triumph of the fungi - a rotten history

... more than 110 meters. But nothing grew taller than Castanea dentata from Maine to Alabama in a 500-kilometer-wide diagonal of deciduous jungle spined by the Appalachians. The impact of the near extinction ... of American chestnut, Castanea dentata. From F. A. Michaux, The North American Sylva; or, A Description of the Forest Trees of the United States, Canada, and N...

Ngày tải lên: 08/04/2014, 01:13

... Abbreviations AKBA: 3-O-acetyl-11-k e t o -beta-boswellic acid; ANOVA: analysis of variance; ASRAM: Alluri Sita- rama Raju Academy of Medical Sciences; BMI: Body Mass Index; ELISA: enzyme-linked ...  1. Laila Impex R&D Center, Jawahar Autonagar, Vijayawada, 520 007, India 2. Department of Orthopedics, Alluri Sitarama Raju Academy of Medical Sciences (ASRAM), National High...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 11:40

... treating osteoarthritis (OA). The present clinical trial evaluated the safety and efficacy of UC-II as compared to a combination of glucosamine and chondroitin (G+C) in the treatment of OA of ... (15). The present clinical trial evaluated the safety and efficacy of UC-II in the treatment of the knee in OA patients. Materials and Methods Study Design This cl...

Ngày tải lên: 26/10/2012, 09:48

... have a pro-oxidant effect and actually in- crease the risk of lung cancer among smokers. Smoking causes inflam- mation in the lungs, a condition that increases free radicals that can damage DNA. ... and anti- inflammatory and inflammatory cytokines, which are highly important in the adaptation of the immune system. These important mediators and others concurrently affect bra...

Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 14:20

... 1621–1632. 8 Maynes JT, Garen C, Cherney MM, Newton G, Arad D, Av-Gay Y, Fahey RC & James MNG (2003) The crystal structure of 1-D-myo-inosityl 2-acetamido- 2- deoxy -a- D-glucopyranoside deacetylase (MshB) ... zinc-dependent enzyme from the bio- synthetic pathway of mycothiol, deacetylates 1-d- myo-inosityl-2-ace tamido-2-deoxy- a- d-glucopyranose (GlcNAc-Ins) [10]. The MshB...

Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 00:20

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Ngày tải lên: 23/02/2014, 04:20

... Faraday was born to working-class parents (his father was a black- smith) and eked out a meager existence as an apprentice bookbinder in the early 1800s. The young Faraday was fascinated by the ... up to the map of the Earth on the wall and pointing out the coastlines of South America and Africa. Wasn't it an odd coincidence, she said, that the two coastlines...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 16:15

... Part-time Programs The lower ratings of the overall value of the MBA by graduates from part-time programs are explained only partially by the model offered here, as the R 2 of .41 indicates ... have a “fresh start” when they graduate than are graduates from part-time and executive programs. The career-switching goals of the typical full-time student are more quic...

Ngày tải lên: 08/03/2014, 02:21

... utilized as a measure of the rate of oxidation of oxyHb. RESULTS The effect of pH on the auto-oxidation of cross-linked Hb was studied. The rate of decrease of the concentration of oxyHb increased as ... chains of Hb A 0 was 10 times faster than that of the beta chains and that the oxidation of the beta chains was not influenced by pH. The biphasic r...

Ngày tải lên: 08/03/2014, 10:20