Furthermore, basal levels of GSH determine how much NAPQI is detoxified or will bind to proteins. Because drugs can protect or increase APAP toxicity by modulating hepatic GSH levels, it is important to determine the basal levels of hepatic GSH before APAP treatment. This is particularly ...
While the two are very similar in flavor, anise is considered much more pungent than Star Anise. Chinese Star Anise (Illicium verum) is considered safe for human consumption. The closely related Japanese Star Anise (Illicium anisatum), however, is toxic to humans. The fruit of the two plants...
Allowable limits of pesticides in fruit, produce, water and beverages are predicated on the toxic effects attributable to a single event of exposure to the pesticide. These allowable limits are therefore set at levels much lower than those that can cause morbidity or death when a reasonable amount...
In parts of the world where access to firearms for self-defense is less ubiquitous, airguns are sometimes used to deliver near-lethal force, firing pellets including solid rubber and rubber- or PVC-coated steel balls such as those covered under rubber bullets above, sometimes referred...
Now that the gas is on the way to the car and it's time for the customer to start pumping, how does the dispenser know just how much gas the customer has pumped? Considering the volatility of gas prices these days, that may be the only thing the customer may care about. Find out ...
8. Even a retrospective assessment of biological and chemical weapons programs like this one is dif- ficult and burdened with gaps and uncertainties. Contemporaneous assessments of Aum's inten- tions and capabilities would have been much more difficult and, even if correct, partial understanding at...