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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 An increase in environmental pollution resulting from toxic heavy metals and metalloids [e.g., cadmium (Cd), arsenic (As), and lead (Pb)] causes serious health risks to humans and animals.
Xuan Chen +11 more
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Herbal Remedies for Combating Irradiation: a Green Antiirradiation Approach [PDF]
, 2014 Plants play important roles in human life not only as suppliers of oxygen but also as a fundamental resource to sustain the human race on this earthly plane.
Choong, Y. S. +8 more
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Phytochemistry, 2015 Plants have evolved to synthesize a variety of noxious compounds to cope with unfavorable circumstances, among which a large group of toxic proteins that play a critical role in plant defense against predators and microbes. Up to now, a wide range of harmful proteins have been discovered in different plants, including lectins, ribosome-inactivating ...
Dang, Liuyi, Van Damme, Els J.M.
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Spatially heterogeneous invasion of toxic plant mediated by herbivory
Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering, 2013 Spatially homogeneous (ODE) and reaction-diffusion models for plant-herbivore interactions with toxin-determined functional response are analyzed. The models include two plant species that have different levels of toxicity.
Zhilan Feng +2 more
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Microbubbles enhanced synthetic phorbol ester degradation by ozonolysis [PDF]
, 2014 A phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate (TPA) is a synthetic analogue of phorbol ester (PE), a natural toxic compound of Euphorbiaceae plant. The oil extracted from plants of this family is useful source for primarily biofuel.
Kuvshinov, Dmitriy +2 more
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Mortality of stingless bees on Spathodea campanulata Beauv. (Bignoniaceae) flowers
Revista Brasileira de Saúde e Produção AnimalSpathodea campanulata Beauv. (Bignoniaceae) is a plant frequently employed in the ornamentation of public squares and gardens, attributed to its rapid growth and showy flowers.
Guido Laércio Bragança CASTAGNINO +3 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background While Wilms tumor (WT) typically has a favorable prognosis, relapsed cases—especially those with high‐risk histology—remain therapeutically challenging after intensive frontline therapy. The combination of vincristine and irinotecan has demonstrated activity in pediatric solid tumors, and pazopanib, a multi‐targeted tyrosine kinase ...
Maria Debora De Pasquale +6 more
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Modeling Regulation of Zinc Uptake via ZIP Transporters in Yeast and Plant Roots [PDF]
, 2012 In yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) and plant roots (Arabidopsis thaliana) zinc enters the cells via influx transporters of the ZIP family. Since zinc is both essential for cell function and toxic at high concentrations, tight regulation is essential for
Chavarría-Krauser, Andrés +1 more
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Transformation of toxic potential of Jatropha curcas (Ratanjyot) into protein source: A mini-review
Journal of Advanced Veterinary and Animal Research, 2015 The production of animal largely depends on supplying of quality feed and proteinaceous supplement to the animals. Jatropha plant can grow in the barren lands, and are used as a source of biodiesel.
Amit Shukla +2 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background/Objectives Osteosarcoma is a radioresistant tumor that may benefit from stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) for locoregional control in metastatic/recurrent disease. We report institutional practice patterns, outcomes, toxicity, and failures in osteosarcoma patients treated with SBRT.
Jenna Kocsis +13 more
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