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Lead, Cadmium and Cobalt (Pb, Cd, and Co) Leaching of Glass-Clay Containers by pH Effect of Food
(2011)
Recent studies have shown that handcrafted glass-clay containers are a health risk because they can be contaminated by heavy metals, which can be transferred to food, thus reaching the human body to potentially cause ...
Spasmolytic and anti-inflammatory effects of Aloysia triphylla and citral, in vitro and in vivo studies
(2010)
Aloysia triphylla is traditionally utilized for the treatment of menstrual colic (primary dysmenorrhea) in Mexico. Citral is the main chemical component found in Aloysia triphylla leaves extract. Primary dysmenorrhea is a ...
Uncommon Fungi Isolated from Diabetic Patients Toenails Uncommon Fungi Isolated from Diabetic Patients Toenails With or Without Visible Onychomycoses
(2011)
Kodamaea ohmeri and Prototheca wickerhamiiare rare pathogens for humans, and even morerare as cause of onychomycosis. This work reports thesecond case of onychomycosis by K. ohmeri and thefourth of onycoprotothecosis; it ...
Antinociceptive, genotoxic and histopathological study of Heliopsis longipes S.F. Blake in mice
(2010)
Ethnopharmacological relevance: H. longipes S.F. Blake (Asteraceae) is a Mexican plant, whose roots aretraditionally used as a condiment, as a mouth anesthetic, and as an antiparasitic. Affinin is the alkamidepresent in ...
Primary dysmenorrhea among Mexican university students: prevalence, impact and treatment
(2010)
Objective: To evaluate the prevalence, impact and treatment of primary dysmenorrhea among Mexican university students. Study design: A multiple-choice questionnaire was administered to 1539 students in six university ...
Effect of Sodium Fluoride Ingestion on Malondialdehyde Concentration and the Activity of Antioxidant Enzymes in Rat Erythrocytes
(2010)
Fluoride intoxication has been shown to produce diverse deleterious metabolic alterations within the cell. To determine the effects of sodium fluoride (NaF) treatment on malondialdehyde (MDA) levels and on the activity of ...
Purification, Biochemical Characterization, and Bioactive Properties of a Lectin Purified from the Seeds of White Tepary Bean (Phaseolus Acutifolius Variety Latifolius)
(2011)
The present work shows the characterization of Phaseolus acutifolius varietylatifolius, on which little research has been published, and provides detailed information onthe corresponding lectin. This protein was purified ...
Antigenotoxic Studies of Different Substances to Reduce the DNA damage Induced by Aflatoxin B1 and Ochratoxin A
(2010)
Mycotoxins are produced mainly by the mycelial structure of filamentous fungi,or more specifically, molds. These secondary metabolites are synthesized during the end ofthe exponential growth phase and appear to have no ...
Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, and Obesity
(2011)
Obesity is a chronic disease of multifactorial origin and can be defined as an increase in the accumulation of body fat. Adipose tissue is not only a triglyceride storage organ, but studies have shown the role of white ...
Protective effect of some vitamins against the toxic action of ethanol on liver regeneration induced by partial hepatectomy in rats
(2008)
AIM: To investigate the effects of vitamins (A, C and E)on liver injury induced by ethanol administration duringliver regeneration in rats.METHODS: Male Wistar rats subjected to 70% partialhepatectomy were divided into ...