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Salix discolor: Prospects for phytoremediation of lead and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
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Phytoremediation is the application of green plants and their associated microbial communities for the removal, stabilization or detoxification of contaminants in the environment. Salix discolor, commonly known as the pussy willow, is a common Canadian shrub that was evaluated for...
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2014-09-04
Malagasy lemurs are under great threat from destruction of their habitat. Since humans colonized Madagascar 2000 years ago roughly 90% of Madagascar's forests have been destroyed. Alongside this, fully eight genera and 17 species have gone extinct. With the present situation it is of the utmost...
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2016-11-04
Background: Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a multigene disorder commonly associated with hyperphagia and obesity. Children with PWS have increased fat mass and decreased lean mass before the onset of hyperphagia and obesity. Severe hypotonia and reduced muscle strength are typically present in...
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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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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...
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2015-02-04
Evidence of increased presence of estrogen in aquatic environments is being found in a wide variety of organisms. Estrogens are powerful endocrine disruptors with the ability to not only mimic endogenous hormones but also alter the overall hormonal metabolism in many of these organisms. The...
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2014-04-04
Hypertension is the number one reason to visit the family physician in Canada and is responsible for substantial health care expenses. Approximately one third of community-dwelling Canadians with hypertension have blood pressure (BP) levels exceeding recommended thresholds, and this is partly...
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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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Spatial and temporal variation of benthic macroinvertebrate communities in three westlope cutthroat trout tributaries in the Rocky Mountains
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Westslope cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi) is an important subspecies to Alberta, as a representative of a rich and diverse fish taxon that intrinsically holds many local adaptations to their native range. The reduction of westslope cutthroat trout from their historical range to...