Introduction Insert text for Introduction here … Methods Tissue preparation: Tracheal segments were isolated from male Wistar rats aged 6‐8 weeks from the Animal Resources Centre‚ Murdoch‚ and W.A. Tissues suspended in baths containing Krebs solution maintained at 37oC and bubbled with 5% CO2 in O2 throughout the experiments. Preparations were then equilibrated for 45 min to 500 mg of tension with Kerbs solution replaced after 15 min. The viability of each tissue was evaluated by examining
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mother rat during the first week of life shapes her pups’ epigenomes. A high nurturing mother rat shapes her pup’s epigenome by licking‚ grooming‚ nipple switching‚ and arched back nursing. Highly nurtured rat pups tend to grow up to be calm‚ relaxed adults‚ while rat pups who receive little nurturing tend to grow up to be anxious and aggressive. The anxious‚ guarded behaviour of the low-nurtured rat is an advantage in an environment where food is scarce and danger is high. The low nurtured rat is more
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Sixty min later‚ each rat received 50 μL of formalin (5%) subcutaneously into the dorsal surface of the right hind paw using a microsyringe with a 27 gauge needle. Immediately after formalin injection‚ animals were placed individually in acrylic observation chambers (320 cm2
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Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus Etiology of Diabetes Mellitus “Diabetes is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from defects in insulin secretion‚ insulin action‚ or both. The chronic hyperglycemia of diabetes is associated with long-term damage‚ dysfunction‚ and failure of different organs‚ especially the eyes‚ kidneys‚ nerves‚ heart‚ and blood vessels.” (Association‚ National Center for Biotechnology Information ‚ 2009‚ p. 1) “The cause of type 1 and
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resistant to change than those maintained on leaner schedules of reinforcement (Nevin & Grace‚ 2000). Resistance to change is often measured as responses in a particular session following disruption as proportion of an average of baseline‚ which accounts for differences in the baseline rates of responding‚ unlike absolute response rates (Nevin‚ Mandell‚ & Atak‚ 1983). The findings of Behavioral Momentum Theory have been consistent across a variety of disruptors‚ such as extinction (Nevin‚ 2012)‚ pre-feeding
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Obesity‚ Diabetes and High Fructose Corn Syrup Sallie Calder QBT 1 October 17‚ 2013 Obesity‚ Diabetes and High Fructose Corn Syrup Thesis Statement: High fructose corn syrup‚(HFC) needs to be eliminated as a common food additive‚ it is one main culprit contributing to obesity and the resultant rise in type 2 diabetes in the United States. High fructose corn syrup (HFC) is now shown to have a direct correlation to the increase in obesity‚ and resultant rise in type
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Metabolic Diseases and Their Effect on Immune Function and Resistance to Infectious Disease Jesse P. Goff and Kayoko Kimura Periparturient Diseases of Cattle Research Unit National Animal Disease Center USDA-Agricultural Research Service Ames‚ IA Introduction The transition from pregnant‚ non-lactating to non-pregnant‚ lactating is too often a disastrous experience for the cow. Most of the metabolic diseases of dairy cows - milk fever‚ ketosis‚ retained placenta‚ and displacement of the
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Ma‚ et. al‚ 2008). By salting and preserving crab meat‚ crab paste can be produced; it is a flavorful concentrate that can be used in a variety of dishes. Cholesterol is a soft‚ waxy type of fat or sterol produced by the liver for numerous metabolic functions. High Cholesterol levels have a long association with many diseases‚ particularly Cardiovascular Disease (CVD). High-cholesterol issues arise when LDL is high and HDL is low (Strandberg‚ T.‚ 1991). Blood Cholesterol level on the other hand
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Investigation of Systolic and Diastolic deviations in the obese: a cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging and metabolic technique. Obesity is one of the major health issues in developed Western countries‚ especially in the United States of America (Danias‚ 2003). Previous investigations with magnetic resonance imaging have shown that obesity independently alters the structure and systolic/diastolic function of the heart. This has been evaluated with great detail by using cardiovascular magnetic
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Experiment Data: Rat Elapsed Days Saline injections Estrogen injections Control Estrogen Calcitonin 7 7 7 7 0 0 0 7 0 10/20/13 page 2 Calcitonin injections 0 0 7 T score -2.84 -1.65 -2.07 Post-lab Quiz Results You scored 100% by answering 4 out of 4 questions correctly. 1. Saline injections were used in this experiment to measure the effect of You correctly answered: c. a placebo on bone density. 2. In the ovariectomized rats used in this experiment
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