Copper content was determined spectrographi cally in various portions of the brain in 10 healthy patients who died accidentally, in the brain of a patient with hepatolenticular degeneration, as well as in various tumors of the brain and areas of the nervous system not affected by neoplasms. The...
As an important transition metal, Cu is present in nearly all living organisms. Extensive research has evinced that copper often acts as a cofactor for various metabolic enzymes and participates in the regulation of several physiological processes [15]. However, due to the metal toxicity of Cu, ...
The neurodegenerative diseases are a heterogeneous group of illnesses, of which prototypical examples are Alzheimer’s disease (AD), Parkinson’s disease (PD), Huntington’s disease (HD), and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The key feature shared...
Common STDs in women include chlamydia, gonorrhea, HPV, genital herpes, and the Zika virus. Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are infections that can be transferred from one person to another through any type of sexual contact. STDs are sometimes referred to as sexually transmitted infections (...
in breathing, convulsions and death. Progression of the disease is rapid and premonitory signs may go unnoticed often animals are found dead with no rigormortis (Figure 1,Table 1). Blood may fail to clot due to the toxin released byB. anthracis. The acute or subacute form is common in ...
113,114,115,116 This unique organelle traces its evolutionary origins to symbiotic bacteria, and while it functions in close cooperation with its host cell, it retains a degree of semi-autonomy due to its possession of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA).117,118,119,120 This alternative genetic system, ...
This chapter addresses the basic biology, husbandry, and more common and important diseases of three ruminant species—sheep, goats, and cattle—commonly used in the laboratory. One chapter is simply not adequate, however, to address the many details and complexities of these species’ biology, ...
Overproduced reactive oxygen and reactive nitrogen species (RONS) in the brain are involved in the pathogenesis of several neurological diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, traumatic brain injury, and stroke, as they attack neurons
(RPE).99In addition, due to changes in heterochromatin, neurodegeneration-associated proteins are tightly related to the derepression of repetitive element transcription.100Saldi et al. reported that this derepression results in an elevation in the level of intracellular dsRNA, which activates innate ...
However, due to the metal toxicity of Cu, the systemic Cu levels are maintained within a fairly restricted range to support normal biochemical processes. The recommended daily intake of copper for adults is 0.8–2.4 mg, primarily obtained from foods high in Cu, such as animal organ meats and...