Fatty acids (FA) are constituents of neuronal phospholipid membranes, where they are essential for the development and functioning of the brain. During the peak of neuronal growth, occurring during the last week of gestation ...

Diet fatty acids (FA) are fundamental to the phospholipids structure and function of cell membranes, in which long chain polyunsaturated FA (PUFA) increase its fluidity, while the trans FA (TFA) to make it more rigid. Also, ...

Zearalenone (ZEA) an estrogenic mycotoxin and, therefore the reproductive system as one of its main targets of toxicity. Besides being a mycotoxin and toxigenic immunosuppressive, the ZEA hematological changes and promotes ...

This study evaluated the anesthetic efficacy of eugenol and essential oils (EOs) of Aloysia triphylla and Lippia alba on aquaculture, as well as their stress-reducing effect during transport of shrimp and fish. The ...

Lung cancer has been considered a public health problem since it has become one of the most commonly diagnosed neoplastic diseases and one of the most lethal in the world. This spread of lung cancer in the world population ...

Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa, Lecythidaceae family) is the richest known food in selenium. Its consumption has demonstrated efficient in improving the lipid profile and the plasmatic selenium levels as well as to ...

Hypothyroidism is characterized by a disorder resulting from deficiency of thyroid hormones and is related to lipid metabolism dysfunction and cardiovascular diseases development risk. However, these changes in hypothyroidism ...

We investigated the action of butane-2,3-dione thiosemicarbazone oxime against the testicular damage caused by cadmium chloride (CdCl2) in mice swiss adult male. The animals received a single injection of CdCl2 at the dose ...

Chronic treatment of psychotic disorders is associated with adverse effects that affect motor function. Movement disorders include Parkinsonism, akathisia, dystonia and tardive dyskinesia. Magnesium (Mg) is an essential ...

The fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, has been considered a suitable model organism for investigation of developmental/metabolic dysfunctions and therapeutic strategies. In this work Drosophila melanogaster larvae were ...