@article{lourenco_randall_seiler_lunn_2015, title={Abdominal ultrasonographic findings in acromegalic cats}, volume={17}, ISSN={["1532-2750"]}, DOI={10.1177/1098612x14556847}, abstractNote={Objectives Acromegaly is increasingly recognized as a cause of insulin resistance in cats with diabetes mellitus (DM). The objective of this study was to determine if ultrasonographic changes in selected abdominal organs of acromegalic cats could be used to raise the index of suspicion for this condition. }, number={8}, journal={JOURNAL OF FELINE MEDICINE AND SURGERY}, author={Lourenco, Bianca N. and Randall, Elissa and Seiler, Gabriela and Lunn, Katharine F.}, year={2015}, month={Aug}, pages={698–703} } @article{song_lu_chen_lourenco_chiang_2006, title={Genetic transformation of Populus trichocarpa genotype Nisqually-1: A functional genomic tool for woody plants}, volume={47}, ISSN={["1471-9053"]}, DOI={10.1093/pcp/pcl018}, abstractNote={We report here the Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation of Nisqually-1, a Populus trichocarpa genotype whose genome was recently sequenced. Several systems were established. Internodal stem segments from vigorously growing greenhouse plants are the explants most amenable to transformation. For the most efficient system, approximately 40% of the stem segments infected with pBI121-containing Agrobacterium tumefaciens C58 produced transgenic calli, as confirmed by beta-glucuronidase (GUS) staining. The regeneration efficiency of independent transgenic plants was approximately 13%, as revealed by genomic Southern analysis. Some transgenic plants were produced in as little as 5 months after co-cultivation. This system may help to facilitate studies of gene functions in tree growth and development at a genome level.}, number={11}, journal={PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY}, author={Song, Jingyuan and Lu, Shanfa and Chen, Zenn-Zong and Lourenco, Rodrigo and Chiang, Vincent L.}, year={2006}, month={Nov}, pages={1582–1589} }