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Effect of aluminum consumption on the vestibulo-ocular reflex
The effects of chronic exposure (90 days) to Aluminum chloride (AlCl3) were analyzed in 3, 10 and 24 month old male rats (n=270) by investigating the function of the VOR (vestibulo-ocular reflex) in correlation w...
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Aluminum-triggered structural modifications and aggregation of β-amyloids
We investigated the structural effects induced by Al3+ on different β-amyloid (Aβ) fragments at pH 7.4 and T= 25°C, with particular attention given to the sequences 1–40 and 1–42. Al3+ caused peptide enrichment i...
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Copper and zinc dismetabolism in the mouse brain upon chronic cuprizone treatment
Recent reports describe successful treatment using copper chelation therapy in neurodegenerative animal models. However, the success claimed for chelation therapy in neurodegenerative diseases is still rather ...
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Aluminium(III) Speciation and Biological Effects
Aluminium [Al(III)] is the third most abundant element as well as the most abundant metal-ion on the Earth’s crust. Apparently, Al(III) has no useful biological functions. However, few papers, as well as preli...
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Functional and Structural Properties of the 50,000 D Subunit of Octopus Vulgaris Hemocyanin
Although the functional and structural properties of hemocyanins (Hc) have been well characterized (1,2), the interpretation of the results is often difficult owing to the quite complicated quaternary structur...
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Heavy metal hydrolysis of polyisoprenoid-phosphate mono- and oligosaccarides
Mono- and oligosaccharide derivatives of dolichol phosphate can be hydrolyzed by heavy metal, preferably Zn++ at 100°C or 65°C. The reactions follow first order kinetics. The reaction proceeds through hydrolysis ...