The effects of melamine on humoral immunity with or without cyanuric acid in mice.

Melamine is an industrial chemical with high nitrogen content. When added to the pet food and milk it can falsely elevate the apparent protein concentration readings. Cyanuric acid related structurally to melamine has a strong mutual affinity with melamine.

Marker-assisted breeding for transgressive seed protein content in soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr].

After two cycles of marker-assisted breeding on three loci, lines with transgressive segregation of 8.22-9.32 % protein content were developed based on four original soybean parents with 35.

The toxic effects of melamine on spleen lymphocytes with or without cyanuric acid in mice.

Melamine is an organic nitrogenous compound whose acute toxicity was generally thought to be low in animals. In the present work, we investigated the potential cytotoxic effects of melamine on spleen lymphocytes in mice. In the treated group, morphological changes were observed in cultured lymphocytes in vitro.

The reproductive toxicity of melamine in the absence and presence of cyanuric acid in male mice.

Melamine, a chemical compound, was used widely in the manufacture of amino resins and plastics. Cyanuric acid related structurally to melamine was used as a water stabilizer in swimming pools. The combination of melamine and cyanuric acid was thought to be responsible for renal impairment in mammals.