Effect of Leaf Extract on Diabetic Nephropathy in Rats.

One of complications of diabetes mellitus is diabetic nephropathy. In Mexico, in traditional medicine, Humb. Bonpl.

Larreat (), a Potential Nephroprotector against Oxidative Damage Provoked by STZ-Induced Hyperglycemia in Rats.

Background: , known in Mexico as the "tree of the little hands", flower's infusion is used to treat kidney failure associated with diseases such as diabetes. The aim of this work is to evaluate the antioxidant effect of the methanolic extract of its flowers on oxidative damage in kidneys caused by streptozotocin in rats.

Methods: The extract phytochemical profile was performed with HPLC.

A novel coconut-malt extract medium increases growth rate of morels in pure culture.

Morels are gourmet wild edible mushrooms that can grow on several substrates with significant growth rate variations. Such variations have hindered the development of a standardized culture media to promote morel's sustainable production. The aim of this study is developing a novel culture media that takes advantage of coconut water as a complementary component of culture media.

[Use of ITS and ISSR markers in the molecular characterisation of Pleurotus djamor hybrid strains].

Background: Molecular characterisation of wild type Pleurotus species is important for germplasm conservation and its further use for genetic improvement. No molecular studies have been performed with monokaryons used for producing hybrid strains, either with the reconstituted strains obtained by pairing those monokaryons. The molecular characterisation of parental dikaryons, hybrid, and reconstituted strains as well as monokaryotic strains, is therefore of utmost importance.

Acquisition and retention of enhanced active avoidance are unaffected by interference with serotonergic activity.

Pre-training administration of p-chloroamphetamine (PCA) produces reliable deficits of avoidance learning. When animals are trained in inhibitory avoidance with relatively high foot-shock intensities, other amnesic treatments have no effect. The present experiment was conducted to determine if this protective effect of high foot shock is also observed after administration of PCA (10mg/kg, i.