GSK3/shaggy-like genes encode kinases that are involved in a variety of biological processes. By functional complementation of the yeast calcineurin mutant strain DHT22-1a with a NaCl stress-sensitive phenotype, we isolated the Arabidopsis cDNA AtGSK1, which encodes a GSK3/shaggy-like protein kinase. AtGSK1 rescued the yeast calcineurin mutant cells from the effects of high NaCl. Also, the AtGS...

salt stress is one of the most chalanging abiotic stresses affecting natural productivity and causing significant croplosses worldwide. a greenhouse experiment was conducted to evaluate the response of two alfalfa cultivars (bamiand hamedani) to 6 levels of salinity (0 as control, 25, 50, 75, 100, 125 mm nacl) at the college of agriculture,shiraz university, shiraz, iran in 2008. plant dry weig...

the effects of sodium chloride and zn rates and sources on the growth and chemical composition of lowland rice (oryza sativa l.) were studied using calcareous soil in a greenhouse experiment. the treatments comprised 5 levels of nacl (0, 12.5, 25, 37.5 and 50 mmol kg-1 soil), three zn rates (0, 5 and 10 mg kg-1 soil) and two zn sources (znso4, 2h2o and znedta). applied salinity decreased shoot ...

in this research, the accelerated ripening of the kabkab dates from khalal to tamr using nacl and acetic acid solutions was studied. fruits at khalal stage were harvested and washed with distilled water before being treated with ripening inducers: 1. nacl solutions, 2. acetic acid solutions and 3. aqueous solution of nacl (1%) and acetic acid. moisture, ph, colour, brix and textural firmness of...

It has been shown that the serotonergic mechanisms of the lateral parabrachial nucleus (LPBN) inhibit NaCl intake in different models of angiotensin II (ANG II)-dependent NaCl intake in rats. However, there is no information about the involvement of LPBN serotonergic mechanisms on NaCl intake in a model of NaCl intake not dependent on ANG II like deoxycorticosterone (DOCA)-induced NaCl intake. ...

Slc26a4 (Pds, pendrin) is an anion transporter expressed in the apical region of type B and non-A, non-B intercalated cells of the distal nephron. It is upregulated by aldosterone analogues and is critical in the development of mineralocorticoid-induced hypertension. Thus, Slc26a4 expression and its role in blood pressure and fluid and electrolyte homeostasis was explored during NaCl restrictio...

ZUCKER, IRVING. Short-term salt preference of potassium-deprived rats. Am. J. Physiol. 208(6) : 1071-1074. I g65.-Shortterm selection of salts was studied in young rats maintained on a potassium-free diet. When offered a choice between a KC1 solution and one of five NaCl solutions, these animals showed a greater preference than controls for four of the five NaCl solutions. Moreover, they prefer...

Rats prefer hypotonic and isotonic NaCl solutions to water in long-access drinking paradigms. To focus on the role of taste signals in NaCl preference, licking patterns of rats with 30-s exposure to NaCl solutions (0-0.5 M) were examined when they were either water deprived, sodium depleted, or not deprived (NaCl mixed in dilute sucrose). In all three conditions, rats displayed a preference for...

In the rat, elevated arterial pressure is not consistently associated with obesity. The purpose of this study was to compare measurements of blood pressure, cardiac output, and total peripheral resistance in obese and lean Zucker rats on different NaCl intakes. Obese and lean rats drank either water or isotonic NaCl for 18 days. Tail systolic blood pressures of saline-drinking obese rats were h...