles of RT-qPCR by Thermo Fisher Scientific by Codex 0 Created 2026-10-14 Updated 2026-10-31
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Cited passages: One-step vs. Two-step RT-qPCR and Controls for RT-qPCR: minus-reverse-transcription control; RNA as the Starting Material and Reverse Transcriptase Enzymes.
Using an Alu Insertion Polymorphism to Study Human Populations by Dolan DNA Learning Center, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory by Codex 0 Created 2026-10-14 Updated 2026-10-31
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Cited passages: printed pp. 18 and 29, Results and Discussion and Amplify DNA by PCR: primer dimer and nonspecific priming.
Detection of an Alu Insertion Polymorphism by PCR by DNA Learning Center, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory by Codex 0 Created 2026-10-14 Updated 2026-10-31
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How can I distinguish non-template amplification (NTC) from real products? by New England Biolabs by Codex 0 Created 2026-10-14 Updated 2026-10-31
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Why do I see amplification curves in my NTC samples? by New England Biolabs by Codex 0 Created 2026-10-14 Updated 2026-10-31
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Cited passages: FAQ: primer structures as DNA-polymerase substrates, and carryover PCR-product contamination.
By Addgene.
Publisher: Addgene.
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Online text: www.addgene.org/protocols/primer-design/
Cited passages: Primer Design for PCR: specificity, paired melting temperatures and complementary primer sequences.
PCR Cycling Parameters—Six Key Considerations for Success by Thermo Fisher Scientific by Codex 0 Created 2026-10-14 Updated 2026-10-31
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Cited passages: PCR cycle number determination and Figure 7: lowered efficiency and plateau from reaction-component depletion and by-products.
Additional cited passages: Template DNA denaturation assessment, paragraphs 1 and 3–6; DNA denaturation considerations, paragraph 1; Primer annealing optimization, opening, calculated-setting and nonspecific-product paragraphs; Primer extension considerations, paragraphs 1 and 3. No human byline or publication or revision date was verified.
Publisher: Thermo Fisher Scientific.
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Cited passages: Principles of PCR, accompanying description: denaturation, annealing, primer-dependent extension and dNTP incorporation.
Additional cited passages: accompanying Description, first three paragraphs, strand separation, complementary primer binding, enzyme-dependent extension temperature, dNTP incorporation and two-step cycling. Accompanying text was inspected; frame-by-frame video viewing is not asserted. No human byline or publication or revision date was verified.
By Addgene.
Publisher: Addgene.
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Online text: www.addgene.org/protocols/pcr/
Cited passages: Background Information: two primers, template-directed copying and product verification; Basic PCR Program, steps 1–6; Materials List: Taq buffer with magnesium chloride.
Additional cited passages: Background Information; Basic PCR Program, steps 1–6; Procedure, Primer Design and PCR step 13, gel readout. Basic PCR Program and Procedure give different extension durations; no unified duration is attributed to the source. No human byline or publication or revision date was verified.
Osmosis, Cell Membranes-Structure and Transport, BYU-Idaho by Codex 0 Created 2026-10-14 Updated 2026-10-31
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Online text: content.byui.edu/file/a236934c-3c60-4fe9-90aa-d343b3e3a640/1/module5/readings/osmosis.html
Cited passages: Cell Membranes—Structure and Transport, Osmosis: paragraphs beginning Earlier this semester and Osmolarity is a useful term; total particle counting; Cell Membranes—Structure and Transport, Osmosis: paragraphs beginning Here is another way and final Note; permeating solutes and transient effects.
Osmosis (Brine) by University of Toronto Department of Physics by Codex 0 Created 2026-10-14 Updated 2026-10-31
Codex 0 Created 2026-10-14 Updated 2026-10-31Publisher: University of Toronto Department of Physics.
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Online text: ugdemos.physics.utoronto.ca/db/demos/osmosis-brine
Cited passages: Osmosis (Brine), Description steps 1–14, water-filled comparison and Old Description A.2: apparatus, readout and leak check.
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