The survival and reproduction of the beetle Paederus fuscipes Curtis on diets that differed in macronutrient composition were investigated in the laboratory. The sex organs of females fed each test diet were dissected to evaluate the ovarian development over time. Adults fed on a carbohydrate-rich diet lived longer than adults fed the other diets, but this diet provided insufficient nutrients f...

The comparative effects of oryzanol and ferulic acid on the lipid metabolism and antioxidative status of high fat-fed mice were investigated. The mice were given a diet containing 17% fat (HF), supplemented with oryzanol (HF-O) or ferulic acid for 7 weeks. The control mice (NC) were fed with normal diet. The HF mice exhibited increased body weight gain, plasma and hepatic total cholesterol and ...

We studied the effect of a lipid clearing agent (clinofibrate) on the osteocytes of rabbits treated with corticosteroids. Thirty-one rabbits were divided into four groups: (A) steroid-treated with a normal diet, (B) steroid-treated and one a diet with added clinofibrate, (C) non-steroid-treated, on a diet with clinofibrate; and (D) non-steroid-treated on a normal diet. All the steroid-treated a...

Ž . Red drum larvae were fed, from day 11 to day 24 post-hatch, with Artemia LP group or two Ž . Ž . isoproteinic-formulated diets with varying lipid levels, 15% L15 group and 30% L30 group . The lipid fraction was composed of a mixture of cod liver oil and soy lecithin. Larvae fed Artemia exhibited the greatest length; L30 diet induced a larvae length significantly greater than Ž . that obtain...

AIM Insulin resistance, hyperinsulinaemia and disturbances in glucose metabolism can be produced in normal rats by feeding them a fructose-enriched diet. Metformin, an antidiabetic drug, enhances insulin sensitivity in type 2 diabetic patients. Previous studies have shown that metformin improves insulin sensitivity in fructose-fed rats. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of metfo...

The aim of this study was to examine impact whey protein in rainbow trout tissues utilizing a few biochemical methods. fish utilized were an average weight 40-45 g. Rainbow Trout fed diets containing four doses (0; 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5%) for 42 days. At the end experiment, spleen, liver, muscle kidney taken from carbohydrate, lipid levels determined. value parameter essentially affected diet with 1...

An experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary lipid and inorganic phosphorus supplementation on growth, retention and loading of phosphorus and nitrogen in young red sea bream. Two levels of lipid (190 and 250 g/kg) and two levels of phosphorus (14 and 19 g/kg) in the dry diets were tested. Four practical diets were formulated and coded as L0P0, L0P1, L1P0 and L1P1, respecti...

Sera and plasma from different species and from rats of various dietary statuses were compared with regard to effects on proliferation, glycerophosphate dehydrogenase (GPDH) activity, and lipid-filing of rat adipocyte precursors converting to adipocytes in primary cell culture. All of the tested sera and plasma samples were comparably supportive of cell multiplication, but their effects on elev...