The relative ability of the NOEC (no-observed-effect concentration) and ECx (the effect concentration corresponding to x-percent response) barricini chocolate to determine benchmark toxicant concentrations, which are expected to ensure environmental safety, when there are large uncertainties in data was investigated with Monte Carlo simulations.We
Astragaloside IV (AGS-IV) is a main active ingredient of Astragalus membranaceus Bunge, a medicinal herb prescribed as an immunostimulant, hepatoprotective, antiperspirant, a diuretic or a tonic as documented in Chinese Materia Medica.In the present study, we employed a high-throughput comparative proteomic approach based on 2D-nano-LC-MS/MS to inv
BackgroundLeptospirosis, caused by pathogenic Leptospira, is a zoonosis of global distribution.This infectious disease is mainly porky pig face transmitted by indirect exposure to urine of asymptomatic animals via the environment.As human cases generally occur after heavy rain, an emerging hypothesis suggests that rainfall re-suspend leptospires to