Tick salivary glands play critical roles in maintaining water balance for survival, as they eliminate excess water and ions during blood feeding on hosts. In the long duration of fasting in the off-host period, ticks secrete hygroscopic saliva into the mouth cavity to uptake atmospheric water vapor. Type I acini of tick salivary glands are speculated to be involved in secretion of hygroscopic s...

calorie restriction through ingesting no or minimal amounts of food and caloric beverages for periods of time is called fasting. fasting can affect body through changing in physical and metabolic adaptations, as well as mineral and hormonal status. however, psychological effects and sometimes medical complications are likely in case of inappropriate fasting. fasting is associated with changes i...

Previous work from this laboratory has reported on the effects of two sequential 5 day periods of fasting and subsequent refeeding on tumor promotion in multistage hepatocarcinogenesis in the rat (Carcinogenesis, 18, 159-166, 1997). In the present extension of the earlier study, the sequential fasting-refeeding regimen was begun at later time points (28 and 54 days post-initiation) than the fir...

Fasting is one of the religious practices or rituals worship that can be found in almost every tradition, including Christian and Islamic traditions. Several scholars studies, through various research, claim fasting has been practiced thousands years ago by adherents world persists to this day. This study attempts describe teachings Christianity Islam then provides an analysis similarities diff...

Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) was detected in serum samples of healthy Japanese males by radioimmunoassay and high-performance liquid chromatography. Blood samples were obtained from 20 subjects after fasting and from 80 subjects after lunch. The subjects ranged in age from 20 to 63 years of age. Measurement of AFB1 in the samples was performed by radioimmunoassay and was confirmed by high-performance li...

Intermittent fasting, which can effectively reduce obesity and improve the related metabolic syndrome has become an exciting research area in recent years. Adipose tissue is pivotal regulating metabolism determining occurrence of obesity. In current study, we aimed to investigate effects acute fasting (AF) on fat tissue. Mice were subjected AF for 36 h, receiving normal chow (low-fat diet [LFD]...

Current criteria for the diagnosis of diabetes c A1C $6.5%. The test should be performed in a laboratory using a method that is National Glycohemoglobin Standardization Program (NGSP)-certified and standardized to the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) assay; or c fasting plasma glucose (FPG) $126 mg/dL (7.0 mmol/l). Fasting is defined as no caloric intake for at least 8 h; or c 2-...