The starfish Narcissia canariensis harvested from the coasts off Dakar, Senegal, was investigated for glycolipids (GL). This report deals with the isolation, characterization and biological activity of a fraction F13-3 separated from the GL mixture and selected according to its ability to inhibit KB cell proliferation after 72 hours of treatment. Firstly, a GL mixture F13 was obtained that acco...

A heteroblastic (or vegetative phase) change is an abrupt manifestation in the general heteroblastic development during the ontogeny of plants. The Canary Island pine undergoes an especially marked and delayed heteroblastic change, including both the formation of secondary needles on dwarf shoots and the onset of preformed growth. To assess genetic and environmental effects on the heteroblastic...

MARTINSEN, M., and J. SUNDGOT-BORGEN. Higher Prevalence of Eating Disorders among Adolescent Elite Athletes than Controls.Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 45, No. 6, pp. 1188–1197, 2013. Purpose: The objective of this study is to examine the prevalence of eating disorders (ED) among female and male adolescent elite athletes and nonathletic controls. Methods: This was a two-phase study, including a...

Climate change and the appearance of pests pathogens are leading to disappearance palm groves Phoenix canariensis in Canary Islands. Traditional pathology diagnostic techniques resource-demanding poorly reproducible, it is necessary develop new monitoring methodologies. This study presents a tool identify individuals infected by Serenomyces phoenicis Phoenicococcus marlatti using UAV-derived mu...