the objectives of this study were to determinethe interactions between two hepatic enzymes and some minerals in the liver of broiler chickens. the study was performed with male and female from 1 to 56 days of age of broiler chickens. malic acid was added to the water and offered to chickens freely from the start to the end of the experiment with constant concentration. the treatments consisted ...

Introduction:This study was carried out to investigate the effect of bael(Aegle marmelos) on glucose,cholesterol,triglyceride,creatinine levels and the activity of ALT and AST in the serum of diabetic rats.   Method:45 Adult male sprague dawley rats were selected.the brats were divided into three groups.the first group was considered as negative CONTROL(non-diabetic rats)and diabetes mellitus...

a water soluble polysaccharide, hb-1, with a molecular weight of 23,930, was isolated from radix ranunculi ternati. by hot water extraction, ethanol precipitation, deproteination，ultrafiltration and gel-filtration column chromatography. its sugar composition was determined by glc as glc, ara, and gal in a molar ration of 16.071: 2.722: 1. and the absolute configuration of glc was identified as ...

A survey of the presence of mutagenic activity in drinking water of 18 cities in the Netherlands revealed that in drinking water of 13 cities mutagenic activity could be demonstrated. The activity was detected in the Ames test after concentrating the organic mutagens with a XAD-4/8 procedure. Dose-related responses were observed with concentrates corresponding to 0.5 to 3.0 liters of drinking w...

There is long history of konjac tubers being used as a cure for certain diseases in China and Japan. Konjac flour is prepared from konjac tubers and it contains high concentration of glucomannan. Konjac Glucomannan (KGM) is dietary fiber and the role of which has been demonstrated in weight reduction, lowering blood cholesterol and sugar level, promoting intestinal activity etc. Konjac glucoman...

We have previously shown that a short-term weight (Wt) reduction programme consisting of energy restriction, physical activity and psychological counselling, produces physiological changes of body water distribution (BWD) in obese subjects as detected by bioelectrical impedance analysis. The present study was aimed at testing the contribution of diet and physical activity to the observed change...

introduction: caloric restriction is a strategy applied for weight loss. water fasting is a popular way for obesity treatment. however, little is known about the impact of water fasting on weight. therefore, this study was conducted to investigate the effect of short-term, repeated water fasting on the weight of mice. methods: in this study, the physiological effect of short-term, repeated wate...