User profiles for AF Mead

Andrew F. Mead

Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, University of Vermont
Verified email at uvm.edu
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[HTML][HTML] Superfast vocal muscles control song production in songbirds

CPH Elemans, AF Mead, LC Rome, F Goller - PloS one, 2008 - journals.plos.org
Birdsong is a widely used model for vocal learning and human speech, which exhibits high
temporal and acoustic diversity. Rapid acoustic modulations are thought to arise from the …

Superfast muscles set maximum call rate in echolocating bats

CPH Elemans, AF Mead, L Jakobsen, JM Ratcliffe - Science, 2011 - science.org
As an echolocating bat closes in on a flying insect, it increases call emission to rates beyond
160 calls per second. This high call rate phase, dubbed the terminal buzz, has proven …

Non-immunogenic utrophin gene therapy for the treatment of muscular dystrophy animal models

Y Song, L Morales, AS Malik, AF Mead, CD Greer… - Nature medicine, 2019 - nature.com
The essential product of the Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) gene is dystrophin 1 , a
rod-like protein 2 that protects striated myocytes from contraction-induced injury 3 , 4 . …

Fundamental constraints in synchronous muscle limit superfast motor control in vertebrates

AF Mead, N Osinalde, N Ørtenblad, J Nielsen, J Brewer… - Elife, 2017 - elifesciences.org
… The existence of such similar mechanisms and performance in independently evolved
muscles raises the possibility that the fastest contraction rates measured by Mead et al. represent …

Diaphragm remodeling and compensatory respiratory mechanics in a canine model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

AF Mead, M Petrov, AS Malik… - Journal of Applied …, 2014 - journals.physiology.org
Ventilatory insufficiency remains the leading cause of death and late stage morbidity in
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). To address critical gaps in our knowledge of the …

[PDF][PDF] Mechanical characteristics of ultrafast zebrafish larval swimming muscles

AF Mead, GG Kennedy, BM Palmer, AM Ebert… - Biophysical …, 2020 - cell.com
Zebrafish (Danio rerio) swim within days of fertilization, powered by muscles of the axial
myotomes. Forces generated by these muscles can be measured rapidly in whole, intact larval …

Attitudes of physicians regarding anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation: a systematic review

D Pugh, J Pugh, GE Mead - Age and ageing, 2011 - academic.oup.com
… in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) is well established, but many people with AF who would
benefit … ' attitudes to the prescription of warfarin for AF, and identify reasons for its underuse. …

[HTML][HTML] Predicting atrial fibrillation ablation outcome: the CAAP-AF score

RA Winkle, JWE Jarman, RH Mead, G Engel, MH Kong… - Heart rhythm, 2016 - Elsevier
… from AF after final AF ablation by CAAP-AF score in the development cohort (A) and in the
test cohort (B). AF = atrial fibrillation; CAAP-AF = … or long-standing atrial fibrillation, number of …

Electrical cardioversion for atrial fibrillation and flutter

GE Mead, A Elder, AD Flapan… - Cochrane Database of …, 2005 - cochranelibrary.com
… those with irregular heart rhythms (atrial fibrillation or flutter) Atrial fibrillation is an irregular
heart … We did not include trials of cardioversion in patients with new onset AF following cardiac …

Association between cognitive impairment and atrial fibrillation: a systematic review

GE Mead, S Keir - Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, 2001 - Elsevier
… that atrial fibrillation (AF) causes ischemic stroke, the relationship between AF and cognitive
impairment is unclear. The aim of this systematic review is to investigate whether AF is …