1 Musculoskeletal Research Group, Institute of Anatomy, Ludwig-Maximilian-University Munich, 80336 Munich, Germany 2 Nutrition and Metabolism Research Group, WALTHAM Centre for Pet Nutrition, Waltham on the Wolds, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire LE14 4RT, UK 3 Musculoskeletal Research Group, Division of Veterinary Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, Faculty of Medicine and Healt...

Mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) in Karisoke, Rwanda, feed on the stinging nettle Laportea alatipes by means of elaborate processing skills. Byrne [e.g. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B, Biological Sciences 358:529-536, 2003] has claimed that individuals acquire these skills by means of the so-called program-level imitation, in which the overall s...

background: antioxidant activities of plant extracts are being studied to increase the shelf life of fish products. some plants such as urtica dioica l. (nettle) can be a good source of antioxidants. the objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of hydroalcoholic and water extracts of nettle leaf on the chemical properties of superchilled minced meat of the common kilka fish (clupeone...

BACKGROUND Herbaceous plants are common vegetal species generally exposed, for a limited period of time, to bioavailable environmental pollutants. Heavy metals contamination is the most common form of environmental pollution. Herbaceous plants have never been used as natural bioindicators of environmental pollution, in particular to monitor the amount of heavy metals in soil. In this study, we ...

Within the framework of environmental policies which tend toward new ecological materials, without use petroleum-based objective this work is to develop a composite 100% natural associating fibers European nettles (Urtica Dioica) and PLA (Poly-Lactic Acid). After having determined properties both components composite, methodology was implemented maximize PLA/nettle association. Then, tensile te...

This investigation was carried out to evaluate the effect of the extract of Urtica dioica leaves on hyperglycemia and quantitative changes of β-cells in streptozotocin-diabetic rats. Forty male Wistar rats were allocated in groups of normal, diabetic, treatment and protective. Hyperglycemia induced by administrating one dose of 80 mg/kg streptozotocin (STZ) intraperitoneally. Animals in treatme...

Abstract Stinging nettle ( Urtica dioica ) is a potential source material for industrial applications. However, systematic research on the ultrastructural properties of fibres lacking. Determining ultrastructure and other bast also provides new insights into studies archaeological their usage. In this study, nanostructure modern ancient samples was studied using wide-angle X-ray scattering (WAX...