Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos: Recent submissions
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(2013)The follow-up formula (FUF) standard of Codex Alimentarius adopted in 1987 does not correspond to the recently updated Codex infant formula (IF) standard and current scientific knowledge. New Zealand proposed a revision ...
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(Springer Science+Business Media, 2013)Type 2 diabetes is characterized by hyperglycemia and oxidative stress. Hyperglycemia is linked to mitochondrial dysfunction and reduced β-cell mass due to the reduced expression of genes such as Mfn2 as well as ...
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(2013)The bioleachings of chalcopyrite ore were compared after inoculating different cultures enriched from the original acid mine drainage sample. The results showed that the higher bioleaching performance was achieved ...
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(Springer Science+Business Media New York, 2013)The co-fortification of wheat flour with iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) is a strategy used to prevent these deficiencies in the population. Given that Zn could interact negatively with Fe, the objective was to assess the effect ...
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(Elsevier B.V., 2013)Peach (Prunus persica) fruit have a short shelf-life, and the most common method employed to delay ripening and increase their postharvest life is cold storage. However, after extended storage at low temperature some ...
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Somatotype and intellectual ability (Raven progressive matrices test) in Chilean school-age children (2013)Objetivos: El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar la relación entre el somatotipo y la habilidad intelectual (HA) en estudiantes de 11-12 y 15-16 años de edad de la Región Metropolitana, Chile. Métodos: Se registró ...
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Variability of formulas to assess insulin sensitivity and their association with the Matsuda index (2013)Objetivo: Evaluar la variabilidad individual de los índices HOMA y QUICKI para resistencia a insulina, utilizando tres muestras de sangre en ayunas obtenidas en un período de 30 minutos. Material y métodos: Se utilizaron ...
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(BioMet Central, 2013)Background: Older people are at increased risk of vitamin B12 deficiency and the provision of fortified foods may be an effective way to ensure good vitamin B12 status in later life. Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness ...
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(AMER OIL CHEMISTS SOC A O C S PRESS, 2002-04)Peroxisomal proliferator-activated receptors (PPAR) are a FA-response system involved in diverse cellular responses. FA regulate PPAR activity and modulate PPAR mRNA abundance. Increasing evidence indicates that PUFA are ...
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(ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC, 2003-07)PURPOSE. To explore the effect of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) on gene expression during human fetal retinal maturation. METHODS. Human fetal retinal explants were cultured in serum-free Waymouth's medium supplemented ...
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(2013)Metabolic syndrome (MS) related to adult type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease is prevalent among obese children/adolescents. Genetic variants of the leptin-melanocortin system have been associated ...
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(Springer, 2013)Copper is an essential micronutrient that functions as an enzymatic cofactor in a wide range of cellular processes. Although adequate Cu levels are essential for normal metabolism, excess Cu can be toxic to cells. ...
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(Wiley-Liss, 2000)Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), precursor cells resident in the bone marrow, have the capacity to differentiate into bone, cartilage, fat, and connective tissue. We have recently reported that MSCs from "healthy" donors ...
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(Wiley Periodicals, 2011)Aim: To determine risk parameters associated with high values of high sensitive C-reactive protein (hsCRP) in subjects with different glucose fasting levels. Methods: Anthropometric parameters, arterial pressure, glycemia, ...
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(John Wiley & Sons A/S, 2012-02-04)Background and Objective: Several studies have analysed the role of nicotine as a prominent agent affecting wound repair in smokers. However, tobacco smoke contains several components that may alter gingival wound healing. ...
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(Elsevier, 2013)Background: A chronic or acute insult may affect the regulatory processes that guide motor and behavioral performance, leading to increased intra-individual variability (IIV). Increased variability is often interpreted ...
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(BIOMED CENTRAL, 2011-09-27)Background: Older people have a high risk of vitamin B12 deficiency; this can lead to varying degrees of cognitive and neurological impairment. CBL deficiency may present as macrocytic anemia, subacute combined degeneration of ...
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(2004)OBJECTIVE: We determined relative effects of nutritional status, intellectual ability, exposure to mass media, and socioeconomic, sociocultural, familial, demographic, and educational variables on scholastic achievement ...
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(Nature Publishing Group, 2008)Objective: To determine the impact of nutritional status in a multicausal approach of socio-economic, socio-cultural, family, intellectual, educational and demographic variables at the onset of elementary school in 1987 ...