In this paper, the diversity of complicated dendrite microstructure and its evolution behavior during solidification in different magnesium alloys under various processing conditions were illustrated using synchrotron X-ray imaging technique. A variety dendritic morphologies branching structures revealed, i.e., sixfold plate-like symmetric structure Mg–Al-based structure, 12-branch Mg–Zn-based ...

Apart from a reflecting and a transparent state, rare-earth-Mg alloys ~RE-Mg! exhibit also a highly absorbing, black state during loading with hydrogen. The occurrence of such a black state is due to the disproportionation into subwavelength size REH21e and Mg grains during the first hydrogen loading. While the optical properties of REHx change continuously with a further increase in hydrogen c...

Orphanin FQ/nociceptin (OFQ/N) is the endogenously occurring peptide ligand for the nociceptin opioid receptor (NOP) that produces anxiolytic-like effects in mice and rats. The present study assessed the anxiolytic-like activity of 8-[bis(2-methylphenyl)-methyl]-3-phenyl-8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-3-ol (SCH 221510), a novel potent piperidine NOP agonist (EC(50) = 12 nM) that binds with high affin...

Objective(s) There is well documented evidence for the increase in widespread use of complementary and alternative medicine in the treatment of physical and psychiatric symptoms and disorders within the populations. In the present study, we investigated the influence of Vitex agnus-castus (vitex) on anxiety-like behaviors of rats. Materials and Methods Elevated plus maze which is one of the ...

Several pieces of anatomical, biochemical and pharmacological evidence indicate that the endocannabinoid system via CB1 receptors is implicated in the control of emotional behavior. However, previous studies have reported unclear and contradictory results concerning the role of cannabinoids in anxiety. The aim of the present study was to examine the influence of the cannabinoid agonist WIN 55,2...

Motoyuki Hattori, Norihiko Iwase, Noritaka Furuya, Yoshiki Tanaka, Tomoya Tsukazaki, Ryuichiro Ishitani, Michael E Maguire, Koichi Ito*, Andres Maturana* and Osamu Nureki* Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Biological Information, Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of T...

objective(s) there is well documented evidence for the increase in widespread use of complementary and alternative medicine in the treatment of physical and psychiatric symptoms and disorders within the populations. in the present study, we investigated the influence of vitex agnus-castus (vitex) on anxiety-like behaviors of rats. materials and methods elevated plus maze which is one of the met...

It has been reported that the aqueous extract of pomegranate (AE-PG) has polyphenols with estrogenic-like activities. The present work determines if AE-PG alone or in combination with the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, citalopram, has antidepressant-like effects. It was also analyzed the participation of estrogen receptors (ER). AE-PG (0.1, 1.0, 10, or 100 mg/kg) was evaluated in ovari...

Different concentrations of N(6)-benzylaminopurine (BAP) and indole acetic acid (IAA) in Murashige and Skoog based medium were assessed for their effects on shoot multiplication, nodule-like meristem proliferation and plant regeneration of the Malaysian banana cultivars Pisang Mas, Pisang Nangka, Pisang Berangan and Pisang Awak. BAP at 1-14 mg L(-1) with or without 0.2 mg L(-1) IAA, or BAP at 7...