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BLOOD CHEMICAL ALTERATIONS IN EXPERIMENTAL Setaria cervi INFECTION IN RABBITS

  • Kumar, M.;Joshi, H.C.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.6 no.4
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    • pp.491-495
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    • 1993
  • Adult male and female Setaria cervi worms were implanted in the peritoneal cavity of rabbits to develop microfilaraemia. These infected rabbits revealed non-significant rise in total protein, significant reduction in albumin content and albumin-globulin ratio and significant increase in globulin and total bilirubin. The levels of total cholesterol, blood urea nitrogen and urea in blood were elevated from day 20 to 40, 25 to 70 and 30 to 70 respectively whereas, uric acid remained high from day 25 to 50 and creatinine from 15th day to 50th day of worm implantation. Biochemical changes suggested the involvement of liver and kidney in the infected rabbits.

Changes in Body Composition, Health Status, and Dietary Behavior for Middle-Aged Obese Women in a Weight Control Program at a Community Health Center (보건소 중년 여성 비만관리 프로그램의 운영에 따른 체성분, 건강 상태 및 식행동 변화에 관한 연구)

  • Lee, Byung-Soon
    • The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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    • v.20 no.4
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    • pp.433-439
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    • 2007
  • The purpose of this study was to evaluate the body composition, health status, and dietary behaviors of middle-aged women in a weight control program at a community health center. The study subjects were 66 middle-aged women who lived in Ansan city, and they participated in the program for 24 weeks. Anthropometries, blood pressure, and serum biochemical indices were measured. These measurements were taken both before and after the weight control program, and the data were analyzed using the SPSS 12.0 program. Weight, fat mass, body fat %, and the waist-hip ratio all decreased. According to the decreases in body fat %, blood pressure, serum biochemical indices and dietary behaviors were improved after the weight control program. Thus, this study demonstrated the desirable changes of a weight control program offered at a community health center, for health conditions and physical fitness.

Four-Week Oral Toxicity Study of Gamma Irradiated Chikens in Mice (감마선 조사계육의 아급성 독성평가)

  • 강일준;이영숙;이수정;육홍선;변명우
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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    • v.30 no.2
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    • pp.234-238
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    • 2001
  • In order to evaluate their possible subacute toxicity, groups of 40 male and female ICR mice were given to the diet with chickens irradiated up to 30 kGy for four weeks. During the experimental periods, appearance, behavior, mortality, food and water consumption of mice fed irradiated chickens were not affected compared to the control. In urine analysis, hematological as well as in serum biochemical findings, no significant differences were found between the control (non-irradiated) and the irradiated chickens. Although minor changes in biochemical parameters were observed, they were in the normal range and were not dose dependent. Spotty necrosis was found in the male liver administered with 30 kGy irradiated chicken. However, it seems not related with gamma irradiation, because it lacks either the dose dependency and the secondary changes accompanied. Our results indicate that the adverse effect of gamma irradiated chicken can be observed at more than 30 kGy level.

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Effect of Storage and Marketing Condition on Biochemical Property Changes of Garlic (Allium sativum L.) (마늘(Allium sativum L.)의 생화학적 변화에 대한 저장 및 유통조건의 영향)

  • 최선태;장규섭
    • Food Science and Preservation
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    • v.5 no.2
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    • pp.111-117
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    • 1998
  • Biochemical property changes of garlic during various storages and marketing after storage were investigated. Content of enzymatic pyruvic acid increased by room and low temperature storage but decreased by CA and MA storage. Fructan contents decreased rapidly by low temperature storage, but restrained decrement by CA and MA storage. Free sugar increased during storage, but did slowly by room temperature storage. Green pigment development was observed when garlics stored for 90days at low temperature were processed into crushed form. This discoloration was small for garlics stored in CA and MA, and never occurred for room temperature stored garlics. When marketed after storage, content of enzymatic pyruvic acid decreased in garlic stored in room and low temperature storage, but increased in garlics which decreased during CA and MA storage. Fructan contents deceased but free sugar contents continuously increased with marketing period. Green pigment development decreased in crushed garlic after 30days at room temperature marketing, but increased in low temperature marketing with marketing time progress.

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Physiological and Biochemical Changes in Lucerne (Medicago sativa) Plants Infected with 'Candidatus Phytoplasma australasia'-Related Strain (16SrII-D Subgroup)

  • Ayvaci, Humeyra;Guldur, M. Ertugrul;Dikilitas, Murat
    • The Plant Pathology Journal
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    • v.38 no.2
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    • pp.146-158
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    • 2022
  • Changes in physiological and biochemical patterns in lucerne plants caused by the presence of 'Candidatus Phytoplasma australasia', which is one of the significant pathogens causing yield losses in lucerne plants, were investigated. Significant differences were evident in total chlorophyll, chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, and protein amounts between 'Ca. Phytoplasma australasia'-positive and negative lucerne plants. Stress-related metabolites such as phenol, malondialdehyde, and proline accumulations in 'Ca. Phytoplasma australasia'-positive plants were remarkably higher than those of phytoplasma-negative plants. As a response to disease attack, phytoplasma-positive plants exhibited higher antioxidant enzymes (peroxidase and catalase) and nonenzymatic metabolite responses such as jasmonic and salicylic acids. We state that partial disease responses were revealed for the first time to breed resistant lucerne lines infected by 'Ca. Phytoplasma australasia'.