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Antidiabetic activity of a poly herbal preparation (tincture of panchparna) in normal and diabetic rats

Tue, 01 May 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Title: Antidiabetic activity of a poly herbal preparation (tincture of panchparna) in normal and diabetic rats Authors: Annapurna, A; Mahalakshmi, D Kanaka; Krishna, K Murali Abstract: The present work was executed to evaluate the anti-diabetic potency of a polyhcrbal formulation , and its influence on derangement in the metabolism of glucose and cholesterol and changes in sodium levels in serum and urine in normal and alloxan induced diabetic rats. Serum glucose and serum cholesterol levels were found to be increased in diabetic animals. Serum sodium and urinary sodium, hepatic glycogen levels are found to be decreased in diabetic state. Treatment with the poly herbal formulation ( 1.0 ml/kg body wt) for 30 days in diabetic animals has shown decrease in serum glucose and serum cholesterol levels in comparison to control animals, whereas in normal treated animals, the formulation does not effect the serum glucose and serum cholesterol levels. Serum sodium and urinary sodium levels were increased in both diabetic treated and the control animals. Hepatic glycogen levels were increased in diabetic treated animals, but there was n change in the control treated animals. Page(s): 500-502

Circular form of regeneration in an unidentified species of land planarians, Bipalium sp.

Tue, 01 May 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Title: Circular form of regeneration in an unidentified species of land planarians, Bipalium sp. Authors: Patra, B C; Aditya, A K Abstract: The communication describes an interesting and possibly novel finding regarding a species of land planarians (Bipalium sp.) from a high altitude of Himalayan range. The regeneration in Bipalium sp. is highly interesting and the process takes about a fortnight for the completion. Accumulation of numerous basophilic cells in parenchyma at the blastema region occurs within 5 days after excision and in 7 to 9 days the head and tail regions become reorganized with the formation of functional pharynx in the tail piece. The neoblast cells in the mesenchyme and the gastrodermis cells proliferate continuously replenishing the population of stem cell for growth, reproduction, and regeneration. Many undifferentiated cells are present even in completely regenerated specimens. Sometimes middle piece regenerates apparently fuse at the blastema surface forming a peculiar circular form of Bipalium sp. where both the head and tail cut ends join completely. These regenerated individuals excepting the middle piece regenerate behave in a normal fash ion within 12- 14 days. Page(s): 496-499

Efficacy of ammonia in detoxification of fumonisin contaminated corn

Tue, 01 May 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Title: Efficacy of ammonia in detoxification of fumonisin contaminated corn Authors: Chaurasia, Hirendra K Abstract: Fumonisin B₁ level in culture material and in naturally contaminated com by F. moniliforme was reduced by 30 and about 40%, respectively, by ammonia treatment. Atmospheric ammoniation of com did not appear to be an effective method for detoxification of F. moniliforme contaminated corn. Page(s): 493-495

Isolation, screening and identification of bacterial strains for degradation of predigested distillery wastewater

Tue, 01 May 2001 00:00:00 GMT

Title: Isolation, screening and identification of bacterial strains for degradation of predigested distillery wastewater Authors: Jain, Neeraj; Nanjundaswamy, C; Minocha, A K; Verma, C L Abstract: Three bacterial isolates from the activated sludge of a distillery wastewater treatment plant identified as Xanthomonas fragariae, Bacillus megaterium and Bacillus cereus were found to remove COD and colour from anaerobically digested distillery wastewater in the range of 55 to 68 % and 38 to 58 % respectively. Page(s): 490-492