Instructions for Abstracts
 
 

 

There are numerous formats in which an abstract may be submitted. Generally, this is depends on scientific meeting/conference at which you may be presenting or attending. 


Your abstract should be informative and contain a concise statement of the 1) problem, 2) experimental methods,  3) results and 4)appropraite statistics.  The text should cite quantitative data from representative experiments and draw conclusions.  It is not satisfactory to state, "The results will be discussed" or other such uninformative general statements.

  1. PLEASE SEE THE EXAMPLE BELOW.  Abstracts that do not conform to the format will not be printed.

  2. Your abstract must fit in an area of 7 inches wide by 4 inches high when printed at 12 pt in Times New Roman font.  This means that your total abstract, including title, authors, and affiliation cannot exceed 225 words.  Not:  The word count tool is in the "tools" menu.

  3. Please use Times New Roman Font

  4. Begin the title of the abstract at the far-left margin.  The title of the presentation is in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS.  End with a period. 

  5. Author(s): Give full first and last names underlining each name.  End with a period.

  6. Following author(s) put the department(s), address(es), including zip code(s), separated by commas.  End with a period.  For this assignment: your address is: Department of Biological Sciences, Saddleback College, Mission Viejo, CA, 92692.

  7. Start the abstract text on the next new line and indent the first line of the abstract 5 spaces.

  8. The abstract will appear exactly as you submit it.  We will not correct errors in spelling, grammar, or format

An emailed copy of your abstract must be sent to your instructor by May 8, 2009 by 12 Noon.  Late abstracts will not be printed nor will the presenter(s) be allowed to present.
 
Example Abstract (This example has 219 words):
 

 

SEASONAL VARIATION IN GLUCONEOGENESIS IN A MAMMALIAN HIBERNATOR (Spermophilus lateralis).  James F. Staples and Peter W. Hochachka.  Dept. of Zoology, Univ. British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4, Canada

     Seasonal hibernation in mammals is usually associated with fasting, and since blood glucose and liver glycogen stores decrease during a hibernation bout, gluconeogenesis from endogenous substrates is crucial to replenish carbohydrate supplies required by some tissues.  Trigylceride is the main metabolic fuel during hibernation and arousal, and since there is evidence of "protein sparing" during hibernation, it was predicted that glycerol would a preferred gluconeogenic substrate during hibernation and arousal. Hepatocytes isolated from Spermophilus lateralis in deep hibernation, after arousal from deep hibernation, or in summer normothermy were used to assess this.  Rates of glucose production from 10mM lactate/1mM pyruvate (1.21 ± .13, 1.08  ± .10, 0.83 ± µmol glucose/g wet wt/min ± SEM respectively) and 10mM alanine (0.46 ± .07, 0.35 ± .07, 0.33 ± .06) did not change with hibernation state, while with 10 mM glycerol, rates were twice as high in hibernation and arousal as in summer normothermy (1.11 ± .13, 1.13 ± .10, 0.58 ± .05, p  = 0.003).  These differences were reflected by rates of cellular oxygen consumption with the different substrates but there was no difference in apparent oxidative efficiency of gluconeogenesis between hibernation states.