One of the primary functions of the oxytocin receptor is to modulate intracellular calcium levels in myometrium. The oxytocin receptor has been purified and cloned. Although it has been suggested that oxytocin receptor couples with a GTP-binding regulatory protein (G-protein), the identity of this G-protein remains unclear. To elucidate themechanism of oxytocin receptor signalling, we used the ...

Objective: To evaluate the potential of Gracilaria changii extract in ameliorating adverse effects bisphenol A.Methods: The antioxidant capacity extracted using different solvents (methanol, ethanol, and aqueous) was studied. mice were administered by oral gavage with A (60 mg/kg body weight) for 6 weeks or without aqueous extract. Thereafter, either euthanized histology immunohistochemistry st...

Blood and stripped hemoglobin from Nelore cattle individuals were submitted to oxygen equilibrium experiments in both gasometric and spectrophotometric methods. No difference was detected in oxygen affinity and Bohr effect among Hb A, Hb B and Hb AB in experiments with both blood and stripped hemoglobin, in the presence and absence of the chloride ion. However, n values (Hill plots) were higher...

We present a method designed to identify the spectral type of young (less than ∼ 30 days after explosion) and nearby (z < ∼ 0.05) supernovae (SNe) using their broad-band colors. In particular, we show that stripped-core SNe (i.e., hydrogen deficient core-collapse events, spectroscopically defined as SNe Ib and SNe Ic, including broad-lined SN 1998bw-like events) can be clearly distinguished fro...

Summary: Template stripping is a simple and versatile process for creating smooth patterned films from various materials. We will discuss improved plasmonic performance for template-stripped metals and their use in thermophotovoltaic applications. Introduction: Template stripping utilizes the fact that coinage metals (e.g., silver, gold, and copper) will wet certain substrates but adhere poorly...

The light curves and velocity evolution of core-collapse supernovae (SNe) provide important clues to help constrain their progenitors. This may be especially important for stripped envelope SNe (Type Ib, Ic, and IIb), which have been elusive in providing direct connections with the massive stars that give rise to these explosions. Using simple arguments based on photometric light curves, we pro...