Galectins are proteins that regulate immune responses through the recognition of cell-surface
glycans. We present evidence that 16 human galectin genes are expressed at the maternal…

Aryl- (SULT1A1), estrogen- (SULT1E1), and hydroxysteroid- (SULT2A1) sulfotransferases (SULTs)
are active determinants of xenobiotic detoxication and hormone metabolism in the …

Galectin-1 is an anti-inflammatory lectin with pleiotropic regulatory functions at the
crossroads of innate and adaptive immunity. It is expressed in immune privileged sites and is …

Introduction The placenta is arguably the most anatomically variable organ in mammals
even though its primary function is conserved. Method Using RNA-Seq, we measured the …

The phylogenetic position of tarsiers within the primates has been a controversial subject for
over a century. Despite numerous morphological and molecular studies, there has been …

In comparison with other primate species, humans have an extended juvenile period during
which the brain is more plastic. In the current study we sought to examine gene expression …

In anthropoid primates, growth hormone (GH) genes have undergone at least 2 independent
locus expansions, one in platyrrhines (New World monkeys) and another in catarrhines (…

The chorioallantoic placenta connects mother and fetus in eutherian pregnancies. In order
to understand the evolution of the placenta and provide further understanding of placenta …

Collection and processing of whole blood samples in a non-clinical setting offers a unique
opportunity to evaluate community-dwelling individuals both with and without preexisting …

The cytochrome P450 expression profile was determined in the MCF10A human breast
epithelial cell line, as was the ability of this cell line to catalyze the bioactivation of the cooked …