This investigation was designed to determine whether nano-sized manganese oxide (Mn-40 nm) particles would induce dopamine (DA) depletion in a cultured neuronal phenotype, PC-12 cells, similar to free ionic manganese (Mn(2+)). Cells were exposed to Mn-40 nm, Mn(2+) (acetate), or known cytotoxic silver nanoparticles (Ag-15 nm) for 24 h. Phase-contrast microscopy studies show that Mn-40 nm or Mn(...

Mn-Zn ferrite cera~nics ~vere prepared tluoogh usual ceramic method osing d~tlkre~tt irou oxide ran malerials 'l'lic: micro-structure paran~eters. s11ch as the sinterm: density and the femite grain si/e. depended on hot11 tlic sintrrinf Iclnpcratirrc and the kinds of iron oxide raw materials. The differences in the niicrostrocture parametrr.: crc responsihlc I\)r v;~rialions ill nlagnetization,...

The effect of 2-methyl pyridine N-oxide, 4-methyl pyridine N-oxide, pyridine N-oxide, 8-aminoquinoline, dibenzyl sulfoxide on the extraction of manganese(II) by 4-benzoyl-3-methyl-1-phe-' nyl-5-pyrazolone (BMPP) in benzene from an aqueous buffered solution was studied. Synergistic enhancement was observed in all systems. Equilibrtum extraction constants and adduct formation constants were calcu...

Introduction Magnetic oxide nanomaterials, including iron oxide (Fe3O4 and γ-Fe2O3), spinel ferrites (MFe2O4; M=Mn, Zn, Cr, Ni, or Co) and hexagonal ferrite (MFe12O19, M=Ba and Sr) are attracting much attention due to their wide application potentials in advanced magnets, electronic devices, information storage, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and drug-delivery technology [1-6]. Hence, the sy...

The present study is aimed at investigating the usefulness of pulsed-wave Doppler ultrasonography for characterization testicular blood flow in buffaloes during nonbreeding and breeding seasons. Ten Egyptian buffalo bulls were evaluated changes (Doppler’s indices: resistive index (RI) pulsatility (PI)) levels supratesticular (STA) (winter) season (summer). alterations parenchyma echotexture (pi...

introduction the shahrestanak mn deposit is located in southern qom province, 12 km southwest of the city of kahak. based on geological-structural divisions of iran, the deposit belongs to central volcanic belt or urumieh-dokhtar zone. the venarch deposit is one the most important known manganese deposits in iran. the sharestanak and venarch deposits are spatially and temporally related to each...