Bistable equilibrium points of mercury body burden [PDF]
, 2007 In the last century mercury levels in the global environment have tripled as a result of increased pollution from industrial, occupational, medicinal and domestic uses \cite{BaMe03}. Glutathione is known to be the main agent responsible for the excretion
Boulos, Areen, Owhadi, Houman
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Can Urtica dioica supplementation attenuate mercury intoxication in Wistar rats? [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2015 Aim: The objective of this study was to investigate the possible protective role of nettle Urtica dioica (UD) against Hg-induced toxicity. Materials and Methods: A total of 28 rats were equally divided into four groups: the control, the Hg (0.8 g HgCl2 ...
Wafa Siouda, Cherif Abdennour
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The mutualistic fungus Piriformospora indica protects barley roots from a loss of antioxidant capacity caused by the necrotrophic pathogen Fusarium culmorum [PDF]
, 2013 Fusarium culmorum causes root rot in barley (Hordeum vulgare), resulting in severely reduced plant growth and yield. Pretreatment of roots with chlamydospores of the mutualistic root-colonizing basidiomycete Piriformospora indica (Agaricomycotina ...
Balázs Barna +7 more
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Molecules, 2016 Thymol is a famous plant-derived compound that has been widely used in pharmacy due to its antioxidant and antimicrobial properties. However, the modulation of intrinsic plant physiology by thymol remains unclear.
Xiefeng Ye +7 more
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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 In order to analyze the effect of cadmium in Ulva compressa (Chlorophyta), the alga was cultivated with 10, 25, and 50 μM of cadmium for 7 days, and the level of intracellular cadmium was determined.
Alberto González +2 more
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Imaging glutathione depletion in the rat brain using ascorbate-derived hyperpolarized MR and PET probes. [PDF]
, 2018 Oxidative stress is a critical feature of several common neurologic disorders. The brain is well adapted to neutralize oxidative injury by maintaining a high steady-state concentration of small-molecule intracellular antioxidants including glutathione in
Carroll, Valerie N +10 more
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Atmospheric H2S: Impact on Plant Functioning
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2019 Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is an air pollutant present at high levels in various regions. Plants actively take up H2S via the foliage, though the impact of the gas on the physiological functioning of plants is paradoxical.
Ties Ausma, Luit J. De Kok
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Can glutathione be a biomarker for suicide risk in women 18 months postpartum?
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023 BackgroundSuicide risk is prominent among the problems affecting populations, mainly due to the broad family, psychosocial and economic impact. Most individuals at suicidal risk have some mental disorder.
Paula Michele da Silva Schmidt +12 more
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Pharmaceutical and personal care products-induced stress symptoms and detoxification mechanisms in cucumber plants. [PDF]
, 2018 Contamination of agricultural soils by pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) resulting from the application of treated wastewater, biosolids and animal wastes constitutes a potential environmental risk in many countries.
Dudley, Stacia +3 more
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Cytotoxicity of Amino‐BODIPY Modulated via Conjugation with 2‐Phenyl‐3‐Hydroxy‐4(1H)‐Quinolinones
ChemistryOpen, 2021 The combination of cytotoxic amino‐BODIPY dye and 2‐phenyl‐3‐hydroxy‐4(1H)‐quinolinone (3‐HQ) derivatives into one molecule gave rise to selective activity against lymphoblastic or myeloid leukemia and the simultaneous disappearance of the cytotoxicity ...
Martin Porubský +7 more
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