Sulaiman,Pyroja; Binoy,Joseph; Paulose,C S(Department of Biotechnology, December 5, 2006)
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In the present study, serotonin 2C (5-HT2c) receptor binding parameters in the brainstem and cerebral cortex were investigated during
liver generation after partial hepatectomy (PH) and N-nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA) induced hepatic neoplasia in male Wistar rats. The
serotonin content increased significantly (p<0.01) in the cerebral cortex after PH and in NDEA induced hepatic neoplasia. Brain stem
serotonin content increased significantly (p<0.05) after PH and (p<0.001) in NDEA induced hepatic neoplasia. The number and affinity of
the 5-HT2c receptors in the crude synaptic membrane preparations of the brain stem showed a significant (p<0.001) increase after PH and in
NDEA induced hepatic neoplasia. The number and affinity of 5-HT2c receptors increased significantly (p<0.001) in NDEA induced hepatic
neoplasia in the crude synaptic membrane preparations of the cerebral cortex. There was a significant (p<0.01) increase in plasma
norepinephrine in PH and (p<0.001) in NDEA induced hepatic neoplasia, indicating sympathetic stimulation. Thus, our results suggest that
during active hepatocyte proliferation 5-HT2c receptor in the brain stem and cerebral cortex are up-regulated which in turn induce hepatocyte
proliferation mediated through sympathetic stimulation.
Indulal,G; Vijayakumar,Ambat(Department of Mathematics, 2002)
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Two graphs G and H are Turker equivalent if they have the same set of Turker angles.
In this paper some Turker equivalent family of graphs are obtained.
Jackson,James; Paulose,C S(Department of Biotechnology, May 1, 2000)
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5-HT2A receptor binding parameters were studied in the cerebral cortex and brain stem of
control, diabetic, insulin, insulin + tryptophan and tr3yptophan treated streptozotocin diabetic
rats. Scatchard analysis using selective antagonist, [-H](±)2,3-dimethoxyphenyl-l-[2-(4-piperidine)-
methanol] ([3H]MDL100907) in cerebral cortex of diabetic rats showed a significant
decrease in dissociation constant (Kd) without any change in maximal binding (Bm). Competition
binding studies in cerebral cortex using ketanserin against [3H]MDL100907 showed
the appearance of an additional site in the low affinity region during diabetes. In the brain
stem, Scatchard analysis showed a significant increase in Bmax and Kd. Displacement studies
showed a shift in the receptor affinity towards a low affinity state. All these altered parameters
in diabetes were reversed to control level by insulin, insulin + tryptophan and tryptophan
treatments. Tryptophan treatment is suggested to reverse the altered 5-HT2Abinding and
blood glucose level to control status by increasing the brain 5-HT content.
Mridula,S; Sreedevi,Menon K; Mohanan,K; Bijumon,P V(Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, February 20, 2004)
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The radiation characteristics of a microstrip-line-excited rectangular dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) are studied experimentally.The radiation charactristics and excitation of different modes are highly influenced by the orientation of the DR,feed line parameters ,and finite size of the ground plane
Hsieh,Gui-Bin; Chen,Ming-Huang; Wong,Kin-Lu Wong(IEE Electronics letters,UK, June 21, 2001)
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A novel technique for obtaining dual-hand circular polarization
(CP) radiation of a single-feed circular microstrip antenna in
proposed and demonstrated. By embedding two pain of arc shaped
slots of proper lengths close to the boundary of a circular
patch, and protruding one of the arc-shaped slots with a narrow
slit, the circular microstrip antenna can perform dual-hand CP
radiation using a single probe feed. Details of the antenna design
Merlin,Joseph; Meera Bai,M(Department of Applied Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences, 2002)
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The overall objective of the study is to examine the problems and prospects of the tea on industry in Kerala. The specific objectives are to trace the historical evolution of the tea plantation industry in India with special reference to Kerala and to study the performance of tea plantation industry in Kerala. In order to analyse the growth performance of tea plantation industry in Kerala in a comparative perspective, growth rates for the neighbouring states of Karnataka and Tamilnadu are estimated along with the National, South Indian and North Indian estimates. Tea plantation industry is a labour intensive activity. Productivity has been low primarily because of the over aging. In all the factories visited only Black tea is produced. In factories outmoded machines which installed years ago is still used which will increase the cost of production. The major problem is high cost of production and low price realization. The workers are found to be not satisfied with their working conditions- long journey to work place, absence of resting places, latrine facilities etc. and also the problems arising from dust in the factory. At a macro level the tea plantation industry has been facing the adverse impacts of globalisation and trade liberalization. There is only one solution to this problem that is to improve the competitiveness in production of raw leaf and manufacturing of tea. Government has a very important role with specification of strict quality control
Radhakrishnan, P; V P N Nampoori; Girijavallabhan, C P; Nibu, A George; George, A K(Journal of Physics D : Applied Physics, October 13, 2000)
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We report on a laser induced photoacoustic study of the nematic-to-isotropic
transition in certain commercial nematic liquid crystal mixtures, namely BL001, BL002,
BL032 and BL035. A simple analysis of the experimental data using the
Rosencwaig–Gersho theory shows that the heat capacities of all these compounds exhibit a
sharp peak as the temperature of the sample is varied across the transition region. Also,
substantial differences in the photoacoustic signal amplitudes in nematic and isotropic phases
have been noticed for all the mixtures. The increased light scattering property of the nematic
phase may be the reason for the enhanced photoacoustic signal amplitude in this phase
V P N Nampoori; Radhakrishnan, P; Girijavallabhan, C P; Nibu, A George; George, A K(Applied Physics B Lasers and Optics, June 18, 2001)
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In this paper, we describe the use of an open cell
photoacoustic configuration for the evaluation of the thermal
effusivity of liquid crystals. The feasibility, precision and reliability
of the method are initially established by measuring
the thermal effusivities of water and glycerol, for which the
effusivity values are known accurately. In order to demonstrate
the use of the present method in the thermal characterization
of liquid crystals, we have measured the thermal
effusivity values in various mesophases of 4-cyano-4 -
octyloxybiphenyl (8OCB) and 4-cyano-4 -heptyloxybiphenyl
(7OCB) liquid crystals using a variable temperature open
photoacoustic cell. A comparison of the measured values for
the two liquid crystals shows that the thermal effusivities of
7OCB in the nematic and isotropic phases are slightly less
than those of 8OCB in the corresponding phases