2-Nitropropane (2-NP), a widely used industrial chemical, is a mutagen in bacteria and a powerful hepatocarcinogen in Sprague-Dawley rats. In contrast, 1-nitropropane (1-NP) is not mutagenic and does not appear to be carcinogenic. Thus far, the mechanism of carcinogenicity of 2-NP has not been examined. We report in the present work that i.p. treatment of male Sprague-Dawley rats with 100 mg/kg...

We studied the influence of the internal oxygen concentration in seeds of wheat (Triticum aestivum) on storage metabolism and its relation to phloem import of nutrients. Wheat seeds that were developing at ambient oxygen (21%) were found to be hypoxic (2.1%). Altering the oxygen supply by decreasing or increasing the external oxygen concentration induced parallel changes in the internal oxygen ...

Normal human fetal development requires an adequate supply of thyroid hormone from conception. Until about 16 wk gestation this is supplied entirely by placental transfer of maternal hormone. Subsequently, the fetal thyroid synthesizes thyroid hormones, requiring a supply of maternal iodide. Trophoblast iodide transfer is mediated by the apical sodium iodide symporter (NIS). Placental oxygen le...

introduction: oxygen tension is one of the most important stimuli in stem cell biology. in this study, we investigate the considerable influence of hypoxia on cx43 gene expression as one of the most important gap junction on the surface of mesenchymal stem cells. methods: mesenchymal stem cells were isolated from c57bl/6 mouse bone marrow and cultured in dmem medium under low oxygen tension (1%...