5 hydroxytryptamine/zea mays

Rats on diestrous day 1 were ovariectomized (OVX) and killed 10 days later. LH was measured by RIA and the metabolism of NE, DA and 5-HT were assayed concurrently in the suprachiasmatic (SCN), medial preoptic (MPO), dorsomedial (DMN), rostral (ANr) and caudal (ANc) arcuate nuclei as well as the

The subchronic toxicity of 2,2',4,4',5,5'-hexachlorobiphenyl (PCB 153) was investigated in rats after 13 weeks of dietary exposure. Groups of 10 male and 10 female rats were administered PCB 153 in their diet at levels of 0.05, 0.50, 5.0 or 50 ppm for 13 weeks. The control groups received the diet

The tryptamine pathway is one of five proposed pathways for the biosynthesis of indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), the primary auxin in plants. The enzymes AtYUC1 (Arabidopsis thaliana), FZY (Solanum lycopersicum), and ZmYUC (Zea mays) are reported to catalyze the conversion of tryptamine to

Environmental endocrine disruptors 4-nonylphenol (NP) and 4-tert-octylphenol (OP) may cast huge harm to human health. We used a rat model to observe the influence of NP or/and OP exposure on anxiety-related behaviors and the underlying mechanisms. Eighty male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were randomly

Sprague-Dawley (S-D) and Osborne-Mendel (O-M) rats were fed either a low-fat diet (5 percent corn oil) or high-fat diet (20 percent corn oil) for a six-week-period. Brainstem and duodenal levels of tryptophan, serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) and 5-hydroxyindole-3-acetic acid (5-HIAA) were not

Hyperprolactinemia adversely affects reproductive functions, presumably through an effect at the hypothalamic level. Given the numerous published reports linking hypothalamic serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5HT) mechanisms to the regulation of gonadotrophin secretion, we sought to determine the

Ondansetron hydrochloride (ODS) is a selective 5-hydroxytryptamine type 3 antagonist for nausea and emesis prevention in neoplastic patients. To reduce dosing frequency and side effects and improve patient compliance, a sustained release parenteral formulation of ODS was developed. Microparticles of

Involvement of calcium and turnover of inositol phospholipids in signal transduction was investigated using roots of a variety of corn (Zea mays L., cv. Merit) which require light to develop gravitropic sensitivity. Depletion of calcium in root tips by EGTA plus calcium ionophore A23187 prior to

OBJECTIVE The present study was carried out to determine the role of thymoquinone (TQ) in modulating the levels of neurotransmitter and reducing the oxidative stress in animal models of depression. METHODS Mice were divided into 5 groups, each group had 6 animals. TQ (20 mg/kg) in corn oil and

OBJECTIVE Type II pyrethroids are a group of insecticides largely used in agriculture and public health. The nervous system is the main target for pyrethroids in insects and mammals. One notable form of toxicity associated with over exposure has been a facial cutaneous paraesthesia and