Volatiles emitted by the host's food would be the first signals used by parasitoids in the host location process and are thought to play an important role in host habitat location. In this study, the olfactory responses of Theocolax elegans (Westwood), a Pteromalid wasp that parasitizes immature stages of stored-product insect pests developing inside cereal or leguminous grains, to volatiles em...

objective: evaluating the effect of dentin conditioning with edta on microleakage of composite resin restorations, using two etch and rinse and two self-etch adhesives. materials and methods: one hundred and sixty extracted molars received class v cavity preparations right under the cej and were randomly divided into eight groups of 20, usingfour different adhesive systems. these adhesives incl...

The nutritional, phytochemical, antioxidant and antibacterial activity of dried plum (Prunus domestica) were studied to understand its health benefits. The nutritional composition proved its potential as an energy source with low fat content. Protein and dietary fiber content obtained were 3.80% and 2.79% respectively. It was found to be a moderate source of minerals like magnesium, calcium, ir...

The present study demonstrated that an omega (n)-3 fatty acid, ethyl-eicosapentaenoic acid (ethyl-EPA), supplemented diet significantly attenuated the stress/anxiety behavior of rats in the "open field" and elevated plus maze, which was induced by subchronic intracerebroventricular administration of proinflammatory cytokine interleukin (IL)-1beta. Ethyl-EPA also reduced the rise in serum cortic...

This study measured the possible cross-reactivity of hapten-specific IgG antibodies purified from the sera of rabbits sensitized to an albumin-acetaldehyde conjugate [N-ethyl-rabbit serum albumin (N-ethyl-RSA)] with acetaldehyde-phosphatidylethanolamine adducts. The N-ethyl-RSA was coupled to an Affigel-10 column to affinity purify the IgG (anti-N-ethyl-RSA IgG). Dioleoyl-phosphatidylethanolami...

Structural modifications of the multipotential carcinogen ethyl carbamate (urethan), CH3CH2—O---CO—-NH2, generally result in dramatic losses of carcinogenic activity, which usually have been assayed by lung adenoma induction and by initiation of skin papillomas in mice (reviewed in Refs. 12 and 20). One exception is ethyl N-hydroxycanbamate, CH3CH2— O—CO—-NHOH, a metabolite of ethyl c...