The effects of life-long food restriction on spatial memory in young and aged Fischer 344 rats measured in the eight-arm radial and the Morris water mazes

J Stewart, J Mitchell, N Kalant - Neurobiology of aging, 1989 - Elsevier
The effect of life-long 60% ad lib food restriction on performance in two tasks involving spatial
memory, the eight-arm radial maze and the Morris water maze, was studied in young and …

[PDF][PDF] Mechanisms of hyperlipemia in experimental nephrosis

J Saffran, N Kalant - The Journal of Clinical Investigation, 1959 - Am Soc Clin Investig
METHODS Production of nephrosis. Nephrosis was induced in rats by injection of rabbit antirat
kidney serum prepared by the method of Heymann and Lund (6). The same lot of serum …

The effects of acute and life-long food restriction on basal and stress-induced serum corticosterone levels in young and aged rats

…, MJ MEANEY, D AITKEN, L JENSEN, N KALANT - …, 1988 - academic.oup.com
The effects of short term (1-month) and lifelong 60% ad libitum food restriction on the
adrenocortical response to restraint stress were compared in young and aged Fischer 344 rats. In …

Effect of diet restriction on glucose metabolism and insulin responsiveness in aging rats

N Kalant, J Stewart, R Kaplan - Mechanisms of ageing and development, 1988 - Elsevier
The effect of age and of prolonged caloric restriction on glucose tolerance and insulin
responsiveness has been studied in male Fischer 344 rats. Beginning at 1 month of age dietary …

How valid are utilization review tools in assessing appropriate use of acute care beds?

N Kalant, M Berlinguet, JG Diodati, L Dragatakis… - CMAJ, 2000 - Can Med Assoc
Background: Despite their widespread acceptance, utilization review tools, which were
designed to assess the appropriateness of care in acute care hospitals, have not been well …

Angiogenic activity of the atherosclerotic carotid artery plaque

…, N Morog, F Robert, G Hoover, N Kalant… - Journal of …, 1989 - thejns.org
✓ Neovascularization is observed in complicated atherosclerotic plaques associated with
cellular proliferation, plaque hemorrhage, and thrombosis. The angiogenic activity of 278 …

Interaction of native and cell-modified low density lipoprotein with collagen gel.

GA Hoover, S McCormick, N Kalant - Arteriosclerosis: An Official …, 1988 - Am Heart Assoc
We have examined the binding of native and cell-modified low density lipoprotein (LDL) to
gels of Type I collagen. Diffusion of native 125I-LDL into the collagen gel was slow, reaching …

Enhancement of glycogen concentrations in primary cultures of rat hepatocytes exposed to glucose and fructose

MA Parniak, N Kalant - Biochemical Journal, 1988 - portlandpress.com
Glycogen synthesis in isolated hepatocytes can occur from glucose both by a direct mechanism
and by an indirect process in which glucose is first metabolized to C3 intermediates …

Volume and outcome of coronary artery bypass graft surgery: are more and less the same?

N Kalant, I Shrier - The Canadian journal of cardiology, 2004 - europepmc.org
Background Despite the relatively high degree of regionalization of coronary artery bypass
graft surgery in Canada, support is expressed for even further centralization of this procedure. …

Inhibition by serum components of oxidation and collagen-binding of low-density lipoprotein

N Kalant, S McCormick - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Lipids and …, 1992 - Elsevier
Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) is oxidized by cellular and noncellular mechanisms, both
leading to an increased binding to collagen. We have investigated the effect of serum on lipid …