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PPIL4 is essential for brain angiogenesis and implicated in intracranial aneurysms in humans
Intracranial aneurysm (IA) rupture leads to subarachnoid hemorrhage, a sudden-onset disease that often causes death or severe disability. Although genome-wide association studies have identified common genetic...
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Open AccessAnalysis of the interaction between host factor Sam68 and viral elements during foot-and-mouth disease virus infections
The nuclear protein Src-associated protein of 68 kDa in mitosis (Sam68) is known to bind RNA and be involved in cellular processes triggered in response to environmental stresses, including virus infection. Inter...
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Open AccessBiochemical mechanism of clinical resistance to rilpivirine
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LIBS-Based Detection of Antioxidant Elements: A New Strategy
The present study deals with the scientific evaluation of antioxidant potential of aqueous extract of Trichosanthes dioica fruits on diabetes-induced oxidative stress of diabetic rats. The most effective dose of ...
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Determination of Erythrocyte Fragility as a Marker of Pesticide-Induced Membrane Oxidative Damage
Erythrocytes are readily available cells and a good model system to study the health status of individuals with pathologic complications. It can also serve as a meaningful target to study toxicant/xenobiotic-i...
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Analysis of some heavy metals in the riverine water, sediments and fish from river Ganges at Allahabad
The river Ganges has been one of the major recipients of industrial effluents in India. The present paper deals with the study related to occurrence and bioaccumulation of heavy metals (Cu, Cr, Cd, Pb, Zn) in ...
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Cartap and carbofuran induced alterations in serum lipid profile of Wistar rats
Wistar rats of 6–8 weeks in age weighing between 120–150 g were exposed to the fixed doses of each of the carbamate pesticides such as cartap (50% LD50) and carbofuran (50% LD50) as well as a combination of these...
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Acetylcholinesterase: a potential biochemical indicator for biomonitoring of fertilizer industry effluent toxicity in freshwater teleost, Channa striatus
Monitoring of acetylcholinesterase (EC: 3.1.1.7, AChE) activity has been widely used in aquatic and terrestrial systems as an indicator of pollutant exposure. The reports regarding impact of fertilizer industr...
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Effect of water extract of Trichosanthes dioica fruits in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats
In rats with streptozotocin induced severe diabetes mellitus, aqueous extract of Trichosanthes dioica fruits at a dose of 1000mg/kg body weight daily once for 28 days reduced the levels of fasting blood glucos...
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Fertilizer Industry Effluent Induced Biochemical Changes in Fresh water Teleost, Channa striatus (Bloch)
The industrial activities pose threat to the life of aquatic organisms in many ways. This research communication presents an account of the impact of fertilizer industry effluent upon the levels of protein and...
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Carbofuran-Induced Oxidative Stress in Mammalian Brain
Chronic exposure to carbofuran, a carbamate pesticide, via oral administration has been reported to generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) in rat brain. However, information regarding the effect of short-term ...
