The variation of the phase-separation temperature (Tc) was studied in lenses during formation of cataracts induced by a subcutaneous injection of sodium selenite. In normal control animals, the Tc decreased monotonically with increasing age. Approximately 2 days after administration of the selenite the Tc decreased sharply to a minimum, and then at day 4 the Tc increased dramatically toward bod...

abstract a sub-sample of lentil (lens culinaris medik. cv. kimia) seeds was kept as bulk (s1) and another sample was separated to large (s2) and small (s3) seeds. a sub-sample of each size was kept as control or high vigor seed lot (a1) and the two other sub-samples were artificially aged for 2 and 4 days (a2 and a3, respectively). field performance and some physiological traits of plants from ...

Tolerant and susceptible durum wheat varieties were grown in the 1 and 2 settlement zone under rainfed conditions inDaraa province-Syria, In order to expose plants to different level of water regime, since the two zones differ in total amount of rainfall during the growing season. Plants were suffered from terminal drought stress in both zones, however, the drought was more sever in the 2 settl...

conclusions decreases of tc, ldl and tg may be related to tomato antioxidant effect. this course in human required more investigations. results results showed that in chol group, all lipids increased significantly (p < 0.05) except hdl compared to the control group. tomato and tomato paste supplementation decreased tc, ldl and tg concentration significantly (p < 0.05) compared to chol group. to...

results saffron extracts markedly (p < 0.05) decreased the serum total cholesterol (tc, 90 ± 9.3), triglyceride (tg, 99 ± 10.5), and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (ldl-c, 27 ± 1.1) in obese rats, while they increased the serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (hdl-c, 68 ± 2.2). the atherosclerosis-index (ldl/hdl, 0.39 ± 0.5), atherogenic index (tc/hdl, 1.32 ± 4.2), and the liver enzym...

Objective(s): This study was to investigate the antihyperlipidemic and antioxidant effect of total flavonoid extract from Actinidia kolomikta (TFAK) in hyperlipidemia induced by a high-fat diet. Materials and Methods: Male SD rats were randomly divided into 6 groups: normal group, model (hyperlipidemic diet) group, hyperlipedemic diet supplemented with TFAK (50, 100 and 200 mg/kg) and simvastat...

Drought is one of the most common abiotic stresses, affecting the growth and productivity of crop plants globally, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions. Different strategies are used to mitigate the impact of drought among crop plants. Exogenous application of different substances are known to decrease the effects of various abiotic stresses, including drought stress. The aim of this stud...

To alleviate the enhanced frequency, duration, and intensity of drought as a consequence global warming, admixing drought-sensitive European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) with deep rooting silver fir (Abies alba Mill.) has been proposed. However, information on performance admixtures seedlings these tree species at limited water availability so far not reported. In present study, we investigated s...