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Autosomal Dominant Spinocerebellar Ataxias and Episodic Ataxias
Hereditary autosomal dominant spinocerebellar ataxias (ADCAs) are a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of disorders consisting of 31...
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Beneficial effects of flavonoids on cardiovascular diseases by influencing NLRP3 inflammasome
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are a leading cause of global mortality and have a high incidence rate worldwide. The function of inflammasomes in...
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Natural Toxicants Originating from Food/Diet
Even though many of the toxic chemicals found in our environment that concern the general public are man-made, there are also hundreds of naturally...
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Underrated aspects of a true Mediterranean diet: understanding traditional features for worldwide application of a “Planeterranean” diet
Over the last decades, the Mediterranean diet gained enormous scientific, social, and commercial attention due to proven positive effects on health...
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Hidden Gems in Neuroendocrinology and Behavior
The preceding chapters have been dominated, in terms of numbers, by white men from European backgrounds with a smaller number of women. However,...
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Plant Virus Adaptation to New Hosts: A Multi-scale Approach
Viruses are studied at each level of biological complexity: from within-cells to ecosystems. The same basic evolutionary forces and principles...
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Medicinal Plants Used in Treatment of Bronchitis
Owing to the rapidly accelerated growth of resistance to the medications currently in use, respiratory tract infections are health concern worldwide....
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Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels as Drug Targets in Epilepsy-Related Sodium Channelopathies
Voltage-gated sodium channels (VGSCs) drive cellular excitability in various cells including the neurons of the central nervous system. Genetic...
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Arthropods
This chapter covers important arthropods, which endanger humans either by application of poison (as do scorpions and spiders) or by injection of...
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Approach to the Differential Diagnosis of Cerebellar Ataxias
Ataxias are a complex and heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by the absence of order and coordination of voluntary movements and loss of...
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Structural and Functional Organization of Genes That Induce and Suppress Cytoplasmic Male Sterility in Plants
AbstractCytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) is peculiar to all higher plants; it occurs in natural populations or arises under distant (sexual or...
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Sari System: A Traditional Crop** Pattern of the Uttarakhand Himalaya
The advent of agriculture changed the pathway of human evolution. Agriculture was invented in the different cradle sites and dispersed subsequently...
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Zingiber officinale: Its Ethanobotanical Uses, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacology
Zingiber officinale Roscoe is a well-recognized herbal plant throughout the world. Ginger is not only consumed as dietary spice but has also been...
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Deciphering the Interacting Mechanisms of Circadian Disruption and Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is one of the crucial causative factors for progressive dementia. Neuropathologically, AD is characterized by the...
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Associations between adherence to MIND diet and severity, duration and frequency of migraine headaches among migraine patients
ObjectivesMigraine is a neurological disorder causing unbearable pain. Dietary approach is proposed as a preventive way of reducing the severity of...
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Novel Approaches for Detection of Bacteriophage
Modern analytical instrumentation combined with increased computational power has dramatically enhanced the capacity to interrogate the...
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Seeds
A wide variety of plant species provide edible seeds. Seeds are the dominant source of human calories and protein. The most important and popular...
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Cronobacter
This chapter presents the important characteristics of the bacterium Cronobacter, an emergent foodborne pathogen associated with powdered infant...
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Account of Some Important Edible Medicinal Plants and Their Socio-Economic Importance
Plants are incredibly significant in the lives of people around the world. People rely on plants to satisfy basic human needs like food, clothing,...