Brain Damage in the Male Domestic Fowl Treated with Monosodium Glutamate

Biochemical Alterations during the Obese-Aging Process in Female and Male Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)-Treated Mice

Obesity, from children to the elderly, has increased in the world at an alarming rate over the past three decades, implying long-term detrimental consequences for individual's health. Obesity and aging are known to be risk factors for metabolic disorder development, insulin resistance and inflammation, but their relationship is not fully understood. Prevention and appropriate therapies for meta...

Monosodium glutamate: specific brain lesion questioned.

Personality Predicts Social Dominance in Male Domestic Fowl

Individuals in social species commonly form dominance relationships, where dominant individuals enjoy greater access to resources compared to subordinates. A range of factors such as sex, age, body size and prior experiences has to varying degrees been observed to affect the social status an individual obtains. Recent work on animal personality (i.e. consistent variation in behavioural response...

Comparison of running energetics in male and female domestic fowl.

Carbon dioxide production (VCO2) and end-exercise venous lactate concentration were compared in intensively-trained, mature male and female domestic fowl running on a treadmill for 10-min periods at maximal and sub-maximal work loads. The relationship between VCO2 and running speed was linear and had the same slope in male and female birds. However the maximum sustainable running speed of the m...

Does Monosodium Glutamate Induce Obesity in Female Mice?

Objective: Female metabolism is highly responding towards diet associated changes. Monosodium glutamate is a popular flavor enhancer, which is widely used to develop umami taste. Young female generation nowadays deals with more issues related to metabolism and fertility. Present study is an effort to monitor the effect of monosodium glutamate oral consumption on female mice health and obesity. ...