The levels of the blood serum thyroid hormones, glucose and total cholesterol in breeds of pointers, german shepherd and kangal dogs

In this study, the levels ol serum thyroid hormones, glucose and total cholesterol were determined tn a total of 36 dogs which were clinically healthy and at the same conditions of maintenance and nutrition.For this purpose, mate and female Pointers, German Shepherd Dogs (GSD) and Kangal Dogs which were equal numbers for per breeds were used, and i

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Analysis of the 227 bp short interspersed nuclear element (SINE) insertion of the promoter of the myostatin (MSTN) gene in different horse breeds

The myostatin (MSTN) gene encodes a protein known to be a negative regulator of muscle mass in mammalian species.Different polymorphisms of the horse (Equus caballus) MSTN gene have been identified, including single nucleotide polymorphisms and a short interspersed nuclear element (SINE) insertion of Colloidal Minerals 227 bp within the promoter of

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The Environmental Conditions, Treatments, and Exposures Ontology (ECTO): connecting toxicology and exposure to human health and beyond

Abstract Background Evaluating the impact of environmental exposures on organism health is a key goal of modern biomedicine and is critically important in an age of greater pollution and chemicals in our environment.Environmental health utilizes many different research methods and generates a variety of data types.However, to date, no comprehensive

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