Lactation is a complex physiological process, depending on orchestrated central and peripheral events, including substantial brain plasticity.Among these events is a novel expression of pro-melanin-concentrating hormone (Pmch) mRNA in the rodent hypothalamus, such as the ventral part of the medial preoptic area (vmMPOA).This expression reaches its
Botulism is a potentially fatal intoxication caused by botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) produced mainly by Clostridium botulinum.Vaccination against BoNT serotypes C and D is the main procedure to control cattle botulism.Current vaccines contain formaldehyde-inactivated native BoNTs, which have a time-consuming production process and pose safety risks
The evolution of life history traits is regulated by energy expenditure, which is, in turn, governed by temperature.The forecasted increase in temperature variability is expected to impose greater stress to organisms, in turn influencing the balance of energy expenditure and consequently life history responses.Here we examine how increased temperat
Coffee represents an interesting foodstuff for secondary shelf life modelling, since it is know that almost immediately after its exposure to environmental influences, aroma and colour degradation reactions occur.These reactions can be prevented or retarded by a packaging material, adapted to the given type of food.The aim of this paper was to esti
Abstract Microbial communities metabolize plant biomass using secreted enzymes; however, identifying extracellular proteins tightly bound to insoluble lignocellulose in these microbiomes presents a challenge, as the rigorous extraction required to elute these proteins also lyses the microbes associated with the plant biomass releasing intracellular