Essays about: "trehalos"
Found 2 essays containing the word trehalos.
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1. The use of cryoprotectants in unrooted cuttings of Pelargonium zonale, in order to increase their life expectancy
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biosystems and Technology (from 130101)Abstract : The rooting capacity of an unrooted Pelargonium zonale cutting decreases immensely 96 hours after being cut. The aim of this paper was to evaluate if two different cryoprotectants, 25% glucose and 30% trehalose, with the help of vacuum impregnation and pulse electric fields could result in an increase in the life expectancy of these cuttings. READ MORE
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2. Why does trehalose not improve autophagy in the SOD1G93A transgenic mouse model of familial ALS?
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public HealthAbstract : Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is one of the major neurodegenerative diseases, causing an ascending paralysis that usually kills the patient within a few years from disease onset. The motor neurons show aggregates of proteins which in approximately 20 % of cases of the familial form contain mutated SOD1 protein. READ MORE