Elymus sibiricus L. is an important forage grass widely distributed in Asia and is usually a dominant species on Tibetan Plateau alpine grasslands. Here, we used the seed development indices of 1000 seed weight, seed moisture content, and seed viability to compare the seed characteristics at 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, and 60 days after anthesis (DAA) in five populations of E. sibiricus growing in Gann...

The aim of this study was to assess the teratogenicity of the herbicide glyphosate-Roundup (as commercialized in Brazil) to Wistar rats. Dams were treated orally with water or 500, 750 or 1000 mg/kg glyphosate from day 6 to 15 of pregnancy. Cesarean sections were performed on day 21 of pregnancy, and number of corpora lutea, implantation sites, living and dead fetuses, and resorptions were reco...

We developed a gas-chromatographic procedure for the simultaneous determination of ethylene glycol (EG) and its major toxic metabolite, glycolic acid (GA), suitable for clinical use in instances of EG intoxication. After serum protein precipitation with acetonitrile (containing internal standard), the supernate is treated with 2,2-dimethoxypropane (containing dimethylformamide) to remove water,...

In the present study, memory formation to an acquired pole-climbing shock avoidance task was tested in young adult (3-4 month-old) and aged (24-25 month-old) rats. The data were correlated with the activity of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) and the concentration of nitric oxide (NO) in the hippocampus, midbrain, cortex and cerebellum. Motor co-ordination was tested in both groups. Memory test and ...

This study was carried out to determine the effects of the 70% ethanolic extract from the anomalous fruits of Gleditsia sinensis LAM. (AFGS) on experimental allergic reactions and inflammation. AFGS (200, 500, 1000 mg/kg, p.o.) dose-dependently inhibited the systemic anaphylactic shock induced by compound 48/80 in mice and cutaneous reactions induced by histamine or serotonin in rats. At doses ...

The essential oils, isolated by hydrodistillation from the leaves, seeds and rhizomes of Heracleum sprengelianum (Wight and Arnott), collected from the Western Ghats of Peninsula India, were analyzed by gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC–MS). The antioxidant property of these oils was tested, with and without peroxidation inducer, through the egg yol...

p-Dimethylaminoazobenzene (DAB) is an azo-dye and known to cause liver tumour in rats. Azo-dye binding protein is a specific cytosolic protein involved in the translocation of azo-dye carcinogen metabolites from liver cytoplasm into the nucleus. Administration of vitamin A (40,000 and 50,000 IU), L-ascorbic acid (500 and 1000 mg) and vitamin E succinate (200-500 mg) reduced the amount of azo-dy...

To stimulate plant development in phytoremediation or the cultivation of non-food crops potentially contaminated soils, a biotechnologically created product could be applied. The aim this study was to explore possibility creation biofertiliser, based on activated sludge combined with bacterial strain detoxifying and growth promoting properties. presented is focused effect phenol following conce...

BACKGROUND Intravenous iron is typically administered during the hemodialysis (HD) procedure. HD patients may be prescribed high-flux (HF) or high-efficiency (HE) dialysis membranes. The extent of iron sucrose and iron dextran removal by HD using HF or HE membranes and by ultrafiltration rate (UFR) is unknown. METHODS Two in vitro HD systems were designed and constructed to determine the dial...