To elucidate a functional significance of submaxillary gland, a simple in vivo biological assay for uterine growth inhibitory activity of submaxillary gland extract has been developed based on its inhibition of serum gonadotropin induced uterine growth of immature mice. Regression of weight gain after administration of serum gonadotropin was found sigmoidal against protein concentration of subm...

BACKGROUND Diabetes is a serious metabolic disorder affecting the metabolism of carbohydrate, protein and fat. A number of studies have shown that diabetes mellitus is associated with oxidative stress, leading to an increased production of reactive oxygen species. Ficus deltoidea is traditionally used in Malaysia for regulating blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol levels. The use of F. d...

in order to investigate the effects of organic, chemical and biological fertilizers on crude protein and oil yields and fatty acids composition in black seed (nigella sativa l.), a field experiment was conducted at agricultural research station of ferdowsi university of mashhad, iran, in 2009-2010. the experiment was arranged by using a complete randomized block design based on factorial arrang...

BACKGROUND Upon initial infection with mycobacteria, macrophages secrete multiple cytokines and chemokines, including interleukin-6 (IL-6), IL-8 and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), to mediate host immune responses against the pathogen. Mycobacteria also induce the production of IL-10 via PKR activation in primary human monocytes and macrophages. As an anti-inflammatory cytokine, over-expressio...

the relationship between blood physiological attributes and carcass characteristics wasstudied in 40 randomly selected 8-month-old ram lambs of ghezel and mehraban (20 rams per breed)sheep. one day before slaughter, blood samples were obtained after a 24 hr fast. serum samples wereassayed for glucose, cholesterol, serum urea nitrogen (sun), total protein, albumin, triglycerides,creatinine, and ...

The isolation and identification of the anterior pituitary growth hormone as a pure protein were first achieved by Li, Evans, and Simpson (1, 2) in 194445. Their method is a beautiful example of the classical procedures of protein fractionation by the controlled use of salt and of hydrogen ion concentrations. It owes its distinction to the proof that the growth-promoting activity of anterior pi...

MT-SP1 (membrane-type serine protease 1)/matriptase is an epithelial-derived integral membrane enzyme. The purpose of the present study was to examine whether the enzyme exists on the basolateral side of simple columnar epithelial cells, such as enterocytes, of normal adult animals. Using COS-1 monkey kidney cells transiently transfected with rat MT-SP1/matriptase expression plasmids, we found ...