Alteration of dentate gyrus astrocytes in diabetic rats: Protective role of Urtica dioica [PDF]
Diabetes mellitus can cause astrocytes alterations in the central nervous system. Urtica dioica (Nettle) is among several species listed for their use against diabetes in folk medicine.
Ghafari, S. +3 more
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With the aim of improving animal health and productivity, plants or plant extracts that have antimicrobial, antifungal and antioxidant properties are often used in studies with broilers.
José Teixeira +5 more
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Sources and modes of action of invasive knotweed allelopathy : the effects of leaf litter and trained soil on the germination and growth of native plants [PDF]
Invasive knotweeds, native to Eastern Asia, are among the most dominant plant invaders of European and North American temperate ecosystems. Recent studies indicate that one cause of this dominance might be allelopathy, but the possible sources and modes ...
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Effects of molasses and commercial inoculant on silage quality of cultivated nettle (Urtica dioica L.) [PDF]
Cultivated nettle Urtica dioica L., a member of the Urticaceae family, is widely distributed throughout the temperate regions of the world and can be used as a nutritious feed for animals through the winter period.
Darko Uher +3 more
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Plant communities of field boundaries in Finnish farmland [PDF]
To determine the importance of field boundary habitats for farmland biodiversity, we surveyed a total of 193 boundaries from four climatically and agriculturally dissimilar regions in Finland.
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THE PROSPECTS OF THE USE OF DRUGS BASED ON RHIZOMES AND ROOTS OF URTICA DIOICA L.
Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica L.) from the Urticaceae family is one of the popular medicinal plants. The leaves of Urtica doica L. are used in our country as a hemostatic agent.
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Native Phytoremediation Potential of Urtica dioica for Removal of PCBs and Heavy Metals Can Be Improved by Genetic Manipulations Using Constitutive CaMV 35S Promoter. [PDF]
Although stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) has been shown to reduce HM (heavy metal) content in soil, its wider phytoremediation potential has been neglected.
Jitka Viktorova +8 more
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Bekalu Amare Tesfaye, Abera Hadgu Berhe, Dawit Zewdu Wondafrash, Derbew Fikadu Berhe Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Mekelle University, Mekelle, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Derbew Fikadu Berhe Email derakorem@gmail ...
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Antioxidant Defense System and Physiological Insights to Drought Stress in Urtica dioica L.
Urtica dioicais an endemic perennial plant of rocky habitat of Western Black Sea region of Turkey. To understand drought responses and tolerance mechanism of Seseli resinosum Freyn & Sint., relative water content (RWC), chlorophyll fluorescence, proline ...
Hülya Torun
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Iron Age to Medieval entomogamous vegetation and Rhinolophus hipposideros roost in south-eastern Wales (UK) [PDF]
Karst cave systems are well developed in Wales (UK) and, in some instances, constitute important bat roosts. Ogof Draenen, near Blaenavon in south-east Wales, is the most recent major cave discovery (1994) with already > 70 km of passages explored ...
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