String-pulling and patterned-string tasks are often used to analyse perceptual and cognitive abilities in animals.In addition, the paradigm can be used to test the interrelation between visual-spatial and motor performance.Two Australian parrot species, the galah (Eolophus roseicapilla) and the cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus), forage on the groun
RNase P, an RNA-protein complex, is essential for processing tRNAs.Three of the ten protein subunits of Saccharomyces cerevisiae RNase P (and a related complex, RNase MRP) co-purify with yeast telomerase, another RNA-protein complex.The three telomerase-associated proteins, Pop1, 6 and 7, bind to TLC1, the RNA subunit of telomerase.In a recent stud
Background: Vitis vinifera is universally appreciated herb (especially fruit) for their delicacy, nutrition and conventional as functional food.In the present study, we evaluated anti-hypercholesterolemic potential of Vitis vinifera red leaves extract in experimental wistar male rats.Material and methods: Qualitative and quantitative phytochemical
Chia-Chun Chuang,1 Chien-Ching Lee,1,2 Li-Kai Wang,1 Bor-Shyh Lin,2 Wen-Ju Wu,1 Chung-Han Ho,3 Jen-Yin Chen1,4 1Department of Anesthesiology, Chi Mei Medical Center, 2Department of Imaging and Biomedical Photonics, National Chiao Tung University, 3Department of Medical Research, Chi Mei Medical Center, 4Department of the Senior Citizen Service