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Kenneth Sloan

University of Alabama at Birmingham
Verified email at uab.edu
Cited by 9043

Tuning the ribosome: the influence of rRNA modification on eukaryotic ribosome biogenesis and function

KE Sloan, AS Warda, S Sharma, KD Entian… - RNA biology, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
rRNAs are extensively modified during their transcription and subsequent maturation in the
nucleolus, nucleus and cytoplasm. RNA modifications, which are installed either by snoRNA-…

Metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular diseases: Going beyond traditional risk factors

…, MD Bechara, KP Sloan, LA Sloan - Diabetes/metabolism …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
… Dib Bechara, Kátia Portero Sloan, and Lance Alan Sloan: research and writing. All the
authors contributed to the final version of the manuscript and agreed with the final version. …

Metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular diseases: Going beyond traditional risk factors.

…, MD Bechara, KP Sloan, LA Sloan - … research and reviews, 2021 - europepmc.org
Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a chronic non-infective syndrome characterised clinically by a
set of vascular risk factors that include insulin resistance, hypertension, abdominal obesity, …

Human photoreceptor topography

CA Curcio, KR Sloan, RE Kalina… - Journal of …, 1990 - Wiley Online Library
We have measured the spatial density of cones and rods in eight wholemounted human
retinas, obtained from seven individuals between 27 and 44 years of age, and constructed …

American Cancer Society guideline for diet and physical activity for cancer prevention

…, TL Wiedt, C McMahon, K Sloan… - CA: a cancer journal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The American Cancer Society (ACS) publishes the Diet and Physical Activity Guideline to
serve as a foundation for its communication, policy, and community strategies and, ultimately, …

American Cancer Society's report on the status of cancer disparities in the United States, 2021

…, KR Yabroff, SA Fedewa, K Sloan… - CA: a cancer journal …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In this report, the authors provide comprehensive and up‐to‐date US data on disparities in
cancer occurrence, major risk factors, and access to and utilization of preventive measures …

Distribution and morphology of human cone photoreceptors stained with anti‐blue opsin

CA Curcio, KA Allen, KR Sloan… - Journal of …, 1991 - Wiley Online Library
Primate cones maximally sensitive to short wavelength light (blue cones) have been
previously identified by using indirect methods. We stained 7 wholemounted human retinas …

Distribution of cones in human and monkey retina: individual variability and radial asymmetry

CA Curcio, KR Sloan Jr, O Packer, AE Hendrickson… - Science, 1987 - science.org
The distribution of photoreceptors is known for only one complete human retina and for the
cardinal meridians only in the macaque monkey retina. Cones can be mapped in computer-…

Low serum testosterone and mortality in male veterans

MM Shores, AM Matsumoto, KL Sloan… - Archives of internal …, 2006 - jamanetwork.com
… TSWinther K Decreased serum testosterone in men with … and Behavioral Sciences (Drs
Shores, Sloan, and Kivlahan) and … TSWinther K Decreased serum testosterone in men with acute …

Human METTL16 is a N6‐methyladenosine (m6A) methyltransferase that targets pre‐mRNAs and various non‐coding RNAs

…, C Lenz, H Urlaub, C Höbartner, KE Sloan… - EMBO …, 2017 - embopress.org
N 6 ‐methyladenosine (m 6 A) is a highly dynamic RNA modification that has recently emerged
as a key regulator of gene expression. While many m 6 A modifications are installed by …