effects of in vivo exposure to glucocorticoids on pituitary serum and messenger ribonucleic acid levels of the gonadotropin hormones fsh and lh in male and female rats
... on bare-root red oak seedlings in terms of survival and growth after planting Theeffectsofexposure appeared to be related tothe desiccation ofthe different plant components rather than to ... support the hypothesis of a lower sensitivity toexposurein deciduous than in evergreen coniferous seedlings, due tothe absence of leaf transpiration during exposureinthe former group (Insley and ... decreased carbon availability and consumption of carbohydrate reserves during theexposure phase It would be worthwhile now to assess theeffectsof desiccation onthe cellular integrity inthe different...
... After lifting, a part ofthe transplants were immediately moisturized using a watering can, and all were then kept together in moist conditions in cloth sacks, after pruning the roots to a 20 length ... spacing into 25 cm deep planting holes Plant performance parameters = At the end ofthe first growing season after planting, the rates of survival and terminal shoots were first defined, and ... Cleary and Zaerr (1980) suggest that the bare-root seedlings ofthe Douglas fir andthe ponderosa pine should have a water potential of greater than -0.5 MPa in order to avoid low survival and poor...
... (1988), in which spruce seedlings were exposed to a similar concentration of ozone the using In this case, although there was no effect ofthe pollutant onthe attainment of deep winter hardiness, the ... but other environmental factors may be involved in modifying the plant’s response tothe ozone two Acknowledgments This work supported in part by the UK ofthe Environment, the Commission ofthe ... The shoots + vials were then autoclaved andthe total conductivity (C-) ofthe solution determined Based onthe assumption that the rate of leakage of electrolytes from a detached shoot is controlled...
... 20.http://www.statecoverage.org/files/RWJF_Cost_Sharing _Effects_ on_ spending _and_ outcomes.pdf 49 Ku, L & Wachino, V (2005) The Effect Of Increased Cost-Sharing in Medicaid: A Summary Of Research Findings” Washington, DC: Center on Budget and ... would like to continue to offer family planning care to low-income uninsured women, the combination ofthe loss of public funding due to earlier state budget cuts as well as the new exclusion from ... center pioneers Drs H Jack Geiger and Count Gibson, is part ofthe School of Public Health and Health Services at The George Washington University It focuses onthe history and contributions of health...
... amount of effective water in soil However, the bioproduct need to be manured at 2-months intervals to get higher efficiency of holding water andto increase effective water inthe soil using only the ... Cao Cuong, Tong Kim Thuan, Influence of moisture keeping bioproduct Lipomycin M on some physical characteristics of slopping soil in Me Linh, Vinh Phuc, Conference of Basic research issues in Life ... terrain slope of about 200 (Table 1) 3.1 Effectsof Lipomycin M onthe amount of effective water inthe soil sample cultivated traditional medicine trees After saturating soil to reach the moisture...
... by the localization of TrxR2 inthe mitochondria, which may be slightly less affected than the cytosol under these conditions As TrxR is induced in various pathological conditions, including ... activity and mRNA expression of TrxR caused by PycnogenolÒ alone andin combination with oxidants also gives an insight inthe complex regulation of TrxR These observations indicate that there is ... Gandin et al into selenoproteins SBP2 is translocated tothe nucleus when oxidized, resulting in translational inhibition of TrxR [8] The less pronounced effects seen for TrxR2 may be explained...
... sustaining a contraction [18-20] Some modelling work on motoneuron firing patterns suggested that the range ofthe firing rate ofthe motoneuron during a steady contraction is to 50 pps [21] Onthe ... However, only a few studies have reported ontheeffectsofthe interaction between the neuron and muscle onthe SNR at the ME control channel output The purpose of this paper is to investigate theeffects ... MN The one -to- one relationship between the occurrence of action potentials in a MN andinthe muscle fibers it innervates infers that the CNS modulates the unit firing pattern by changing the input...
... neuroprotection than the administration of a single dose given before the insult (Tables and 2) These data show the importance of continuous long-term administration after ischemic damage in clinical ... calculation ofthe infarct volumes and participated inthe statistical analysis ofthe data OSL, EM and BLF participated inthe design and coordination ofthe study, reviewed the data, provided consultation ... were conducted to evaluate theeffectsof nimesulide when administered in a delayed treatment schedule in order to establish the therapeutic time window of protection of this COX-2 inhibitor in...
... When joining inthe treatment, the infected people and their families are forced to join in training, therefore, the rate of joining in training before treatment is 100% and up to 85,6% ofthe subjects ... established in combination with consulting HIV test, including the provision for HIV infection from mother to children (PLTMC) in 40 provinces In addition, to gain the target that HIV infected persons ... After and 12 months of ARV treatment, the rate ofthe patients with the liver intoxication index is mainly at the normal and minor level, in turn : after months 90,3% and 88,7% after 12 months...
... found in urine has been suggested to reflect the total PAH contamination and is an indicator ofthe mutagenic activity ofthe PAHs in animals [5,6,22] Inthe human, the ratio of 1-OH-PY to 3-OH-BaP ... concentration of BaP, PH and PY in muscle and fat, and their metabolites in urine; in addition, we studied the EROD activity inthe liver andthe DNA adducts of BaP in blood lymphocytes as well as theserum ... Ah-receptor (AhR) affinity, andthe induction ofthe CYP1A enzymes leading to increased rates of formation of reactive metabolites [40] Therefore, PH and PY may interrupt BaP binding to AhR; however,...
... conditions Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests Authors' contributions AG contributed tothe conception and design ofthe study, was involved in drafting ... found between the baseline andthe three experimental conditions inthe CTR group (Table 3) Variations in psychological responses depending onthe kind ofexposurein patients and controls Repeated ... were conducted in order to test whether the responses tothe STAI-S andthe VAS-A changed depending onthe presentation condition (RF, PH, VR), andthe group (AN, BN or CTR) Results regarding the...
... conducted The clinical S epidermidis strain RP62A was grown inthe presence of IQ-143 (concentrations of a quarter ofthe minimum inhibitory concentration and twice the minimum inhibitory concentration) ... competitor and impairs the production of NAD+ This again leads totheeffects described above, although this time the reduced pool of NAD+ and not the inhibition of NADH-producing enzymes is responsible ... measurements and are used to validate and re-test the predictions regarding the resulting metabolite levelsThe data show a complex pattern of cell alterations upon administration of IQ-143: the nicotinamide-adenine...
... Kim JK, Lee W: Inhibition ofthe expression of inducible cyclooxygenase and proinflammatory cytokines by sesquiterpene lactones in macrophages correlates with the inhibition of MAP kinases Biochem ... targeting the IκB (inhibitor of NF-κB) kinase complex [9] which might inhibit proinflammatory cytokine and chemokine gene expression Relative to other transcription factors like CCAAT/enhancer binding ... inhibitory effect on inflammatory mediators including activity and expression of cyclooxygenase (COX) [4,5], generation of prostaglandins [6,7], and leukotrienes (LT) [4] and expression of proinflammatory...
... RNA/tRNA3Lys) used to monitor the efficiency of initiation of (-)ssDNA synthesis inthe presence ofthe chain-terminator ddATP (D) Initiation of (-) ssDNA synthesis by WT and mutant enzymes Reactions were ... incorporation of inhibitor relative to natural substrate To determine theeffectsof mutations K65R and K65R+M184V in subtype C RTs on TFV-binding and incorporation, we measured the steady-state kinetic ... susceptibility The K65R mutation is located inthe fingers domain of RT and its effect on reduction of NRTI incorporation and reduced excision is probably due to an increased rigidity ofthe active site and...
... Qin Dynasty used “legal ruling” to unify and rule the country Dong Trong Thu was the person making considerable contributions tothe restoration of Confucianism after “burning books and burying ... regulate the contents and features ofthe theory of three submissions and four virtues in Vietnamese Confucianism 2.2.3 Overview ofthe content and feature ofthe theory of three submissions and four ... dynasty, the position and role of Confucianism are different In one thousand year of feudalism, Confucian in general andthe theory of “Father - Husband - Son” and “Work-Appearance- WordCharacter” in...
... microcystins and nodularins), alkaloids (fresh water hepatotoxic cylindrospermopsin and neurotoxins such as anatoxin-a, anatoxin-a(s) and saxitoxins, the marine toxin aplysiatoxin, debromoaplysiatoxin and ... determination of microcystins in drinking water Investigate the effect ofexposureof a human cell line to non cytotoxic amounts of microcystins using proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR) and ... the determination of cyanobacterial toxins (including microcystins, nodularin and cylindrospermopsin) in water and potential effectsofexposureto microcystins were investigated The effect of...
... position ofthe ground reaction forces and influence the behavior ofthe socket as well as the kinematics and kinetics involved at the joints Based onthe examples of prosthetic foot flexion and extension ... measured the vertical component ofthe ground reaction force acting onthe 11 force plate ofthe platform Thus, the patient’s weight andthe location ofthe weight bearing line in static standing ... occurring inthe final part ofthe swing phase, proved the presence of impact, were not eliminated despite the efforts ofthe prosthetist Furthermore, these results demonstrated the ability of the...
... condition ofthe vessels belonging tothe membranes ofthe socket, with the condition of which, the state ofthe tooth is closely connected."] Having gone through with an examination ofthe physical ... obtained, that we meet it inthe kitchen, inthe dining-room, andinthe parlor; in every gathering of men of business; in every party of pleasure; in our halls of legislation; in our courts of ... effects, and urge in extenuation the inveteracy of habit One consideration had considerable influence to induce the author to consent tothe publication of this paper the hope that it might aid in...
... median age ofthe total population was 58 years The Box plots ofthe distribution oftheexposure variables are presented in Figure More detailed information about the distribution oftheexposure ... ranges ofexposureto traffic flow at the nearest main road and NO2-concentration could have contributed to inconsistent findings For instance, the interquartile range for NO2 -exposure in this ... 50 to 75 years, living in a semi-rural region ofthe Netherlands Methods Study area and study population The study was performed among residents ofthe semirural area of Westfriesland in the...