Title Endogenous acetylcholine modulates impulsive action via α4β2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in rats Author(s) Tsutsui-Kimura, Iku; Ohmura, Yu; Izumi, Takeshi; Yamaguchi, Taku; Yoshida, Takayuki; Yoshioka, Mitsuhiro Citation European Journal of Pharmacology, 641(2-3): 148-153 Issue Date 2010-09-01 DOI Doc URL http://hdl.handle.net/2115/43803 Right Type article (author version) Additiona...

A tube-feeding model for administering microplastic (MP, Ø = 30 ?m) spheres to fish larvae was employed quantify the uptake of hydrophobic organic contaminants (HOCs) into larval body through a single administration MP. Polychlorinated biphenyl-153 (PCB-153) used as representative HOC that can be sorbed MP in sea. Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) (34–51 days post-hatching) were selected anima...

Pollinosis to birch pollen is a common type I allergy in the Northern Hemisphere. Moreover, birch pollen-allergic individuals sensitized to the major birch pollen allergen Bet v 1 frequently develop allergic reactions to stone fruits, hazelnuts, and certain vegetables due to immunological cross-reactivity. The major T cell epitope Bet v 1(142-153) plays an important role in cross-reactivity bet...

Solvation dynamics and rotational relaxation of coumarin 153 (C-153) in mixed micelles of non-ionic surfactant, Triton X-100 and a series of cationic gemini surfactants, 12-s-12, 2Br with varying polymethylene spacer chain length (s = 3, 6, 8, 12) at different bulk mole fractions of a surfactant were studied. Studies were carried out by means of UV-Vis absorption, steady-state fluorescence and ...

Objective: To determine the levels of Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and Polybrominateddiphenyl ethers (PBDEs) as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in serum of primiparous women at the third trimester of pregnancy and identify the main determinants of POPs levels such as socio-demographic, lifestyle, and diet in Tehran. Materials and methods: One- hundred eighty five serum samples from two...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Microangiopathy-related cerebral damage (MARCD) is a common finding in the elderly. It may lead to cognitive impairment and gait disturbances. Arterial hypertension and age are the most important risk factors. We assessed the association between MARCD and sequence alterations in the promoter region of the angiotensinogen (AGT) gene. METHODS We studied 410 randomly selec...

Nine dogs with primary bone tumours were treated with Samarium-153-EDTMP (Sm-153-EDTMP). Conventional treatment protocols were precluded by the size of the dogs and the owners' refusal of limb amputation. All the tumours were of the appendicular skeleton; 4 were confirmed osteosarcomas. The other 5 tumours were radiologically suspect for osteosarcoma. Bone scans were performed on all dogs using...