Neem (Azadirachta indica) kernel meal in the diet of White Leghorn layers

Dexamethasone and other synthetic analogs of corticosteroids have been employed clinically as enhancers of lung development. The mechanism(s) by which this steroid induction of later lung maturation operates is not clear. This study reports the effect on lung epithelia of dexamethasone administered at different intervals during development. White Leghorn chick embryos were used so as to remove possible maternal and placental influences on the exogenously applied steroid. Avian lung architecture does vary from mammals; however, respiratory surfactant produced by the lung epithelia serves an equally critical role in avian lung physiology.

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Improved preservation of the otolithic membranes

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100128857 ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 45 ◽

pp. 914-915

Author(s):

G. M. Cohen ◽

J. S. Grasso ◽

M. L. Domeier ◽

P. T. Mangonon

Keyword(s):

Toluidine Blue ◽

Potassium Phosphate ◽

Vestibular Function ◽

Spatial Relations ◽

White Leghorn ◽

Supporting Cells ◽

Semithin Sections ◽

Micromechanical Models ◽

Soluble Components

Any explanation of vestibular micromechanics must include the roles of the otolithic and cupular membranes. However, micromechanical models of vestibular function have been hampered by unresolved questions about the microarchitectures of these membranes and their connections to stereocilia and supporting cells. Otolithic membranes are notoriously difficult to preserve because of severe shrinkage and loss of soluble components. We have empirically developed fixation procedures that reduce shrinkage artifacts and more accurately depict the spatial relations between the otolithic membranes and the ciliary bundles and supporting cells.We used White Leghorn chicks, ranging in age from newly hatched to one week. The inner ears were fixed for 3-24 h in 1.5-1.75% glutaraldehyde in 150 mM KCl, buffered with potassium phosphate, pH 7.3; when postfixed, it was for 30 min in 1% OsO4 alone or mixed with 1% K4Fe(CN)6. The otolithic organs (saccule, utricle, lagenar macula) were embedded in Araldite 502. Semithin sections (1 μ) were stained with toluidine blue.

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Antibacterial activity of wood vinegars from Tamarindus indica, Mangifera indica and Azadirachta indica

10.1055/s-0039-3399954 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

P Kupittayanant ◽

P Lohtongkam

Keyword(s):

Antibacterial Activity ◽

Azadirachta Indica ◽

Mangifera Indica ◽

Tamarindus Indica

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Traditional, Pharmacological and Patenting Potential of Neem (Azadirachta indica): A Review

Research in Pharmacy and Health Sciences ◽

10.32463/rphs.2017.v03i04.20 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 3 (4) ◽

pp. 383-391

Author(s):

Mohd Asif Khan ◽

Shashi Bhooshan Tiwari ◽

Himanshu Gupta ◽

Huma Noor

Keyword(s):

Azadirachta Indica ◽

Indian Subcontinent ◽

National Academy Of Sciences ◽

Neem Tree ◽

Commercial Plant ◽

Pharmacological Potential ◽

Pharmacologically Active ◽

In The Beginning ◽

Prevention And Cure ◽

Academy Of Sciences

Since ancient time, herbal drugs were highly used in the prevention and cure of various human illnesses. In India, Azadirachta indica being commonly known as Neem or Margosa is one of the multi-functional trees; belonging to Meliaceae family. In 1992, the US National Academy of Sciences was published a report entitled ‘Neem- a tree for solving global problems’. It is still considered as ‘village dispensary’ throughout the India. There are two species of Azadirachta which have been investigated; Azadirachta indica that is found in the Indian subcontinent and Azadirachta excelsa Kack that is homegrown to Indonesia and Philippines. A large number of pharmacologically active substances have been identified and isolated from the different parts of neem including azadirachtin, meliacin, gedunin, salanin, nimbin, valassin and various other components which are derived from these main compounds. Many different studies have been evaluated and authenticated for its various traditional and pharmacological activities like itching, leprosy, wound healing, spermicidal, anti-inflammatory, insecticidal, antidiabetic and analgesic etc. In the beginning of 1979, patenting on neem was started by CSIR to separate the active compounds from neem oil. Its great implantation fights with soil erosion, global warming, deforestations and desertification world-wide. In 2002, World Neem Conference raised the neem tree as an industrial or commercial plant. This review is going to explore comprehensively; traditional, pharmacological potential along with patenting, environmental & industrial significant of various parts of neem tree with safety concerns.

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