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Jean M Uasike Allen

University of Auckland
Verified email at auckland.ac.nz
Cited by 177

Plasma concentration of soluble intercellular adhesion molecule 1 and risks of future myocardial infarction in apparently healthy men

…, B Roitman-Johnson, MJ Stampfer, J Allen - The Lancet, 1998 - thelancet.com
… Beatrice Roitman-Johnson and Jean Allen did all the biochemical analyses, including
critical preliminary studies to address tissues of variance, stability, and reproducibility. All …

Single mutation to a sex pheromone receptor provides adaptive specificity between closely related moth species

GP Leary, JE Allen, PL Bunger… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
Sex pheromone communication, acting as a prezygotic barrier to mating, is believed to have
contributed to the speciation of moths and butterflies in the order Lepidoptera. Five decades …

[HTML][HTML] Sex Pheromone Receptor Specificity in the European Corn Borer Moth, Ostrinia nubilalis

KW Wanner, AS Nichols, JE Allen, PL Bunger… - PloS one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background The European corn borer (ECB), Ostrinia nubilalis (Hubner), exists as two
separate sex pheromone races. ECB(Z) females produce a 97∶3 blend of Z11- and E11-…

Feather pecking and cannibalism in a caged layer flock

J Allen, GC Perry - British Poultry Science, 1975 - Taylor & Francis
<p>1. The progress of feather pecking and cannibalism was recorded from hatching to end
of lay in a flock of caged layers and the influence of group size, floor area allowance and …

Maternal serum interleukin-6 during pregnancy and during term and preterm labor

…, WNP Herbert, B Roitman-Johnson, J Allen - Obstetrics & …, 1997 - Elsevier
Objective: To determine the normal concentrations of maternal serum interleukin-6 during the
second and third trimesters of pregnancy and the different stages of term and preterm labor…

Measurement of soluble transferrin receptor in serum of healthy adults

J Allen, KR Backstrom, JA Cooper… - Clinical …, 1998 - academic.oup.com
The concentration of soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR) in serum is reported to be useful in the
diagnosis of iron deficiency, especially for patients with concurrent chronic disease, where …

Maternal serum interleukin-6 concentrations in patients with preterm premature rupture of membranes and evidence of infection

…, CE Jimmerson, B Roitman-Johnson, J Allen… - American journal of …, 1996 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Our purpose was to determine whether maternal serum interleukin-6 concentrations
are elevated in patients with preterm premature rupture of membranes and intrauterine …

Constructing the other: News media representations of a predominantly 'brown'community in New Zealand

JM Allen, T Bruce - Pacific Journalism Review, 2017 - search.informit.org
Research worldwide finds that indigenous, non-white, immigrant and other marginalised
communities are subjected to media coverage that negatively and narrowly stereotypes them in …

Asian corn borer pheromone binding protein 3, a candidate for evolving specificity to the 12-tetradecenyl acetate sex pheromone

JE Allen, KW Wanner - Insect biochemistry and molecular biology, 2011 - Elsevier
Most moth species in the genus Ostrinia use varying ratios of (Z)-11- and (E)-11-tetradecenyl
acetate as their main sex pheromone components. The Asian corn borer is unique within …

Weather, environmental conditions, and waterborne Giardia and Cryptosporidium in Iqaluit, Nunavut

S Masina, J Shirley, J Allen, JM Sargeant… - Journal of water and …, 2019 - iwaponline.com
Indigenous communities in the Arctic often face unique drinking water quality challenges
related to inadequate infrastructure and environmental contamination; however, limited …