The present study was carried out to determine the ileal digestibility of Arg and Lys in acutely heat-stressed broilers using diets varying in Arg:Lys ratio, NaCl concentration, and Met Source. Male broilers were maintained at 22 degrees C from 21 to 33 d of age and then at 32 degrees C from 33 to 38 d of age. From 28 to 38 d of age, birds were fed a diet with an Arg:Lys ratio of 1.05 and 3 g o...

Increasing evidence suggests that mineraloand glucocorticoids modulate cardiovascular homeostasis via the effects of circulating components generated within the adrenals but also through local synthesis. The aim of this study was to assess the existence of such a steroidogenic system in heart. Using the quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction, the terminal enzymes of cortic...

The apparent digestibility coefficients (ADCs) of the dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP), ether extract (EE), gross energy (GE), amino acids (AA), and main fatty (FA) four defatted insect meals in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) have been assessed. tested were obtained from two yellow mealworms (Tenebrio molitor – TM1 TM2), one black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens HI) lesser mealworm (Alph...

Cerium was separated from the light rare earths by ignition of the nitrates whereby the cerous nitrate was decomposed to eerie oxide. Small scale investigations were made using sodium nitrate and magnesium nitrate hexahydrate as fluxes. A cost estimate based on data from the small scale investigations showed the sodium nitrate ignition to be more economical; therefore, bench scale investigation...

The bovine uterus, like other estrogen-responsive organs of man and rat, synthesizes an unusual nonpolar metabolite of estradiol (Schatz, F., and Hochberg, R. B. (1981) Endocrinology 109, 697-703). This compound, the lipoidal derivative of estradiol (LE2), was synthesized from estradiol by bovine endometrial tissue in vitro, and it was purified by extensive chromatography on two adsorption colu...

BACKGROUND Recently synthesized novel oligosaccharides have been produced primarily by hydrolases and glycosyltransferases, while phosphorylases have also been subject of few studies. Indeed, phosphorylases are expected to give good results via their reversible reaction. The purpose of this study was to synthesis other novel oligosaccharides using kojibiose phosphorylase. RESULTS Three novel ...

KV-2920 is a novel acyl-CoA: cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) inhibitor. To confirm the efficacy of KV-2920-low density lipoprotein (LDL) complex (KV-LDL complex) as a drug-carrier complex on experimental atherosclerosis, we examined its inhibitory effects in vitro and in vivo. LDL was isolated from human plasma and the KV-LDL complex was prepared by incubation in the presence of Celite 545. ...

CONTEXT Several studies previously reported that the postmenopausal ovary produces androgens. However, these findings have recently been questioned in a group of women with adrenal insufficiency. OBJECTIVE We sought to use contemporary assay methodologies to investigate whether the postmenopausal ovary is hormonally active and contributes to the circulating pool of androgens. DESIGN AND PAT...