Qureshi, N., Zbiri, M., Rodriguez-Carvajal, J., Stunault, A., Ressouche, E., Hansen, T.C., ...
Physical Review B, 79(2009) S.094417/1-10
Zbiri, M., Johnson, M. R., Mutka, H., Payen, C., Schober, H.
We have performed ab-initio lattice dynamics calculations and new inelastic neutron scattering experiments to investigate the recently discovered, phonon-driven, magnetic relaxation in the pyrochlore...
Qureshi, N., Zbiri, M., Rodríguez-Carvajal, J., Stunault, A., Ressouche, E., Hansen, T. C., ...
We present a combination of ab initio calculations, magnetic Compton scattering and polarized neutron experiments, which elucidate the density distribution of unpaired electrons in the kagome...
Zbiri, M., Schober, H., Johnson, M. R., Rols, S., Mittal, R., Su, Y., ...
We have performed extensive ab initio calculations to investigate phonon dynamics and their possible role in superconductivity in BaFe2As2 and related systems. The calculations are compared to...
Prostaglandin F2-alpha receptor regulation in human uterine myocytes (2008)
Liang, Z., Sooranna, S.R., Engineer, N., Tattersall, M., Khanjani, S., Bennett, P.R., ...
Investigations of the modulation of prostaglandin F2α receptor (FP) expression in primary cultures of human uterine myocytes showed that FP mRNA expression was reduced by progesterone, unaltered by...
Magnetic excitations and phonons in the spin-chain compound NaCu2O2 (2006)
Choi, K. Y., Gnezdilov, V. P., Lemmens, P., Capogna, L., Johnson, M. R., Sofin, M., ...
We report an inelastic light scattering study of single-crystalline NaCu2O2, a spin-chain compound known to exhibit a phase with helical magnetic order at low temperatures. Phonon excitations were...
Prostanoid receptors in human uterine myocytes: the effect of reproductive state and stretch (2006)
Sooranna, S.R., Grigsby, P., Myatt, L., Bennett, P.R., Johnson, M.R.
In the human, prostanoids are known to be important mediators of uterine relaxation and contraction during pregnancy and parturition. We have previously shown that stretch of uterine smooth muscle...
Sooranna, S.R., Grigsby, P.L., Engineer, N., Liang, Z., Sun, K., Myatt, L., ...
We have investigated the hypothesis that the expression of the enzymes involved in PGE2 synthesis in the human uterus is coordinated. We have studied (i) the mRNA expression of the enzymes involved...
Sooranna, S.R., Grigsby, P.L., Engineer, N., Liang, Z., Sun, K., Myatt, L., ...
We have investigated the hypothesis that the expression of the enzymes involved in PGE2 synthesis in the human uterus is co-ordinated. We have studied (i) the mRNA expression of the enzymes involved...
Prostanoid receptors in human uterine myocytes: the effect of reproductive state and stretch (2005)
Sooranna, S.R., Grigsby, P., Myatt, L., Bennett, P.R., Johnson, M.R.
In the human, prostanoids are known to be important mediators of uterine relaxation and contraction during pregnancy and parturition. We have previously shown that stretch of uterine smooth muscle...
Sooranna, S.R., Lee, Y., Kim, L.U., Mohan, A.R., Bennett, P.R., Johnson, M.R.
The uterus is subject to stretch throughout pregnancy, which, in the presence of progesterone, is a potent stimulus for uterine growth. However, in the absence of progesterone or when stretch is...
Loudon, J.A.Z., Sooranna, S.R., Bennett, P.R., Johnson, M.R.
Labour is associated with increased synthesis of interleukin-8 (IL-8) by the fetal membranes and myometrium, which leads to an inflammatory infiltrate. Stretch has been shown to increase the...
Loudon, J.A.Z., Sooranna, S.R., Bennett, P.R., Johnson, M.R.
Labour is associated with increased synthesis of interleukin-8 (IL-8) by the fetal membranes and myometrium, which leads to an inflammatory infiltrate. Stretch has been shown to increase the...
Loudon, J.A.Z., Sooranna, S.R., Bennett, P.R., Johnson, M.R.
Labour is associated with increased synthesis of interleukin-8 (IL-8) by the fetal membranes and myometrium, which leads to an inflammatory infiltrate. Stretch has been shown to increase the...
Rees, J.H., Hain, S.F., Johnson, M.R., Hughes, R.A.C., Costa, D.C., Ell, P.J., ...
The detection of an occult tumour in a patient with a suspected paraneoplastic neurological disorder (PND) may be difficult because of the limitations of conventional imaging techniques....
Rees, J. H., Hain, S. F., Johnson, M. R., Hughes, R. A. C., Costa, D. C., Ell, P. J., ...
The detection of an occult tumour in a patient with a suspected paraneoplastic neurological disorder (PND) may be difficult because of the limitations of conventional imaging techniques....
Ogueh, O., Khastgir, G., Abbas, A., Jones, J., Nicolaides, K.H., Studd, J.W., ...
The aim of the study was to investigate role of the feto–placental unit in the pregnancy-induced increase in maternal bone metabolism. To achieve this, circulating concentrations of carboxy...
The regulation of the human corpus luteum steroidogenesis: a hypothesis? (2000)
The corpus luteum (CL) is an important endocrine organ in the menstrual cycle and in pregnancy. The regulation of its hormonal production has been extensively studied. The steroidogenic abilities of...
Anim-Nyame, N., Sooranna, S.R., Steer, P.J., Johnson, M.R.
Leptin concentrations have been found to be elevated in cross-sectional studies of established pre-eclampsia. Circulating concentrations of leptin were measured in a cross-sectional study to confirm...
Antenatal dexamethasone and the growth hormone-insulin-like growth factor axis (2000)
Ogueh, O., Miell, J.P., Jones, J.C., Jones, J.S., Alaghband-Zadeh, J., Johnson, M.R.
Dexamethasone administration has marked effects on the growth hormone-insulin-like growth factor axis (GH–IGF) in animal and human studies. During pregnancy in the rat, it is associated with fetal...
The metabolic effect of antenatal corticosteroid therapy (2000)
The use of antenatal dexamethasone to mature the fetal lung in pregnancies likely to deliver before 34 weeks is almost universal. It reduces the incidence of respiratory distress syndrome in the...
Anim-Nyame, N., Hills, F.A., Sooranna, S.R., Steer, P.J., Johnson, M.R.
Insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1 (IGFBP-1) is synthesized by the decidual stroma, and is thought to act locally to inhibit IGF activity and so limit trophoblast invasion. Cross-sectional...
Ogueh, O., Jones, J., Mitchell, H., Alaghband-Zadeh, J., Johnson, M.R.
The aim of this study was to determine whether the current regimen of dexamethasone administration to induce fetal lung maturation affected the circulating concentrations of placental hormone. A...
The role of relaxin in the pregnancy associated reduction in plasma osmolality (1996)
Johnson, M.R., Brooks, A.A., Steer, P.J.
Recent data suggest that the ovarian peptide relaxin is responsible for the pregnancy-associated fall in plasma osmolality in the rat. In order to test whether relaxin has the same role during human...
Johnson, M.R., Brooks, A.A., Abdalla, H.I., Toozs-Hobson, P.
Our objective was to test the hypothesis that the association between elevated luteinizing hormone (LH) concentrations and miscarriage is mediated via an effect of LH on the maternal environment,...
Relaxin concentrations in exoembryonic fluids during the first trimester (1994)
Johnson, M.R., Jauniaux, E., Jurkovic, D., Sannino, P., Campbell, S., Nicolaides, K.H.
In 15 women undergoing therapeutic termination of pregnancy (8–13 weeks), the median concentration of relaxin was 1000 ng/l in maternal serum, 122 ng/l in coelomic fluid and 9 ng/l in...
Regulation of corpus luteum function (1994)
Johnson, M.R., Abbas, A.A., Irvine, R., Riddle, A.F., Norman-Taylor, J.Q., Grudzinskas, J.G., ...
The effects have been studied of different ovulation induction regimens [either domiphene citrate or buserelin in combination with human menopausal gonadotrophin (HMG)] on the circulating...
Endometrial thickness: a predictor of implantation in ovum recipients? (1994)
Abdalla, H.I., Brooks, A.A., Johnson, M.R., Kirkland, A., Thomas, A., Studd, J.W.W.
In a retrospective study, the relationship between endometrial thickness and pregnancy rate has been studied in 59 ovum recipient women. Transvaginal ultrasound assessment of endometrial thickness...
Johnson, M.R., Riddle, A.F., Grudzinskas, J.G., Sharma, V., Collins, W.P., Nicolaides, K.H.
Serum concentrations of human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG), Schwangerschaftsprotein 1 (SP-1), pregnancy-associated plasma protein A (PAPP-A), progesterone and oestradiol were measured at weekly...
Endocrinology of in-vitro fertilization pregnancies during the first trimester (1993)
Johnson, M.R., Riddle, A.F., Grudzinskas, J.G., Sharma, V., Campbell, S., Collins, W.P., ...
The endocrine function of the corpus luteum and placenta and the inter-relationships between ovarian steroids and the placental proteins in pregnancies achieved following ovarian stimulation,...
Circulating placental protein 14: in the first trimester of spontaneous and IVF pregnancies (1993)
Johnson, M.R., Abbas, A., Norman-Taylor, J.Q., Riddle, A.F., Grudzinskas, J.G., Chard, T., ...
Circulating placental protein 14 (PP14) levels were measured during the first trimester in three groups of pregnant women: (i) natural conception (n = 15); (ii) pituitary desensitization with...
Pregnancy: Corpus luteum failure in ectopic pregnancy (1993)
Johnson, M.R., Riddle, A.F., Irvine, R., Sharma, V., Collins, W.P., Nicolaides, K.H., ...
The endocrinology of ectopic pregnancy was studied in order to investigate the origin of the discordance in the circulating amounts of human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG) and those of oestradiol and...
Pregnancy: Interactions between the embryo and corpus luteum (1993)
Johnson, M.R., Bolton, V.N., Riddle, A.F., Sharma, V., Nicolaides, K., Grudzinskas, J.G., ...
A total of 102 patients who had become pregnant following in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and embryo transfer were studied at weekly intervals between 4 and 14 weeks gestation. The pregnancies were...
Placental and ovarian hormones in anembryonic pregnancy (1993)
Johnson, M.R., Riddle, A.F., Sharma, V., Collins, W.P., Nicolaides, K.H., Grudzinskas, J.G.
The circulating levels of human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG), pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A), Schwangerschaft protein 1 (SP-1), oestradiol and progesterone were measured in 81...
Serum placental protein 14 concentrations in the first trimester of ovum donation pregnancies (1993)
Johnson, M.R., Brooks, A., Norman-Taylor, J.Q., Grudzinskas, J.G., Wren, M.E., Murugni, P., ...
The concentration of the endometrial glycoprotein placental protein 14 (PP14) has been measured at weekly intervals during the first trimester in serum obtained from women who had become pregnant...
Projectile penetration into rock/elastomer composites. (1981)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Sheffield, 1981.