Induced abortion as an independent risk factor for breast cancer: a comprehensive review and meta-analysis.

J Brind, VM Chinchilli, WB Severs… - Journal of Epidemiology …, 1996 - jech.bmj.com
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To ascertain, from the published reports to date, whether or not a
significantly increased risk of breast cancer is specifically attributable to a history of induced …

Effects of angiotensin on the central nervous system

WB Severs, AE Daniels-Severs - Pharmacological reviews, 1973 - ASPET
VII. Summary and Conclusions There is general agreement that the biological effects of
angiotensin are complex. Although angiotensin is often regarded as a renal hormone and is …

Oral contraceptive use as a risk factor for premenopausal breast cancer: a meta-analysis

…, F Modugno, DM Potter, WB Severs - Mayo Clinic …, 2006 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE To perform a meta-analysis of case-control studies that addressed whether prior
oral contraceptive (OC) use is associated with premenopausal breast cancer. METHODS …

Mechanism of action of levonorgestrel emergency contraception

C Kahlenborn, R Peck, WB Severs - The Linacre Quarterly, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
There has been much debate regarding levonorgestrel emergency contraception's (LNG-EC's)
method of action since 1999 when the Food and Drug Administration first approved its …

Release of vasopressin by angiotensin II

LC Keil, J Summy-Long, WB Severs - Endocrinology, 1975 - academic.oup.com
To test the hypothesis that angiotensin II releases antidiuretic hormone (ADH) after injection
into ventricular cerebrospinal fluid, conscious adult male Sprague- Dawley rats with a lateral …

[PDF][PDF] A central effect of angiotensin: release of pituitary pressor material

WB SEVERS, J SUMMY-LONG, JS TAYLOR… - … of Pharmacology and …, 1970 - Citeseer
SEVERS, Walter B., JOAN SUMMY-LONO, JAMES S. TAYLOR AND JOHN D. CONNOR:
A … Centrally mediated sympathetic activity of angiotensin has been detected in the cat (Severs

[PDF][PDF] Induction of apoptosis by organotin compounds in vitro: neuronal protection with antisense oligonucleotides directed against stannin.

…, JM Lewis, NS Dejneka, WB Severs… - … of Pharmacology and …, 1996 - researchgate.net
Immortalized cell lines and primary neuronal cultures were used to characterize the
selective toxicity of trimethyltin(TMT), tnethyltin (LET) and tnibutyltin(TBT). TBT and TET were …

The effect of centrally administered ghrelin on pituitary ACTH cells and circulating ACTH and corticosterone in rats

D Stevanović, V Milošević, VP Starčević, WB Severs - Life sciences, 2007 - Elsevier
Ghrelin is a brain-gut peptide known for its growth hormone (GH)-releasing and appetite-inducing
activities. This natural GH secretagogue (GHS) was originally purified from rat stomach…

Reduction in plasma vasopressin levels of dehydrated rats following acute stress

LC Keil, WB Severs - Endocrinology, 1977 - academic.oup.com
The development of a sensitive radioimmunoassay for plasma arginine vasopressin (pAVP)
is described. Using this assay, the levels of vasopressin were determined in the plasma of …

Long-term recording of cerebrospinal fluid pressure in freely behaving rats

…, BA Morrow, LA Farner, LC Keil, WB Severs - Brain research, 1988 - Elsevier
Literature values for ‘normal’, ‘control’, ‘baseline’ cerebrospinal pressure (CSF-p) of rats
reveal a large variability. Anesthesia, restraint, brief recordings at variable time from various …