In acute experiments on 55 white rats we investigated one of the possible mechanisms of cytoprotective action of melanin via activation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors gamma. It was established that ...

The article presents a brief history of the formation and analysis of collections of Antarctic species of animals, which are stored in the Zoological Museum of Lviv National Ivan Franko University, and presented more than ...

Special characteristics of whaling given beginning from old historical times. Distinguished different periods of this industry. Explained the transfer of whaling into the Antarctic. Given the catch data of main whaling ...

3D vertical structure of the Antarctic Plate's boundary along longitudinal cross-sections and lateral slices at different depths is displayed through a distribution of density anomalies relative to Preliminary Reference ...

Particularly high mortality rate among pigs observed after weaning. The main reason for this phenomenon is the stressful situation. One of the most promising way to prevent the consequences of stress at weaning and aimed ...

У період з 12 по 14 травня 2009 року Національним антарктичним науковим центром за підтримки Міністерства освіти і науки України, Національної академії наук України, Координаційного комітету з підготовки та проведення в ...

Two specific structural features are typical for the Antarctica continent. These are its position in the South Pole area with strong symmetry relatively the Arctic Ocean, and a system of the oceanic ridges forming a ring ...

Microorganisms, superresistant to toxic metals, have been revealed in a geographical zone of internal island shelf of Antarctic peninsula (30x60 km) on islands Darboux, Lippmann, Berthelot, Cruls, Barchans, Jalour, Uruguay, ...

The effect of stress factors – ultraviolet radiation (UV-B) and hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) upon two species of Deschampsia plants – D. antarctica and D. caespitosa were studied. Investigations performed with D. Antarctica ...