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Selenium Biochemistry and Bioavailability: Implications for Animal Agriculture [PDF]

Agriculture, 2015
Selenium (Se) is an essential trace mineral required for growth, development, immune function, and metabolism. Selenium exerts its biological effects as an integral component of selenoproteins (SePs).
Shaniko Shini, Asad Sultan, Wayne L. Bryden   +2 more
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Effects of carbamazepine on the central nervous system of zebrafish at human therapeutic plasma levels

iScience, 2023
Summary: The fish plasma model (FPM) facilitated the environmental risk assessment of human drugs by using existing data on human therapeutic plasma concentrations (HTPCs) and predicted fish plasma concentrations (FPCs). However, studies on carbamazepine
Weiwei Yang, Yifan Bao, Jiaoyang Hao, Xialin Hu, Ting Xu, Daqiang Yin   +5 more
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Comparison of 1H-magnetic resonance spectroscopy and blood biochemistry as methods for monitoring non-diffuse hepatic steatosis in a rat model

Toxicology Reports, 2023
No method of monitoring drug-induced hepatic steatosis has been established, which is a concern in drug development. Hepatic steatosis is divided into diffuse and non-diffuse forms according to the pattern of fat deposition. Diffuse hepatic steatosis was
Yuka Yoshino, Yuta Fujii, Kazuhiro Chihara, Aya Nakae, Jun-ichiro Enmi, Yoshichika Yoshioka, Izuru Miyawaki   +6 more
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Capture Myopathy and Stress Cardiomyopathy in a Live-Stranded Risso’s Dolphin (Grampus griseus) in Rehabilitation

Animals, 2020
Capture myopathy (CM) is described in wild animals as a metabolic syndrome resulting from the extreme stress suffered during and after capture, handling, restraint, and transport.
Nakita Câmara, Eva Sierra, Antonio Fernández, Manuel Arbelo, Yara Bernaldo de Quirós, Marina Arregui, Francesco Consoli, Pedro Herráez   +7 more
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A suspected case of hypoxia-induced pre-renal azotemia in an old part-Arab stallion: case report and review of the literature

Notulae Scientia Biologicae, 2020
The kidneys maintain homeostasis and this function is compromised in hypoxic conditions. Hematology and serum biochemistry evaluations were performed on a 17-year old Nigerian part-Arab stallion, who was observed to be docile, cachexic, and has bilateral
Onyinyechukwu A. AGINA, Ezinne C. ANI
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Imaging dynamic molecular signaling by the Cdc42 GTPase within the developing CNS.

PLoS ONE, 2014
Protein interactions underlie the complexity of neuronal function. Potential interactions between specific proteins in the brain are predicted from assays based on genetic interaction and/or biochemistry.
Nima Sharifai, Hasitha Samarajeewa, Daichi Kamiyama, Tzyy-Chyn Deng, Maria Boulina, Akira Chiba   +5 more
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Intramuscular Single-dose Toxicity Test of Bufonis venonum Pharmacopuncture in Sprague-Dawley Rats

Journal of Pharmacopuncture, 2015
Objectives: Bufonis venonum (BV) is the dried white secretions of the auricular and skin glands of the toads Bufo bufo gargarizans or Bufo melanosticus Schneider.
Kwang-Ho Lee, Seung-Ho Sun, Jun-Sang Yu, Ki-Rok Kwon   +3 more
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Inositols in Midlife

Journal of Mid-Life Health, 2018
This review describes the mechanistic, animal, and clinical data related to the use of inositols in midlife. It covers studies related to the mechanism of action of myo-inositol and D-chiro-inositol and randomized controlled trials conducted in ...
Sanjay Kalra, Bharti Kalra
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Metabolism in Motion: Engaging Biochemistry Students with Animation [PDF]

Journal of Chemical Education, 2021
Metabolism, including cellular respiration, encompasses a large component of the topics covered in foundational biochemistry and life science undergraduate courses. The difficulty in instruction and student retention of this topic lies in the conceptualization of the numerous enzymatic reactions involving various substrates/products and their ...
Shirley Long, Stavroula Andreopoulos, Sian Patterson, Jodie Jenkinson, Derek P. Ng   +4 more
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Effects of chronic dexamethasone administration on hyperglycemia and insulin release in goats

Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology, 2018
Background Dexamethasone (Dex), a synthetic glucocorticoid, is among the most commonly used drugs worldwide in animals and humans as an anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive agent.
Liqiong Niu, Qu Chen, Canfeng Hua, Yali Geng, Liuping Cai, Shiyu Tao, Yingdong Ni, Ruqian Zhao   +7 more
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