Diethylnitrosamine (DENA) was administered with drinking water (40 mg/liter) to male Wistar rats for 4, 6, 8, and 10 weeks. The protein:DNA ratio and the ultraviolet light spectral properties of liver chromatin were not modified by DENA treatment. Nonhistone proteins were separated by sodium dodecyl sulfate:polyacrylamide electrophoresis on slab gels and analyzed by densitometry with a scanning...

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide, and chemoprevention represents a viable approach in lowering the mortality of this disease. Pomegranate fruit, an abundant source of anti-inflammatory phytochemicals, is gaining tremendous attention for its wide-spectrum health benefits. We previously reported that a characterized pomegranate emulsion (...

An annotated checklist of ptyctimous mite taxa, collected from the Joint Russian-Vietnamese Biological expedition (October 2013-April 2014) in four forest zones (Dong Nai Biosphere Reserve, Dong Nai Culture and Nature Reserve, Bu Gia Map National Park, Bi Dup-Nui Ba National Park) is provided. It includes 28 species, 16 genera and six families. One new subgenus, Euphthiracarus (Parapocsia) Nied...

We engaged in cooperative research with fishers and stakeholders to characterize the fine-scale, spatio-temporal characteristics of spawning behavior in an aggregating marine fish (Cynoscion othonopterus: Sciaenidae) and coincident activities of its commercial fishery in the Upper Gulf of California. Approximately 1.5-1.8 million fish are harvested annually from spawning aggregations of C. otho...