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Nowdays there is a plethora of evidence for H₂O₂-mediated oxidative stress in the epidermis as well as in the system in patients with vitiligo (for review see (Schallreuter, Bahadoran et al. 2008). Xanthine dehydrogenase/xanthine oxidase (XDH/XO) catalyses the oxidative hydroxyl…

Mucociliary epithelia are found in the human airways and act as the first line of defence against inhaled foreign agents. Mucus traps potentially damaging particles and the cilia transport the mucus away from the airways to remove the threat. Modelling mucociliary epithelia for …

Sparganium americanum Nutt, or American bur-reed, is an aquatic plant commonly found in water-retaining drainages. American bur-reed is capable of mitigating nitrogen and phosphorus from agricultural fields. The purpose of this study was to determine the composition of the leaf,…