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A Study of Dopaminergic Pathway in Neurologic Wilson Disease with Movement Disorder
Movement disorder (MD) is an important manifestation of neurologic Wilson disease (NWD), but there is a paucity of information on dopaminergic pathways. We evaluate dopamine and its receptors in patients with ...
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Lichens as Sinks of Airborne Organic Pollutants: A Case Study in the Natural Ecosystem of Himalayas
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are predominantly released into the atmosphere due to anthropogenic activities. POPs pose risk to the global environment as they are persistent having long-range transport ...
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Vortex-assisted surfactant-enhanced emulsification microextraction combined with LC–MS/MS for the determination of glucocorticoids in water with the aid of experimental design
An efficient and inexpensive method using vortex-assisted surfactant-enhanced emulsification microextraction (VASEME) based on solidification of floating organic droplet coupled with ultraperformance liquid ch...
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Metabolic Profiling and Its Plausible Environmental Significance in a Common Himalayan Lichen
Metabolomics is an important technique that detects change in the quantitative profile of the organism to observe its response towards diverse genetic alterations and environmental conditions. In the present s...
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Silica nanoparticles mediated neuronal cell death in corpus striatum of rat brain: implication of mitochondrial, endoplasmic reticulum and oxidative stress
Extensive uses of silica nanoparticles (SiNPs) in biomedical and industrial fields have increased the risk of exposure, resulting concerns about their safety. We focussed on some of the safety aspects by study...
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Occurrence of phthalic acid esters in Gomti River Sediment, India
Phthalic acid esters (PAEs) are well-known ubiquitous environmental pollutants and used as plasticizers for the manufacturing of plastic products. During this exploratory study, an attempt has been made to det...
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Identification of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in unleaded petrol and diesel exhaust emission
Inhalation of emissions from petrol and diesel exhaust particulates is associated with potentially severe biological effects. In the present study, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were identified from ...
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Distribution, Sources and Characterization of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in the Sediment of the River Gomti, Lucknow, India
Sediment samples were collected for PAHs analysis (upstream, midstream and downstream) from the bank of the river Gomti in Lucknow city, India during 2005–2007. Total concentration of the PAHs ranged from 0.06...
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Blood Levels of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Children of Lucknow, India
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are compounds with two or more fused benzene rings produced by incomplete combustion of organic substances involved in natural and anthropogenic processes. Children are ...