Hypoxia can be defined as a relative deficiency in the amount of oxygen reaching the
tissues. Hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs) are critical regulators of the mammalian response …

Micronutrients (include vitamins and minerals) are essential for normal function, growth and
development. Minerals have important effects on the health of the mother and foetus. But …

Biomedical photonics is defined as the science of harnessing light and other forms of radiant
energy to address problems in medicine and biology. The field has experienced explosive …

The authors make a critical assessment of the large body of recent research into Cr
chemistry and biochemistry in relation to its biological activities. Insight is provided to …

Purpose We investigated the impacts of plasma levels of magnesium (Mg), zinc (Zn),
calcium (Ca), iron (Fe), copper (Cu), selenium (Se), and chromium (Cr) on GDM risk and the …

Aim: Chromium is an essential nutrient required for glucose and lipid metabolism.
Laboratory and clinical evidences indicate that chromium supplementation may improve …

Clinical indexes of insulin resistance (IR) have acquired increasing importance with the
development of various drugs that improve endogenous insulin action (1). Recently, the …

The mechanisms of association between obesity and the related metabolic disturbances in
general and insulin resistance in particular are extensively studied. Taking into account a …

An investigation has been made to ascertain the effect of tannery effluent associated with
seasonal variation on river water samples collected from confluence point, upstream and …

Nowadays, the treatment of diabetes mellitus is based on the variable use and combination
of diet, antidiabetic oral agents (metformin, sulphanylureas, glynides, acarbose and …