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  1. Paxton J.Z., L.M. Grover, and K. Baar. Engineering an In Vitro Model of a Functional Ligament from Bone to Bone. Tissue Eng Part A. 2010 Jul 1. [Epub ahead of print]
  2. Hamilton, D.L., A. Philp, M.G. MacKenzie, and K. Baar. Prolonged activation of S6K1 does not suppress IRS or PI-3 kinase signaling during muscle cell differentiation. BMC Cell Biol. 2010 May 27;11:37.
  3. Deldicque L, P.D. Cani, A. Philp, J.M. Raymackers, P.J. Meakin, M.L. Ashford, N.M. Delzenne, M. Francaux, and K. Baar. The unfolded protein response is activated in skeletal muscle by high-fat feeding: potential role in the down-regulation of protein synthesis. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2010 May 25. [Epub ahead of print]
  4. Paxton J.Z., K. Donnelly, R.P. Keatch, K. Baar, and L.M. Grover. Factors Affecting the Longevity and Strength in an In Vitro Model of the Bone-Ligament Interface. Ann Biomed Eng. 2010 Jun;38(6):2155-66.
  5. Philp A, J. Perez-Schindler, C. Green, D.L. Hamilton, and K Baar. Pyruvate suppresses PGC-1α expression and substrate utilisation despite increased respiratory chain content in C2C12 myotubes. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2010 Apr 21. [Epub ahead of print]
  6. Bayer M.L., C.Y. Yeung, K.E. Kadler, K. Qvortrup, K. Baar, R.B. Svensson, S.P. Magnusson, M. Krogsgaard, M. Koch M, and M. Kjaer. The initiation of embryonic-like collagen fibrillogenesis by adult human tendon fibroblasts when cultured under tension. Biomaterials. 2010 Jun;31(18):4889-97.
  7. Hulston, C.J., M.C. Venables, C.H. Mann, C. Martin, A. Philp, K. Baar, and A.E. Jeukendrup. Training with low muscle glycogen enhances adaptations in fat metabolism in well-trained cyclists. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2010 Feb 8. [Epub ahead of print]
  8. Donnelly, K, A. Philp, A. Khodubukus, L. Deldicque and K. Baar. A novel bioreactor for stimulating skeletal muscle in vitro. Tissue Eng Part C Methods. 2009 Oct 6. [Epub ahead of print]
  9. McPhee, J.S., A.G. Williams, C. Stewart, K. Baar, J.P. Schindler, S. Aldred, N. Maffulli, A.J. Sargeant, and D.A. Jones The training stimulus experienced by the leg muscles during cycling in humans. Exp. Physiol. 2009 Jun;94(6):684-94.
  10. Khodabukus, A., and K. Baar. Regulating Fibrinolysis to Engineer Skeletal Muscle from the C2C12 Cell Line. Tissue Eng Part C Methods. 2009 Sep;15(3):501-11.
  11. MacKenzie, M.G., D.L. Hamilton, J.T. Murray, P.M. Taylor, and K. Baar.  mVps34 is activated following high-resistance contractions. J Physiol. 2009 Jan 15;587(Pt 1):253-60.
  12. Paxton, J.Z., K. Donnelly, R.P. Keatch, and K. Baar. Engineering the Bone-Ligament Interface Using Polyethylene Glycol Diacrylate Incorporated with Hydroxyapatite. Tissue Eng Part A. 2009 Jun;15(6):1201-9.
  13. Kapacee, Z., S.H. Richardson, Y. Lu, T. Starborg, D.F. Holmes, K. Baar, and K.E. Kadler. Tension is required for fibripositor formation. Matrix Biology, 2008 27:371–375.
  14. McGee, S.L., K.J. Mustard, D.G. Hardie, and K. Baar. Normal Hypertrophy Accompanied by Phosphoryation and Activation of AMPK-α1 Following Overload in LKB1 Knockout Mice. J Physiol. 2008 Mar 15;586(6):1731-41.
  15. Mackenzie M.G., D.L. Hamilton, J.T. Murray, and K. Baar. mVps34 is activated by an acute bout of resistance exercise. Biochem Soc Trans. 2007 Oct;35(Pt 5):1314-6.
  16. Cuthbertson D.J., J. Babraj, G.P. Leese, K. Baar, K.J.W. Mustard, K. Smith, C. Sutherland, D.G. Hardie, and M.J. Rennie. AICAR acutely stimulates skeletal muscle glucose uptake in healthy men. Diabetes. 2007 Aug;56(8):2078-84.
  17. Timmons J.A., K. Wennmalm, O. Larsson, T.B. Walden, T. Lassmann, N. Petrovic, D.L. Hamilton, R.E. Gimeno, C. Wahlestedt, K. Baar, J. Nedergaard, and B. Cannon. Myogenic gene expression signature establishes that brown and white adipocytes originate from distinct cell lineages. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2007 Mar 13;104(11):4401-6.
  18. Arruda E.M., K. Mundy, S. Calve,,and K. Baar. Denervation does not change the ratio of collagen I and collagen III mRNA in the extracellular matrix of muscle. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2007 Feb;292(2):R983-7.
  19. Lockhart NC, Baar K, Mazzeo RS, Brooks SV. Activation of Akt as a potential mediator of adaptations that reduce muscle injury. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2006 Jun;38(6):1058-64.
  20. Arruda EM, Calve S, Dennis RG, Mundy K, Baar K. Regional variation of tibialis anterior tendon mechanics is lost following denervation. J Appl Physiol. 2006 Oct;101(4):1113-7.
  21. Huang YC, Dennis RG, Baar K. Cultured slow vs. fast skeletal muscle cells differ in physiology and responsiveness to stimulation. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2006 Jul;291(1):C11-7.
  22. Hecker, L., K. Baar, and K.N. Bitar. Development of a 3-Dimensional Physiological Model of the Internal Anal Sphincter Bioengineered in-vitro from Isolated Smooth Muscle Cells. Amer. J. Physiol.: Gastrointest Liver Physiol, 2005 Aug;289: G188-G196.
  23. Baar, K., R. Birla, M.O. Boluyt, G.H. Borschel, E.M. Arruda, and R.G. Dennis. Heart muscle by design: self-organization of rat cardiac cells into contractile 3-D cardiac tissue. FASEB J. 2005 Feb;19(2):275-7.
  24. Huang, Y-C, R.G. Dennis, and K. Baar. Rapid formation of functional muscle in vitro using fibrin gels. Feb 2005; 98: 706 - 713.
  25. Calve, S.C., R.G. Dennis, P.E. Kosnik II, K. Baar, K. Grosh and E.M. Arruda. Engineering of functional tendon. Tissue Engineering 2004 10(5/6): p. 755-761.
  26. Baar, K., Z. Song, C.F. Semenkovich, T.E. Jones, D.H. Han, L.A. Nolte, E.O. Ojuka, M. Chen, and J.O. Holloszy. Overexpression of nuclear respiratory factor 1 increases muscle glucose transport capacity. FASEB J. 2003 17(12): p. 1666-1673.
  27. Jones, T.E., K. Baar, E. Ojuka, M. Chen, and J. O. Holloszy. Exercise induces an increase in muscle UCP3 as a component of the increase in mitochondrial biogenesis. Amer. J. Physiol. 2003, 284 (Endocrinol. Metab.): E96-E101.
  28. Baar, K., A.R. Wende, T.E. Jones, M. Marison, L.A. Nolte, M. Chen, D.P. Kelly, and J.O. Holloszy. Adaptation of skeletal muscle to exercise: rapid increase in the transcriptional coactivator PGC-1. FASEB J. 2002 16: 1879-1886.
  29. Chen, Y.W., G. Nader, K. Baar, M. Fedele, E.P. Hoffman, and K.A. Esser. Response of muscle to acute resistance exercise defined by transcriptional and translational profiling. J. of Physiol. 2002 Nov 15;545(Pt 1):27-41.
  30. Baar, K., C. E. Torgan, W. E. Kraus, and K. A. Esser. Autocrine phosphorylation of the 70 KDa S6 protein kinase in response to acute stretch in C2C12 myotubes. Mol. Cell Biol. Res. Comm. 2001: 76-80.
  31. Baar, K., and K. A. Esser. Activation of p70S6k correlates with skeletal muscle hypertrophy in the rat. Amer. J. Physiol. 1999, 276 (Cell Physiol. 45): C120-C127.

Chapters in Books

  1. Hamilton, DL, MacKenzie, MG, and K Baar. Molecular mechanisms of skeletal muscle hypertrophy: using molecular biology to understand muscle growth. In: J. Magalhaes and A. Ascensao (Eds.) Muscle Plasticity – Advances in Biochemical and Physiological Research. Kerala: The Research Signpost/ Transworld Research Network. 2009; p 45-94.
  2. Dennis, R.G., Benjamin Smith, Philp, A., Donnelly, K., and K Baar. Bioreactors for guiding muscle tissue growth and development. In: Adv Biochem Eng Biotechnol. 2009;112:39-79.
  3. Baar K, Nader G, Bodine S. Resistance exercise, muscle loading/unloading and the control of muscle mass. In: Essays Biochem. 2006;42:61-74.
  4. Baar, K., E. Blough, B. Dineen, and K. Esser. Transcriptional regulation in response to exercise. In: Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews, edited by J. O. Holloszy. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 1999, p. 333-379.

Commissioned Review Articles

  1. Baar K, D.L. Hamilton, and A Philp. Comments on Point:Counterpoint: IGF is/is not the major physiological regulator of muscle mass. Irrelevant growth factor-I. J Appl Physiol. 2010 Jun;108(6):1827.
  2. Baar K. The signaling underlying FITness. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. 2009 Jun;34(3):411-9.
  3. Baar K., and D.G. Hardie. Small molecules can have big effects on endurance. Nat Chem Biol. 2008 Oct;4(10):583-4.
  4. Philp, A., and  K. Baar. Optimising training adaptations by manipulating glycogen. AgroFOOD industry hi-tech. 2008 Mar/Apr 19(2):14-18.
  5. Baar, K., and S. McGee. Optimizing training adaptations by manipulating glycogen. European Journal of Sport Science, 2008 8: 97-106.
  6. Hamilton, D.L., and K. Baar. Muscle growth: no IGFs, ands, or buts. J Physiol. 2008 Jan 1;586(Pt 1):5-6.
  7. Mackenzie M.G., D.L. Hamilton, J.T. Murray, Baar K. mVps34 is activated by an acute bout of resistance exercise. Biochem Soc Trans. 2007 Nov;35(Pt 5):1314-6.
  8. Khodabukus, A., J.P. Paxton, K. Donnelly, and K. Baar. Engineered muscle: a tool for studying muscle physiology and function. Exerc Sport Sci Rev. 2007 Oct;35(4):186-91
  9. Paxton, J. Z. and K. Baar. Tendon Mechanics: The Argument Heats Up. J Appl Physiol, 2007.
  10. Baar K. Training for endurance and strength: lessons from cell signaling. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2006 Nov;38(11):1939-44.
  11. Baar K. To perform your best: work hard not long. J Physiol. 2006 Sep 15;575(Pt 3):690.
  12. Baar, K. New Dimensions in Tissue Engineering: Possible Models for Human Physiology. Exp Physiol Exp Physiol. 2005 90:799-806.
  13. Baar, K. Involvement of PPARγ co-activator-1, nuclear respiratory factors 1 and 2, and PPARα in the adaptive response to endurance exercise. Proc. Nutrition Soc. 2004(2): p. 269-273

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