Browsing by Subject "Calcium"
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(2022-10-20)Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder primarily characterized by progressive motor dysfunction and currently has no cure. Research has elucidated coalescing molecular dysfunctions including neuroinflammation, ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1992)A well-defined subregion of the mammillary knob of the avian eggshell, designated the calcium reserve assembly (CRA), is identified as a specialized structure housing the calcium reserve for the embryo. Embedded in the ...
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(2010-10-12)The hypothalamus is an integral part of the brain's regulation of mammalian physiology and behavior. Among many functions, this regulatory center activates the sympathetic nervous system, maintains appropriate body ...
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(2017-04-24)The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) in Arabidopsis thaliana is the source of the calcium signal produced by high-fluence blue light sensed by the junction between the ER and chloroplast, the ER-chloroplast nexus. Photostimulation ...
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(2013-04-28)Gastrointestinal (GI) health is an important contributor to one’s overall well-being. In the past decade, the focus of this aspect of health has been on the organisms that inhabit the intestines: gut microbes. A concept ...
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(2021-04-27)Astrocytes are the most populous cell type in the central nervous system (CNS) and are vital in neuron development, regulating blood flow, and maintaining communication between neurons. Astrocytic control on the CNS is due ...
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(Texas A&M University, 2004-11-15)In recent years, dietary calcium intake among children and adolescents has fallen sharply. This trend is alarming because childhood and adolescence are the primary ages for building bone mass. Therefore, an interactive ...
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(2019-07-22)The use of phytase in broiler production has increased since its adoption as a feed additive. Published information supports the use of phytase to improve the digestibility of Ca and P; however, sources are conflicted about ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1987)This experiment was designed to assess the effect of dietary calcium supplementation on mood. The participants of the study were seventy-two male and female students. Using a double-blind procedure, they were administered ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1984)The effects of four concentrations of water calcium, means of 16 ppm, 86 ppm, 192 ppm, 300 ppm; three temperatures, 15.6(DEGREES)C, 21.1(DEGREES)C, and 26.7(DEGREES)C; and two concentrations of total ammonia, < 0.5 ppm and ...
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(2019-06-24)Background: Myotoxins are a family of small protein toxins present in the venom of multiple species of pit vipers that have selective toxic effects on different types of tissues. Method: In order to better protect people ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1982)Calcium metabolism in the temperature stressed domestic chicken and turkey was examined by (1) studying the effects of brooding temperature, dietary phosphorus and molybdenum on bone mineralization in 10-day-old turkey ...
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(2013-11-26)Protein Kinase C (PKC) isoforms function in signaling pathways responsible for controlling cell proliferation, survival and apoptosis. Up or down-regulation of PKCs has been implicated in cancer progression, cardiovascular ...
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(2012-02-14)Functional foods go beyond simply supplying nutrients and are increasingly becoming a focus in the prevention and treatment of disease; however, the benefits of biofortified crops to human nutrition have not been well ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1981)The problem of this study was to determine the relationship of sodium, calcium, and potassium, individually and collectively, in drinking water to adolescent hypertension. In addition, the following variables were examined ...
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(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1986)The hypothesis was tested that GnRH acts to release LH by increasing calcium uptake by the gonadotroph which in turn stimulates calcium-calmodulin activity and results in LH release from bovine pituitary cells as it does ...