Production of proinflammatory cytokines such as: tumor necrosing factor alpha‚ interleukin 1 and unterleukin 6) is inhibited by taurine. Also taurine chloramine decreases the production of nitric oxide(NO) and prostaglandind E2(PGE2). These effects in addition to the ability of TauCl to induce leukocytes apoptosis‚ demonstrate the ability of TauCl cto terminate acute inflammatory condition. Also TauCl and TauBr depress the phagocytic cell activity and decrease phagocytic cell oxygen consumption
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Alhia Harris October 18‚ 2011 Biology Lab report Proteins are very important throughout the body. They have a lot of functions in cells. Antibodies are proteins that help cells rebuild the cells when they are destroyed. Transport proteins move substances from one place to another. Regulatory proteins control cellular metabolism in a way that cells throughout the body can have the right amount of glucose in the blood. A common protein is an enzyme; in cells they speed up chemical reactions. For
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Neurophysiology Lab Report Anatomy & Physiology Lab Report Exercise 3 Activities 1-4‚ 8 By Laurence Blake 2/27/12 A. Objective I. Activity 1-4: Eliciting a Nerve Impulse • Investigate what kinds of stimuli stimulate action potential. II. Activity 8: Nerve Conduction Velocity • Determine and compare the conduction velocities of different types of nerves. B. Introduction I. Activity 1-4: Eliciting a Nerve Impulse • In this experiment‚ we
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Introduction: To achieve genetic experiments with haploid organisms‚ genetic strains of different genotypes must be crossed from one another. Following fertilization and meiosis‚ the meiotic products can be analyzed as the ascomycete fungus‚ Sordaria fimicola. Sordaria can be used as a model to study meiotic segregation. The trait followed was the ascospore color. Ascospore color is a single gene trait therefore it is easily observed under a light microspore. Which allele is dominant is very tough
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Introduction The purpose to this lab was to isolate and identify two unknown bacteria from a mixed culture provided to us by our instructor. This study was done by applying all of the methods that have been instructed on thus far in microbiology laboratory class. Each test performed‚ provided us with some key information about the unknown microbes in question and how the bacteria function. Materials and Methods Over a two week period‚ eight prepared types of test media were provided to
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separate half-cells. A half-cell is composed of an electrode (a strip of metal‚ M) within a solution containing Mn+ ions in which M is any arbitrary metal. The two half cells are linked together by a wire running from one electrode to the other. A salt bridge also connects to the half cells. Through electrochemistry‚ these reactions are reacting upon metal surfaces‚ or electrodes. An oxidation-reduction equilibrium is established between the metal and the substances in solution. When electrodes
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Engineering B45 Concrete Lab Report Introduction: Concrete is a mixture of sand and rock or similar inert material (aggregates) held together by a cementing material. Usually the cementing material is Portland cement‚ but sometimes binders such as asphalt or gypsum are used‚ in which case the concrete may be called asphaltic concrete or gypsum concrete. Properties of concrete are governed not only by the properties of its ingredients (cement‚ water‚ sand‚ and coarse aggregate) but also‚ to a great
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In this enzyme lab‚ (insert creative name)‚ the enzyme catalase was observed under varying conditions in order to interpret what prohibits and inhibits the functioning of certain enzymes in chemical reactions. Enzymes aid in chemical reactions by speeding up the time it takes for the reaction to occur‚ without getting “used up” throughout the process. Catalase‚ the specific enzyme used in this lab‚ is a protein abundant in the liver and red blood cells. It enhances the breakdown of hydrogen peroxide
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A. Goal and Purpose: Session 1: In this lab‚ we will achieve a simple Friedel-Crafts alkylation of anthracene. The choice of anthracene as an aromatic substrate stems from two considerations. First‚ there is a question of regioselectivity. Second‚ anthracene and its derivatives are highly visible under UV light. Session 2: In this lab‚ we will complete a partial conversion of 9-acetylanthracene using m-chloroperoxybenzoic acid (mCPBA). We will also determine by NMR‚ the regiochemistry of the
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Albus by microbiologist Rosenback in 1884. When viewed under a microscope S. epidermidis will appear in chains‚ pairs‚ or grape-like clusters (Horak 1). Taxonomically‚ the species S. epidermidis falls in the genus Staphylococcus‚ which is in the bacterial family Staphylococcaceae. S. epidermidis is in the phylum Firmicutes‚ under the Bacillales order. Like many members of the genus Staphylococcus‚ S. epidermidis is non-motile‚ as well as non-spore forming (Horak 1). The species is also facultative
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