Besides being a source of nutrients, foods, particularly plant foods, are a rich source of
bioactive phytochemicals or bionutrients. Studies carried out during the past 2–3 decades have …

Background The availability of multiple, essentially complete genome sequences of prokaryotes
and eukaryotes spurred both the demand and the opportunity for the construction of an …

The hippocampus and the amygdala are essential components of the neural circuitry mediating
stress responses. The hippocampus, which provides negative feedback regulation of the …

During the twentieth century, radiation chemistry emerged as a multi-faceted field encompassing
all areas of science. Radiation chemical techniques are becoming increasingly popular …

The database of Clusters of Orthologous Groups of proteins (COGs), which represents an
attempt on a phylogenetic classification of the proteins encoded in complete genomes, …

Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most common form of heritable mental retardation and the
leading identified cause of autism. FXS is caused by transcriptional silencing of the FMR1 …

The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is composed of a layer of endothelial cells that is interspersed
with a series of tight junctions and characterized by the absence of fenestrations. The …

Background Sequencing the genomes of multiple, taxonomically diverse eukaryotes
enables in-depth comparative-genomic analysis which is expected to help in reconstructing …

Mutations in presenilins are the major cause of familial Alzheimer's disease, but the pathogenic
mechanism by which presenilin mutations cause memory loss and neurodegeneration …

The Conserved Domain Database (CDD) is now indexed as a separate database within the
Entrez system and linked to other Entrez databases such as MEDLINE®. This allows users …