BACKGROUND Neurons rely exclusively on mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation to meet cellular energy demands, and disruption of mitochondrial function often precipitates neuronal cell death. Auditory neurons in the chick brain stem (n. magnocellularis [NM]) receive glutamatergic innervation exclusively from ipsilateral eighth nerve afferents. Cochlea removal permanently disrupts afferent supp...

investigation of aluminium uptake by human erythrocytes was the major aim of this study. packed red blood cells were incubated in earle's medium (ph 7.4) containing varying concentrations of aluminium (0-160 /lg/j) as aik(so.), and aluminium content of the cells were determined using flameless atomic absorption. there was significant increase in aluminium content of the cells. addition of ...

the objective of this study was to determine the effect of estradiol on mrna levels encoding fsh receptor (fshr), lh receptor (lhr), estrogenic and progestagenic enzymes. briefly, follicles between 2 and 5 mm diameter were dissected from the ovaries of adult cows collected from a local abattoir, cells were collected by rinsing the follicle walls with dulbecco modified eagle medium/f12 (dmem/f12...

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a challenging infectious agent worldwide. The ever growing antibiotic resistance has made the researchers to look for new anti-staphylococcal agents. Autolysins are staphylococcal enzymes that lyse bacterial cell wall for cell division. Autolysins can be used as novel enzybiotics (enzymes have antibiotic effects) for staphylococcal ...

Coronavirus infection a new infectious illness brought on by the SARS-COV-2 virus has infected people worldwide as of 2019, covid-19 disease is associated with hematological and biochemical parameters changes. The present study aimed to evaluate possible relationship between patient severity. A total 200 nasopharyngeal swabs whole blood specimens were collected from individuals suspected CoV-2 ...

Purple acid phosphatases comprise a family of binuclear metal-containing acid hydrolases, representatives of which have been found in animals, plants, and fungi. The goal of this study was to characterize purple acid phosphatases from sweet potato tubers and soybean seeds and to establish their relationship with the only well-characterized plant purple acid phosphatase, the FeIII-ZnII-containin...

Pathways of lipid metabolism have been established in land plants, such as Arabidopsis thaliana, but the information on exact pathways is still under study in microalgae. In contrast with Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, which is currently studied extensively, the pathway information in red algae is still in the state in which enzymes and pathways are estimated by analogy with the knowledge in plants...

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