The mobility gradient: useful, general, falsifiable?

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The inadequacies of Ilan Golani's 'mobility gradient model' were pointed out in an attempt to question the universality of the concept. It was shown that the movement flow applies only to some vertebrates but not necessarily all mammalian species including man. It was further opined that Golani's model and Eshkol Wachman descriptions are either too detailed or inappropriate for many kinds of behavioral questions.

Author: Byers, John A.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Name: Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0140-525X
Year: 1992
Analysis, Agonistic behavior in animals, Animal agonistic behavior

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Heat-shock protein protection

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The HSP70 heat shock protein and other chaperones help in the renovation of the structure and function of denatured proteins. Research have shown that heat shock and viral overproduction of HSP70 guards brain cells in vitro against injuries that result to necrosis and some kinds of apoptosis. Moreover, overproduction of HSP70 in vivo preserves the brain from from injury caused by ischemia and prolonged seizures.

Author: Sharp, Frank R., Massa, Stephen M., Swanson, Raymond A.
Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishers
Publication Name: Trends in Neurosciences
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0166-2236
Year: 1999
Physiological aspects, Brain, Heat shock proteins

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