clinical observations with gross and microscopic changes of acute chemical inflammation of fetlock joint by injecting turpentine oil and gentamycin in 4 donkeys 2 to 4 years of age and 150 to 200kg/bw were recorded. the animals coordination, pain at the site of injection, local heat joint circumferences and weight bearing after inducing arthritis in fetlock forelimb and hind limb were noted dow...

The red turpentine beetle (RTB), Dendroctonus valens LeConte (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae), is a secondary pest of pines in its native range in North and Central America. Outbreaks and tree mortality attributed to RTB alone are rare in its native range. RTB was introduced into China in the early 1980s and spread rapidly from Shanxi Province to four adjacent provinces; it has infested ...

We previously reported that low doses of interleukin-1 strongly inhibited in vitro development of the hepatic stages of Plasmodium falciparum and P. yoelii. Among several hypotheses, we considered the role of C-reactive protein (CRP), a major acute-phase reactant whose concentration increases markedly in infectious disorders. We demonstrated that human hepatocytes cultured in the presence of in...

Inflammation was induced in rats by the subcutaneous injection of turpentine. Microsomes were prepared from the livers between 2 and 72 h after injection. Mannose and glucose incorporation into mannosyl and glucosyl dolichyl monophosphate was increased 2-fold over saline-injected controls 24 h after induction of inflammation. Synthesis of glycosylated dolichyl pyrophosphoryl oligosaccharides wa...

The aim of this study was to set up a chemometric procedure using near infrared spectra acquired with low-cost handheld spectrometer (SCiO), quantify the main chemical components maritime pine (Pinus pinaster) resin, in view SCiO as quality control tool for tapping industry. This carried out on samples resin harvested during summer 2018, Biscarosse, France. Spectral data were collected both an ...

The need for reducing fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in internal combustion engines has raised the opportunity use of renewable energy sources. For progressive replacement fuels like diesel, those derived from sustainable management forest resources may be a good option. In Portugal, pine trees (pinus pinaster) are among most widely cultivated tree species. Turpentin...