The major route of cadmium (Cd) intake by non-smokers is through food ingestion. Cd is a non-essential metal absorbed through one or more transporters of essential metal ions. Expression of these transporters is affected by nutritional status. To investigate the risk factors for Cd toxicity, the effects of deficiency of essential metals on hepatic and renal accumulation of Cd were studied in mi...

A pot culture experiment was carried out to study the alterations in growth, biochemical activities and cadmium (Cd) uptake by wheat (Triticum aestivum) inoculated with or without arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi in sterilized soil with addition of different Cd levels (0, 100, 300, 600 mg.kg_1). In Mycorrhizal (M) plants, root colonization rates were significantly lower with the addition of hi...

The structure of the inclusion complexes of β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) with daidzein and daidzin in D2O were investigated using NMR spectroscopy. For the β-CD and daidzein system, two types of 1:1 complexes were formed with the daidzein deeply inserted into the CD cavity with different orientations. For the β-CD/daidzin system, a 1:1 complex was formed with the flavonoid part of daidzin entering the...

Cadmium (Cd) is a toxic metal that damages several tissues of animals and humans including the testis. The ameliorative effects quercetin (QUE), rutin (RUT), gallic acid (GAL) at 20 mg kg-1 body weight alone or in combination against testicular injury induced by Cd (24 weight) male Wistar rats were evaluated this study. Forty-two (42) randomly grouped into six (6) groups: (1) vehicle control gr...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether endothelin (ET)-dependent effects limit shear stress-induced dilation of large epicardial coronary arteries after blockade of nitric oxide (NO) formation. METHODS In conscious dogs instrumented for measuring coronary blood flow (CBF) and external diameter (CD) of the circumflex coronary artery, flow-dependent CD dilation was elicited by intracoronary (i.c.) aden...

1100 (CD-ROM). [9] Stofan, E.R. et al. (2001) Icarus, 152, 75-95. Table 1. Statistics relating to each morphological class in the catalogue. Volcano class Frequency Mean diameter

Marketing educators are faced with the challenge of embracing new technologies for developing learning tools and adopting teaching strategies that facilitate active learning. This study evaluates 291 undergraduate marketing students’ attitudes toward technology-enhanced learning resources provided on CD-ROM and a course homepage. Compatibility and study performance were main predictors of stude...

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