Eddy correlation measurements of CO2 exchange (F) were made in intensively managed peat pastures at 2 different groundwater tables during most of a growing season. F was separated into a respiratory (Fr) and an assimilatory (Fa) CO2 flux. The fit of the Arrhenius temperature response to Fr showed that Fr was generally higher at low groundwater tables. The fit of a hyperbolic irradiance response...

All beneficial effects of tea have been attributed to the strong anti-oxidative activity due to phenolic compounds catechins which protect the body from damage caused by free radical-induced oxidative stress (Jang et al., 2007). Carotenoids, flavonoids, cinnamic acids, benzoic acids, folic acid, ascorbic acid, tocopherols, tocotrienols are some of the antioxidants produced by the plant for thei...

Endocrine disrupting activities in industrial chemicals have been a serious problem, because they are distributed broadly, they are active at very low concentrations, and some of them are difficult to detoxify. Moreover, only a small number of active chemicals are known, while most chemicals have not been examined yet. To reduce the number of examinations required for unknown chemicals, some co...

The importance of anaerobic oxidation of methane (AOM) as a methane sink in freshwater systems is largely unexplored, particularly in peat ecosystems. Nitrite-dependent anaerobic methane oxidation (n-damo) was recently discovered and reported to be catalyzed by the bacterium "Candidatus Methylomirabilis oxyfera," which is affiliated with the NC10 phylum. So far, several "Ca. Methylomirabilis ox...

Adiponectin is a multifunctional adipokine that has several oligomeric forms in the blood stream, which broadly regulates innate and acquired immunity. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to observe the differentiation of T helper (Th) cells and expression of costimulatory signaling molecules affected by adiponectin. The mRNA and protein expression levels of adiponectin and its receptors in oxid...