Biomedical subjects

D C Bell

Publications and source records attributed to D C Bell.

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PubMed1994

Omega-conotoxin MVIIC reversibly inhibits a human N-type calcium channel and calcium influx into chick synaptosomes.

We have investigated the effects of omega-CmTX MVIIC on the recombinant alpha 1B-mediated calcium channel expressed in HEK 293 cells and on the predominantly N-type calcium channel in chick synaptosomes. omega-CmTX MVIIC potently and reversibly inhibited the calcium current through alpha 1B-mediated calcium channels and inhibited KCl-evoked increases in [Ca2+]i in chick synaptosomes in a concentration-dependent manner.

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PubMed1994

An experimental test of retention in residential and outpatient programs.

Previous studies of residential and outpatient drug treatment programs have found that retention is higher in residential than in outpatient programs. This study attempts to verify previous findings by conducting an experiment that controls for ecological, self-selection, and program content biases. The Houston Recovery Campus is a research-focused, multiple-provider drug treatment facility for the indigent of Harris County, Texas. During the study period, 646 applicants were randomly assigned to two comparable 28-day programs. The first program was a residential program; the second was an outpatient day treatment program. Twenty-eight day retention rates were significantly higher for the residential program (76%) compared to the day treatment program (64%).

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PubMed1985