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Dietary Fish Oil Affects Monoaminergic Neurotransmission and Behavior in Rats

Sylvie Chalon, Sylvie Vancassel, Catherine Belzung +4

Journal of Nutrition

Oat β-glucan and xylan hydrolysates as selective substrates for Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus strains

Johanna Jaskari, Pia Kontula, A. Siitonen +3

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Modification of the Intestinal Microflora Using Probiotics and Prebiotics

R. Fuller, G. R. Gibson

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Probiotics and prebiotics modulate the composition of the human gut microbiota. The beneficial effects may result from suppression of harmful microorganisms or stimulation of organisms which...

Antimicrobial action of essential oils : the effect of dimethylsulphoxide on the activity of cinnamon oil

Pauline Hili, Chantell S. Evans, R.G. Veness

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Fifty-one essential oils extracted from plants of known origin were tested for their antimicrobial activity against three bacteria, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and...

Differences in Essential Oil Composition of Basil (<i>Ocimum basilicum</i> L.) Italian Cultivars Related to Morphological Characteristics

Mauro Marotti, Roberta Piccaglia, E. Giovanelli

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Ten Italian cultivars of basil were studied to establish a possible relation between morphological characteristics and essential oil composition. The morphological parameters were recorded at the...

The lpf fimbrial operon mediates adhesion of Salmonella typhimurium to murine Peyer's patches.

Andreas J. Bäumler, Renée M. Tsolis, Fred Heffron

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

We investigated the role of the Salmonella typhimurium fimbrial operon formed by the genes lpfABCDE in infection of mice. A mutant in lpfC, the gene encoding the fimbrial outer membrane usher, had an...

Pulmonary embolism: validation of spiral CT angiography in 149 patients.

A. B. van Rossum, P.M.T. Pattynama, Evelien Ton +4

Radiology

Spiral CT angiography is an accurate method for the detection and exclusion of PE, with the exception of isolated subsegmental PE.

Food quality: Relativity, context and consumer expectations

Armand V. Cardello

Food Quality and Preference

Influence of Diets Containing Eicosapentaenoic or Docosahexaenoic Acid on Growth and Metastasis of Breast Cancer Cells in Nude Mice

David P. Rose, Jeanne M. Connolly, Jodie Rayburn +1

JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Future dietary intervention trials designed to reduce the risk of recurrence in the postsurgical breast cancer patient should include the evaluation of eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid...

Vitamin A is excreted in the urine during acute infection

CB Stephensen, JO Alvarez, J Kohatsu +3

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Unusual microtubule-dependent endocytosis mechanisms triggered by Campylobacter jejuni and Citrobacter freundii.

Tobias A. Oelschlaeger, Patricia Guerry, Dennis J. Kopecko

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Bacterial invasion of six different human epithelial cell lines showed that some strains of the intestinal pathogen Campylobacter jejuni invaded intestinal cell lines at a level 10(2)-10(4) times...

Taste responses and preferences for sweet high-fat foods: Evidence for opioid involvement☆

Adam Drewnowski, D.D. Krahn, Mark A. Demitrack +2

Physiology & Behavior

Effects of Immediate Postoperative Enteral Nutrition on Body Composition, Muscle Function, and Wound Healing

David H. Schroeder, Lyn Gillanders, K. H. Mahr +1

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Thirty-two patients undergoing bowel resection were randomized to receive either immediate postoperative nasojejunal feeding with full strength Osmolite solution for 56 hours (n = 16) or routine...

Fractionation and characterization of gum from Acacia senegal

R.C. Randall, G. O. Phillips, Peter A. Williams

Food Hydrocolloids

Adjuvant activity of Escherichia coli heat-labile enterotoxin and effect on the induction of oral tolerance in mice to unrelated protein antigens

John D. Clements, Nancy M. Hartzog, Frank L. Lyon

Vaccine

Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy

Naresh Jain, DAVID E. LARSON, KENNETH W. SCHROEDER +4

Annals of Internal Medicine

Study Objective. To determine if prophylactic use of cefazolin reduces peristomal wound infection associated with percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy. Design. Prospective, randomized, double-blind,...

Digestion of the carbohydrates of banana (Musa paradisiaca sapientum) in the human small intestine

HN Englyst, JH Cummings

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

The human intestinal microflora

Gary L. Simon, Sherwood L. Gorbach

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Control of sodium excretion by angiotensin II: intrarenal mechanisms and blood pressure regulation

John E. Hall

American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Angiotensin II (ANG II) is one of the body's most powerful regulators of Na excretion, operating through extrarenal mechanisms, such as stimulation of aldosterone secretion, as well as intrarenal...

ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SERUM SELENIUM AND THE RISK OF CANCER

Jukka T. Salonen, Georg Alfthan, Jussi K. Huttunen +1

American Journal of Epidemiology

A matched-pair analysis was conducted with data based on a prospective six-year follow-up of a random population sample to study the association between serum selenium and the risk of cancer....

Isolation of Methanobrevibacter smithii from human feces

T. Miller, M. J. Wolin, Everly Conway de Macario +1

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Fecal specimens from nine adults were examined for the presence of methanogenic bacteria. Enrichment cultures of five specimens produced methane in 5 days. Of these five specimens, three were tested...

The sequence of the DNAs coding for the mating-type loci of saccharomyces cerevisiae

Caroline R. Astell

Cell

Vitamin D and Its Metabolites in Human and Bovine Milk

Bruce W. Hollis, Bernard A. Roos, H. H. Draper +1

Journal of Nutrition

SERUM-ZINC AND HEALING OF VENOUS LEG ULCERS

T Hallböök, E. Lanner

The Lancet

Production of Highly Purified Choleragen and Choleragenoid

Richard A. Finkelstein, J. J. LoSpailuto

The Journal of Infectious Diseases

Journal Article Production of Highly Purified Choleragen and Choleragenoid Get access Richard A. Finkelstein, Richard A. Finkelstein From the Departments of Microbiology and Biochemistry, University...

THE RENAL ORIGIN OF HYPERTENSION

Harry Goldblatt

Physiological Reviews

La Real Academia Nacional de Medicina de España, cuya historia comienza hacia mediados del siglo XVIII, posee una magnífica biblioteca con manuscritos e impresos, indispensables para el estudio e...

Application of natural antimicrobials in food preservation: Recent views

Gaber El‐Saber Batiha, Diaa E. Hussein, Abdelazeem M. Algammal +13

Food Control

Application of essential oils as antimicrobial agents against spoilage and pathogenic microorganisms in meat products

Mirian Pateiro, Paulo E. S. Munekata, Anderson S. Sant’Ana +3

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Relationships between food and diseases: What to know to ensure food safety

Monica Gallo, Lydia Ferrara, Armando Calogero +2

Food Research International

Exergo-environmental analysis of an indirect forced convection solar dryer for drying bitter gourd slices

S. Vijayan, T.V. Arjunan, Anil Kumar

Renewable Energy

Identification of probiotic effector molecules: present state and future perspectives

Sarah Lebeer, Peter A. Bron, Maria L. Marco +6

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Agri-IoT: A semantic framework for Internet of Things-enabled smart farming applications

Andreas Kamilaris, Feng Gao, Francesc X. Prenafeta‐Boldú +1

With the recent advancement of the Internet of Things (IoT), it is now possible to process a large number of sensor data streams using different large-scale IoT platforms. These IoT frameworks are...

Effect of primary processing of cereals and legumes on its nutritional quality: A comprehensive review

Morteza Oghbaei, Jamuna Prakash

Cogent Food & Agriculture

Cereals and legumes are important part of dietaries and contribute substantially to nutrient intake of human beings. They are significant source of energy, protein, dietary fiber, vitamins, minerals,...

Zinc

Callum Livingstone

Nutrition in Clinical Practice

The essential trace element zinc (Zn) has a large number of physiologic roles, in particular being required for growth and functioning of the immune system. Adaptive mechanisms enable the body to...

Biofortification and phytoremediation of selenium in China

Zhilin Wu, Gary S. Bañuelos, Zhi‐Qing Lin +4

Frontiers in Plant Science

Selenium (Se) is an essential trace element for humans and animals but at high concentrations, Se becomes toxic to organisms due to Se replacing sulfur in proteins. Selenium biofortification is an...

Review on production, characterization and applications of microbial levan

Rapala Srikanth, Chinta H.S.S. Sundhar Reddy, Gudimalla Siddartha +2

Carbohydrate Polymers

Positive Surface Charge Enhances Selective Cellular Uptake and Anticancer Efficacy of Selenium Nanoparticles

Bo Yu, Yibo Zhang, Wenjie Zheng +2

Inorganic Chemistry

Surface charge plays a key role in cellular uptake and biological actions of nanomaterials. Selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) are novel Se species with potent anticancer activity and low toxicity. This...

Neurogastronomy: how the brain creates flavor and why it matters

Choice Reviews Online

Leading neuroscientist Gordon M. Shepherd embarks on a paradigm-shifting trip through the brain flavor system, laying the foundations for a new scientific field: neurogastronomy. Challenging the...

Physicochemical and morphological characterization of different starches with variable amylose/amylopectin ratio

Markus Schirmer, Agnes Höchstötter, Mario Jekle +2

Food Hydrocolloids

Encapsulation technologies and delivery systems for food ingredients and nutraceuticals

Nissim Garti, David Julian McClements

Woodhead Publishing Limited eBooks

Part 1 Requirements for food ingredient and nutraceutical delivery systems: Requirements for food ingredient and nutraceutical delivery systems Challenges in developing delivery systems for food...

The Genus Lactobacillus: A Taxonomic Update

Elisa Salvetti, Sandra Torriani, Giovanna E. Felis

Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins

Microfluidization as a potential technique to modify surface properties of soy protein isolate

Lan Shen, Chuan‐He Tang

Food Research International

Nanoscale Characterization of Zein Self-Assembly

Yi Wang, Graciela W. Padua

Langmuir

Zein, a major protein of corn, is rich in α-helical structure. It has an amphiphilic character and is capable of self-assembly. Zein can self-assemble into various mesostructures that may find...

Review of retrospective dosimetry techniques for external ionising radiation exposures

Elizabeth A. Ainsbury, Elena Bakhanova, Joan Francesc Barquinero +27

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

The current focus on networking and mutual assistance in the management of radiation accidents or incidents has demonstrated the importance of a joined-up approach in physical and biological...

Investigation of physico-chemical properties and antioxidant activity of twenty Iranian pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) cultivars

Ali Tehranifar, Mehdi Zarei, Zahra Nemati +2

Scientia Horticulturae

Trans fatty acids: effects on metabolic syndrome, heart disease and diabetes

Renata Micha, Dariush Mozaffarian

Nature Reviews Endocrinology

Selenium biofortification of high-yielding winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) by liquid or granular Se fertilisation

Martin R. Broadley, John Alcock, James Alford +17

Plant and Soil