Malathion (ML) is a well known pesticide commonly used in many agricultural and non-agricultural processes. Its toxicity has been attributed primarily to the accumulation of acetylcholine (Ach) at nerve junctions, due to the inhibition of acetylcholinesterase (AChE). The aim of the current research was to study the protective effect of the melissa plant extract against reproductive impairment i...

* Author for correspondence and reprint requests Z. Naturforsch. 54c, 698-703 (1999); received November 17, 1998/March 20. 1999 a-Tocopherol, Photosynthesis, Drought, Rosmarinus officinalis, Melissa officinalis Summer diurnal variations of photosynthesis and a-tocopherol content were measured in relation to natural drought in field-grown rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) and lemon balm (Meli...

Melissa L. Coleman, M.D., Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Penn State College Hershey, Pennsylvania, George S. Bause, M.P.H., Wood Library-Museum Curator Emeritus.

Brittany L. Freel, M. Diane Clark, Melissa L. Anderson, Gizelle L. Gilbert, Millicent M. Musyoka, Peter C. Hauser Science of Learning Center on Visual Language and Visual Learning, Washington, DC, USA; Gallaudet University, Washington, DC, USA; National Technical Institute of the Deaf / Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, USA. Email: [email protected] Received October 11, ...

Botanicals are an alternative option to prescription drugs for the alleviation of symptoms due to anxiety disorders and insomnia. Melissa officinalis L. has been shown as an anti-stress and anxiolytic agent. We previously reported moderate stress improvement in mice in which Cyracos(®), a standardized Melissa officinalis L. extract, was administrated. Cyracos(®) contains phytochemicals that inh...

This research investigated the effects of exogenous sodium nitroprusside (SNP) supplementation as nitric oxide (NO) on alleviating Pb-induced oxidative damage in lemon balm (Melissa officinalis L.) plants. Pb (100, 300 and 500 μM) alone and in combination with SNP (100 and 200 μM) were given to hydroponically grown Melissa officinalis L. plants. The findings suggested that in Pbtreated plants, ...