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Richard John Martin

Distinguished Professor, Iowa State University
Verified email at iastate.edu
Cited by 6917

The biology of white adipocyte proliferation

…, TJ Bartness, GJ Hausman, RJ Martin - Obesity …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Expanded adipose tissue mass increases the risk for many clinical conditions including
diabetes, hypertension, coronary atherosclerotic heart disease, and some forms of cancer. …

Modes of action of anthelmintic drugs

RJ Martin - The Veterinary Journal, 1997 - Elsevier
… 5) ha\re been recorded using cellattachecl and isolated outside-out patches (Martin, 1985).
Although the channels may have more than one conductance level, the most frequently …

A systematic review of the validity of dietary assessment methods in children when compared with the method of doubly labeled water

TL Burrows, RJ Martin, CE Collins - Journal of the American Dietetic …, 2010 - Elsevier
Measuring dietary intake in children enables the assessment of nutritional adequacy of
individuals and groups and can provide information about nutrients, including energy, food, and …

Butyrate improves insulin sensitivity and increases energy expenditure in mice

Z Gao, J Yin, J Zhang, RE Ward, RJ Martin… - Diabetes, 2009 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE We examined the role of butyric acid, a short-chain fatty acid formed by fermentation
in the large intestine, in the regulation of insulin sensitivity in mice fed a high-fat diet. …

Bronchoscopic evaluation of severe asthma: persistent inflammation associated with high dose glucocorticoids

…, DYM Leung, SI Sloan, MD Rex, RJ Martin - American journal of …, 1997 - atsjournals.org
The role of inflammation in the pathogenesis of severe asthma chronically treated with high
doses of glucocorticoids is poorly understood. Despite this, treatment has been aimed at …

Modes of propagating light waves in thin deposited semiconductor films

PK Tien, R Ulrich, RJ Martin - Applied Physics Letters, 1969 - pubs.aip.org
We report theory and experiment on modes of propagating light waves in deposited semiconductor
films. The modes are excited by a novel prism‐film coupler which is also used for the …

Eosinophil-associated TGF- β1 mRNA Expression and Airways Fibrosis in Bronchial Asthma

EM Minshall, DYM Leung, RJ Martin… - American journal of …, 1997 - atsjournals.org
The histopathology of bronchial asthma is associated with structural changes within the
airways, including subepithelial fibrosis, as well as chronic eosinophilic inflammation. The …

Prevalence and risk factors for sleep-disordered breathing in 8-to 11-year-old children: association with race and prematurity

…, SF Bivins, SA Surovec, RJ Martin… - The Journal of …, 2003 - Elsevier
Objectives To evaluate the extent to which sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) varies with
putative demographic and medical risk factors and to estimate the prevalence of undiagnosed …

Airway microbiota and bronchial hyperresponsiveness in patients with suboptimally controlled asthma

…, ER Sutherland, TS King, N Icitovic, RJ Martin… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Improvement in lung function after macrolide antibiotic therapy has been
attributed to reduction in bronchial infection by specific bacteria. However, the airway might be …

Alveolar tissue inflammation in asthma.

…, S Wilson, ST Holgate, RJ Martin - American journal of …, 1996 - atsjournals.org
As physiologic and autopsy evidence suggests that peripheral airways and parenchyma are
involved in asthma, we hypothesized that significant alveolar tissue inflammation is present …