Concentrations of heavy metals arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury and trace elements chromium, copper, nickel and zinc were tested in the muscle tissue of four commercial edible lethrinids fish species from different region of Mauritius. Sky emperor (Lethrinus mahsena) was collected from coastal regions as well as offshore regions (banks) for this study. Blackspot emperor (Lethrinus harak) and ...

We investigate the frequency dispersion of complex permeability in GHz range superparamagnetic nickel–zinc ferrite thin films with different Ni/Zn ratios using a microstrip probe. The films, comprising crystallites as small 3 nm and deposited by microwave-irradiation-assisted solvothermal method, exhibit coexistence two resonance characteristics—a ferromagnetic peak ([Formula: see text]) at ∼2 ...

The effect of Cerium and Cobalt substitution in Zinc ferrites with respect to their electrical and magnetic properties has been investigated in this paper. The nanoparticles of Zn1-x-y Cex Coy Fe2O4 ( x = 0.012, 0014, 0.016, 0.018; y = 0.01, 0.001, 0014, 0.016) is prepared by sol gel route and sintered in a microwave furnace. The nano size, structure and composition of Ce-Co doped Zinc ferrite ...

Zinc is an essential trace element involved in a wide range of biological processes and human diseases. Zinc excess is deleterious, and animals require mechanisms to protect against zinc toxicity. To identify genes that modulate zinc tolerance, we performed a forward genetic screen for Caenorhabditis elegans mutants that were resistant to zinc toxicity. Here we demonstrate that mutations of the...

zinc ferrite (znfe2o4) nanoparticles were synthesized via the auto-combustion assisted sol-gel method of zn2+ and fe3+ ions (molar ratio 1:2) in ammonia solution. the prepared nanomagnetic catalyst was characterized by ir, xrd, sem and icp. the diameter of the znfe2o4 mnps (63.7 nm) was determined by debye-scherre equation via their xrd pattern. nanomagnetic znfe2o4 efficiently catalyzes oxidat...

Sensitivity of GABAA receptors (GABARs) to inhibition by zinc and other divalent cations is influenced by the alpha subunit subtype composition of the receptor. For example, alpha6beta3gamma2L receptors are more sensitive to inhibition by zinc than alpha1beta3gamma2L receptors. We examined the role of a His residue located in the M2-M3 extracellular domain (rat alpha6 H273) in the enhanced zinc...