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BackgroundWith the progression of industrialization, an increasing number of emerging contaminants are entering aquatic environments, posing significant threats to the safety of drinking water.
Zixin QIAN +9 more
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Subchronic Toxicity of Green Algae (Spyrogyra SP.) Ethanolic Extract on Hematologic Parameters [PDF]
Green Algae, an organism with active substance such as phytomelatonin, has potential to be developed as Indonesian traditional medicine. As the long term addition of Green Algae ethanol extract (Ekstrak etanol ganggang hijau, EEGH) influences the ...
Devi, A. (Anggita) +5 more
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C9orf72 repeat expansions cause neurodegeneration in Drosophila through arginine-rich proteins [PDF]
An expanded GGGGCC repeat in C9orf72 is the most common genetic cause of frontotemporal dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. A fundamental question is whether toxicity is driven by the repeat RNA itself and/or by dipeptide repeat proteins ...
Cabecinha, M +19 more
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Excessive alcohol intake is a major public health challenge worldwide and has been identified as one of the main determinants of a variety of non-communicable diseases [1]. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 4.5% of the global burden of disease and injury, and 4% of all deaths worldwide are attributable to alcohol [2].
Ivan Rusyn, Ramon Bataller
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FGF-2 Induces Neuronal Death through Upregulation of System xc- [PDF]
The cystine/glutamate antiporter (system xc-) transports cystine into cell in exchange for glutamate. Fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2) upregulates system xc- selectively on astrocytes, which leads to increased cystine uptake, the substrate for ...
Albano, Rebecca +2 more
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Ammonia toxicity: from head to toe? [PDF]
Ammonia is diffused and transported across all plasma membranes. This entails that hyperammonemia leads to an increase in ammonia in all organs and tissues.
Dasarathy, Srinivasan +6 more
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Hydrophobic sand is a relatively new method of urine collection in the rodent, comparable to the established method using a metabolic cage. Urine samples are often used in rodent research, especially for biomarkers of health changes after internal ...
Jessica F. Hoffman +3 more
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Although aluminum is the most abundant metal in nature, it has no known biological function. However, it is known that there is a causal role for aluminum in dialysis encephalopathy, microcytic anemia, and osteomalacia. Aluminum has also been proposed to play a role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) even though this issue is ...
Becaria, A, Campbell, A, Bondy, SC
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ObjectiveTo establish bovine corneal opacity and permeability (BCOP) test, and determine its predictive ability for the eye irritation evaluation of cosmetics.MethodsA total of ten reference chemicals were selected to establish the BCOP test.
HUO Qian +8 more
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Firm up on the facts and considerations associated with acetaminophen toxicity.
Scott, Saccomano, Deborah A, Deluca
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