Annals of Toxicology

Review Article   |   10.36959/736/637 Volume 2 Issue 1

Synthetic Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals are not a Significant Cause of Obesity

Authors: Carr J Smith, Thomas A Perfetti, A Wallace Hayes and Sir Colin Berry

Obesity is a worldwide epidemic with approximately two billion adults classifiable as overweight and over 600 million as obese. In the US, approximately two-thirds of adults over age 20 are overweight... Read more

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Research Article   |   10.36959/736/636 Volume 2 Issue 1

Bee Venom Melittin Modulates Phospholipase A2 Activity by Affecting Substrate Interface on the Surface of Phosphatidylcholine Membrane

Authors: Yong Xu, Paul Hanlon, Eppie D Rael and Edward S Gasanoff

Melittin is a small amphipathic cationic membrane-active protein in bee venom. Apart from being a key agent in envenomation, melitt in is a physiologically active protein with important pharmacologica... Read more

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Review Article   |   10.36959/736/635 Volume 2 Issue 1

Development and Validation of a GC-MS Method for the Simultaneous Quantification of Two Piperazine Designer Drugs Sold in Combination as 'Legal X'

Authors: Patrícia Moreira, MSc, Diana Dias da Silva, PhD, Sara Cunha, PhD, Maria de Lourdes Bastos, PhD and Helena Carmo, PhD

1-Benzylpiperazine (BZP) and 1-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl) piperazine (TFMPP) are piperazine drugs of abuse often taken in combination. Considering the frequency of the co-administration of BZP and TFMP... Read more

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Review Article   |   10.36959/736/634 Volume 2 Issue 1

Ammi majus an Endemic Medicinal Plant: A Review of the Medicinal Uses, Pharmacological and Phytochemicals

Authors: Mohammad Amzad Hossain and S Al Touby

Recently, most of the rural areas people are using alternative medicine for the treatment of diseases because they believe that natural medicine is always safe and economical. In the Gulf region, the ... Read more

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Research Article   |   10.36959/736/633 Volume 1 Issue 1

Modulation of Cadmium Induced Apoptotic, Cancer and Inflammation Related Cytokines by Diallyl Disulfide in Rat Liver Cells

Authors: Caroline Odewumi, Lekan M Latinwo, Veera LD Badisa, Suenita Smith, Cobb‑Abdullah Ahkinyala, Marijo Kent‑First and Daniel Osbourn

Cadmium (Cd), an environmental heavy metal pollutant, is one of the high risk factors for human diseases due to the exponential increase of its use in industrial processes and products during the last... Read more

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