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Induction of apoptotic cell death by the dietary flavonol, quercetin, in MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 breast adenocarcinoma cell lines
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Numerous studies have provided considerable evidence on quercetin's potential as a chemotherapeutic agent. Quercetin is a highly bioavailable dietary flavonoid that induces apoptosis in different cancer cell lines. Currently, the reported effects of this compound have been observed at...
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Effects of ethanol dosage and absorbic acid antioxidant therapy on embryonic chick development
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Congenital malformations are a major cause of infant morbidity and mortality, and exposure to teratogens such as ethanol/alcohol during pregnancy can have harmful effects on the developing embryo. The severity of fetal damage depends upon the amount and timing of fetal exposure to alcohol, as...
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The genotoxic effects of titanium dioxide nanoparticles on Dugesia dorotocephala genomic DNA
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The nanotechnology industry is rapidly growing and hence as are its uses in commercial and consumer goods. The Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies cited a 521% increase between 2006 and 2011 in the number of consumer goods containing nanoparticles. Nanotechnology can be found in a wide variety...
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The effects of grazing on soil physical and chemical properties and plant diversity in North-Central Alberta
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The grazing of livestock is often harmful, causing degradation of the land, but it can also act as a natural disturbance that contributes to the health of an ecosystem. This suggests that the effects of grazing involve interactions between the grazing regime and the properties of the particular...
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Comparing the anti-microbial effect of penicillin to that of chlorine dioxide on three opportunistic pathogens
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Introduction: The discovery of penicillin is a watershed in the history of medicine. Today, antibiotics are a part of everyday life. However, some speculate that society may return to the pre-antibiotic era if the increasing emergence and spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria cannot be slowed....
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The effect of natural ACE inhibitors, diuretics and temperature changes on systolic blood pressure in humans
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Blood pressure is the pressure exerted by circulating blood upon the walls of blood vessels, and hypertension occurs when blood is forced through the arteries at an increased pressure. The aim of the study examines the relationship between blood pressure and blood viscosity, and to examine the...
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04/15/2013
Vinorelbine, otherwise known as Navelbine or KW-2307, is a semi-synthesized chemotherapeutic drug part of the class of compounds known as Vinca alkaloids. Like other Vinca alkaloids, vinorelbine interacts with microtubules, specifically non-polymerized monomeric tubulin proteins. This interaction...