Potential determinants of chronic renal disease (CRD) progression were studied in male Munich-Wistar rats subjected to 5/6 nephrectomy and treated with candesartan (Csn; n = 30) or enalapril (Ena; n = 27) from 5 wk postsurgery. Despite control of systolic blood pressure (SBP; 24 wk: Csn = 143 +/- 9; Ena = 148 +/- 8 mmHg), urinary protein excretion rates (U(pr)V) increased over 24 wk (Csn = 92 +...

Let S be a finite set with some rank function r such that the Whitney numbers w i = I { x e S I r ( x ) = i}l are log-concave. Given k, me N so that Wk-1 < Wk <~ Wk+m, set W = w k + w k + 1 + "'" + Wk + ~" Generalizing a theorem of Kleitman and Milner, we prove that every F ~ S with cardinality IFI/> Whas average rank at least ( k w k + ... + (k + m)wk+m)/W, provided the normalized profile vect...

The metastatic tumor antigen 1 (MTA1) protein is associated with tumor invasiveness and poor prognosis in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), particularly in those with hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related HCC. Chronically woodchuck hepatitis virus (WHV)-infected woodchuck is an ideal animal model for studying the pathogenesis of HBV-associated liver diseases, including HCC. To investigate...

The combined effects of growth pattern (GP) and dietary CP level during rearing (2 to 22 wk of age) on body composition and performance were investigated in broiler breeder females from 0 to 40 wk of age. One-day-old pullets (n = 768) were randomly allotted to 48 pens according to 2 growth patterns (standard = SGP and high = HGP) and fed using 1 of 3 dietary CP levels (high = CPh, medium = CPm,...

Experiments were conducted to address recent reports of precocial testis development or testicular hypertrophy induced by the anti-thyroid agent 6-N-propyl-2-thiouracil (PTU) in domestic fowl and rodents. In three experiments, PTU was administered to male turkeys during different stages of development. The PTU was given in the feed at a concentration of either 0.1 or 0.5% and effects on thyroid...

Selenium is an essential micronutrient in sheep, and deficiency can limit lamb growth and survival. To evaluate how different chemical forms of Se administered to mature ewes at comparative dosages affect ewe and progeny performance, 240 ewes were divided into 8 treatment groups (n = 30 each) and drenched weekly with no Se; at the maximum FDA-allowed concentration with inorganic Na-selenite or ...

Table eggs collected at random from one-hundred and fifty layers (75-FUNAAB-Alpha 75- ISA brown) kept Breeding Unit, Teaching Research Farm, Olusegun Agagu University of Science Technology, Okitipupa 31st, 33rd, 35th weeks (WK) age were analyzed for internal external characteristics within 24 hours laying. The data subjected to analysis variance assess the effect breed on egg quality. Breed had...

Intermediate wheatgrass [Thinopyrum intermedium (Host) Barkworth and D.R. Dewey], bred for high grain yield, has become the first perennial in North America is commercialized under tradename Kernza. The expansion of this crop from U.S. Midwest to areas with milder winters would require an understanding its vernalization requirements flowering availability genetic diversity trait. goal research ...

Background: The growth of birds is a function both genetics and environment involving change leading into improvement in weight, shape, size, volume, etc. Study important non-genetic factors view formulating future selection breeding strategies different poultry species. Methods: present study was done on 1246 numbers Japanese Quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica) two strains i.e., black white di...

BACKGROUND In rodents and pigs, it has shown that carnitine synthesis and uptake of carnitine into cells are regulated by peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α (PPARA), a transcription factor which is physiologically activated during fasting or energy deprivation. Dairy cows are typically in a negative energy balance during early lactation. We investigated the hypothesis that genes of ca...