Journal Articles (Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science)
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- 83Gänzle, Michael G.
- 40Field, Catherine J.
- 31Chen, Guanqun
- 29Stothard, Paul
- 24Weselake, Randall J.
- 21Prado, Carla M.
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Microarray analysis in caudal medulla of cattle orally challenged with bovine spongiform encephalopathy
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Williams, John L., Moore, Stephen S., Almeida, Luciane M., Basu, Urmila, Guan, Leluo
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) is a fatal disorder in cattle characterized by progressive neurodegeneration of the central nervous system. We investigated the molecular mechanisms involved in neurodegeneration during prion infection through the identification of genes that are...
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Microbiological evaluation of egg shell powder and optimization of its preparation technique
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Serafini, Álvaro B., Prado, Carla M., Fernandes, Daniela C., Naves, Maria M. V.
The research aimed to analyze the microbiological profile of the dust of the chicken eggshell distributed to needy communities, as an alternative source of calcium, as well as optimize the product development technique, targeting efficacy and safety in hygienic-sanitary terms. Sampling was...
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Microbiological quality of organic vegetables produced in soil treated with different types of manure and mineral fertilizer
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Maia, Carla M., Carvalho, Isabel D., Serafini, Álvaro B., da Silva, Natan F., André, Maria C. P. B., Machado, Débora C.
An attempt was made to evaluate microbiological quality of horticultural crops grown organically. Three species of vegetables were used, lettuce (Lactuva sativa), radish (Raphanus sativus) and spinach (Tetragonia expansa), grown organically, in fertile soil. Six different treatments were applied:...
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2014
Jin, Weiwu, He, Maolong, Guan, Leluo, Romao, Josue M., McAllister, Tim
Background MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs found to regulate several biological processes including adipogenesis. Understanding adipose tissue regulation is critical for beef cattle as fat is an important determinant of beef quality and nutrient value. This study analyzed the...
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Milk-derived tripeptides IPP (Ile-Pro-Pro) and VPP (Val-Pro-Pro) promote adipocyte differentiation and inhibit inflammation in 3T3-F442A cells
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Chakrabarti, Subhadeep, Wu, Jianping
Milk derived tripeptides IPP (Ile-Pro-Pro) and VPP (Val-Pro-Pro) have shown promise as anti-hypertensive agents due to their inhibitory effects on angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE). Due to the key inter-related roles of hypertension, chronic inflammation and insulin resistance in the...
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Minimally-invasive assessments of the behavioural and physiological effects of enriched colony cages on laying hens
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Korver, Doug R., Schaefer, Allan L., Cook, Nigel J., Feddes, John J. R., Church, John S., Haley, Derek B.
The well-being of laying hens in cages of 5, 10, 20 and 40-birds/cage, and enrichment with perches, nest boxes and scratch pads, was assessed using behavioral and physiological parameters. Laying hens were Lohmann Brown (n = 360) and White Leghorns (n = 360), housed from 17 to 65 weeks of age....
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2003
Chan, Catherine B., Wang, Xiaolin, Koshkin, Vasilij, Wheeler, Michael B., Scherer, Philipp E.
Excessive free fatty acid (FFA) exposure represents a potentially important diabetogenic condition that can impair insulin secretion from pancreatic β-cells. Because mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation is a main link between glucose metabolism and insulin secretion, in the present work we...
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2014
Bamforth, Fiona, Stothard, Paul, Peng, Fred, Sergi, Consolato, Chan, Alicia, Bahitham, Wesam, Stone, Bradley, Mason, Andrew, Liao, Xiaoping
Cholangiocellular carcinoma (CCA) of the liver was the target of more interest, recently, due mainly to its increased incidence and possible association to new environmental factors. Somatic mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations have been found in several cancers. Some of these malignancies contain...
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Molecular targets of antihypertensive peptides: Understanding the mechanisms of action based on the pathophysiology of hypertension
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Majumder, Kaustav, Wu, Jianping
There is growing interest in using functional foods or nutraceuticals for the prevention and treatment of hypertension or high blood pressure. Although numerous preventive and therapeutic pharmacological interventions are available on the market, unfortunately, many patients still suffer from...
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Morphological characterization of fungi associated with the ascochyta blight complex and pathogenic variability of Mycosphaerella pinodes on field pea crops in central Alberta
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Gossen, Bruce, Strelkov, Stephen, Ahmed, Hafiz, Hwang, Sheau-Fang, Zhou, Qixing, Conner, Robert, Chang, Kan-Fan, Fu, Heting
Field pea crops in central Alberta were surveyed for ascochyta blight from 2011 to 2012 and fungal isolates were recovered from foliar lesions on selected plants. Cultural and microscopic characterization of the 275 isolates obtained revealed that 272 were of Mycosphaerella pinodes and three were...