Publications by authors named "Chuqi Ling"
So far, few animals with the ability of lignin degradation have been reported except termite and longicorn. In this study, it was found that the crude fiber and acid detergent lignin (ADL) of rice straw can be degraded dramatically higher by buffalo than those by cattle. In order to further study this ability of buffalo, the digestion of roughages in buffalo rumen was studied using rumen nylon bag experiment, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and Van Soest fiber analysis.
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- Melatonin administration in female mice accelerated puberty onset when injected at 15 mg/kg on postnatal day 10, without impacting physical growth or Leptin levels.
- Increased serum levels of reproductive hormones like FSH and estrogen were noted, while certain mRNA levels remained unchanged.
- The study suggests melatonin promoted FSH synthesis in the pituitary gland through enhanced ERK1/2 signaling, highlighting its potential influence on puberty regulation, albeit possibly due to the high dosage used.
Pure yeast β‑glucan (YG1) was obtained by drying and defatting the crude β‑glucan from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The YG1 structure was characterized by total sugar content, protein content, FT-IR spectroscopy and monosaccharide composition analysis. Different molecular weight fractions of water-soluble yeast β‑glucan (WYG) were prepared by extraction with 2.
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