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BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2006 Background Lepidium meyenii Walp. (Brassicaceae), known as Maca, is a Peruvian hypocotyl growing exclusively between 4000 and 4500 m altitude in the central Peruvian Andes, particularly in Junin plateau and is used traditionally to enhance fertility ...
Gonzales Gustavo F +4 more
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Progress on the Chemical Constituents Derived from Glucosinolates in Maca (Lepidium meyenii)
Natural Products and Bioprospecting, 2018 Maca (Lepidium meyenii Walp.), a famous food supplement, has drawn an unprecedented international interest over the last two decades. It was assumed that glucosinolates, macamides, macaenes, and alkaloids are the main bioactive components of Maca before.
Yan-Jie Huang +2 more
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Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objectives To determine the extent that parenting styles and oral health behaviours mediate the relationship between socioeconomic circumstances (SEC) and childhood dental caries experience: pre−/post‐national roll‐out in 2011 of Childsmile, the child oral health improvement programme for Scotland.
Kyle Cousins +4 more
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Child &Family Social Work, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Adolescent young carers (AYCs), aged 12–17, provide regular, unpaid support to a family member with a chronic illness or disability. Among the various forms of help they provide, emotional support (ES) plays a central role—demanding strong emotional and psychological investment yet remaining underexplored during adolescence, a period of ...
Céline Lacombe +2 more
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Maca (Lepidium meyenii WALP), a review of its biological properties
Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública, 2014 Maca (Lepidium meyenii) is a plant that grows above 4000 altitude meters in Peru’s Central Andes; it has different varieties according to the color of the hypocotyl.
Gustavo F. Gonzales +4 more
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Positive and Negative Experiences of Caring Among Adolescent Young Carers
Children &Society, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Research has highlighted that adolescent young carers (AYCs) are in a vulnerable position due to their caring responsibilities being combined with the challenges of adolescence. However, caring among adolescents does not have to be a solely negative experience and positive experiences of caring can co‐exist.
Miriam Svensson +5 more
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Lepidium meyenii Walp Exhibits Anti-Inflammatory Activity against ConA-Induced Acute Hepatitis
Mediators of Inflammation, 2018 Strong inflammation is a prominent pathogenesis of acute hepatitis, which can induce hepatocyte death and lead to liver failure. Lepidium meyenii Walp (Maca) is a traditional herbal medicine mostly used in improving sperm motility and serum hormone ...
Wei Zheng +9 more
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Animals, 2023 Artificial insemination is an important assisted reproductive technology that has been applied in several mammalian species. However, successful cryopreservation of semen of South American camelids has been limited, hindering the commercial application ...
Gloria Levano +6 more
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Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.This field mesocosm study examined the top‐down effects of hyperparasitoids, parasitoids and aphids on plant growth and fitness. Parasitoids reduced aphid populations, but this effect was attenuated by hyperparasitoids. However, these multitrophic interactions did not affect plant traits and reproduction, likely due to the plant's fast life cycle and ...
Mitchel E. Bourne +4 more
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Journal of Anatomy, EarlyView.Using microscopy and 3D confocal imaging on seven cadaveric eyes, we identified sympathetic nerves closely associated with β₂‐adrenergic receptor‐expressing macrophages in the human ciliary body (CB). These findings suggest a sympathetic‐macrophage neuroimmune link in the CB, potentially influencing ocular inflammation and degeneration, warranting ...
Tanya S. Karakyriakou +6 more
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