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A near-universal feature of cell signaling via seven transmembrane, G protein-coupled receptors is attenuation of a cellular response upon prolonged exposure to an extracellular stimulus [ 1 ] . This desensitization process is well-established for GnRH-stimulated LH secretion from pituitary gonadotropes [ 2 3 ] , and occurs after about 6 h of continued exposure to GnRH in rats [ 3 ] ; removal of GnRH permits recovery from the profound suppression of LH secretion, albeit rather slowly (2-4 days; 4).
But a near-universal assumption in politics says that a candidate has to respond to charges made by serious opponents, lest those charges be generally accepted as true.
The article meanders into a debate over whether the near-universal English language helps fuel the overseas success of American pop culture (or vice versa--do people learn English from American movies?)
Another story that gets near-universal front-page treatment is the president's news conference yesterday about things fiscal.
Bob's daughters, we hasten to add, were infants at the time, and his column is an argument against "Ferberizing"--the near-universal American practice of training babies to sleep alone by ignoring their tears of loneliness and terror.