17β-estradiol is known to exert neurotrophic and neuroprotective effects through classical estrogen receptors [ERs], ERα and ERβ, on a variety of cell types either by genomic or non-genomic actions. The actions of estradiol ...

The effect of agrochemicals in general and pesticides in particular on nontarget organisms has been a source of worldwide attention and concern for decades. Pesticide residues in water are a major concern as they pose ...

The present study evaluates the efficacy of ethanolic extract of Boerhaavia diffusa L (BD) administered orally at a dose of 500mg/kg body weight for a period of 30 days to alloxanized diabetic rats and its efficacy ...

Ethnopharmacological relavance: The decoction of Carica papaya Linn. leaves is used in folklore medicine in certain parts of Malaysia and Indonesia for the treatment of different types of thrombocytopenia associated with ...

A new series of diphenyltin(IV)dithiocarbamate complexes of the type [(Ph2Sn)2-μ2-bis{(κ2S,S-S2CN(R)CH2CONHC6H4)2SO2}] {R = Cy (1), iPr (2), nBu (3)} and [(Ph2Sn)2-μ2-bis{(κ2S,S-S2CN(R)CH2CONH)2C6H4}] {R = Cy (4), iPr (5)} ...

Metal pollution from multifarious sources like effluents from industries, agricultural runoff and untreated sewage system has adverse effects on aquatic ecosystem. Metallopesticides, including insecticides, fungicides, ...

The present study deals with the pharmacognostic studies on the fruiting spikes of Piper longum L. and an assessment on the chemical constituents of the volatile oil reported by earlier workers. A clear morphological description ...

Interesting biological profile of dapsone (dap) has encouraged us to derivatize it further into a novel series of diamines 4,4’-bis (2-(alkylamino) acetamido) diphenylsulfone L1 -L3 and their ensuing metallomacrocyclic ...

Ayurvedic remedies for diabetes are usually mixed formulations containing blood sugar lowering herbs in combination with immunomodulators, diuretics and detoxicants, with the rationale behind such formulations being ...

Endemic plants represent a small but important part of the flora of Gujarat; still they have not been assessed for their status till date. The present estimate is first of its kind that encompasses all Indian endemics ...