TRACE METAL DISTRIBUTION IN TISSUES OF CICHLIDS (OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS AND O. MOSSAMBICUS) COLLECTED FROM WASTEWATER-FED FISHPONDS IN EAST CALCUTTA WETLANDS, A RAMSAR SITE

Trace metal distribution in tissues of cichlids (Oreochromis niloticus and O. mossambicus) collected from wastewater-fed fishponds in East Calcutta Wetlands, a Ramsar site

Background.Metals discharged in wastes from different industries into wetland ecosystems pose a serious threat to the receiving environment.Biotic components grown in the area amass such metals within their body through nutritional uptake and accumulation.The present investigation was carried out to study the extent of accumulation of different was

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Variability and resistance mutations in the hepatitis C virus NS3 protease in patients not treated with protease inhibitors

The goal of treatment of chronic hepatitis C is to achieve a sustained virological response, which is defined as exhibiting undetectable hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA levels in serum following therapy for at least six months.However, the current treatment is only effective in bang xxl switch duo 50% of patients infected with HCV genotype 1, the most

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Efficacy of l-cysteine in increasing circulatory hydrogen sulfide, nitrite, and 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels in Zucker diabetic fatty rats and in vitro treatment of hydrogen sulfide and nitrite in upregulating vitamin D hydroxylase genes in monocytes

ABSTRACT: Dairy products, such as whey proteins, have been effectively used to enhance the effectiveness of vitamin D (VD) fortification and optimize circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)VD] levels.Whey protein is rich in l-cysteine (LC) which is the bang xxl switch duo precursor of hydrogen sulfide (H2S), enhances glutathione (GSH) biosynthesis,

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