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The scent glands of Opiliones: a review of their function.
(Smithsonian Institution Press, 1986)Opilionids are unique among the arachnids in that they possess a pair of glands that open dorsally near the lateral edge of the prosoma. These glands are variously called scent, odoriferous, repugnatory, or stink glands ... -
Athabasca University Library Comes of Age - A Case Study of Planning for and Coping with Change
(1986)A history of Athabasca University Library and how the department coped with a relocation from Edmonton to Athabasca, Alberta. -
Harvestmen of the Twilight Zone
(The Canadian Caver, 1986) -
A preliminary biological survey of Athabasca University lands
(Athabasca University, 1986) -
Chromosomes of Leiobunum japonicum japonicum and Leiobunum paessleri (Arachnida, Opiliones).
(Journal of Arachnology, 1986) -
Forest Tent Caterpillar … information and options
(The Echo, 1986-07-01) -
A Preliminary Report On An Environmental Health Program By Home Study
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The Fur Trade and Western Canadian Society, 1670-1870
(The Canadian Historical Association, 1987)The political, economic, and social history of present day Northwest Territories, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, was, for the first two hundred years of European contact, a product of the fur trade. At various posts ... -
Protective effect of beta carotene against colon tumors in mice.
(Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 1987)The effect of dietary beta carotene on colon carcinogenesis Induced by 1,2-dimethylhydrazine «DMH) CAS: 540-73-81 was studied in female inbred Swiss Webster (ICR) mice. At age 10 weeks and continuing throughout the ... -
High fat and nutrient depleted diets and the metabolic profile of feces and colon mucosa of mice.
(Journal of Nutrition, Growth and Cancer, 1987)Swiss and C57BL/1 mice were fed one of the folio wing diets: commercial laboratory chow (5.5 percent fat) or chow with added starch and/or corn oil so as 10 supply a fat level of 5.5 or 23 percent, while reducing the ... -
Cabbage and vitamin E: their effect on colon tumor formation in mice.
(Cancer Letters, 1987)The effects of cabbage and vitamin E on colon carcinogenesis were investigated in Swiss mice treated with 1,2-dimethylhydrazine. Throughout the experiment the mice were fed a laboratory chow diet (46 mg vitamin E per ... -
Effect of high fat and nutrient depleted diets on colon tumor formation in mice.
(Cancer Letters, 1987)We investigated the effect of high fat and nutrient depleted diets on the formation of colon tumors in female Swiss mice treated with 1,2- dimethylhydrazine (DMH). Mice received the following diets: control diet (laboratory ... -
Effect of Dietary Beta-Carotene on Hepatic Drug-Metabolizing Enzymes in Mice
(Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition, 1987)The effects of dietary supplements of beta-carotene (20-500 mg per kg diet) on hepatic microsomal drug-metabolizing enzyme activities were studied in mice. Supplementation for 14 days resulted in marked reductions in ... -
Role of selenium and cabbage in colon carcinogenesis in mice.
(Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 1987)The influence of dietary selenium and cabbage on the formation of colon tumors in female Swiss mice treated with 1,2.dimethylhydrazine [(DMH) CAS: 540-73-8] was reported. Mice received a control diet (laboratory chow), ... -
Review: Religious Faith and Political Praxis in the Americas
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Relating nursing theory to students’ life experiences
(Nurse Education Today, 1988)Nursing is a dynamic field involving an interaction between scientific research and human need. Theoretical discussions often involve a complex of issues which are difficult to explore adequately in a typical lecture. ... -
Does Beta-Carotene Prevent Cancer? A Critical Appraisal
(Nutrition Research, 1988)The possible role of beta-carotene as a protective nutrient against cancer is reviewed. Human prospective and retrospective studies strongly indicate that beta-carotene protects against lung cancer and probably against ... -
Dietary fibre and the mouse colon: its influence on luminal pH, reducing activity, bile acid binding and cell proliferation.
(Cancer Letters, 1988)Female, Swiss mice were fed semi-synthetic diets for 33 days. The diets were fibre-free (FF) or supplemented with corn bran (CB) 12°~, wheat bran (WB) 12%, alfalfa (AL) 12oh, pectin (P) BOh, cellulose (CL) 6%, or lignin ... -
Pravention von Karzinomerkrankungen durch Beta-Karotin
(Vitamine Mineralstoffe Spurenelemente, 1988)Die magliche Rollevon Beta-Karotin als krebsverhiitendem Nahrungsbestandteil wird erortert. Prospektive und retrospektive Studien am Menschen deuten sehr stark daraufhin. daB Beta-Karotin eine krebsverhiitende Wirkung ...