{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Author}: Pedersen, J. V.; Jensen, S.; Krarup-Hansen, A.; Riis, L.
{Year}: 2010
{Title}: Scleroderma induced by paclitaxel
{URL}: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=20446892&query_hl=1
{Tag}: 0
{Star}: 0
{Journal}: Acta Oncol
{Volume}: 49
{Issue}: 6
{Pages}: 866-8
{DOI}: 10.3109/02841861003702510
{Date Displayed}: 2010 Aug
{Date}: 2010-08-01
{Type of Work}: Case Reports; Letter
{Accession Number}: 20446892
{Keywords}: Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic/administration & dosage/*adverse effects; Female; Genetic Predisposition to Disease; Humans; Middle Aged; Ovarian Neoplasms/*drug therapy/pathology; Paclitaxel/administration & dosage/*adverse effects; Peritoneal Neoplasms/*drug therapy/secondary; Scleroderma, Localized/*chemically induced/genetics; Sex Factors; Time Factors
{Language}: eng

{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Author}: Molders, K.; Quinet, M.; Decat, J.; Secco, B.; Duliere, E.; Pieters, S.; Van Der Kooij, T.; Lutts, S.; Van Der Straeten, D.
{Year}: 2012
{Title}: Selection and hydroponic growth of potato cultivars for bioregenerative life support systems
{Tag}: 0
{Star}: 0
{Place Published}: Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford, OX5 1GB, United Kingdom
{Journal}: Advances in Space Research
{Volume}: 50
{Issue}: 1
{Pages}: 156-165
{Date Displayed}: 2012
{ISBN/ISSN}: 02731177
{Original Publication}: Elsevier Ltd
{Keywords}: Plants (botany); Carbon dioxide; Cultivation; Environmental management; Film growth; Innovation; Nutrients; Nutrition; Space flight; Tubes (components)
{Abstract}: As part of the ESA-funded MELiSSA program, Ghent University and the Universite catholique de Louvain investigated the suitability, growth and development of four potato cultivars in hydroponic culture under controlled conditions with the aim to incorporate such cultivation system in an Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS). Potato plants can fulfill three major functions in an ECLSS in space missions: (a) fixation of CO 2 and production of O2, (b) production of tubers for human nutrition and (c) production of clean water after condensation of the water vapor released from the plants by transpiration. Four cultivars (Annabelle, Bintje, Desiree and Innovator) were selected and grown hydroponically in nutrient film technique (NFT) gullies in a growth chamber under controlled conditions. The plant growth parameters, tuber harvest parameters and results of tuber nutritional analysis of the four cultivars were compared. The four potato cultivars grew well and all produced tubers. The growth period lasted 127 days for all cultivars except for Desiree which needed 145 days. Annabelle (1.45 kg/m2) and Bintje (1.355 kg/m2) were the best performing of the four cultivars. They also produced two times more tubers than Desiree and Innovator. Innovator produced the biggest tubers (20.95 g/tuber) and Desiree the smallest (7.67 g/tuber). The size of Annabelle and Bintje potatoes were intermediate. Bintje plants produced the highest total biomass in term of DW. The highest non-edible biomass was produced by Desiree, which showed both the highest shoot and root DW. The manual length and width measurements were also used to predict the total tuber mass. The energy values of the tubers remained in the range of the 2010 USDA and Souci-Fachmann-Kraut food composition databases. The amount of Ca determined was slightly reduced compared to the USDA value, but close to the Souci-Fachmann-Kraut value. The concentration of Cu, Zn and P were high compared to both databases. Clearly, the yields for the four cultivars used in this study can still be significantly increased. Identification of optimal growth conditions (a.o. nutrient solution management, light conditions) will be the subject of further research.   2012 COSPAR. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
{Notes}: Compilation and indexing terms, Copyright 2013 Elsevier Inc.
20122115047249
Advanced life supports
CELSS
Harvest index
Hydroponics
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
{Author Address}: Laboratory of Functional Plant Biology, Department of Physiology, Ghent University, K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35, 9000 Gent, Belgium

{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Author}: Jr. Gonzales, John M.; Lowry, Brett A.; Brown, Paul B.; Beyl, Caula A.; Nyochemberg, Leopold
{Year}: 2009
{Title}: The effects of composting on the nutritional composition of fibrous bio-regenerative life support systems (BLSS) plant waste residues and its impact on the growth of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
{Tag}: 0
{Star}: 0
{Journal}: ADVANCES IN SPACE RESEARCH
{Volume}: 43
{Issue}: 8
{Pages}: 1243-1249
{ISBN/ISSN}: 0273-1177
{Keywords}: PLEUROTUS-OSTREATUS; WHEAT-STRAW; FISH; DIETS; FEED; MEAL; DEGRADATION; RETENTION; LIGNIN; ROHU
{Abstract}: Utilization of bio-regenerative life support systems (BLSS) plant waste residues as a nutritional source by Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) has proven problematic as a result of high concentrations of fibrous compounds in the plant waste residues. Nutritional improvement of plant waste. residues by composting with the oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus), and the effects on growth and nutrient utilization of Nile tilapia fed such residues were evaluated. Five Nile tilapia (mean weight = 70.9 +/- 3.1 g) were stocked in triplicate aquaria and fed one of two experimental diets, cowpea (CP) and composted cowpea (CCP), twice daily for a period of 8 weeks. Composting of cowpea residue resulted in reduced concentrations of nitrogen-free extract, hemi-cellulose and trypsin inhibitor activity. though trypsin inhibitor activity remained high. Composting did not reduce crude fiber, lignin, or cellulose concentrations in the diet. No significant differences (P < 0.05) were observed in weight gain, specific growth rate, survival rate, daily consumption, and food conversion ratio between tilapia fed CP and CCP. These results suggest that P. ostreatus is not a suitable candidate for culture in conjunction with the culture of Nile tilapia. Additional work is needed to determine what, if any, benefit can be obtained from incorporating composted residue as feed for Nile tilapia. (C) 2009 COSPAR. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
{Author Address}: NICHHD, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA; Purdue Univ, Dept Forestry & Nat Resources, W Lafayette, IN 47904 USA; Purdue Univ, Dept Forestry & Nat Resources, W Lafayette, IN 47904 USA; Alabama A&M Univ, Dept Plant & Soil Sci, Normal, AL 35762 USA; Alabama A&M Univ, Dept Plant & Soil Sci, Normal, AL 35762 USA
{Database Provider}: Web of Science SCI
{Language}: English
{Country}: USA; USA; USA

{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Author}: Oyetayo, O. V.
{Year}: 2011
{Title}: Medicinal uses of mushrooms in Nigeria: towards full and sustainable exploitation
{URL}: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=22468005&query_hl=1
{Tag}: 0
{Star}: 0
{Journal}: Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med
{Volume}: 8
{Issue}: 3
{Pages}: 267-74
{Date Displayed}: 2011
{Date}: 2011-01-20
{Type of Work}: Journal Article
{Accession Number}: 22468005
{Keywords}: *Agaricales/chemistry/classification/genetics; Humans; *Medicine, African Traditional; Nigeria
{Abstract}: For centuries, mushrooms have been appreciated as sources of food nutrients and pharmacologically important compounds useful in medicine. Yet not all the medicinal properties of mushrooms have been exploited. The above statement is more pertinent to mushrooms that are indigenous to Nigeria. There are inadequate   data on the identity and medicinal properties of these wild mushrooms. Information on the ethnomedicinal uses of some mushrooms such as Pleurotus tuber-regium used for headache, stomach pain fever, cold, constipation; Lentinus   squarullosus for mumps, heart diseases; Termitomyces microcarpus for gonorrhea; Calvatia cyathiformis for leucorrhea, barreness; Ganoderma lucidum for treating arthritis, neoplasia; G. resinaceum used for hyperglycemia, liver diseases (hepatoprotector); G. applanatum used as antioxidant and for diabetes had been gathered through survey. The above information is mostly obtained from traditional herbalists who in most cases will not disclose their preparation compositions. A lot of these mushrooms are obtained only in the wild. Scientific   documents of the identities and medicinal properties are still scanty. Preliminary studies on some species of Temitomyces, Lenzites and Lentinus species showed that they possess appreciable antimicrobial and antioxidant properties. Moreover, molecular characterization also reveals that they are not 100% homologous with existing sequences under the same name in GenBank. It is therefore pertinent that well structured studies on their ecology, identification and medicinal uses be carried out. This will make the full exploitation of the medicinal potentials of mushrooms indigenous to Nigeria realizable.
{Author Address}: Department of Microbiology, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria. ovofuta@yahoo.com
{Language}: eng